Dubious Song Lyrics #1 'Young Girl'

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This entire list, this entire genre of dubious lyrics was designed for 'Young Girl' by Gary Puckett and the Union Gap. Their name alone sounds dubious: Gary's unfortunate surname being so ripe for rhyming slang and 'The Union Gap', to me at least, sounds like the sinister moniker of a gang from 'A Clockwork Orange'.

The song itself is really quite clear in its inherent dubiousness - not much is left to interpretation: 'Young Girl, get out of my mind, my love for you is way out of line' Gary is clearly on dodgy territory. But the element that I've always found particularly audacious is the next line: 'Better run, girl, you're much too young girl.'

'Better run, girl'? Better run or what? Is Gary really admitting that his appetite for pre-pubescent girls is so all-consuming that her only chance is to 'run'? It's as though he's shifting the blame and the responsibility to her - 'look, love, I warned you. I told you you'd 'better run'. If you don't take that on board, I'm afraid I can't be responsible for my actions.'

As with The Beatles' 'Run For Your Life', this song really does speak for itself:

With all the charms of a woman

You've kept the secret of your youth
You led me to believe
You're old enough
To give me love
And now it hurts to know the truth, Oh,
Beneath your perfume and make-up
You're just a baby in disguise
And though you know
That it is wrong to be
Alone with me
That come on look is in your eyes, Oh,
So hurry home to your mama
I'm sure she wonders where you are
Get out of here
Before I have the time
To change my mind
'Cause I'm afraid we'll go too far, Oh,
Young girl

If they'd found stuff like this on Gary Glitter's hard-drive, he'd have been convicted a lot sooner. 

Now please endure the accompanying video, which, although they've clearly used a female actor who is 'old enough', even this is undermined by the sinister use of a baby doll, evoking even more disturbing images than were mustered by the song alone.

Enjoy, and have a happy new year!