Starring - Carla and Turk | ||||
Composed by - Fordham, Perry, and Stevens | ||||
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This is technically the second to last song in "My Musical", which consists of both Carla telling Turk that's she's Dominican and them deciding if she's staying home or coming back to work. This scene for this song was shot 2 months after the filming of the episode because Judy Reyes, who plays Carla broke her pelvis before the initial shooting.
Lyrics[]
Carla:
I've had it up to here
So let me make it very clear
Because I swear I'll never clue you in again
Every time that you profess
I come from Puerto Rico --
Turk:
Yes?
Carla:
-- For the last time, Turk, I'm Dominican!
Turk:
Don't make a big to-do
I was simply testing you
Carla:
Then why'd you tell J.D. our baby's "blaxican"?
Turk:
Babe, you know I know the truth
Carla:
Well, I need a little proof
So list all you know about me, or no sex again
Turk:
Uh... Let's see...
Your name is Carla
Carla:
Oh, yes
Turk:
You are Latina
Carla:
Impressive
Turk:
You're a nurse, your mother's dead
And, wait -- I got it!
Three sisters
Carla:
Turk!
Turk:
Two sisters?
Well, I'm sure you have a brother who's a huge jerk-off!
Carla:
Tell me, what's my middle name?
Turk:
Okay, I'm tired of this game
Let's forget it, I give up, I guess you win again
But it's not just me who gets mixed up
By all this crazy ethnic stuff!
Todd:
Sorry, even I know, she's Dominican!
Boo-ya!
Carla:
Did I grow up in Illinois or was it Michigan?
How long before we met was I in medicine?
Was our wedding song the Beatles or Led Zeppelin?
Am I freakin' Puerto Rican or Dominican?
Turk:
The thing is guys remember facts
Like what Derek Jeter hit last year, which was three-oh-three!
And that is why our brains are maxed
And there's no room for things like birthdays or ethnicities!
Carla:
Well, thank you for that glimpse into the workings of the inner man
Turk:
Let's talk about your job and not the fact that you're --
Carla:
-- Dominican!
Turk:
You're not staying home from work
Carla:
Will that make you happy, Turk?
Turk:
I'll support you if you choose to earn the Benjamins
Carla:
Then I'll return to work today!
Now, you're sure that that's okay?
Turk:
I say "¡Sí!" -- which is "yes" in Dominican!
And Puerto Rican!
Carla:
Turk!
Turk:
But you're Dominican!
Answers to the questions posed by Carla[]
Did I grow up in Illinois or was it Michigan?
- Carla's family live in Chicago, in Illinois, as Carla had to attend a funeral for her Aunt Marie ("My Philosophy"). Her sisters also live in Chicago as well ("My Best Friend's Baby's Baby and My Baby's Baby").
How long before we met was I in medicine?
- Carla stated in November 2002 that she has been in medicine for eight years, hence she was in medicine for seven years before she met Turk ("My First Step").
Was our wedding song the Beatles or Led Zeppelin?
- A Beatles cover band was booked to perform at their wedding but they weren't able to make it. As a result The Worthless Peons performed instead. They played "Eight Days a Week" ("My Best Friend's Wedding").
Am I freakin' Puerto Rican or Dominican?
- As stated in the song, Carla is Dominican.
Production Details[]
- Fordham knew she wanted to write a Latin-themed number for Carla, but could not decide on a style; so she "literally was on iTunes listening to every Latin style of music [she] could think of," before settling on a tango.
- The sequence was filmed two months after principal photography, to give Judy Reyes' pelvis enough time to heal for her to be able to tango.