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"Be My Girl, Sally"
Cover of Outlandos d'Amour, the 1978 album including Be My Girl, Sally.
Recorded by The Police
Released:	1978
Recorded:	January-March 1978
Length:	3:22
Album(s):	Outlandos d'Amour
Label(s):	A&M
Writer(s):	Andy Summers, Sting
Producer(s):	Sting, Stewart Copeland, Andy Summers
Studio(s):	Surrey Sound Studios
Released as single?	NO

"Be My Girl, Sally" is a song written by Andy Summers and Sting and recorded by The Police in 1978.

About the song

Be My Girl, Sally is a hybrid of Andy Summers' separately recorded track Poem and Sting's guitar riff for Three O'Clock Shit - both parts were eventually combined after a new musical direction for Outlandos d'Amour had been chosen. The Police had previously recorded Three O'Clock Shit at least two times, but decided to leave several punk numbers off the LP...

There's another alternate studio version of Be My Girl, Sally which sounds more like the live version. It includes an additional guitar line and spooky guitar effects in the background of Andy's "Sally" monologue.

Personnel

Sting – bass guitar, vocals
Andy Summers – guitar, vocals
Stewart Copeland – drums

Release History

Albums

"Be My Girl, Sally" appears on the following album releases:

Album title	Release date	Release country
Outlandos d'Amour	1978-11-02	United Kingdom
Message In A Box: The Complete Recordings	1993-09-30	United Kingdom
The Police Live!	1995-06-13	United Kingdom

Lyrics

Lyrics are property and copyright of their owners, and provided here for educational purposes only.

Would you be my girl
Would you be my girl
Would you be my, be my, be my girl
etc...

I was blue and lonely, I couldn't sleep a wink
And I could only get unconscious if I'd had to much to drink
There was somehow, something wrong somewhere
And each day seemed grey and dead
The seeds of desperation were growing in my head
I needed inspiration, a brand new start in life
Somewhere to place affection, but I didn't want a wife

And then by lucky chance I saw in a special magazine
An ad. that was unusual, the like I'd never seen
"Experience something different with our new imported toy
She's loving, warm, inflatable and a guarantee of joy"

She came all wrapped in cardboard, all pink and shrivelled down
A breath of air was all she needed to make her lose that frown
I took her to the bedroom and pumped her with some life
And later in a moment that girl became my wife

And so I sit her in the corner and sometimes stroke her hair
And when I'm feeling naughty I blow her up with air
She's cuddly and she's bouncy, she's like a rubber ball
I bounce her in the kitchen and I bounce her in the hall

And now my life is different since Sally came my way
I wake up in the morning and have her on a tray
She's everything they say she was and I wear a permanent grin
And I only have to worry in case my girl wears thin

Would you be my girl
Would you be my girl
Would you be my, be my, be my girl

Quotations and trivia

This section needs more information.

Alternate and cover versions

A master tape from the Outlandos d'Amour sessions includes an alternative version with Andy's spoken words and piano only: Poem.

There's another alternate studio version of Be My Girl, Sally which sounds more like the live version. It includes an additional guitar line and spooky guitar effects in the background of Andy's Sally monologue (3:15 minutes).

External links

This section needs more information.

References

Police, The. Outlandos d'Amour. (1978) [Audio recording], A&M Records.
ThePolice.com. UltraStar Entertainment LLC. 31 May 2008. <http://www.thepolice.com/discog/?v=so&a=2&id=97>
Craig Betts

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 =About the song=
-''This section needs more information.''
+[[Be My Girl, Sally]] is a hybrid of [[Andy Summers]]' separately recorded track [[Poem (The Police) |Poem]] and [[Sting]]'s guitar riff for [[Three O'Clock Shit]] - both parts were eventually combined after a new musical direction for [[Outlandos d'Amour]] had been chosen. [[The Police]] had previously recorded [[Three O'Clock Shit]] at least two times, but decided to leave several punk numbers off the LP...
+There's another alternate studio version of [[Be My Girl, Sally]] which sounds more like the live version. It includes an additional guitar line and spooky guitar effects in the background of Andy's "Sally" monologue.
 =Personnel=
-''This section needs more information.''
+*[[Sting]] – bass guitar, vocals
+*[[Andy Summers]] – guitar, vocals
+*[[Stewart Copeland]] – drums
 =Release History=
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-[[Song]] appears on the following album releases:
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 =Lyrics=
+'''Lyrics are property and copyright of their owners, and provided here for educational purposes only.'''
 <pre>
-Won't you be my girl
+Would you be my girl
-Won't you be my girl
+Would you be my girl
-Won't you be my, be my, be my girl
+Would you be my, be my, be my girl
+etc...
 I was blue and lonely, I couldn't sleep a wink
@@ Line 197: / Line 107: @@
 And I only have to worry in case my girl wears thin
-Won't you be my girl
+Would you be my girl
-Won't you be my girl
+Would you be my girl
-Won't you be my, be my, be my girl
+Would you be my, be my, be my girl
 </pre>
@@ Line 205: / Line 115: @@
 ''This section needs more information.''
-=Alternative and cover versions=
+=Alternate and cover versions=
-''This section needs more information.''
+A master tape from the [[Outlandos d'Amour]] sessions includes an alternative version with Andy's spoken words and piano only: [[Poem (The Police) | Poem]].
+There's another alternate studio version of [[Be My Girl, Sally]] which sounds more like the live version. It includes an additional guitar line and spooky guitar effects in the background of Andy's Sally monologue (3:15 minutes).
 =See also=
-''This section needs more information.''
+* [[Outlandos d'Amour]]
+* [[Poem (The Police)|Poem]]
 =External links=
@@ Line 216: / Line 129: @@
 =References=
 * Police, The. ''Outlandos d'Amour''. (1978) [Audio recording], A&M Records.
+* ''ThePolice.com.'' UltraStar Entertainment LLC. 31 May 2008. <http://www.thepolice.com/discog/?v=so&a=2&id=97>
+* Craig Betts
-[[Category:Songs (The Police)]][[Category:Songs (Sting)]][[Category:Songs & Compositions (Andy Summers)]]
+[[Category:Songs (The Police)]][[Category:Songs (Sting)]][[Category:Songs & Compositions (Andy Summers)]][[Category: Songwriting credits (Andy Summers)]][[Category: Songwriting credits (Sting)]]