Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) Trial/Pilate/39 Lashes (19) (((Stereo)))

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By request and edited for YouTube:
The Trial Before Pilate including the
Thirty Nine Lashes

Lyrics:

PILATE

And so the king is once again my guest.
And why is this? Was Herod unimpressed?

CAIAPHAS

We turn to Rome to sentence Nazareth.
We have no law to put a man to death.
We need him crucified.
It's all you have to do.
We need him crucified.
It's all you have to do.

PILATE

Talk to me Jesus Christ.
You have been brought here
Manacled, beaten by your own people.
Do you have the first idea why you deserve it?
Listen King of the Jews,
Where is your kingdom?
Look at me. Am I a Jew?

JESUS

I have no kingdom in this world.
I'm through.
There may be a kingdom for me somewhere.
If you only knew.

PILATE

Then you are a king?

JESUS

It's you that say I am.
I look for truth and find that I get damned.

PILATE

But what is truth?
Is truth a changing law?
We both have truths.
Are mine the same as yours?

MOB

Crucify him! Crucify him!

PILATE

What do you mean?
You'd crucify your king?

MOB

We have no king but Caesar!

PILATE

He's done no wrong.
No, not the slightest thing.

MOB

We have no king but Caesar!
Crucify him!

PILATE

What is this new respect for Caesar?
'Till now this has been noticeably lacking.
Who is this Jesus? Why is he different?
You Jews produce Messiahs by the sackfull.

MOB

We need him crucified,
It's all you have to do.
We need him crucified,
It's all you have to do.

PILATE

Talk to me, Jesus Christ.
Look at your Jesus Christ.
I'll agree he's mad.
Ought to be locked up,
But that is not a reason to destroy him.
He's a sad little man.
Not a King or God.
Not a thief,
I need a crime!

MOB

Crucify him!

PILATE

Behold a man,
Behold your shattered King.

MOB

We have no King but Caesar.

PILATE

You hypocrites,
You hate us more than him.

MOB

We have no King but Caesar,
Crucify him!

PILATE

I see no reason. I find no evil.
This man is harmless, so why does he upset you?
He's just misguided, thinks he's important,
But to keep you vultures happy I shall flog him.

MOB

Crucify him! Crucify him!

(Thirty-nine lashes, Pilate counts)
PILATE

Where are you from Jesus?
What do you want Jesus?
Tell me.
You've got to be careful.
You could be dead soon,
Could well be.
Why do you not speak when
I hold your life in my hands?
How can you stay quiet?
I don't believe you understand.

JESUS

You have nothing in your hands.
Any power you have, comes to you from far beyond.
Everything is fixed, and you can't change it.

PILATE

You're a fool Jesus Christ.
How can I help you?

MOB

Pilate, Crucify him!
Remember Caesar.
You have a duty
To keep the peace, so crucify him!
Remember Caesar.
You'll be demoted.
You'll be deported. Crucify him!

Remember Caesar.
You have a duty
To keep the peace, so crucify him!
Remember Caesar.
You'll be demoted.
You'll be deported. Crucify him!

Remember Caesar.
You have a duty
To keep the peace, so crucify him!
Remember Caesar.
You'll be demoted.
You'll be deported. Crucify him!

PILATE

Don't let me stop your great self-destruction.
Die if you want to, you misguided martyr.
I wash my hands of your demolition.
Die if you want to you innocent puppet!

Channel: Music
Uploaded: April 18, 2006 at 11:18 pm
Author: RicBNH

Length: 00:07:16
Rating: 4.84
Views: 239730

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numbing numbered numerous Comments:
ltcount (December 1, 2008 at 7:04 pm)
we have no king but the pope! NOT, lol
skinnymexicanbuddha (December 1, 2008 at 3:18 pm)
i wonder how much of this ALW could have composed without the lyrics by tim rice.
vizikem (November 28, 2008 at 10:07 am)
I am a girl and I know very well that Barry Dennen is a gay but he is so seeexy:)
Seriously, he is a very good actor, all my respects for him.
saracera (November 23, 2008 at 4:28 am)
Barry Dennen is here a great actor. He can express at the same time scare, sadness, pride and royalty. Very good.
yamihoole (November 22, 2008 at 10:00 am)
Since I mentioned this with the 2000 trial scene I'll mention it here too. It seems that people either love the 1973 one and hate the 2000 one or vice versa. Maybe because they're both presented so differently, but I dont often hear of people who say they really enjoy both versions. Incidentally though, I much prefer this one. I just fell in love with Barry's performance. :)
Superfootx (November 21, 2008 at 12:54 am)
AM I A JEW?!?!?!?!?!?!?
MrCarlosUSA (November 17, 2008 at 9:50 pm)
The scene where you see Jesus' blood on Pilate's hands, was totally over the top!
dagaroth (November 27, 2008 at 3:54 pm)
its described in the bible, its a much known about act, so it schould be in the musical
PTCello (November 16, 2008 at 1:23 am)
This is the best scene of the best show ALW ever did. I really hate him and his thieving from everyone from Puccini to the folks song "schooldays", but this is great. It's powerful, shows the sincere questioning of Pilate(who represents all questioners through history) and the mob psychology(which also has not changed through history)
This is superb theater, though intensely blasphemous...
Judas was NOT Good...Even in this portrayal, He's not Good, but is shown as a catalyst(which he was.)
247findmehere (November 13, 2008 at 2:58 am)
no it wasn't.. what the director did with the 2000 version was have it a little closer to the stageshow, reason for all the facial's of the actors, not like this one.. I find both a good watch