Daisy Jones & The Six (2023): Season 1, Episode 2 - Track 2: I'll Take You There - full transcript

No one wants to hear your voice.

Previously on
Daisy Jones and The Six...

Your brother?

Billy Dunne is gonna be
in this band?

Stop. Stop. Stop.

Why don't you, uh,

show us how it's done?

I just didn't want
to be that girl anymore.

We're The Dunne Brothers.

For now.

You give me your number,



- I'll write you a song.
- Wow.

Does that line ever work?

Question is, what
are you doing in the crowd

and not on that stage
where you want to be?

Hey,
you sounded great up there.

Thanks, man.

- I'm Graham.
- Karen.

California, my friend,
that is the place you got to be.

You want to be signed
to a label? You want to work

- with Teddy Price.
- You know Teddy Price?

I'm not the muse, okay?

I'm the somebody.

♪ She ♪

♪ Is benediction ♪



♪ She ♪

♪ Is addicted to thee ♪

♪ She ♪

♪ Is the root connection ♪

♪ She ♪

♪ Is connecting with he ♪

♪ Here I go ♪

♪ And I don't know why ♪

♪ I fell so ceaselessly ♪

♪ Could it be he's taking ♪

♪ Over me ♪

♪ I'm dancing barefoot ♪

♪ Heading for a spin ♪

♪ Some strange music ♪

♪ Draws me in ♪

♪ Makes me come on ♪

♪ Like some heroine ♪♪

All rock stars
are like orphans, you see.

Searching for that deeper
connection to the music.

And-and so you, Teddy, you
became a... a father figure

to the kids
that you worked with.

I hadn't planned on being
anyone's father, Merv.

I just wanted
to make records.

Oh, here he is.

Hey, that's him. That's him.

Rod, hey.

Uh, it's, uh, Billy Dunne

and the, uh...
The Dunne Brothers.

We met at The Staircase
in Pittsburgh, you know?

You said I could call.

All right. Thank you!

But you didn't call.

You're just... here.

Um, could we have...

uh, ten minutes of your time?

Obviously,

- we, uh... we need gigs.
- Yeah, on the Strip,

- if possible.
- The Whisky, the Troubadour.

Yeah, and-and-and
a place to stay.

Yeah, I mean, we pooled
our savings together,

- but it's not much.
- We're probably gonna need some money.

I mean, just to get us
off the ground, you know?

And, uh,
Teddy Price to produce us.

- That's-that's, uh...
- That would be huge.

It's really important.

Sure. Yeah, man.

Anything else?

- Uh, I think that's...
- Pretty much.

That's all, yeah.

That was all we came up with.

Are you a bunch
of fucking idiots?

Do you really think
that's how this works?

You show up in town and someone
hands you a key to the city?

- A sit-down with Teddy Price?
- You said...

You know, when we were back
in Pittsburgh, you said...

I'm a tour manager,
not a band manager.

So, unless you guys are planning
a world tour in the near future,

I don't think I'm your guy, man.

We're not asking for handouts.

- We'll work our asses off, man.
- Listen to me.

You seem like
nice people, and...

if you're the band
I'm thinking of...

...your set was kind of tight.

So what I'm gonna do is,

I'll make a call, one call,
to my guy over at Filthy's.

Filthy's? Is-is that a club?

It's more of a...
bar than a rock club,

- but it's on the Strip.
- Man, look, that's-that's amazing.

- Sweet.
- Thank you.

And that's all I can do.

- Right on. - Thank you.
- It's a great start.

I mean, that's-that's more
than we can ask for.

Now, if there's nothing else...

- Yes, sir.
- Mm-hmm. - Yes.

- Thank you. Thank you for your time.
- Thanks, man.

Okay.

Uh, oh, there is just,
um, one more thing.

Um...

So, I mean, uh, you know, the
thing is, I mean, all of us,

we're, uh...
we're really impressed.

Um, you know,
not just me, and, uh,

maybe now is a good time to...
you know, for a...

change of scenery or a...

I didn't ask her.

Karen, this is Billy Dunne.

Hi...

Billy Dunne.

Hi. Look, uh,
how would you like

to be in the band?

