Dolly
See my Dolly she's over there, see her grooving on down
Dressed in thought she is real yeah, her real hair is what counts
Taught my baby the alphabet, ABC don't let you down
Dressed in thought we are set in jet, the jet set messing us around
I'm so so down, are you never coming round
So so down, are you never coming round
See my dolly on 3 wheels yeah, see her grooving on down
Dressed in thought she is real yeah, her real hair is what counts
Bought my baby an ambulence, driving her mad around town
She'll take the hand of a lovely man, in dogshit land
We're so so down, are you never coming round
So so down, are you never coming round
See my Dolly she's over there, see her grooving on down
Dressed in thought she is real yeah, her real hair is what counts
Taught my baby the alphabet, ABC don't let you down
Dressed in thought we are set in jet, the jet set messing us around
So so down, are you never coming round
Dressed in thought she is real yeah, her real hair is what counts
Bought my baby an ambulence, driving her mad around town
She'll take the hand of a lovely man, in dogshit land
So so down, are you never coming round
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The band apparently don't like this one much, but I've always loved it. 'Dolly' is one of the most comical Suede songs - not that there are many - but really... singing a tribute to a 'love doll' is pretty hilarious. "Her real hair is what counts"... This one and "My Insatiable One" have a connection; "...and he was my inflatable one" suggesting a dubious fascination of Brett's?
I love how raw it sounds - practically a demo - and its one of the songs that truly captures their wild energy as a live band in the early years.
Reminds me of Johnny Marr work.