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[CRAZY-HORSE]

THE POLICE  "outlandos d'amour" cd/vinyl  1978

their debut of five...
a decent punk edge to most of the tracks,
a hint of the psuedo ska/reggae of their latter material also...
title loosely translated means "outlaws of love"....
almost conceptual in terms of theme with the title being it...
songs range from being in love, losing love, unrequited love, even love with a blow-up doll (of all things!)...
contains the two big hits "roxanne" and "cant stand losing you"...
album is their lowest seller but still clocks in at over 6 million physical sales to date!...
the album ranks as my second favorite by the band ranking a high 2.6
I LOVE THIS ALBUM

not sure if its my favorite but its an interesting song about love for a blow-up doll:






Won't you be my girl
Won't you be my girl
Won't you be my, be my
Be my girl....


I was blue and lonely
I couldn't sleep a wink
And I could only get unconscious
If I'd had to much to drink.

There was somehow, something wrong somewhere
And each day seemed grey and dead
The seeds of desperation
Were growing in my head.

I needed inspiration
A brand new start in life
Somewhere to place affection
But I didn't want a wife.

And then by lucky chance I saw
In a special magazine
An ad that was unusual
The like I'd never seen.

"Experience something different
With our new imported toy
She's loving, warm, inflatible
And a guarantee of joy".

She came all wrapped in cardboard
All pink and shrivelled down
A breath of air was all she needed
To make her lose that frown.

I took her to the bedroom
And pumped her with some life
And later in a moment
That girl became my wife.

And so I sit her in the corner
And sometimes stroke her hair
And when I'm feeling naughty
I blow her up with air.

She's cuddly and she's bouncy
She's like a rubber ball
I bounce her in the kitchen
And I bounce her in the hall.

And now my life is different
Since Sally came my way
I wake up in the morning
And have her on a tray.

She's everything they say she was
And I wear a permanent grin
And I only have to worry
In case my girl wears thin.

Won't you be my girl
Won't you be my girl
Won't you be my, be my
Be my girl