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The Other Girl

from Jack Of Hearts by Gordon Michaels

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The Other Girl
…the chorus-the island feel…all came at once while driving…sometimes that happens…and it’s wonderful!...a song about the genetic predisposition for males to be uncontrollably drawn visually to attractive women….sometimes followed through—this time-not…what appears on the surface to be an musical exposition about promiscuity is really a tip-of-the cap to fidelity…nothing happens in this scenario…the male narrator has given his vow and stands by it!!—wow!-old fashioned fidelity! I wanted to keep it light-hearted so I wrote the party-feel-intro before I got semi-serious in the verses…the chorus is probably influenced by the Chiquita banana commercials I heard as a kid…”I’m Chiquita banana and I’ve come to say…bananas have to ripen in a certain way…”...probably one of the first island-genre feelings I heard maybe along with “Harry Belafonte’s “The Banana Boat Song” (“Day-O”)…I asked Ron to play a clean Stratocaster solo over the party-feel intro and then the lyrical more-island-like nylon solo during the outro…that’s me on acoustic and some nylon fills…I really loved Bobby’s bass line going into the chorus so I doubled it an octave higher on Strat…a little reverse guitar going back into the verses…

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The Other Girl
And when you saw her in the nightclub light
She pulled your heartstrings tight
It was a feelin’ that you could not fight
She was so mighty tight
Ah! She was so cool and tall
Yea! She was so beautiful but--
No! You had a ring on your finger, man.
She was the other girl—she was the one that you wanted
She was the other girl—the one you could not have
She was the other girl—She was a missed opportunity
She was the other girl
And when you saw her on the beach that day
She took your breath away
In a bikini on a blanket she lay
Down by the salty bay
Ah! Her skin so smooth and tan
Yea! You really lost it, man, but--
No! you had a ring on your finger, boy
[chorus]
Just another road not taken
Just a fantasy ride
Just another sweet digression
Grass is always greener on the other side
And when she comes into your dreams tonight
You better teat her right
Cause she might give you all that sweet delight
And make your heart take flight
N0! You do not know her name, but--
Yea! You lover her just the same, but--
No! still got that ring on your finger, man
[chorus]

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from Jack Of Hearts, released July 15, 2021
Gordon Michaels: vocals, guitars, keyboards
Ron Turner: guitars, programming, nylon guitar solo
Bobby Peters: bass

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Gordon Michaels Baltimore, Maryland

Gordon Michaels is a singer songwriter living in Parkville, Maryland with his wife Mary Ann and his dog, Mazie. Jack of Hearts and Tune Rider are Gordon's first album releases since his debut Stargazer on A&M Horizon Records in 1979. Gordon splits his time between writing, recording and teaching at Towson University. ... more

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