Are You Gonna Be My Girl Lyrics
because you look so fine
and i really wanna make you mine.
that I really wanna make you mine.
now you dont need that money
when you look like that, do ya honey.
long brown hair,
she's so sweet
with her get back stare.
you home with me,
but you were with another man, yea!
I know we,
ain't got much to say,
before I let you get away, yea!
I said, are you gonna be my girl?
because you look so fine
and i really wanna make you mine.
that I really wanna make you mine.
now you dont need that money
with a face like that, do ya.
long brown hair,
she's so sweet
with her jet back stare.
you home with me,
but you were with another man, yea!
I know we,
ain't got much to say,
before I let you get away, yea!
I said, are you gonna be my girl?
I could see,
you home with me,
but you were with another man, yea!
I know we,
ain't got much to say,
before I let you get away, yea!
Uh, be my girl.
Be my girl.
Are you gonna be my girl?! Yea
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This song becomes a classic to your ears when you hear it for the very first time. It's pretty simple but in its simplicity its a masterpiece. When I heard it for the first time I thought it was a 50s hit cover by Jet (about 4 years back, when I didn't know Jet yet) 'cos the lyrics are pretty similar to some rock hits of that decade: Short lines but very descriptive (if you don't like or you don't know 50's rock just listen to some of Chuck Berry's hits to understand what I'm sayin').
Keep on rockin', Jet!
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Chris Cester responded to the media debacle, stating in a Jared Story interview that the beat was taken from Motown, referring to a meeting between Iggy Pop and himself:
"It's funny because I asked him point blank about that. He said I was crazy. He said that when he and David Bowie were writing "Lust for Life", they were ripping off Motown's beat. It's funny that he said that to me because we also thought we were ripping off Motown more than "Lust for Life". To be honest with you that kind of annoyed me a lot, because I always thought it was really lazy. People just go well Lust for Life is more well-known so that's what they go for, but if you listen to a song like "You Can't Hurry Love" (The Supremes) I think you'll find its closer to "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" than "Lust for Life" ever was. And that's what Iggy said as well."
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Anyone else agree there's a different version? I have two versions in my music now.
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The first VERSION starts of with muffled tamborine, and the bass sounds more like a slap bass.
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The second version has a bright sharp tamborine, and the singer COUGHS.
Anyone else notice that?
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I like it, however I wouldn't go home with a guy who asked me like that...whatever. Doesn't sound like "Lust for Life" to me.
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ah man...u can't kill this song! this is the first song i heard from jet, and it hooked me! when i heard this song, i went and bought the cd, it's great!
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The reason it sounds like Lust For Life is because the drumbeat is similar. But other songs use a similar drumbeat. It's just common in old-school and punk rock. Other songs that uses similar beats are "Last Nite" and "Someday" both by The Strokes.
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By the way, there's another version of this song on the net, the one that's not on the CD. It's about 30 seconds longer and is more bass-y. It's better, imo.
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I wish more stuff sounded like some of the older bands...... alot of these so called poppunk [just name an example]....really suck....Bands like Jet are trying to bring real rock back.
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Have you ever noticed they sound like Led Zeppelin? Same with the title: Jet____Led ZEPPELIN
Both are flying objects. I'm not aking fun of 'em or nuttin. I just that the titles sound the same.
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Well, I may be one of a few Australians who like Jet (everyone hates them and I can't understand why!!!) and I've got to thank this song and Hold On to strengthen my love of Jet. At least they've made a name for themselves. We don't really have a great music industry unless you like Delta Goodrem...Oi.