Guys, it's burning.

Guys, it's burning!

Sorry.

Minor kitchen emergency.

It's okay.

What were you saying?

Uh, well, I was just saying,

the, uh... The Dunne Brothers
would love

to have you join our band.

In Pittsburgh?

No, actually. We're in L.A.

We have some gigs lined up
on the Strip.

We're renting a house.

In Laurel Canyon. Tell her
that it's in Laurel Canyon.

- Shh.
- Stop.

So, what do you say, Karen?

You want to be
in the best band in the world?

♪ But you don't
do me no good...

Let me speak
to that girlfriend of yours.

Uh... Cami.

Hi, Karen.

Be honest with me.

They worth it?

I wouldn't be here
if they weren't.

I've been in bands
since I was 15.

Always looking for the one
that would go the distance.

Let's just say
that the Winters...

♪ Well, goodbye, baby...

...weren't that.

And like my mother
always told me,

don't put down roots
in bad earth.

- Daisy! What the fuck?
- Oh, my God.

You-you-you... you just broke
into my house like that?

Like, Jesus Christ!

I didn't break in.
I used the key

- sticking out of the flower pot.
- Don't do that

- ever, ever again!
- I'm sorry.

I brought wine.

The least you could do.

- Oh, my God.
- Here you go.

- You fucking scared me.
- Wine.

- Mmm.
- Okay.

What are you cooking
that's, like, so important

- you just had to break in?
- Smells good, doesn't it?

Smells like you want
to smell it forever,

every night...

in your apartment cooked by me.

You left home?

I can't stay with them anymore.

And you did say
you were looking for a roommate.

- Yeah, to help with rent.
- I can help with rent.

- You can?
- Yeah.

With what money?

- I'll get a job.
- Oh. Okay.

Well... not as a cook,
you won't.

Jesus, that is bad.

Ooh. It is pretty bad.

They say it takes two
to make a house a home,

and some things are really
just that simple.

So that first house,

it wasn't perfect,
but we made it work.

Didn't matter to us that
it smelled like wet clothes

or that an old lady had died
in it the week before.

We got it cheap,
we got it fast, and

we got to live in Laurel Canyon.

You're distracting me.

Can I see that?

- Why?
- Just...

just let me have a look.

No. No.

Come on.
What? You can

film me all you want,

and I can't shoot
just one second of you?

One second.

Oh, man.

I love you.

♪ Heaven help me,
heaven help me ♪

♪ Take this stranger from my boat ♪

♪ I'm your captain,
I'm your captain ♪

Ugh.

♪ Though I'm feeling
mighty sick ♪

♪ Everybody listen to me ♪

♪ And return me to my ship...

Ahoy.

♪ I'm your captain,
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪♪

First impressions.

Not great.

Hi.

- Wow.
- Yeah.

None of the boys
would touch this room,

so we thought
we'd give it to you.

- Is it haunted?
- Yeah, by, uh,

horrendous, horrendous taste.

But we did have a gig on the
Strip, so that was something.

- Guys, this is exciting.
- Whoa, look at this place.

- All right, boys.
- Need a hand?

Filthy McNasty's,
lovely.

Oh, come on, guys.
It's not so bad.

Hey, what do I always say?

The smaller the club,
the bigger we play, right?

Pittsburgh on three.

Ready?

One, two, three.

Pittsburgh!

Those eight,
nine months in McNasty's,

sure, hardly anyone ever
saw us play, but

that was where we really fell
in love as a band, you know?

♪ I put the man in the moon ♪

♪ I put the dial in the tone ♪

♪ I put the grease
on the wheel ♪

♪ I put the sword
in the stone ♪

♪ I lit the southern stars ♪

♪ I brought
the heathens peace ♪

♪ Then I ate the bird
in the bush ♪

♪ And someone called
the police ♪

♪ And I know
you don't mean it ♪

♪ I know
you don't mean it ♪

♪ I know you don't mean it
because you can't ♪

♪ Turn around
and look me in the eye...

Only problem was,
we didn't get paid.

Like, at all.

♪ Turn around and...

And even when people
started coming to our gigs...

♪ And turn around
and say it to my face...

