Songs that lazily observe that "here she comes", and that she's "just walking down the street"

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Lou Reed multiple offender

― Jacques Derrida, Monday, 3 November 2003 12:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Monkees, the end

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 3 November 2003 12:45 (twenty-one years ago)

Does it actually make it better or worse if she's singin' "do-wah diddy diddy dum diddy do", snappin' her fingers and shufflin' her feet?

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Monday, 3 November 2003 12:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Frank Zappa, "see that girl walkin' down the street/ EASY MEAT!"

― dave q, Monday, 3 November 2003 12:58 (twenty-one years ago)

"Here she comes" - Femme Fatale
"Here he comes" - Waiting For The Man
"There she goes again, walking down the street" - There She Goes Again
"Here she comes, here she comes" - White Light White Heat
"If she comes now now" - Here She Comes Now
"Here she comes now" - I Heard Her Call My Name
"Oh now, here she comes" - Beginning To See The Light
"Oh now, here she comes now-wow" - Rock And Roll
etc., etc.

And Lou Reed wins the most repetitive lyricist award.

― Michael B., Monday, 3 November 2003 14:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Talk Talk - April 5th

― man, Monday, 3 November 2003 14:39 (twenty-one years ago)

"daisy" by TAD

― the surface noise (electricsound), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 00:19 (twenty-one years ago)

dunno what its called by heights of abraham ("o-oh here she comes, walking down the avenue, walking with her afghan hound")

― gaz (gaz), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 00:23 (twenty-one years ago)

always loved Lester Bangs's typifying Reed as belonging to the "I went to the chair/And then I sat down in it" school of lyric writing

― M Matos (M Matos), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 00:36 (twenty-one years ago)

So are you guys saying that this isn't awesome?

― Sonny A. (Keiko), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 01:11 (twenty-one years ago)

song called "here she comes" and a song called "there she goes" two tracks later and you don't think the fucker's self-aware?

― thom west (thom w), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 01:32 (twenty-one years ago)

I really don't understand why these are examples of "laziness."

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 01:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Stone Roses, "She Bangs the Drums"
Hall & Oates, "Maneater"
Slowdive, "Here She Comes"
Cars, "My Best Friend's Girl"

― Jeremy (Jeremy), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 07:13 (twenty-one years ago)

If you removed all the songs that mentioned "street" in them, Lou Reed's oeuvre would be very small indeed.

― some guy, Tuesday, 4 November 2003 10:07 (twenty-one years ago)

"Dirty Blvd"?

― dave q, Tuesday, 4 November 2003 10:24 (twenty-one years ago)

three years pass...

here he comes
http://www.coveralia.com/audio/l/Lou_Reed-Ecstasy-Frontal.jpg

― gershy, Sunday, 22 April 2007 07:16 (eighteen years ago)

I've got the new import Nico CD Frozen Borderline thingamajig with extra tracks and you don't. Hahah. Just kidding. Maybe you do. I'm drunk.

― Bimble, Sunday, 22 April 2007 07:37 (eighteen years ago)

Also I think R.E.M. did a real fine job of covering "Pale Blue Eyes" and "Femme Fatale".

― Bimble, Sunday, 22 April 2007 08:07 (eighteen years ago)

Roy Orbison - Pretty Woman

― The Brainwasher, Sunday, 22 April 2007 08:16 (eighteen years ago)

NO MORE NO MORE DAISY NO MORE

― electricsound, Sunday, 22 April 2007 10:20 (eighteen years ago)

Joe Jackson leans on this one for the opening to "Pretty Girls," but he doesn't come across as particularly lazy about it.

― Doctor Casino, Sunday, 22 April 2007 15:04 (eighteen years ago)

Kitty's Back. Especially live!

― MRZBW, Sunday, 22 April 2007 16:25 (eighteen years ago)

always loved Lester Bangs's typifying Reed as belonging to the "I went to the chair/And then I sat down in it" school of lyric writing

hahaha, that's my favorite line Bangs ever wrote.

― Rock Hardy, Sunday, 22 April 2007 18:49 (eighteen years ago)

Phil Collins is more interested in telling the listener how he's been "waiting for so long".

― Geir Hongro, Sunday, 22 April 2007 21:19 (eighteen years ago)

The Jesus and Mary Chain - "Here Comes Alice"

come ON, people

― Curt1s Stephens, Sunday, 22 April 2007 23:26 (eighteen years ago)

Rock singers be hangin' out on the street watching people approach

― Hurting 2, Sunday, 22 April 2007 23:30 (eighteen years ago)

The Here She Comes thing is the best thing about Lou Reed as a lyricist. It becomes this motif he's built his whole body of work around, its this kind of generically poignant piece of brilliance. And I don't like Lou Reed a whole lot, but I love when he says those words.

― I know, right?, Monday, 23 April 2007 01:29 (eighteen years ago)

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