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1968 (Forty years later...)
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: MaineWriter on August 19, 2008, 10:06:11 am ---Oh c'mon, what's the mythology about unicorns? They lay their heads in the laps of young virgins?
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Obviously that tale was dreamed up by a straight male. ::)
MaineWriter:
Jeff, it looks like your memory is a little clearer than mine...I'll blame it on youth, you're younger than me! LOL
Seriously, reading this now...another list I am on, people are busily discussing whether writing a story with a 16 or 17 year old character having sex with an older character, is that an issue? Or if you write a story with a 14 and a 16 year old character having sex...will the decency police come after you? Meanwhile, read these lyrics and remember that this song was no. 15 for the year! LOL...
And, disclaimer: I never even liked this song. I only remember the words (albeit not 100% correctly) because they played it endlessly on that radio that was attached to my head....
Young girl, get out of my mind
My love for you is way out of line
Better run girl,
You're much too young girl
With all the charms of a woman
You've kept the secret of your youth
You led me to believe
You're old enough
To give me Love
And now it hurts to know the truth, Oh,
Beneath your perfume and make-up
You're just a baby in disguise
And though you know
That it is wrong to be
Alone with me
That come on look is in your eyes, Oh,
So hurry home to your mama
I'm sure she wonders where you are
Get out of here
Before I have the time
To change my mind
'Cause I'm afraid we'll go too far, Oh,
Young girl
Katie77:
OMG........OH PLEASE PLEASE DONT TURN MY SONG INTO SOMETHING NASTY...
Gotta admit though, as much as Ive listened to the song millions of times and know the words so clearly, I only ever thought of it in relation to me and Bob......but now, when I just sit here and read the words, it looks like a story hedging on pedophilia.
Just to get everyone back on track and the significance to me........Bob was 21 when I met him and I was 16, and I did tell him I was 18 when I first met him, but I did tell him the truth a few weeks later.....hence the significance of the words...
You led me to believe
You're old enough
To give me Love
I exlplained before about the "now hurry home to your Mumma"....
Ironically, the next song that the Union Gap released was.."This Girl is a Woman Now".....and that was a fitting sequal to "Young Girl" for us..........(if you know what I mean)....
Katie77:
Now....for all of you music buffs who want more walks down memory lane, here is a link to a juke box. You click the year you want and songs from that year will play continuously on your computer. You can minimize it and do other stuff and the songs will still play in the background.....try it. There are thousands and thousands of songs....and millions and millions of memories......
(To change the year, just go back to the home page and click on the year that you want)
http://www.tropicalglen.com/Jukebox/YR-1968.html
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Katie77 on August 19, 2008, 06:58:16 pm ---OMG........OH PLEASE PLEASE DONT TURN MY SONG INTO SOMETHING NASTY...
Gotta admit though, as much as Ive listened to the song millions of times and know the words so clearly, I only ever thought of it in relation to me and Bob......but now, when I just sit here and read the words, it looks like a story hedging on pedophilia.
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I wouldn't say that, Katie. After all, the "speaker" is telling her to go away. And I could be wrong, but it seems in my memory that little girls maybe didn't grow up as quickly in 1968 as they seem to do today. She might be a "young girl," but I never imagined she was that young.
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