The Five Marks
How It All Started / The Opening Night Party
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APPLE BLOOM
Alto
Why yes, we can tell you how we started. See, we originally formed as the Manhattans, only to discover that a group in New Jersey already took that name, and then, we ourselves came up with the Five Marks name.
SCOOTALOO
Tenor
Originally, we thought it was so lame, but then we decided, Oh, what the hell, let's give it a try. And it worked great for us. And, uh, do you remember our first TV appearance?
SWEETIE BELLE
Falsetto/Soprano
Fondly.
"POPLAND, EQUESTRIA"
(Equestrian Television; 1965)
You've got a smile so bright
You know you could've been a candle
I'm holding you so tight
You know you coulda have been a handle
The way you swept me off my feet
You know you could have been a broom
The way you smelled so sweet
You know you could have been some perfume
Well, you could have been anything that you wanted to
And I can tell the way you do the things you do
Ah baby
The way you do the things you do
The way you do the things you do
Who was your first, uh, baritone?
BABS SEED
Bass
Uh, my guess would be Prince Blueblood, who you would see in that clip, except that he treated us the way he treated Rarity, and then we were like "OK, this guy does not belong in this group", and we fired him. Then we came across little Button Mash here, and he had a GREAT singing voice on the same level as Sweetie Belle's.
OPENING NIGHT PARTY
London, England
Hi baby. How are you sweetie? How do you do?
Who's that young boy over there?
Wonder who that could be?
Well, girls, this is Dio Belmont.
Come here. Come here, that's it. So yes, my name is Dio Belmont! Call me hostess, comrade, chum, buddy, pal, whatever.
DIO BELMONT
Artist Relations, Mareista Records
Now why don't we all meet Large Cigars, who is the head of the Mareista label.
We know that!
Come here, come here, come here. Let's all meet the Five Marks.
LARGE CIGARS
President, Mareista Records
Meet him now. Large Cigars, this is The Five Marks, there they are.
Hi Apple. Hi Scoots. Hi Babs. Hi Sweetie. Hi Button.
Hello!
OK, let's all try to get a photo here. Come on, get my photographer, we'll take a group photo.
Everybody at Mareista is looking forward to a long and fruitful relationship with the Five Marks. We wish them the greatest of all successes on their European tour. So now, everybody say, WE MAKE OUR EUROPEAN MARKS!
*Cheers and applause*
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