...they still weren't

the people we needed.

Hello.
Capitol Records.

Hi. Is Mr. Bones Howell
there, please?

No. Sorry. He's very, very busy.

Oh, I'm sure
he's a very, very busy man,

but if likes good music,
The Dunne Brothers are going

to be playing a set on the 17th

down at McNasty's,
and I was wondering if...

No. He's out of town
till the 18th.

Oh, well, that's convenient
because they're going

to be playing on the 18th, too.

Hello?

♪ Come on,
you can't be serious ♪

♪ You can't even
take a joke ♪

♪ You can promise that
the boat won't sink, but ♪

♪ Will you ever
let it float? ♪

♪ The sun is shining
down on you ♪

♪ While the moon
is getting bigger ♪

♪ Come on and flip
the switch now, baby ♪

♪ Come on and pull
the trigger ♪♪

You just got
to be patient, man.

Now, Teddy,

- come on.
- Look, not everything catches on right away.

You already know that.
I mean, just give it a chance.

How many in a row is it, Teddy?

Six, seven straight?

Six.

Six in a row that didn't work.

Uh, they did work.
They just didn't sell.

They have to sell, Teddy. How do
you think we keep the lights on?

Look, okay, Don.
All right, so, look, what,

- you-you're gonna fire me?
- Oh, come on.

Don't be that way.

Look, Dean Martin wants
to cut another Christmas album.

- Motherfuck.
- Hey, Dino loves you.

You know he does.

Why not just take
some easy shots for a change?

Enjoy your life.

Think about it.

You don't have
to decide right now, but just...

just think about it.

What happened with
that producer you went up to?

- The one with the parrot?
- Parrot guy passed on us.

Wow.

That is bleak.

Might want to save half
that toast for tomorrow, Eddie.

This is barely enough
to cover the rent.

Fuck.

Fuck it, man. Maybe... maybe
old Chuckie was right, huh?

Maybe... maybe this was
all just a big mistake

and that we should have just
stayed at home with our moms,

saved money on rent,
become dentists.

I mean, I've sent out
hundreds of photographs,

and not a single fucking paper
has responded.

I mean, should I just quit?

No one said
it was gonna be easy.

Also, while
we're talking about stuff,

how come I'm the only one
without a bed in the house?

Well, you could've taken
Karen's room.

No, I couldn't have.
That room is haunted.

It's not haunted.

And I'm getting
pocket toast, so...

Why are we still called
The Dunne Brothers?

I mean, three of us
aren't Dunnes,

and the last time I checked,
I'm nobody's brother.

So you want to change our name?

I personally think
that's a great idea.

I'm just saying
what everybody's thinking.

Well, the name
is the name, so...

- That's how people know us.
- Yeah,

but it's not exactly
doing much for us, though.

How about Immaculate Reception?

- No, that is awful.
- We're not changing the name.

I mean, listen, if
we're throwing stuff out there,

Hercules is still on the table.

- No!
- Stop it!

Let it go.

Deliverance, Espionage, Poison.

The six of us will never
agree on a name.

All right? So let's just...

What about The Six?

But there's five of us,
you know.

Well, won't people get confused?

- Well, we can't be The Five.
- Why?

'Cause The Dave Clark Five,
'cause The Jackson 5.

- Everybody's The Five.
- I like The Six.

Sure as hell better
than Hercules.

- Daisy, you've got ten more minutes.
- Sorry, Dave.

Enough
with the Hercules, man.

Tell him
you're on the list!

♪ I... ♪

♪ Love you in a place ♪

♪ Where there's no space
or time ♪

♪ I love you for my life ♪

♪ 'Cause you're a friend
of mine ♪

♪ And when my life is over ♪

♪ Remember
when we were together ♪

♪ We were alone and I was ♪

♪ I was singing
this song to you ♪

♪ We were alone and I was ♪

♪ Singing this song ♪

♪ To you... ♪

Thank you.

That was track two
of my record.

I got some copies
for sale by the bar.

And now I'd like
to introduce a friend of mine.

Gonna take you for a spin
around the universe.

Come on up, Daisy Jones.

Hi. I'm Daisy.

