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Sussudio Lyrics
There's this girl that's been on my mind
All the time, Sussudio oh oh
Now she don't even know my name
But I think she likes me just the same
Sussudio oh oh
Oh if she called me I'd be there
I'd come running anywhere
She's all I need, all my life
I feel so good if I just say the word
Sussudio, just say the word
Oh Sussudio
Now I know that I'm too young
My love has just begun
Sussudio oh oh
Ooh give me a chance, give me a sign
I'll show her anytime
Sussudio oh oh
Ah, I've just got to have her, have her now
I've got to get closer but I don't know how
She makes me nervous and makes me scared
But I feel so good if I just say the word
Sussudio just say the word
Oh Sussudio, oh
Ah, she's all I need all of my life
I feel so good if I just say the word
Sussudio I just say the word
Oh Sussudio I just say the word
Oh Sussudio I'll say the word
Sussudio oh oh oh
Just say the word
All the time, Sussudio oh oh
Now she don't even know my name
But I think she likes me just the same
Sussudio oh oh
I'd come running anywhere
She's all I need, all my life
I feel so good if I just say the word
Sussudio, just say the word
Oh Sussudio
My love has just begun
Sussudio oh oh
Ooh give me a chance, give me a sign
I'll show her anytime
Sussudio oh oh
I've got to get closer but I don't know how
She makes me nervous and makes me scared
But I feel so good if I just say the word
Sussudio just say the word
Oh Sussudio, oh
I feel so good if I just say the word
Sussudio I just say the word
Oh Sussudio I just say the word
Oh Sussudio I'll say the word
Sussudio oh oh oh
Just say the word
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Do you like Phil Collins? I've been a big Genesis fan ever since the release of their 1980 album, Duke. Before that, I really didn't understand any of their work. Too artsy, too intellectual. It was on Duke where Phil Collins' presence became more apparent. I think Invisible Touch was the group's undisputed masterpiece. It's an epic meditation on intangibility. At the same time, it deepens and enriches the meaning of the preceding three albums. Listen to the brilliant ensemble playing of Banks, Collins and Rutherford. You can practically hear every nuance of every instrument. In terms of lyrical craftsmanship, the sheer songwriting, this album hits a new peak of professionalism. Take the lyrics to Land of Confusion. In this song, Phil Collins addresses the problems of abusive political authority. In Too Deep is the most moving pop song of the 1980s, about monogamy and commitment. The song is extremely uplifting. Their lyrics are as positive and affirmative as anything I've heard in rock. Phil Collins' solo career seems to be more commercial and therefore more satisfying, in a narrower way. Especially songs like In the Air Tonight and Against All Odds. But I also think Phil Collins works best within the confines of the group, than as a solo artist, and I stress the word artist. This is Sussudio, a great, great song, a personal favorite.
DON'T JUST STARE AT IT, EAT IT!
DON'T JUST STARE AT IT, EAT IT!
"Listen, you'll have to excuse me. I have a lunch meeting with Cliff Huxtable at the Four Seasons in 20 minutes. "
"Listen, you'll have to excuse me. I have a lunch meeting with Cliff Huxtable at the Four Seasons in 20 minutes. "
@jay696 In Too Deep then came....
@jay696 In Too Deep then came....
In The Air Tonight.
In The Air Tonight.
His oh so very angry break up song,
His oh so very angry break up song,
Sussudio is a word Phil Collins made up to describe every girl he's ever had a crush on.
Correct!
Correct!
Great, great song. Personal favorite...you understand this and you are a true Ssudio fan.
I can never listen to this song with a serious face.
I can never listen to this song with a serious face.
Say, do you like Huey Lewis and the News?
Say, do you like Huey Lewis and the News?
actually the title didnt come from collins daughters horse which came after the song came out. it was actually an improv by phil. he tried using other words but eventually came back to this one
Invisibe Touch is right. Collins, like a lot of artists, would work on a tune first and write words to fit as he went along. He just never came up with anything better to replace "Sussudio" with. I refer to any song with bizarre lyrics now as suffering from "Sussudio Syndrome". (You know the type. Sometimes when you understand why they wrote the song it makes sense, and other times the symbolism in the songs only makes sense to the one who wrote it.)
Who cares what the meaning is about, I detest this song. There's just something about it that grinds me brain. It's not a hate it love it, I can't stand it. It drives me bonkers.
Now I'm getting a little off but I picture myself in my own chorus line by myself doing kicks at every persons head that annoys me that comes along.
Now I'm getting a little off but I picture myself in my own chorus line by myself doing kicks at every persons head that annoys me that comes along.
The title came from Collin's daughter, who had a horse she called "Sussudio." Collins thought it would work as a girl's name.
According to Collins, this is about a young man's fantasy for an older woman. Because she smiles at him, he thinks she fancies him, and she becomes the object of his sexual fantasies. (thanks, Brad Wind - Miami, FL)
I read somewhere that the name came from a woman at the studio he was working at, he asked about her but mis-heard her name as Sussdio. Can't remember where I read it though.
Yeah i think it is about a young man having a thing for an older woman as well.
Awesome! you have got to be kidding, typical 80s dross from the king of cheese.