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Somebody's Baby Lyrics
Well just a-look at that girl with the lights comin' up in her eyes
She's got to be somebody's baby, she must be somebody's baby
All the guys on the corner stand back and let her walk on by
She's got to be somebody's baby, she must be somebody's baby
She's got to be somebody's baby, she's so fine
CHORUS:
She's probably somebody's only light, gonna shine tonight
Yeah, she's probably somebody's baby, all right
I heard her talkin' with her friend when she thought nobody else was around
She said she's got to be somebody's baby, she must be somebody's baby
'Cause when the cars and the signs and the street lights light up the town
She's got to be somebody's baby, she must be somebody's baby
She's got to be somebody's baby, she's so....
CHORUS
I try to shut my eyes, but I can't get her outta my sight
I know I'm gonna know her, but I gotta get over my fright
We'll, I'm just gonna walk up to her, I'm gonna talk to her tonight
Yeah, she's gonna be somebody's only light, gonna shine tonight
Yeah, she's gonna be somebody's baby tonight
Gonna shine tonight, make her mine tonight
She's got to be somebody's baby, she must be somebody's baby
All the guys on the corner stand back and let her walk on by
She's got to be somebody's baby, she must be somebody's baby
She's got to be somebody's baby, she's so fine
She's probably somebody's only light, gonna shine tonight
Yeah, she's probably somebody's baby, all right
She said she's got to be somebody's baby, she must be somebody's baby
'Cause when the cars and the signs and the street lights light up the town
She's got to be somebody's baby, she must be somebody's baby
She's got to be somebody's baby, she's so....
I know I'm gonna know her, but I gotta get over my fright
We'll, I'm just gonna walk up to her, I'm gonna talk to her tonight
Yeah, she's gonna be somebody's baby tonight
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this song is great. the tone is melancholy, but still hopeful. it's also the theme song to a great movie. love it!!
@sweetbaby17 Fast Times at Richmond High. :)
@sweetbaby17 Fast Times at Richmond High. :)
16 hr 35 min ago
Rated 0 rate down rate up I really listened to this song for the first time while it played on the radio yesterday evening. I was moved by the very moral tone.
Some may not think of it as moral, because it's about prospective casual sex -- or at least something that would start out as such. But the theme isn't, "I'm going to use this woman for my selfish pleasure." Rather, it's about a woman who's missing out on romance because her looks intimidate men. She can't be expected to make the first move (although, presumably, the narrator wouldn't mind if she did). If something good is to happen for the both of them, he has to take the initiative. And it's about a man who overcomes his fear to acknowledge this fact, and develop the resolve to act on it. To fulfill his mission as a man.
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@stripey7 <3
This is a great song from a great movie!!!!
This song is just perfect for that movie - it epitomizes the cruising with cars, teen dating scene, jealousy, etc., so well.
I'd love to hear this song at my ten-year high school reunion, but I doubt I would. It would just create that atmosphere.
I was taking a test the other day, and I couldn't get this out of my head. It's really pretty. It reminds me of the '50s for some reason, like the decade or whatever... and it's just cute.
I remember that in a Rolling Stone article around 1983, the writer lamented that with reference to this song, Jackson was now "wearing tacky green shoes and singing throwaway pop songs - talk about running on empty ...." A clever play on Jackson's own words, but I always find this song appealing, obviously it was quite a departure from his 70's material. Somebody's Baby is a song most guys could identify with.
This is the perfect song for when you're in the supermarket and you see the girl you have a hopeless crush on...and she's with her boyfriend.
And then you start to think, what about all the times I was out with some other beautiful girl? Was there some lonely guy looking at us and hearing this song?
Really makes you think.
I really listened to this song for the first time while it played on the radio this evening. I was moved by the very moral tone.
I really listened to this song for the first time while it played on the radio this evening. I was moved by the very moral tone.
Some may not think of it as moral, because it's about prospective casual sex -- or at least something that would start out as such. But the theme isn't, "I'm going to use this woman for my selfish pleasure." Rather, it's about a woman who's missing out on romance because her looks intimidate men. She can't be expected to make the first move (although, presumably, the narrator wouldn't mind if she did). If something...
Some may not think of it as moral, because it's about prospective casual sex -- or at least something that would start out as such. But the theme isn't, "I'm going to use this woman for my selfish pleasure." Rather, it's about a woman who's missing out on romance because her looks intimidate men. She can't be expected to make the first move (although, presumably, the narrator wouldn't mind if she did). If something good is to happen for the both of them, he has to take the initiative. And it's about a man who overcomes his fear to acknowledge this fact, and develop the resolve to act on it. To fulfill his mission as a man.
What movie would that be?
@oldskoolpunker23 Fast Times At Ridgemont High. 1982
@oldskoolpunker23 Fast Times At Ridgemont High. 1982
Fast Times At Ridgemont High
I want to be Jackson's baby!!! ;-)