♪ The days were wide open ♪

♪ At the heart of all my joy ♪

♪ Boys were invincible lovers ♪

♪ Just begging to be destroyed ♪

♪ They're up in the morning ♪

♪ Regretfully
sobbing and gone ♪

♪ I'm bathed
and going back to bed ♪

♪ This was never
any cause for alarm ♪

♪ It seems you have
a choice to make ♪

♪ The shell is white
and yours to break ♪

♪ Either way,
it's just as well ♪

♪ All I need's
a promise I can keep ♪

♪ To myself ♪♪

That's what we have to ask.

Hey.

Daisy Jones, Teddy Price.

You two should talk.

Ellemar Records.

- You interested?
- In what exactly?

Working on some music together.

Well, I don't know.

What do I need you for?

Uh, well...

I just like what I heard.

And, uh, I think,
with a little bit of my help,

I could take you
to the next step.

- All you need is some shaping, and you could...
- Shaping?

Yeah. I mean, I'm saying...

Look, you're new, right?

And nobody is all the way there
their first time out.

I don't think
I want to be shaped.

But it was nice to meet you.

She actually walked away?

Sure did.

But sometimes
the back of somebody

is the best way to see
who they are.

That's Teddy Price.

Um... hey.

Hey, hey, hey. Billy.

- What?
- Teddy fucking Price

just walked in behind you.

Right there.

- Teddy Price?
- Yeah, he just went in there behind you.

Give me the shit.

Give me the...

Give me...
Give me the shit.

- Come on. Go, go, go, go.
- Okay, okay.

Thanks.

Uh, Mr. Price?

I, uh, I-I love Blue Elsewhere.

Oh, not a lot of people
know that one.

Thank you very much.

Uh, my name's Billy Dunne.

You and Memphis Marlon
were the reason

I picked up the guitar.

I-I'm sorry, I just...
I think you're a genius.

- Billy? Is that your name?
- Yes, sir.

You're making me uncomfortable.

- I'm in a band.
- And there it is.

Is there any chance we could
play for you sometime?

You know, just-just one song.

I...

I don't have a... I'm sorry.

Okay.

Please?

You don't want me, kid.

Call Lou Adler.

I just don't make
that kind of music.

Mr. Price, look, look.

If I were you and some kid
came up to me in a market

and asked me to listen
to his band,

I'd say, "Thanks, but no
thanks," just like you are.

But I'd be making
a big mistake.

You know you only get
one chance at this.

Yes, sir.

Are you ready?

Absolutely.

Thank you.

- What'd he say? What'd he say?
- He gave me his card.

He gave me his card.

Dude! Oh...

Shit. Whoa.

♪ The sun is shining down
on you ♪

♪ While the moon
is getting bigger ♪♪

Fuck.

Why don't you try
that one "Daybreak"?

- That's a Bowie rip-off, Cam.
- Okay.

How about "Blind Alley"?

No, it's not good enough.

- It's just not.
- Okay.

Where are you going?

I'm gonna get some more.

Oh, no, no, no, no, no.
Come here. Come here.

Come on. Hey, look at me.

Is there anything
you don't think is horrible?

No. Honestly, no.

- Hmm.
- Uh...

There's one we've been
knocking around.

Yeah?

- It's not like the others...
- I want to hear it.

- It's not ready, I'm telling you.
- Billy.

All right.

♪ Just like the moon ♪

♪ That silver nail ♪

♪ Holding the sky ♪

♪ Above the world ♪

♪ Your face, a song ♪

♪ Half lit by fire ♪

♪ Lights up the world ♪

♪ And its desire ♪♪

It's... I don't know.

Don't stop.

That's the one.

Seriously, the ballad?

He's gonna think we're
Andy fucking Williams.

I'm still shaky
on that chorus, too.

What if we only get
one song?

Well, then, this is
the one we get, Eddie.

We just, uh, we wanted
to say thank you

for this opportunity.

We're The Six,
and this is "Silver Nail."

One, two, three, four.

What can I say?

They knocked my ing socks off.

Oh, can I say?

We did it.

Finally,

we were on our way.

People think we played
one song for Teddy Price

and he gave us a deal.

