"Even if you're improvising, the fact that beforehand you know certain things will work helps you to make those improvisations successful most of the time."John Cale
Lyrics
Ooh la la
John Cale & Larry Sloman
When I heard about the girls in Saint Tropez
Going topless in the sun
I practised staring every day
So I could hypnotise each one
Dominique, she owns a factory
And Brigid, she stays at the Troc
And there's a lot to be said
For those hardworking girls
That would like to walk on my Peking duck
Ooh lala
Zowie had a crush on Castro
And Camilla, she'd loved Bob Hope
However, after staring into my clear blue eyes
They both went looking for the po-po-pope
Ooh lala
Charlene adored Dom Pérignon
'Bout as much she hated caviar
She sold a brooch from Cartier
And bought a racing car
Blablabla
Ooh lala
Come on, call me up
They say it's lonely at the top
But those girls are everywhere
I try to hide behind my smile
But they seem to know me by my s-s-s-tare
Ladida, ladida
Ooh lala
About this song
A-side of a single released in 1984. Also on the Seducing Down The Door compilation. A different version included on the Comes Alive album.
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