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,
Walking down the street hand in mine
It don't keep them other guys
And their wandering eyes from looking at you
But it's alright and that's okay, who can blame 'em anyway?
You're so pretty and you ain't even got a clue
'Cause everywhere we go girl, you're the star of the show
And everybody's wondering and wanting to know
What's your name, who's that girl
With the prettiest smile in the world?
Oh, what gets me the most is you don't even know
That you are, you are, you are the star of the show
The star of the show, baby
Friday night on the town, we walk in and you draw a crowd
Even the band seems to sing for you
Ease on up, order a drink, barkeep says "it's all on me"
You look at me and laugh like you don't know what to do
Baby, you're so cute
'Cause everywhere we go girl, you're the star of the show
And everybody's wondering and wanting to know
What's your name, who's that girl
With the prettiest smile in the world?
Oh, what gets me the most is you don't even know
That you are, you are, you are the star of the show
The star of the show, baby
Even in a ponytail and a pair of jeans
You're looking like the cover of a magazine
Baby, you're the only one who doesn't see
'Cause everywhere we go girl, you're the star of the show
And everybody's wondering and wanting to know
What's your name, who's that girl
With the luckiest guy in the world
Oh, what gets me the most is you don't even know
That you are, you are, you are
You are, you are, you are
Baby you are, you are, you are the star of the show
Don't you know you're the star of the show, baby?
It don't keep them other guys
And their wandering eyes from looking at you
But it's alright and that's okay, who can blame 'em anyway?
You're so pretty and you ain't even got a clue
'Cause everywhere we go girl, you're the star of the show
And everybody's wondering and wanting to know
What's your name, who's that girl
With the prettiest smile in the world?
Oh, what gets me the most is you don't even know
That you are, you are, you are the star of the show
The star of the show, baby
Friday night on the town, we walk in and you draw a crowd
Even the band seems to sing for you
Ease on up, order a drink, barkeep says "it's all on me"
You look at me and laugh like you don't know what to do
Baby, you're so cute
'Cause everywhere we go girl, you're the star of the show
And everybody's wondering and wanting to know
What's your name, who's that girl
With the prettiest smile in the world?
Oh, what gets me the most is you don't even know
That you are, you are, you are the star of the show
The star of the show, baby
Even in a ponytail and a pair of jeans
You're looking like the cover of a magazine
Baby, you're the only one who doesn't see
'Cause everywhere we go girl, you're the star of the show
And everybody's wondering and wanting to know
What's your name, who's that girl
With the luckiest guy in the world
Oh, what gets me the most is you don't even know
That you are, you are, you are
You are, you are, you are
Baby you are, you are, you are the star of the show
Don't you know you're the star of the show, baby?
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Star Of The Show Lyrics as written by Ben Hayslip Rhett Akins
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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