The J. Geils Band

Freeze-Frame

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Freeze-Frame Lyrics

I could see it was a rough-cut Tuesday
Slow-motion weekdays stare me down
Her lipstick reflex got me wound
There were no defects to be found
Snapshot image froze without a sound

Thursday morning was a hot flash-factor
Her face still focused in my mind
Test-strip proof-sheet love is hard to find
Friday night we'll dance the spotlight grind
Stop-time heart for me if she's not mine

CHORUS:

Freeze-Frame! (Freeze-Frame!) (REPEAT TWICE)
Freeze-Frame! Now Freeze!
Now I'm lookin' at a flashback Sunday
Zoom lens feelings just won't disappear
Close-up darkroom sweet-talk in my ear
Her hot-spot love for me is strong
This freeze-frame moment can't be wrong
CHORUS (repeat once)
Freeze frame...

FADE

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the4starish On Jun 17, 2002

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by Scandal

21y ago

Excellent song!

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by Zarilloluver 17y ago

I love this song, the lyrics are neat, the beat is fun to dance to. my friends and I sing, dance and play this song a lot. we love this song so Scandal, rock on!

by lightninboy

21y ago

I don't particularly care for the lyrics but it's a fun song. A good one to remember when you're shooting a gun.

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by eWe

20y ago

What do you mean you don't like the lyrics??? These are great lyrics.
My take is that the whole song is kind of a play on words incorporating photography terminology with thoughts/comments about a girl. Almost every line uses some sort of photography terminology from: rough-cut to reflex to snapshot image froze to hot-spot to zoom lens, etc. etc. Some of the phrases also of course have double meanings such as "her hot spot love" . Though I don't see any deeper meaning to the song than what I've outlined. Does anyone know any additional background for this song? Was there a particular girl? Was the writer of the song a big photog?

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by lineandsinker62

16y ago

Less Than Jake covers this song

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