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He's a "Rebel" Lyrics
Dyan:
Here he comes
Here he comes, now
Doesn't do what he's told to, and it shows
He's dressed so well, from head to toe
Eddie:
He read in Vice, he should wear those clothes
He's not a rebel, it's just a pose
Dyan:
He's the kind of boy (He's the kind of boy)
That I adore (I adore)
Eddie:
Such a prick
Dyan:
No, he's just insecure (No, he's just insecure)
He's got a side that you don't know (He's got a side you don't know)
Eddie:
I'd like to see it, but he just all show
You like the way he treats you, why should we put up with him, too?
Here he comes
Here he comes, now
Bouffant hair, and jeans too tight
Handing out fliers for his electro night
Thinks he's in a film, but if he was, it would go
Even nowadays, straight to video
Dyan:
He's the kind of boy (He's the kind of boy)
That I adore (I adore)
Eddie:
He's such a prick
Dyan:
Uh-uh. He's just insecure (No, he's just insecure)
He's got a side
That you don't know
Eddie:
I'd like to see it, but he's just all show
You like the way he treats you, why should we put up with him, too?
Dyan:
Here he comes
Here he comes, now
He can be sensitive, he writes poetry (All in all is all we are)
Eddie:
It was just lifted from a Nirvana biography
Dyan:
When we watched Casablanca, he didn't cry at the sad bit (A kiss is a kiss is a kiss)
Eddie:
It's not 'cause he's tough, it's 'cause he doesn't understand it
Dyan:
He's the kind of boy (He's the kind of boy)
That I adore (I adore)
Eddie:
He's such a prick
Dyan:
No, he's just insecure (No, he's just insecure)
He's got a side that you don't know (He's got a side you don't know)
Eddie:
I'd like to see it, but he just all show
I don't know how to convince you (Here he comes, here he comes, now)
He's just jeans and a hairdo (Here he comes, here he comes, now)
You like the way he treats you, why should we put up with him, too? (Here he comes, here he comes, now)
Here he comes
Here he comes, now
Doesn't do what he's told to, and it shows
He's dressed so well, from head to toe
He read in Vice, he should wear those clothes
He's not a rebel, it's just a pose
He's the kind of boy (He's the kind of boy)
That I adore (I adore)
Such a prick
No, he's just insecure (No, he's just insecure)
He's got a side that you don't know (He's got a side you don't know)
I'd like to see it, but he just all show
You like the way he treats you, why should we put up with him, too?
Here he comes, now
Handing out fliers for his electro night
Thinks he's in a film, but if he was, it would go
Even nowadays, straight to video
He's the kind of boy (He's the kind of boy)
That I adore (I adore)
He's such a prick
Uh-uh. He's just insecure (No, he's just insecure)
He's got a side
That you don't know
I'd like to see it, but he's just all show
You like the way he treats you, why should we put up with him, too?
Here he comes
Here he comes, now
He can be sensitive, he writes poetry (All in all is all we are)
It was just lifted from a Nirvana biography
When we watched Casablanca, he didn't cry at the sad bit (A kiss is a kiss is a kiss)
It's not 'cause he's tough, it's 'cause he doesn't understand it
He's the kind of boy (He's the kind of boy)
That I adore (I adore)
He's such a prick
No, he's just insecure (No, he's just insecure)
He's got a side that you don't know (He's got a side you don't know)
I'd like to see it, but he just all show
He's just jeans and a hairdo (Here he comes, here he comes, now)
You like the way he treats you, why should we put up with him, too? (Here he comes, here he comes, now)
Song Info
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vague Rant On Feb 21, 2010
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A response to the Crystals's "He's a Rebel", an ode to the charms of a rebellious man (spy the cover for a guy on a motorbike looking positively defiant), in which the subject's nature ("he'll never, ever be any good") doesn't stop her loving him. The French Resistance version is in the form of a bit of an argument between Dyan and Eddie, who knows that all that "rebel" stuff is just BS.
In Eddie's words: The Crystals sang a love song to "dangerous" men. Everybody Was In The French Resistance ... Now! opened up the conversation to other men, who see through the "rebel" schtick and argue that it's all just an act.