If I could sing.... My Girl

Madness! Madness it must be Madness. Those nutty boys, the magnificent seven. The main ska band from the 80's and they still do things today.

So my song this week, If I could sing, is My Girl. Here is an itunes link and here is a video:



Here are the lyrics:

Madness - My Girl Lyrics

My girl's mad at me
I didn't wanna go see the film tonight
I found it hard to say
She thought I'd had enough of her
Why can't she see
She's lovely to me?
But I like to stay in
And watch t.v. on my own
Every now and then

My girl's mad at me
Been on the telephone for an hour
We hardly said a word
I tried and tried but I could not be heard
Why can't I explain?
Why do I feel this pain?
'Cause everything I say
She doesn't understand
She doesn't realise
She takes it all the wrong way

My girl's mad at me
We argued just the other night
I thought we'd got it straight
We talked and talked until it was light
I thought we'd agreed
I thought we'd talked it out
Now when I try to speak
She says that I don't care
She says I'm unaware
And now she says I'm weak

I like it because it is real. It's fun. It's sad. and it's real. did I say it's real twice? - Thats cause it's doubly real!

An argument between a guy and a girl from the guys point of view. She is being stereotypically (or is that typically...) female and reading too much into what the guys motivations are. He is just tired and wants to stay in by himself. Sounds like an introvert.

I love the line that they have been on the phone for and hour and hardly said a word, and they cry of anguish at the end.

The song is, to me, a very strong song that everyone should sing often when they are getting into relationships. It is not always a big thing, it can be simple. Don't read too much into it and go on and on and on and on and on and on and on over and over meaningless misunderstandings. The whole making a mountain out of a molehill deal. sheesh.

This song I'd put in the third quarter of my set list.