Catching your bright blue eyes in the freeze frame
I've seen them so many times
I feel like I must be your best friend
You're looking fine, so fine, oh my
Dressed up like a lovely day
Babyface, babyface
Slow down child - let me untie your lace
Babyface, babyface
Cover girl with natural grace
How could beauty be so kind
To an ordinary guy?
Coming home late at night to turn you on
Checking out every frame
I got slow motion on my side
Turning around and around
With the sound and colour under my control
Round and around, going down
Dressed up like a lovely day
Babyface, babyface
Tin foil hair all tied up in lace
Babyface, babyface
Bitter sweet girl won't you give me a taste
How could beauty be so kind
To an ordinary guy?
Babyface, babyface
Slow down child - let me untie your lace
Babyface, babyface
Open the door - let me unpack my case
Babyface, babyface
You're everywhere child - you're all over the place
Babyface, babyface
You're coming to me from outer space
How could beauty be so kind
To an ordinary guy?
I've seen them so many times
I feel like I must be your best friend
You're looking fine, so fine, oh my
Dressed up like a lovely day
Slow down child - let me untie your lace
Babyface, babyface
Cover girl with natural grace
How could beauty be so kind
To an ordinary guy?
Checking out every frame
I got slow motion on my side
Turning around and around
With the sound and colour under my control
Round and around, going down
Dressed up like a lovely day
Tin foil hair all tied up in lace
Babyface, babyface
Bitter sweet girl won't you give me a taste
How could beauty be so kind
To an ordinary guy?
Slow down child - let me untie your lace
Babyface, babyface
Open the door - let me unpack my case
Babyface, babyface
You're everywhere child - you're all over the place
Babyface, babyface
You're coming to me from outer space
How could beauty be so kind
To an ordinary guy?
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Absolutely about television. There can be no doubt at all. There is nothing about this song that alludes to a woman that can't be used interchangably with television. seanbrady is spot-on.
I thought it was about a TV personality that he's never met but knows everything about. THe line where he says "Coming home late at night to turn you on Checking out every frame I got slow motion on my side" makes me think of DVDs and stuff. Then "Catching your bright blue eyes in the freeze frame I've seen them so many times I feel like I must be your best friend" YOu know how it is when you've watched a show/actor so many times you feel like you know them?
Thats what I think anyway.
By the way it was Adam Clayton who was seeing Naomi Campbell.
I like this song and I would have to say its my favorite off of Zooropa in front of Stay and The First Time. It sounds like such a nice, sweet song but if you really look at the lyrics they sort of have a pretty sexual meaning. I guess its just disguised behind that smooth, flowing music box melody.
I agree with the previous post and I wouldn't be surprised if this was written about Naomi Campbell who Larry Mullen, Jr. was seeing at the time. It fits. Model going round and round...tin foil hair, etc.
Yeh, Naomi Campbell's bright blue eyes, gotta be about her. I thought it was all about pornography and manhattan cable.
bill the pony, how can you hate this album? it's fantastic. you can't not like lemon. quality. personally i think this is one of the most underrated u2 albums. i'd never ehard any johnny cash before but i love the wanderer.
Hadn't listened to Zooropa in years, in fact, bought it before I was a fanatical U2 fan. Recently started lisening to it again and can't quit. Agree with junners about it being underrated. I, unfortunately was never a Cash fan until after he died. He's awesome and you should definitely give him some listening time if you loved the wanderer.
1) It was Adam Clayton who went out with Naomi Campbell. 2) This song is about pornography. 3) Zooropa is a criminally underappreciated record.
I really like the bells in this song. When you don't listen to the lyrics it's just a really playfull and cheeky song. Then you start listening and find out what he's actually singing... I almost feel embarrased to like it! I don't understand why he calls the girl child though, that makes it sound even more embarrasing. Or is that perhaps not so strange in English?