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| Beautiful You
(Springfield) Met her on a Monday I probably should have stayed in bed Cupid came to stay and he set up shop inside my head Beautiful You You don't have a clue You star in the story of my life Beautiful You, Beautiful You You took me down on my own knife Bareback, my black Bloody celebration day On your body thank god I never had the nerve to say Beautiful You You don't have a clue You starred in the story of my life Beautiful You, Beautiful You You took me down on my own knife And you make me feel... But I thought it was real Beautiful You, Beautiful You It feel like a Sunday I think I'll just stay in bed Beautiful You You don't have a clue You star in the story of my life Beautiful You, Beautiful You You took me down on my own knife Beautiful you You don't have a clue You are the writer in my head Beautiful You, Beautiful You You took me down on my bed It feels like a Monday I think I'll just stay in bed (total playing time 2:57) Song Facts: This can be found on shock/denial/anger/acceptance Rick says: It's about a relationship where you give more than you get, it doesn't stop you from loving the person any less, but it sure makes for a lot of angst. It's definitely a love song that has a lot of energy to it. - KKMJ Magic 95.5, Austin, TX Also: ...regarding a relationship where you
More Reviews To be honest, this is definitely not my favorite or even one of my favorites on the CD---The only part of the song I really like is the way he ends it---just abruptly--I think that sounds cool. But the words I don't get much from --and the chorus, I don't really like the way it sounds---I do love the term "you took me down on my own knife"- --the only thing I can figure maybe he is meaning by that is that his lusting and inspiration he is obtaining from someone, some thing?, that is unaware they affect him that way---his "own knife" being others lusting and taking inspiration from him as he is unaware of so many who do that. My biggest feeling about this song is that it starts out great, I like the melody and the feel of the verses. The chorus belongs to a different song. This is two half songs welded together. I wish he would have expanded the first part of the song into a full song. :(
One of the first things that I notice with this song is how it comes full circle. The song starts off on Monday and ends on Monday, but the ending Monday isn't the same as the beginning Monday. (I haven't read anyone's review regarding this song, sorry if I repeat something somebody has said already). On the first Monday he contemplates the thought of staying in bed, "Met her on a Monday, I probably should have stayed in bed" and by the end of the full week, he's saying "Feels like a Monday I think I'll just stay in bed". It's a lot of regret (is that a category?), you know, we have all met people at one time or another and just wished we had never met them! I am going to with denial on this one. |
Fan Reviews
This is your classic infatuation song, isn't it? I think of it as that fixation you get on someone that you've met (or seen somewhere). You know... It's that thing that a lot of us did as teens over a certain rock star dude. He says that he'll just stay in bed. That reinforces for me that infatuation, let me dream about you- thing. "You are the story of my life" is like the feeling that someone you don't really even know can influence where you want to go or who you want to be. Or it could mean that you just think about that person an awful lot. Sounds pretty unstable, doesn't it? Well, it isn't as long you don't live in that state. This is my favorite song on s/d/a/a. There, I've said it in writing so I've committed myself. However, I don't think I'll be changing my mind on this one. There is so much that I like about this song, that I could gush about it for hours. I'll try to hit the high points here, and not make this a novella so boring you'll never read another thing written by me again.
It's hard to know where to begin, so I'm starting with the beginning. :-) The music starts up, and right away I want to clap. Perhaps stand up and clap. Maybe sway along with the beat, it catches me that fast. I've already got a smile on my face. Rick's voice comes in, "Met her on a Monday, I probably should have stayed in bed" Right away, my interest is piqued. I hate Mondays too. I probably should have stayed in bed is my Monday morning motto. I want to know more. "But cupid came to stay and he set up shop inside my head" I'm such a sucker for a good ol' fashioned love song, especially one with a good beat you can dance to. By the time the chorus kicks in, I'm chiming in at the end. My "you's" sound like I'm a hound dog. After about my thousandth time listening to this song, I realize I like it so much because it could be me singing this to Rick. "Beautiful You, you don't have a clue - you star in the story of my life. Beautiful You - you are the writer in my head" I've already stated time and time again how I could not imagine my life today without Rick Springfield woven throughout it. I've also stated many times that the reason I stayed a Rick Springfield fan was that his music always spoke to my heart in a way I couldn't explain, even back when he was just my "teen idol". I listen to his music and I think, "Yeah, I agree." He just says it better than me. This song reminds me of Jessie's Girl in it's simplicity. Jessie's Girl was not a lyrical masterpiece, yet it's the song that lured me in. The same can be said for this one. He's not really saying a whole lot here, and yet I feel that he doesn't really need to. Sometimes music is just meant to be fun in my opinion. I don't care why he wrote it, or whom he's referring to or what he actually means by "bare back my black bloody celebration day" (he changed that part and it STILL doesn't make sense). For the record I will chime in that I feel that the phrase "Beautiful You, you don't have a clue" stems from all those beautiful people that people tell them all the time that they are pretty but they don't believe it. We all think that there is something ugly about ourselves, and I think this is Rick's way of saying "You" as in a collective You - are beautiful. I could have used this song as a teen, however I'm glad I got it now. Watching Rick perform this one live also gives me a little kick. He gets this little bounce going when the first chorus kicks in, and I just love watching him sing this one. Next time you're at a show and this one starts up, check out his feet - I'm not lying there's some Tigger-ing going on. I may have to add to this review in the future if and when I get to see the video for this one, but boy I hope there's some bouncing going on in it. I was also hoping for some live footage, because not only do we have Rick bouncing up in the front, but the rest of the band singing backup on the "You's" with all their mouths in little O's is quite cute also. I'm sure they're not going for cute, but it is what it is. :-) This is one of the few songs that I can remember where I had an opinion as to what I thought the song was about and changed my mind based on what I read from others. Originally, I was thinking that "beautiful you, you don't have a clue" was referring to she didn't have a clue she was beautiful. I thought "you took me down on my own knife" meant that she cheated on him, after he cheated on her. Now I do think that maybe the "you don't have a clue" means she doesn't have a clue that she's that much a part of his thoughts and the "took me down on my own knife" could possibly mean he's his own worst enemy within his obsession.
This song has grown on me more and more. I think the best line in the song is "you took me down on my own knife". It'll be interesting to see what happens to the lyrics once this isn't the single anymore, whether they stay the same, or go back to being sung the right way. I have never read Rick's notes regarding any of his songs, I don't want to be swayed, I want to create my opinion and later find out I am totally wrong. LOL! When I heard "Beautiful You", I see that Rick referenced a "her" in the song. The first thing that came to mind was that this was not an actual female, but a "thing". For example, a gig, a contract, or something that made an impact on his life. As sailors refer to their boats as females, I felt that he encountered something that was a good thing because he refers to it "you don't have a clue, you star in the story of my life", hence a gig, a contract or whatever it was. But I feel the gig, contract or whatever went bad because he says "I think I'll just stay in bed" and I know whenever something bad happens I like to just stay in bed. | |
