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Sexy Suzy | |
Verse 1: | |
Suzy fell asleep one night
Looking in the mirror
Her reflection showed she had a box
When her boyfriend saw her | |
Transition: | |
Oh, boyfriend, she said, | |
Chorus: | |
Oh Sexy Suzy,
Oh Sexy Suzy,
Oh Sexy Suzy,
Oh Sexy Suzy, |
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Verse 2: | |
We'll see about that, her boyfriend said.
In the morning boyfriend thought
For breakfast boyfriend had toast,
I'm sorry for doubting you, | |
Chorus Repeats. |
Credits
Words and Music: Eve Astrid Andersson
Voice and keyboards: Eve Astrid Andersson
Recording, Editing and Re-Mixing: Aurelius Prochazka
© Eve Astrid Andersson. All rights reserved.
You may duplicate this freely for non-profit purposes, as long as due credit is given. Please ask the author's permission before duplicating for any commercial purposes. Thanks.
A lot of gratitude goes to Aurelius Prochazka for all his work in producing this recording. Thanks to John Green for his drunken words of support during the recording process.
The story behind the song
Late one night in summer 1995 I was sitting at Denny's, writing, and my right hand became very tired. I thought, if I were to train myself to be able to write with my left hand too, I would be much more productive. Then I started thinking of other ways to make myself more productive. I could experiment to find the sleeping schedule, the nutrition, the balance between physical and mental activity, etc. to maximize my ability to do certain kinds of work. I could become like a human computer! [Of course I quickly realized that I wouldn't want to become this human computer. I (like many people) am guilty of overemphasizing the importance of productivity. But what is the point of having the creativity and the emotions of a human if we are going to work like machines? Not that there's a point to life anyway, but we might as well enjoy these unique characteristics.]
Anyway, a few days later when I happened to think up a cute melody, I had "human computers" on my mind. I was in a silly mood, and the words to Sexy Suzy just came to me without having to think about them.
Addendum (2009): I did end up training myself to write with my left hand, and it has made me more productive.
- Eve