Not true.

For months he put us
through the wringer.

But it was worth it.

You sounded good tonight.

Yeah, good but not great.

I mean, my voice cracked
during "Flip the Switch."

Eddie's chasing Warren on time
every damn song.

What?

I booked you into
a studio next week,

and the label agrees
it's high time

you kids cut an album.

- Shut up.
- Nope.

- Shut up.
- It's true, it's... No, don't hug me, don't...

Oh, you're wet. Aw, Billy.

- Serious?
- Yes.

- What's happening?
- We're making an album!

No, be cool, be cool. Be cool. Be cool.

You stalking me now?

Simone said
I might find you here.

I want to work with you.

You know, I've heard that from
a lot of music producers, Teddy,

- and it wasn't always music that they were interested in.
- No?

Ask around, that is not me.

Now, look, maybe I wasn't
100% clear with you

at the Troubadour.

Your songs,
they aren't songs.

Did you want to order something?

I mean, you got some
great beginnings to 'em,

yeah, of course,
but I'm always in

the same place at the end

- as I am at the start.
- I see.

You just don't
take me anywhere.

Well, maybe you don't know
how to listen to 'em right.

Did you think about that?

Maybe I don't want my songs
to fit in a box

with a bow on it, Teddy.

Yeah, well...

- maybe you're right.
- What's that for?

Your time.

46 up.

By the way, this is a song.

If Teddy saw something in you,
he just wouldn't let it go.

♪ Billy-Ray was
a preacher's son ♪

♪ And when his daddy would visit
he'd come along ♪

♪ When they gathered round
and started talkin' ♪

♪ That's when Billy would...

Do you want to try
a different position?

Yeah, actually.

Oh.

It was the first time
that I had ever

wanted to live up
to somebody else's

expectations of me.

♪ I put the man in the moon ♪

♪ I put the dial in the tone ♪

♪ I put the grease
on the wheel ♪

♪ I put the sword in the stone ♪

♪ I lit the southern stars ♪

♪ I brought the heathens peace ♪

♪ Then I ate the bird
in the bush ♪

♪ And someone called
the police ♪

♪ And I know you don't mean it,
I know you don't mean it ♪

♪ I know you don't mean it ♪

♪ Because you can't ♪

♪ Turn around ♪

♪ And look me in the eye ♪

♪ Turn around,
look me in the eye ♪

♪ Turn around,
say it to my face ♪

♪ Turn around and say it
to my face...

Everything had gone
so slowly, and then suddenly

it was just all happening
so fast.

We recorded our album
in six days,

had two weeks off,

then it was time
to hit the road.

By the time we get back,

I'll have enough money
to buy us our own place.

You know, maybe further
up the hill, or the beach.

I think we could do the beach.

Billy, I'm pregnant.

I've been wanting
to tell you, but...

there's never really
a right time for this kind

of stuff, is there?

And between the rehearsals
and-and the album,

and you're going
on a tour now and...

- Camila, it's...
- No.

I don't even know what you want.

We never talked about this,
you and I.

We never once talked about this.

What the hell are we gonna do?

I know what we're gonna do.

We got married that night.

Guys, come on,
we got to take a photo.

Let's go, just...
Come on, get in, get in there.

It's your wedding night,
come on.

- Your lens cap is on.
- All right, ready.

One, two and three.

This is the only photo of us

from our wedding.

Mescaline is a powerful drug.

It's a nice wedding, right?

I mean, I haven't been
to many weddings,

but it kind of feels
like a good wedding.

I'm really happy for you.

Thank you.

Oh, sorry. I'll see you
in a second. It's my wedding.

I wish
you were here, too.

♪ So we walked along ♪

Yeah... all right,
I'll tell her, I'll tell her.

♪ Though I knew that
there was something wrong...

I love you, too.
Bye.

♪ About you...

You didn't tell her.

- About what?
- She's gonna be a grandma.

♪ And the answer was
plain to see ♪

You're gonna be a dad,
you son of a bitch.

