
Lyrics
sample: [Tu as vu toutes les étoiles?]"have you seen all the stars?" - the tune is stolen, of course, from All The Stars by The Perfect DisasterI'm my father's own stupid son
Sit watching the T.V. when it's time for me to run
You wrote a song about going to sea
When things got tough you were so kind to meChorus:
Oh, look at her go
Won't you look at her go
Won't you look at that girl go
Oh, look at her go
Won't you look at her go
Won't you look at that girl goEverything she used to do was wrong
The time was too short
And the words were all too long
Everything she used to do was wrong
I never dreamed she'd turn up in her own songChorus
And I've been dreaming
God knows I've been dreamingChorus
Won't you look at her go?
I've just got to watch her go now
Watch her go downtown
[live: What's the point of a suicide note, anyway?]if you want to start adding live variations we'll be here all week...
Found On
Another track from that L.A. babe, Deirdre O'Donoghue's radio show.
The Jazz Butcher’s Brave New Waves session was recorded on June 5th, 1988 in CBC Studio 13 in Montreal. The recording is taken from CBC Archives reels and remastered at Grey Market Mastering in Montreal, by Harris Newman.
Expansive book-styled package of the first four albums from The Jazz Butcher’s early Creation Records’ years – 1988-1991.
Featuring the much praised ‘Fishcotheque’, ‘Big Planet, Scarey Planet’, ‘Cult Of The Basement’ and ‘Condition Blue”.
Four CD box set gathering A-sides, the would-be hits along with B-sides, tangential 12-inch tracks (the C-sides), and an excellent session for Los Angeles radio station KCRW from 1989.
Includes over a dozen indie chart hits including ‘Southern Mark Smith’, ‘Girl Go’, ‘The Human Jungle’, ‘16 Years’ plus a host of truly eclectic Butcher tunes from his early Glass recordings through his time at Creation.
Insight
Live Stats
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Media
1989-12-09 Roxy Theatre - Los Angeles, USA West Coast '89 Cassette
1988-06-12 Odd Rock Cafe - Milwaukee, USA One of first performances
Credit: Douglas Buege
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Girl-Go
christopher.m.keen[at]-remove-gmail.com - Chris - Dundas, Canada
9Sep2022 1:12 PM (263 days 1 hour ago)One of my all-time favourites. Reminds me of so much.
RIP Pat.
Long live Max et al. -
Pain
aq[at]-remove-admiralquality.com - Admiral Quality/Toronto
16Jan2018 2:28 AM (5 years 135 days ago)Not my favorite JB song by any means but it's making me cry so badly.
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stupid daughter
velocityjones[at]-remove-yahoo.com - stephanie (floss angeles)
19Dec2007 6:36 PM (15 years 165 days ago)my favorite J.B. tune...and I want that green-paisley'ed blanket in the video, please.
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live
bubba[at]-remove-aol.com - ludicrust
8Feb2007 1:48 PM (16 years 115 days ago)......as with several other less-than-pristine renderings, the live version on Western Family grows on one with time, 'til other versions are o'er taken in order of favoriteness,to wit,delicious reverb and postiviely wicked guitar that are nothing short of mind-blowing.........
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loook at her go
ken.h[at]-remove-optusnet.com - sydney
14May2005 9:43 PM (18 years 19 days ago)Possibly my favourite JBC song. The opening sax work is near perfect. The vocal delivery is perfect. The guitar refrain hits me the same way as the Smiths How Soon Is Now. The sax is as good as the Laughing Clowns Eternally Yours.
Excellent site!!
thanks -
Girl-Go, Betty
tissue_tiger[at]-remove-hotmail.com - Yokohama, Japan
6Oct2001 3:09 AM (21 years 241 days ago)I think there are some songs inspired by motion pictures in the Buther's songs. This song gives me a scenery of "Betty Blue". Has Pat ever contributed his tunes for films? If he has, it must be a good one.