Brown Eyed Girl

WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH SOME OF YOU?

Why are some people so perverted that they interpret this song as a song about having anal sex with someone? Jeez, that's a very big stretch. It's disgusting. "Brown Eyed Girl" is a great song, I love it, and it's a love song about an old love between a boy and a girl. The narrator is looking back on his love with this girl, and then meets her again to see she's grown - as we all do.

It's beautiful and it makes me sad that people think so many disgusting things about such a beautiful thing.

I know this site is called "song meanings" but cant you people leave you other people alone? Here are some fine individuals who have some very fond memories of this song that involves people they love, and you other people come on and try to taint them. Im not sayin you other people are wrong, just dont delight in ruining it for others. Oh yeah and i love this song no matter what meaning it might possess.

i actually think its about falling in love with the girl next door first its all innocent they are kids the second verse they are hanging out starting to like each other a bit more last verse they are teenagers having a full on relationship this song gets very annoying after a while but its ok every now and than

I can't believe that nobody has commented on this song! This is probably one of the best songs of all time. Interpetation is pretty literal; its about an old love he used to have, and his fond memories of the time and love they spent together.

well.. i love this song! My dad told me it was about a guy talking to his ex-girlfriend about what they used to have. But the line "and my how have you grown" suggests that the girl is now pregnant. My dad said she was pragnant with his baby but i don't know. :)

I can't believe it took 3 pages of comments before mmmmmm22 got the right meaning... I mean I know it sounds like a love song on the surface, but, hey, all heroin inspired songs do. Yes, brown-eyed Susan is type of heroin. Yes, heroin is often personified as a girl because it interacts the same parts of the brain as sex. Also, because the withdrawal symptoms set in 12-24 hours after the last dose, the addict is compelled to do it often and thus feels as if he/she has formed a relationship with the drug. MANY lines in the song allude to smack but here are just a few - "Down in the hollow, playin a new game"[depressant in a needle, experimenting with h], "our hearts a-thumping" [makes one's blood pressure rise], "going down to the old mine" [again, "down" as in depressant, and "old mine" double meaning-vein and place to shoot up], "slipping and sliding" [trying to find a vein].
No, I have never done heroin. Yes, I have read the wiki page and listened to my share of 70's music.

who contributed these lyrics? cos there are so many mistakes! Instead of "My, where'd the times all gone" i think you'll find its "My, how you have grown" plus lots of other mistakes...a great song though, reminds me of an ex gf.

to karlee you will always be my brown eyed girl, never forget dancing to this song in business class ! Thats what this song reminds me of

I am a huge Van fan and though I do not consider this one of his best pieces I had to inform you of a little tidbit I fould out. The origional lyrics were 'Brown SKINNED girl' not browned eyed girl, but the lyrics were considered to controversial at the time and they were changed. Sweet Thing is still the greatest Van song of all time and possibly the greatest song ever written in my mind.

this song makes me wish my eyes were brown