When I was growing up, I thought this song was about a girl who was going insane. Reading the lyrics as an adult, I don't think Gloria is actually insane. She just has a very troubled history with men! She doesn't have a man in her life right now, and is desperate to find one.
She is self-absorbed and has an unrealistic self-image. She likes to think of herself as desirable and sought-after, but she is actually the one doing the pursuing. (Men aren't calling her.) It's implied that she has been dishonest or manipulative, and they have caught on to that. "I think they've got your number... the alias that you've been living under."
The most confusing line (which repeats over-and-over) is, "You really don't remember. Was it something that he said?" My best theory is that maybe Gloria has gone through so many boyfriends that she can't even remember why she broke up with some of them.
When I was growing up, I thought this song was about a girl who was going insane. Reading the lyrics as an adult, I don't think Gloria is actually insane. She just has a very troubled history with men! She doesn't have a man in her life right now, and is desperate to find one.
She is self-absorbed and has an unrealistic self-image. She likes to think of herself as desirable and sought-after, but she is actually the one doing the pursuing. (Men aren't calling her.) It's implied that she has been dishonest or manipulative, and they have caught on to that. "I think they've got your number... the alias that you've been living under."
The most confusing line (which repeats over-and-over) is, "You really don't remember. Was it something that he said?" My best theory is that maybe Gloria has gone through so many boyfriends that she can't even remember why she broke up with some of them.
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