I Think We're Alone Now

This is one of the greatest songs of the 80's. Tiffany was the first great female teenage singer, and I think this really helped pave the way for future teen sensations, such as Britney Spears, Cristina Aguilera, and Taylor Swift.

Also, this is one of the most successful covers of an original song ever. It's great that a teenager could bring a 60's hit back to life, and put a modern spin on it. This is a song that is not out of date nor will it be, because of the theme.

My interpretation of the song is that it is about a situation many of us find ourselves in, in our teenage years. Underage sex is still somewhat a shady topic. And that is definitely what this song is talking about. I compare this perhaps to Romeo and Juliet. Maybe the couple in the song aren't supposed to be together, as far as family pressures. However, when love feel right, you have to get away from it all and take your chances together.

The 80s was the land of cheese but I liked it than and now. I realize this is a remake but this was one of the greats of my yester years ha ha. I always envision exactly what it says. Like two young love birds running wild and free and when they get the chance to be together it's like magic.

i hope you people know that this is a cover of the original song from like the early 60's

yeh but its not the 60's verison i remember . this was what i remember . i had my headset and i was a kid singing along to my cassete tape player. oo the 80's . memories .. :D

the 60 version is all i knew thanks to my mom getting me hooked on the oldies station, then i remember hearing this in an 80s mix a friend had and thinking hey, this is an old song. but damn i love how she sings it. one of my favorite song

Okay uhm, this song isn't about lesbians, guys.

"Look at the way We gotta hide what we're doing"

Err, doesn't anyone remember having to hide their relationships when they were younger because maybe their families and friends wouldn't approve of said couple being together? Not because of the sexual orientation of the couple..

'Cause what would they say If they ever knew"

Again this totally has NOTHING to do with an OMFG THEY'RE LESBIANS situation, it's more of a "Oh god how can that girl be dating THAT boy!?" kind've thing..

Regardless, I think we can all agree that the song is about young, care-free love. My personal interpretation is that of young love between long-term friends. I interpret this partly because of the line:

"Children behave That's what they say when we're together And watch how you play"

Which seems to indicate both a young age and that the children are not necessarily assumed to be in a relationship.

To me personally, this song brings to mind my life in Brisbane before moving to Sydney, playing with my neighbour. It also brings to mind my time spent in Southern Canada with my now fiancé, escaping the house and just rolling in the grass. (innocently)

Given the original group and the time period it was written(1967), I've got an opinion. I'm fairly certain there's several euphemisms(children behave...And watch how you play...) in the lyrics, and to me, it's pretty easy to make the connection that the song is about underage sex. I'm thinking probably young teenagers. (Obviously you wouldn't have guessed that by the music video Tiffany did, but since when does music videos match their lyrics? I mean you had little kids singing SoulJa Boy's Superman, which is probably the most degrading and disgusting song ever written about women.

ANYWAY

The verses clearly indicate that they're young and that they're doing things that aren't looking kindly on.

Look at the way We gotta hide what we're doing 'Cause what would they say If they ever knew and so we're (Gee I wonder what they could be doing?)

obviously the song is about some intimate relationship, because of the chorus.

And then you put your arms around me And we tumble to the ground And then you say

I think we're alone now There doesn't seem to be anyone around I think we're alone now The beating of our hearts is the only sound

They're falling on the ground, they want to be alone, their hearts are probably racing....and they don't want to do this in the presence of anyone else...certainly not their parents. Seems pretty simple to me.

It's a cute song...it's fun, it's catchy, but it's about sex. Most songs are. Well that our love or drugs.

The song is clearly about younger people being in love. Tiffany’s version is ok but it’s not the original and the original is the best.

I'm guessing by the comments here that I'm a little older than most of you. But I was a teenager when Tommy James came out with this, and we all (everyone I knew from 12 to 18) that this was about sex. Nothing else. I have no idea what Tiffany might have thought, but interviews with the Shondells make it plain that they knew how it was taken by their fans, and had a chuckle at the idea that they were slipping one over on the very restrictive censors of the day by making a song about early teen sex. In fact, the lyric "children behave" was particularly titillating to the band because, beyond a certain age, parents don't talk to older teens that way, and parents of that time didn't let teens of that age run off into the dark together. So the clear implication (and the intent of the band) was that this was about very young, maybe even preteen, sex. "Tumbling to the ground" and feeling your hearts beating against one another is not consistent with an innocent childish kiss, and having "to hide what we're doing" is a long way from innocence.

[Edit: Misspelling]