Peaking a #5 in the UK charts and considered a comeback hit in its day after poor sales of Blur’s second album Modern Life Is Rubbish. It was named song of the year 1994 by NME and Melody Maker magazines.
The single’s cover art was taken from a condom wrapper, reflecting the song’s focus on sexual...
[Verse 1]
Streets like a jungle, so call the police
Following the herd down to Greece on holiday
Love in the '90s is paranoid
On sunny beaches, take your chances looking for
[Chorus]
Girls who want boys who like boys to be girls
Who do boys like they're girls who do girls like they're boys
Always should be someone you really love
[Verse 2]
Avoiding all work 'cause there's none available
Like battery thinkers, count your thoughts on one, two, three, four, five fingers
Nothing is wasted, only reproduced
You get nasty blisters, du bist sehr schön, but we haven't been introduced
[Chorus]
Girls who want boys who like boys to be girls
Who do boys like they're girls who do girls like they're boys
Always should be someone you really love
Girls who want boys who like boys to be girls
Who do boys like they're girls who do girls like they're boys
Always should be someone to really love
[Bridge]
Oh, oh, oh, oh-oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh-oh
[Chorus]
Looking for girls who want boys who like boys to be girls
Who do boys like they're girls who do girls like they're boys
Always should be someone you really love
Girls who want boys who like boys to be girls
Who do boys like they're girls who do girls like they're boys
Always should be someone to really love
Girls who want boys who like boys to be girls
Who do boys like they're girls who do girls like they're boys
Always should be someone you really love
Girls who want boys who like boys to be girls
Who do boys like they're girls who do girls like they're boys
Always should be someone to really love
[Bridge]
Oh, oh, oh, oh-oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh-oh
Blur released Girls & Boys (Live) on Fri Aug 02 2019.