Nellie McKay
Nellie McKay
Nellie McKay
Nellie McKay
Nellie McKay
Nellie McKay
Nellie McKay
Nellie McKay
Nellie McKay
Nellie McKay
Nellie McKay
Nellie McKay
Nellie McKay
Nellie McKay
Nellie McKay
Nellie McKay
Nellie McKay
Nellie McKay
“David” is the opening track on Nellie McKay’s debut album, Get Away from Me; it was also her debut single. The song finds McKay singing about the crush she has on the man who lives in the apartment next to hers.
An accompanying music video, directed by POM, was released to promote the song. It sho...
Look at you you're young
Havin' so much fun
Gonna be a star
Blah blah blah
And click there goes the phone
I don't wanna know
What my
Horoscope's predicting
Just pour me a drink
Cuz I need a kick
I don't wanna think
I just wanna sip
David don't you hear me at all
David won't you give me a call
Waitin' here not makin' a sound
David come around
Mister Bush, he says
I'm your president
I have lots to say
Hey hey hey
And click goes the remote
There you have my vote
Catchin' the next boat out of here
Just pour me a drink
Cuz I need a lie
I don't wanna think
I just wanna die
David don't you hear me at all
David don't you hear through the wall
Waitin' here not makin' a sound
David come around
Chaos pervades the world outside
Days offer spades of hurled outcries
Gone is the fair and five and dime
But he is there
He's so fine
Listen to her play
Has somethin' to say
Even has a rap
Clap clap clap
But click there goes the lid
Sorry 'bout the fib
I ain't got a grip on nothin'
Just pour me a drink
Right outta the can
I don't wanna think
I just want my man
David don't you hear me at all
David dear I'm just down the hall
Waitin' here not makin' a sound
David come around
David was written by Nellie McKay.
David was produced by Geoff Emerick.
McKay told ELLEgirl in 2004 that “I have a crush on my neighbor, David, so it’s impossible for me to go out unless I feel confident that I look good;” she also admitted that the experience was the catalyst for her writing the song.