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The Stranglers — Strange Little Girl
Album: Greatest Hits
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Released: 1982
Length: 2:37
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One day you see a strange little girl look at you
One day you see a strange little girl feeling blue

She'd run to the town one day
Leaving home and the country fair
Just beware
When you're there
Strange little girl

She didn't know how to live in a town that was rough
It didn't take long before she knew she'd had enough
Walking home in her wrapped up world
She survived but she's feeling old
And she found all things cold

Strange little girl
Where are you going?
Strange little girl
Where are you going?
Do you know where you could be going?

Walking home in her wrapped up world
She survived but she's feeling old
'Cause she found all things cold

Strange little girl
Where are you going?
Strange little girl
Where are you going?
Do you know where you could be going?

Strange little girl
Where are you going?
Strange little girl
Where are you going?
Do you know where you could be going?
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 TallCreative1 wrote:

Stranglers -- Ahead of their time and under-appreciated.



You said it! Anything from them starts at the top.
Love this band.  Truly one of a kind.  Skin Deep is epic, gives me chills.  
Strange πŸ€” little girl πŸ‘§πŸ» 🀨 ?!
Not my fav Strangera. But want more of this band
The Stranglers are certainly a band that can take one on an interesting musical journey.  It's a quite fun listen to follow their discography.
good lord - I live Tori but the stranglers did this 20 years before she covered it… I am old
Love the Tori Amos cover of this too!
Stranglers -- Ahead of their time and under-appreciated.
Bowie-esque.   Is that a word?  It should be.
 Michaeljcovel wrote:
Oh,  this is cool and more mellow than Tori's hard cover of this.    I heard the cover before the original.


Me too.  If nothing else, that covers record put the Stranglers on my radar. I've come to appreciate them over the years.
I always thought this was a Tori Amos original...had NO IDEA! And The Stranglers I know are a lot harder than this! (I'm thinking Rattus Norvegicus - Peaches!)

Much respect to The Stranglers!
Agree with some of the comments here about how great their catalogue is - definitely prefer their early stuff (No More Heroes, Get A Grip On Yourself, Something Better Change, Peaches, Bear Cage - and of course Waltzinblack 😁) but still, this is good πŸ‘
Man, these guys produced some pretty great music...always happy to hear them...
 eileenomurphy wrote:

R.I.P. Dave Greenfield! ....another COVID-19 victim!



People who only know the Stranglers songs on the RP-playlist must think they are a soft pop band. I would like to hear some of their early work.
R.I.P. Dave Greenfield! ....another COVID-19 victim!
anything by the Stranglers gets an automatic 8, with the option to upgrade in the future...
 Isabeau wrote:
 She survived but she's feeling old.
'Cause she found all things cold.
Strange little girl,
Where are you going?
Strange little girl,
Where are you going?
Do you know where you could be going?

- Peaceful and grateful, 62 year old woman, with a little girl inside curious about the next phase in life. 
 
I appreciate the view into another person' perspective on something as profound s this.
Rattus Norvegicus casette opened my ears to this band so many years back!
 Michaeljcovel wrote:
Oh,  this is cool and more mellow than Tori's hard cover of this.    I heard the cover before the original.
 
I too am more familiar with Tori's cover than the Strangler's version which I am hearing for the first time here on RP. Have to say I like both...
Oh,  this is cool and more mellow than Tori's hard cover of this.    I heard the cover before the original.
 stunix wrote:
One of my all time fav songs.   A shame they didn't play it when I saw them live a few years back.  Im still a firm fan thou and GB was my first single.

 
That's because Hugh Cornwell went solo and he plays this in his own gigs (presumably because he wrote it) with his son and daughter also in the band.

Saw him play this when he opened for Blondie a few years back.

I used to like this song mostly for the hook, but this time I realized that the rest of the song is actually the best, most beautiful part.
Not their best work I must say. Solid 8 though.
on sale now at Licorice Pizza
One of my all time fav songs.   A shame they didn't play it when I saw them live a few years back.  Im still a firm fan thou and GB was my first single.
 drews wrote:

BUTT-load of coffee? CRAP-accino anyone?

   

Good for the guts apparently....Coffee Enema by Dr. Hiromi Shinya

https://firwellness.blogspot.com/2009/11/coffee-enema-by-dr-hiromi-shinya.html
 

The Japanese have an amazing knack for turning a minor pleasure into an extreme fetish...
I love this song every time I hear it. So many memories (fond ones) associated with this version.

I have to admit, I like Tori's version as well...but a very different vibe.

And Golden Brown...LOVE THAT SONG.

Good stuff...this is TGIF music for me.

Thanks, Bill! 

 joyjoy wrote:
This is the first time I've heard the original...Quite a difference from Tori. It's like waking up at 4am vs. waking up at 4 am to a buttload of coffee.
 
BUTT-load of coffee? CRAP-accino anyone?

   

Good for the guts apparently....Coffee Enema by Dr. Hiromi Shinya

https://firwellness.blogspot.com/2009/11/coffee-enema-by-dr-hiromi-shinya.html
 Tim_in_N_FL wrote:
Wow. I thought this was some solo Robert Plant stuff I'd never heard before. Nice!
 
Agreed! With Robert Plant singing in a proper British voice, rather than in that weird mid-Atlantic drawl he championed with Led Zepp


Wow. I thought this was some solo Robert Plant stuff I'd never heard before. Nice!
Yah, That's what I am talking about!
 vandal wrote:
I love this - it always reminds me of Roxy Music. . .
 
Just thinking the same thing

 Thistle wrote:
Never really realized how influenced this band is by The Kinks
+ Supertramp??

