The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Listen to my bluebird laugh
She can't tell you why
Deep within her heart, you see
She knows only crying
Just crying
There she sits, aloft at perch
Strangest color blue
Flying is forgotten now
Thinks only of you
Just you
Oh yeah
So, get all those blues
Must be a thousand hues
And be just differently used
You just know
You sit there mesmerized
By the depth of her eyes
That you can't categorize
She got soul
She got soul
She got soul
She got soul
Do you think she loves you
Do you think at all
Soon she's going to fly away
Sadness is her own
Give herself a bath of tears
And go home, and go home
She can't tell you why
Deep within her heart, you see
She knows only crying
Just crying
There she sits, aloft at perch
Strangest color blue
Flying is forgotten now
Thinks only of you
Just you
Oh yeah
So, get all those blues
Must be a thousand hues
And be just differently used
You just know
You sit there mesmerized
By the depth of her eyes
That you can't categorize
She got soul
She got soul
She got soul
She got soul
Do you think she loves you
Do you think at all
Soon she's going to fly away
Sadness is her own
Give herself a bath of tears
And go home, and go home
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This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
Just A Little Lovin'
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I don't think it's necessarily about sex. It's about wanting to start the day with some love and affection. Maybe a warm cuddle. I'm not alone in interpreting it that way! For example:
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Page
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There aren’t many things that’ll hurt more than giving love a chance against your better judgement only to have your heart crushed yet again. Ed Sheeran tells such a story on “Page.” On this track, he is devastated to have lost his lover and even more saddened by the feeling that he may never move on from this.
Its a love song. It's about the same person that Suite: Judy Blue Eyes on the first CSN album is about. Its about Stephen Stills girlfriend at the time, singer/songwriter Judy Collins.
Few quick notes on the guitars and the album Buffalo Springfield Again. its both Stephen and Neil Young. Stephen is on the lead acoustic guitar and Neil is the trippy loud electric. Neil had quit Buffalo Springfield while they were recording the song and began to work on a solo album before he heard "Mr. Soul" being played on the radio in LA. He rejoined the band but much of it was already recorded, so he ended up overdubbing electric guitar to a few of the songs, this being one of them. There's a 9 minute version of it somewhere with an even longer guitar solo section. From Neil's attempted solo album, he brought in "Broken Arrow" and "Expecting to Fly", which feature no other member of the band other than Neil and overdubbed vocals by Richie Furay, although the beginning of "Broken Arrow" features "Mr Soul" with everyone in the band, but Neil, with drummer Dewey Martin singing the lead vocals.
forget the guitar, the climax is the clawhammer banjo solo!
such an incredible song. its a shame buffalo sprinfield is remembered only for "For What its Worth".
A blue-eyed lover who flies away.
I think the ending is the climax...
I just absolutely love this song!!!!<br /> <br /> What I think it means:<br /> The guy loves a girl who has mesmerized<br /> him by her looks and charm.<br /> But, underneath all of her laughing <br /> and seeming happiness she is crying <br /> inside. She has a broken heart and longs for<br /> another man than the singer.<br /> And soon she will cry it out and go back<br /> home......<br /> <br /> <br /> That is what I think it means.
that guitar is trippy as hell, and then the do you think she loves you part together is all just like a psychedelic orgasm. i have no idea what the hell the song is about, but if i had to guess its all about some girl hes just enamored with and is just describing her throughout the whole song.