Be My Girl, Sally
| "Be My Girl, Sally" | |
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| 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.
Contents
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:
| Cover art | Album title | Release date | Release country |
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Outlandos d'Amour | 1978-11-02 | United Kingdom |
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Message In A Box: The Complete Recordings | 1993-09-30 | United Kingdom |
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The Police Live! | 1995-06-13 | United Kingdom |
Lyrics
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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
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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).
See also
External links
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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
