You're Gorgeous

Album: Ugly Beautiful (1996)
Charted: 3
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Songfacts®:

  • This is Babybird's (aka Stephen Jones) biggest hit and the track that he is best known for. However the song, which many understood to be a besotted love song, is frequently misinterpreted. Jones told The Sheffield Telegraph November 5, 2009: "I can't tell people how to interpret the song, but the song's actually about male photographers who want to use women to sell things using sex."

Comments: 3

  • Stupid Comment Of The Week Goes To You Wtfbabybird from Telford"wtf babybird" if you don't like the song why are you googling it, listening to it and watching the video. Clearly you love it.
  • Wtfbabybird from UkAwful song, why this became a hit is beyond me, the lyrics are about exploitation by an amateur pornographer, how is that funny?
  • Jamin from Wollongong, AustraliaThe verses are about amateur pornography and exploitation, contrasting the optimistic, cheerful lyrics of the chorus.
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