I know that sometimes, some of you think me crazy because of my love for retro sex, vintage girls and either hippie coloring or pre-punk looks. What can I say, I'm not a girl of the present, and I'm a late bloomer indeed.
But today, at least the Spanish readers (almost all of you ;)) who are curious should take a look to this entry at Spiked Candy and download the following song: "The Girl of Ye-Ye", by Zoe & the Stormies.
Yes, it's probably what you imagine. But no, I hadn't thought there'd already be a version of it... Schade! :( I'd already made a first draft of a translation for a possible appearance of the song in a future and Very International Gaylands musical! XD
And, as the author of Spiked Candy says:
"On 'The Girl Of Ye-Ye', the lyrics stay true to the original's tale of a girl who knocks back the boy she loves because her heart belongs to rock 'n'roll, but a little more detail is added (again necessary in English to fill out the vocal melody), including a cute line about the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. The lyrics don't entirely make sense ("you're in love with moonlight glow"), though this only adds to the song's charm. Even the title phrase "Girl of Ye-Ye" is in slightly-off English, making the song's title a succinct summary of why the song itself is an interesting artefact from the annals of European pop: that it's a song from Greece in English referring to a Spanish term for rock borrowed from the French!"Posted by Elenis at May 13, 2008 7:47 PM