Quite self-explanatory lyrics, my interpretation of the lyrics is that a teenager is growing up. He outgrows his relationship with his girl. Instrumentally and structurally the song is quite simple - but catchy. A great radio song.
"Pretty girl, wreckin' bar,
Ra ra ra ra yeah you are!"
Looks are deceptive - the pretty ones are the nasty ones!
ra ra ra ra yes they are!
"Growin' up, I'm twice the man,
Yeah yeah yeah yeah, yeah I am!"
The transition between being a teenager and an adult is shown here - he literally feels like twice the man he was.
"The angels gave F. Scott Fitzgerald,
The evening news and the morning herald,
I know that you're from very far,
Les femmes, les bars; c'est pas une joie!"
"Where you been?" you can say,
Hey hey hey hey yeah you may!
That might seem a bit below,
No no no it's funny though!"
As he grows up, he becomes more independent than he was as a teenager. This independence spills over into his relationship, and he almost rebels against the girl, as he doesn't take the relationship as seriously as he did as a teen so it (and the girl) become 'funny'.
"Let's go home I think we oughta,
I know you're your Mother's daughter,
Well brought up; royal blue,
I haven't got the time for you!"
Again, the rebellion towards the relationship is shown as the singer becomes an adult. He would rather spend his time with friends, career, etc.
"Finger pointing, presupposing,
Watch out, man, that door's a-closing,
This is what you get when you turn your back,
A clear blue sky turning dirty black!"
The final stage of the relationship - things become bitter, and a sense of distrust appears. The door closing is a metaphor for this final stage. Dirty black symbolizes the bitterness that penetrates the relationship. He has therefore outgrown the girl and the relationship.
just thought i'd fill in the bit on Fitzgerald. He typically wrote about rich american aristocrats, but the main point was that they were all jaded and depressed by the wealth. The song seems to be about a night on the town with a posh girl who's going on bit of a self-pitying bender, so i guess the reference fits well.
just thought i'd fill in the bit on Fitzgerald. He typically wrote about rich american aristocrats, but the main point was that they were all jaded and depressed by the wealth. The song seems to be about a night on the town with a posh girl who's going on bit of a self-pitying bender, so i guess the reference fits well.
Seconded about it being a night out with a posh girl ("well brought up; royal blue"), since "ra ra" is British slang for that kind of girl, as in "she's a bit ra ra."
Seconded about it being a night out with a posh girl ("well brought up; royal blue"), since "ra ra" is British slang for that kind of girl, as in "she's a bit ra ra."
Urban dictionary gives a good definition, saying this upper class type is called that cos it sounds like "ra ra ra" when they laugh. http://ra-ra.urbanup.com/3219437
Urban dictionary gives a good definition, saying this upper class type is called that cos it sounds like "ra ra ra" when they laugh. http://ra-ra.urbanup.com/3219437
Quite self-explanatory lyrics, my interpretation of the lyrics is that a teenager is growing up. He outgrows his relationship with his girl. Instrumentally and structurally the song is quite simple - but catchy. A great radio song.
"Pretty girl, wreckin' bar, Ra ra ra ra yeah you are!"
Looks are deceptive - the pretty ones are the nasty ones! ra ra ra ra yes they are!
"Growin' up, I'm twice the man, Yeah yeah yeah yeah, yeah I am!"
The transition between being a teenager and an adult is shown here - he literally feels like twice the man he was.
"The angels gave F. Scott Fitzgerald, The evening news and the morning herald, I know that you're from very far, Les femmes, les bars; c'est pas une joie!"
Reference to the author here, I am not familiar but I imagine the French has some relation to his work http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._Scott_Fitzgerald
"Where you been?" you can say, Hey hey hey hey yeah you may! That might seem a bit below, No no no it's funny though!"
As he grows up, he becomes more independent than he was as a teenager. This independence spills over into his relationship, and he almost rebels against the girl, as he doesn't take the relationship as seriously as he did as a teen so it (and the girl) become 'funny'.
"Let's go home I think we oughta, I know you're your Mother's daughter, Well brought up; royal blue, I haven't got the time for you!"
Again, the rebellion towards the relationship is shown as the singer becomes an adult. He would rather spend his time with friends, career, etc.
"Finger pointing, presupposing, Watch out, man, that door's a-closing, This is what you get when you turn your back, A clear blue sky turning dirty black!"
The final stage of the relationship - things become bitter, and a sense of distrust appears. The door closing is a metaphor for this final stage. Dirty black symbolizes the bitterness that penetrates the relationship. He has therefore outgrown the girl and the relationship.
just thought i'd fill in the bit on Fitzgerald. He typically wrote about rich american aristocrats, but the main point was that they were all jaded and depressed by the wealth. The song seems to be about a night on the town with a posh girl who's going on bit of a self-pitying bender, so i guess the reference fits well.
just thought i'd fill in the bit on Fitzgerald. He typically wrote about rich american aristocrats, but the main point was that they were all jaded and depressed by the wealth. The song seems to be about a night on the town with a posh girl who's going on bit of a self-pitying bender, so i guess the reference fits well.
Seconded about it being a night out with a posh girl ("well brought up; royal blue"), since "ra ra" is British slang for that kind of girl, as in "she's a bit ra ra."
Seconded about it being a night out with a posh girl ("well brought up; royal blue"), since "ra ra" is British slang for that kind of girl, as in "she's a bit ra ra."
Urban dictionary gives a good definition, saying this upper class type is called that cos it sounds like "ra ra ra" when they laugh. http://ra-ra.urbanup.com/3219437
Urban dictionary gives a good definition, saying this upper class type is called that cos it sounds like "ra ra ra" when they laugh. http://ra-ra.urbanup.com/3219437