What's 10cc's "I'm Mandy Fly Me" About Anyway?

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A friend of mine posits the drug Mandrax, but I still wonder:

Just like a rollin' stone
I'm outside lookin' in
But if your chance came would you take it
Where on earth do I begin
I'm Mandy fly me

I've often heard her jingle
It's never struck a chord
With a smile as bright as sunshine
She called me through the poster
And welcomed me aboard
She led me she fed me
She read me like a book
But I'm hiding in the small print
Won't you take another look
And take me away
Try me Mandy fly me away

The world was spinning like a ball
And then it wasn't there at all
And as my heart began to fall

I saw her walking on the water
As the sharks were comin' for me
I felt Mandy pull me up give me the kiss of life
Just like the girl in Dr. No No No No

Ah when they pulled me from the wreckage
And her body couldn't be found
Was it in my mind it seems
I had a crazy dream
I told them so but they said no no no no

I found me on a street
And starin' at a wall
If it hadn't have been for Mandy
Her promise up above me
Well I wouldn't be here at all
So if you're travellin' in the sky
Don't be surprised if someone said Hi
I'm Mandy fly me

Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Thursday, 2 December 2004 23:50 (twenty years ago)

"I'm Mandy Fly Me" is meant as a continuation of "Clockwork Creep" from the "Sheet Music" album. It even starts with an excerpt from that song. "Clockwork Creep" was about a bomb in a plane, and "I'm Mandy Fly Me" is about losing Mandy, who was in that plane.

Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Friday, 3 December 2004 00:01 (twenty years ago)

You're aware of National airline's "I'm Cheryl, Fly Me!" slogan, right?

Alba (Alba), Friday, 3 December 2004 00:12 (twenty years ago)

Hmmm...is that all, then?

Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Friday, 3 December 2004 01:06 (twenty years ago)

Well obviously all pop songs are about drugs really.

Alba (Alba), Friday, 3 December 2004 02:00 (twenty years ago)

Yes, but what of this "kiss of life" business? Um, was there an issue with his floatation device or something else that needed inflating?

HS

Hector Savage, Friday, 3 December 2004 03:38 (twenty years ago)


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