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muriel

2022-09-10
Credits [ + ]
Duration
3:43
Recording Location
Smalltown America Studio, Derry, Northern Ireland
Lyrics [ - ]
You are the cat's meow! My prime article Muriel - I am sick until I see you You sway me as you please You are the knees of bees Muriel - I desperately beseech you You're almost thirty-three I've just turned seventeen Muriel I'm certain I can please you I could wash the sheets After we've done the deed Muriel - I'm happy to be secret You could shame the stars I dream of you for hours Muriel - it’s obvious you need me Halfway through your degree Denim dungarees Sophisticated woman of no equal I tried to list out all of your flaws It only made things worse Read books to expand my mind They shrank my universe My magical ideations Never seemed to disperse I’ve filled up every journal With unrequited verse Because… I’d drop all of my friends fo you Without any remorse I’d monitor your parking space To watch how you reverse You know just how to hit me Exactly where it hurts So I written you this album Where every track just works You know… Muriel Muriel You’ve always been Such a distraction for me Aren’t you curious Muriel If we could be Come on and make me happy Muriel Muriel I’ll cause a scene Such a distraction for me Aren’t you curious Muriel Don’t be so mean I know I’ll make you happy
Notes [ + ]

Muriel herself is a fiction, but some of the teenage preoccupations are the writer's own.

  • Angela by Jarvis Cocker is a great 'woman's name' song. I added ten years to Angela's age to make Muriel.
  • Stephanie Says, Sheila Take A Bow, Loretta's Scars are other good ones - there's quite the list
Resources [ + ]
chord sheet (PDF) guitar playthrough (video) multitrack stems (ZIP) mix session (ZIP)