There are certain songs that I seems to remember the words to and this is one of them.
“Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl)” (1972) by Looking Glass.
I was one;y six years old when this song came out, so I must of heard it the radio while I was growing up. I just always remember listening to the song. But until this post, I have never seen the video of this song. Man, the 70’s were definitely a fashion statement in spades.
Now, every time it comes on, I have to sing along with it. These are the songs that make me smile and remember the times of when I was young and carefree!
Just in case you want to sing along to the song.
Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl) by Looking Glass
(dooda-dit-dooda), (dit-dooda-dit-dooda)
There’s a port on a western bayAnd it serves a hundred ships a dayLonely sailors pass the time awayAnd talk about their homesAnd there’s a girl in this harbor townAnd she works layin’ whiskey downThey say “Brandy, fetch another round”She serves them whiskey and wineThe sailors say “Brandy, you’re a fine girl” (you’re a fine girl)“What a good wife you would be” (such a fine girl)“Yeah your eyes could steal a sailor from the sea”(dooda-dit-dooda), (dit-dooda-dit-dooda-dit)Brandy wears a braided chainMade of finest silver from the North of SpainA locket that bears the nameOf the man that Brandy lovesHe came on a summer’s dayBringin’ gifts from far awayBut he made it clear he couldn’t stayNo harbor was his homeThe sailor said ” Brandy, you’re a fine girl” (you’re a fine girl)“What a good wife you would be” (such a fine girl)“But my life, my lover, my lady is the sea”(dooda-dit-dooda), (dit-dooda-dit-dooda-dit)Yeah, Brandy used to watch his eyesWhen he told his sailor storiesShe could feel the ocean fall and riseShe saw its ragin’ gloryBut he had always told the truth, lord, he was an honest manAnd Brandy does her best to understand(dooda-dit-dooda), (dit-dooda-dit-dooda-dit)At night when the bars close downBrandy walks through a silent townAnd loves a man who’s not aroundShe still can hear him sayShe hears him say ” Brandy, you’re a fine girl” (you’re a fine girl)“What a good wife you would be” (such a fine girl)“But my life, my lover, my lady is the sea”(dooda-dit-dooda), (dit-dooda-dit-dooda-dit)“Brandy, you’re a fine girl” (you’re a fine girl)[FADE]“What a good wife you would be” (such a fine girl)“But my life, my lover, my lady is the sea”
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