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.
Talk to me
Tell me your name
You blow me off like it's all the same
You lit a fuse and now I'm ticking away
Like a bomb, yeah, baby
Talk to me
Tell me your sign
You're switching sides like a Gemini
You're playing games and now you're hittin' my heart
Like a drum, yeah, baby
Well, if Lady Luck gets on my side
We're gonna rock this town alive
I'll let her rough me up
'Til she knocks me out
'Cause she walks like she talks
And she talks like she walks
She bangs, she bangs
Oh baby, when she moves, she moves
I go crazy 'cause she looks like a flower
But she stings like a bee
Like every girl in history
She bangs, she bangs
I'm wasted by the way she moves (she moves)
No one ever looked so fine
She reminds me that a woman's got one thing on her mind
Talk to me
Tell me your name
I'm just a link in your daisy chain
Your rap sounds like a diamond map
To the stars, yeah, baby
Talk to me
Tell me the news
You wear me out like a pair of shoes
We'll dance until the band goes home
Then you're gone, yeah, baby
Well, if it looks like love should be a crime
Then better lock me up for life
I'll do the time with a smile on my face
Thinking of her in her leather and lace
She bangs, she bangs
Ooh baby, when she moves, she moves
I go crazy 'cause she looks like a flower
But she stings like a bee
Like every girl in history
She bangs, she bangs
I'm wasted by the way she moves (she moves)
No one ever looked so fine
She reminds me that a woman's got one thing on her mind
And if Lady Luck gets on my side
We're gonna rock this town alive
I'll let her rough me up
'Til she knocks me out
'Cause she walks like she talks
And she talks like she walks
She bangs, she bangs
Ooh baby, when she moves, she moves
I go crazy 'cause she looks like a flower
But she stings like a bee
Like every girl in history
She bangs, she bangs
I'm wasted by the way she moves (she moves)
No one ever looked so fine
She reminds me that a woman's got one thing on her mind
She bangs, she bangs
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
She moves, she moves
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh, oh
She bangs, she bangs
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
She moves, she moves
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh, oh
She bangs, she bangs
Ooh baby, when she moves, she moves
I go crazy 'cause she looks like a flower
But she stings like a bee
Like every girl in history
She bangs, she bangs
I'm wasted by the way she moves (she moves)
No one ever looked so fine
Tell me your name
You blow me off like it's all the same
You lit a fuse and now I'm ticking away
Like a bomb, yeah, baby
Talk to me
Tell me your sign
You're switching sides like a Gemini
You're playing games and now you're hittin' my heart
Like a drum, yeah, baby
Well, if Lady Luck gets on my side
We're gonna rock this town alive
I'll let her rough me up
'Til she knocks me out
'Cause she walks like she talks
And she talks like she walks
She bangs, she bangs
Oh baby, when she moves, she moves
I go crazy 'cause she looks like a flower
But she stings like a bee
Like every girl in history
She bangs, she bangs
I'm wasted by the way she moves (she moves)
No one ever looked so fine
She reminds me that a woman's got one thing on her mind
Talk to me
Tell me your name
I'm just a link in your daisy chain
Your rap sounds like a diamond map
To the stars, yeah, baby
Talk to me
Tell me the news
You wear me out like a pair of shoes
We'll dance until the band goes home
Then you're gone, yeah, baby
Well, if it looks like love should be a crime
Then better lock me up for life
I'll do the time with a smile on my face
Thinking of her in her leather and lace
She bangs, she bangs
Ooh baby, when she moves, she moves
I go crazy 'cause she looks like a flower
But she stings like a bee
Like every girl in history
She bangs, she bangs
I'm wasted by the way she moves (she moves)
No one ever looked so fine
She reminds me that a woman's got one thing on her mind
And if Lady Luck gets on my side
We're gonna rock this town alive
I'll let her rough me up
'Til she knocks me out
'Cause she walks like she talks
And she talks like she walks
She bangs, she bangs
Ooh baby, when she moves, she moves
I go crazy 'cause she looks like a flower
But she stings like a bee
Like every girl in history
She bangs, she bangs
I'm wasted by the way she moves (she moves)
No one ever looked so fine
She reminds me that a woman's got one thing on her mind
She bangs, she bangs
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
She moves, she moves
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh, oh
She bangs, she bangs
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
She moves, she moves
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh, oh
She bangs, she bangs
Ooh baby, when she moves, she moves
I go crazy 'cause she looks like a flower
But she stings like a bee
Like every girl in history
She bangs, she bangs
I'm wasted by the way she moves (she moves)
No one ever looked so fine
Lyrics submitted by Petaphysika
She Bangs [English Version] Lyrics as written by Robi Rosa Desmond Child
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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