I love this - it always reminds me of Roxy Music. . .
 ick wrote:
Ah... the smooth, dulcet sounds of the Stranglers!
"Only they could mention Shelley's poem Ozymandias in the song Ugly while complaining that 'an ugly fart attracts a good looking chick if he's got money.'" - punk77.co.uk Strangely mellow music for a band that was pretty violent from what I have read.
 
They had their share of mellow tunes, especially by the early 1980's.  It would be nice to hear "No Mercy" as well.

 ThePoose wrote:
PLEASE PLAY Life Shows No Mercy by The Stranglers SOON!
 

What you said, ThePoose!
 jagdriver wrote:

Or how 'bout following this up with the Doors' You're Lost Little Girl.

 
Or Stray Cat Blues.
Never really realized how influenced this band is by The Kinks
 NanMac wrote:
Please play "Walk On By" some time.
 
Or how 'bout following this up with the Doors' You're Lost Little Girl.

Ah... the smooth, dulcet sounds of the Stranglers! "Only they could mention Shelley's poem Ozymandias in the song Ugly while complaining that 'an ugly fart attracts a good looking chick if he's got money.'" - punk77.co.uk Strangely mellow music for a band that was pretty violent from what I have read.
Sounds so good...May have to buy it !

Please play "Walk On By" some time.
i was gettin something outta the fridge, and for a minute i thought this was some robert plant solo stuff i'd never heard before
This is the first time I've heard the original...Quite a difference from Tori. It's like waking up at 4am vs. waking up at 4 am to a buttload of coffee.
stubbsz wrote:
... I haven't heard Tori's version but I'll go look for it so I can be more open minded... I want to see if she can do something that doesn't bug me.
Do so, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. The guitars are pretty ferocious, great energy. I heard Tori's version first and this seems slow and tame to me in comparison.
This version is how it is suppose to be. Tori= Can not and did not make it better.
rtkmusic wrote:
wow! one of the most under-appreciated bands from the punk explosion...
Under-appreciated implies that there's merit here that was missed by most...
Ah, The Stranglers... never get enough of The Stranglers!
Hey! Didn't Tommy Bolin do this tune also?
hey thanks, i've never heard any version other than Tori's cover!
wow, my personal collection ad RP are becoming indistinguishable.
IMO: Tori's version kicks the crap out of this one. But , this IS the first time I've heard the original... Hers just has more drive and ferocity behind it.
LorraineV1 wrote:
Must not have listened to much of Tori's stuff if you feel this way.
I bet he has. I've noticed that a lot of males are unable to appreciate Tori and I count myself in that band of brothers... not being sexist here, I'm a fan of nummerous female artists but Tori just doesn't register with a lot of guys... they hear this annoying tinkling and creepy voice and nothing else. This is a great song and I haven't heard Tori's version but I'll go look for it so I can be more open minded... I want to see if she can do something that doesn't bug me.
Must not have listened to much of Tori's stuff if you feel this way. beelzebubba wrote:
Well I guess everyone has their own tastes. I would rather have my finger nails ripped out and then have my fingers emersed in saltwater than listen to anything by Tori Amos
wow! one of the most under-appreciated bands from the punk explosion...
Alpine wrote:
Did I hear Tommy Bolin?
He was dead by the time the Stranglers were going. He was great, just spent four hours cleaning the garage and jamming Tommy Bolin's boxed set.
Did I hear Tommy Bolin?
Strangled Little Girl...
dewinter wrote:
God- Tori Amos' version of this song is SO much better.
I had never heard the original before, so I agree. I'm sure if I had heard this one first, I would like it better... We fear change.
now i have someone else to blame for this song
beelzebubba wrote:
Well I guess everyone has their own tastes. I would rather have my finger nails ripped out and then have my fingers emersed in saltwater than listen to anything by Tori Amos
Amen brother!!
mrrmt wrote:
i like this and it makes me appreciate tori's version more.
Heh ... when this started I thought, sheesh who's makin' a mess of Tori's tune? And yes I know it's not 'hers'.
PLEASE PLAY Life Shows No Mercy by The Stranglers SOON!
i like this and it makes me appreciate tori's version more.
dewinter wrote:
God- Tori Amos' version of this song is SO much better.
Agree...
dewinter wrote:
God- Tori Amos' version of this song is SO much better.
Well I guess everyone has their own tastes. I would rather have my finger nails ripped out and then have my fingers emersed in saltwater than listen to anything by Tori Amos
dewinter wrote:
God- Tori Amos' version of this song is SO much better.
My thoughts exactly.
God- Tori Amos' version of this song is SO much better.
Beastie wrote:
Doesn't this guy' voice sound like Robert PLant?
Consider, if you will, that Led Zep was formed in 1968 and the Stranglers in 1974. Not exactly worlds apart. To your point, yep, Bob's all over this one. But I like this one better.
Beastie wrote:
Doesn't this guy' voice sound like Robert PLant?
Couldn't quite hear this song because I was a bit away from the speakers, but when I got to my computer I wanted to look up the name of this "Robert Plant" song, thinking it must be off the new album... only to find it's the Stranglers!
Beastie wrote:
Doesn't this guy' voice sound like Robert PLant?
I thought the same at first... then it sortta morphed into some Bowie / Robyn Hitchcock blend... then sortta faded into, well, crap.
Golden Brown is an amazing song! timeless IMHO... what can I say, I love the album Feline
Beastie wrote:
Doesn't this guy' voice sound like Robert PLant?
definitely. That's why I'm posting... I had to check.
PattonFever wrote:
better than that dastardly 'golden brown' mess.
Sorry, but I like "Golden Brown" better.
better than that dastardly 'golden brown' mess.
Doesn't this guy' voice sound like Robert PLant?
8)
works for me, in a simplistic high school pop sort of way much better than the tori amos attempt