♪ 'Cause I saw the light ♪

♪ In your eyes ♪

♪ In your
eyes ♪

- ♪ Though we had our fling ♪
- ♪ We had our fling ♪

♪ I just never would
suspect a thing ♪

♪ Suspect a thing ♪

♪ Till that little bell
began to ring ♪

- ♪ Began to ring ♪
- ♪ In my head ♪

♪ In my head ♪

♪ But I tried to run...

What do you
remember about the tour?

♪ It wouldn't help me none ♪

♪ 'Cause I couldn't ever love
no one ♪♪

I, uh...

It was, it was a long time ago.
I don't...

I remember everything.

Hello?

Hey, baby.

Hi. Hi.

Where are you?

Uh, we're in Phoenix.

Yeah, everyone's still asleep.

Why? What time is it?

What are you doing up so early?

I-I know I was supposed
to call yesterday.

Uh, I-I couldn't get
to a phone, um...

Baby,
you did call me.

Don't you remember?

- Did I?
- Yeah.

I'm so sorry.

- It's fine, it's fine.
- I, I don't know what's going on.

We just...
We just miss you is all.

We? Who's we? What...

Me and the baby.

Billy?

Hello?

Karen. Hi.

Hi, it's me.

Um, is-is Billy there?

No, uh, um,

I'm-I'm not sure where he is.

Is everything okay, Karen?

Camila, uh, listen...
I've got to run.

Hey!

What?

Uh...

Hey, hey, Camila...

Just wait. Just wait!
Listen. Listen to me.

- Hey...
- Get off!

Shit. Shit.

Who the fuck is that?

- Okay, okay.
- Billy...

You two been covering
for him this whole time? Yeah?

Fuck you. Fuck you!

Cami!

What the fuck did you guys do?

I mean, it broke
my heart, what he did to her.

Some people just don't know
how lucky they are.

What the fuck do you think
you're doing, Billy?

What the fuck is wrong
with you?!

If you think that
I'm going to let you ruin

our life, my life...

I don't give a fuck what you do
until this baby comes,

but when it does,
you are gonna show up for me.

Look at me!

You are gonna show up
for me, for this child,

and you're gonna keep showing up

for the rest
of your goddamn life.

Do you understand?
Do you understand?!

Clean yourself up.

I thought I'd
be able to handle it.

Get it out of my system.

My brother was always great
at lying to himself.

♪ Turn around,
look me in the eye ♪

♪ Turn around and look me
in the eye ♪

♪ Turn around,
say it to my face ♪

♪ Turn around, say it
to my face ♪♪

Thank you, San Diego!

You're beautiful,
each and every one of you.

We're gonna...

We're gonna see you soon,
all right?

Hey, where you going?

You fucking called him?

- Billy, I didn't. I swear.
- It's good to see you, too.

Hey, man.

What are you doing here?

Three, two, one.

♪ I've been riding
with this monkey ♪

♪ On my back ♪

♪ Trying to keep
two wheels ♪

♪ On the track...

I was just coming
to check on you,

but, uh,

plans have changed.

♪ Nobody needs ♪

Camila's had the baby, Billy.

♪ Nobody needs ♪

It's a little girl.

♪ Nobody needs a ♪

Let's go meet your daughter.

- ♪ Family ♪
- Come on.

Come on.

♪ Though impossible ♪

♪ It's still alive in me ♪

♪ And a hope like you
will always ♪

♪ Prove to be ♪♪

He'll see you
in Seattle.

- I need you to pull over.
- All right.

The girls are waiting
for you, man.

- I can't do it.
- Oh, no. You got to do this.

- No, I can't.
- You got to.

I said I can't.

I can't have her
meet me like this.

Ah, there's not gonna be
a second chance here, son.

Get the fuck out of my car.

I said, get the fuck
out of my car!

I hadn't planned on being
anyone's father, Merv.

I just wanted to make records.

I guess some things are
out of your control.

I'm sorry, Teddy.
I can't do it.

Teddy. Teddy, I c...

It's all right, man.
Get back in.

- I can't do it.
- Come on.

I'm sorry.

Then there's someplace else
we got to go.

Same old tired
rock and roll tale.

Drinking, the drugs,
the loneliness.

Yeah,
but that's usually

the end of the story.

For you, it was
just the beginning.