@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
Doing alright
A little jiving on a Saturday night
And come what may
Gonna dance the day away
Jenny was sweet
She always smiled for the people she'd meet
On trouble and strife
She had another way of looking at life
The news is blue (the news is blue)
Has its own way to get to you (ooh)
What can I do (what can I do?)
I'll not remember my time with you
Pick up your feet
You've got to move to the trick of the beat
There is no elite
Just take your place in the driver's seat
Driver's seat, ooh
Driver's seat, yeah
We're doing alright (ooh)
A little jiving on a Saturday night (yeah)
And come what may (ooh)
Gonna dance the day away (yeah)
Driver's seat, ooh
Driver's seat, yeah
Jenny was sweet (ooh)
There is no elite (yeah)
Pick up your feet (ooh)
Pick up, pick up (yeah)
Pick up your feet (ooh)
Gonna dance the day away (yeah)
Driver's seat, ooh
Driver's seat, yeah
Driver's seat, ooh
Driver's seat, yeah
Yeah
Driver's seat
A little jiving on a Saturday night
And come what may
Gonna dance the day away
Jenny was sweet
She always smiled for the people she'd meet
On trouble and strife
She had another way of looking at life
The news is blue (the news is blue)
Has its own way to get to you (ooh)
What can I do (what can I do?)
I'll not remember my time with you
Pick up your feet
You've got to move to the trick of the beat
There is no elite
Just take your place in the driver's seat
Driver's seat, ooh
Driver's seat, yeah
We're doing alright (ooh)
A little jiving on a Saturday night (yeah)
And come what may (ooh)
Gonna dance the day away (yeah)
Driver's seat, ooh
Driver's seat, yeah
Jenny was sweet (ooh)
There is no elite (yeah)
Pick up your feet (ooh)
Pick up, pick up (yeah)
Pick up your feet (ooh)
Gonna dance the day away (yeah)
Driver's seat, ooh
Driver's seat, yeah
Driver's seat, ooh
Driver's seat, yeah
Yeah
Driver's seat
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@Josega Paul, This is one of the great songs of the era and I mean "great." The beat, instrumentals, vocalizing--- and your seemingly nonchalant delivery of the heart-wrenching lyrics make this a classic song. This is a perfect work, the rival of any by far more famous artists. Whoever made the video deserves credit, as well: it perfectly captures all the song's emotions and nuances.
@Jorasar Wow, Paul, you signed in here and clarified the meaning of your song. Thanks for signing your name in all caps -- I might have missed it otherwise.
Just updated the lyrics to an exact copy of the liner notes from the 1978 LP release of fickle heart.
How come nobody has left a comment for this great song? A 1 hit wonder but still a classic. Everytime i hear it, I think Boogie Nights .. heh.
Damn, this song is good! Brings back great memories. If you're going to be a one-hit-wonder, you might as well have a song like this.
Song about a guy who sneaks into parked cars to sniff the drivers seat.
Definitly a classic...I love the intro.
I'm not quite sure of the meaning - but I think Jenny may be a prostitute ('always smiled for the people') who gets into trouble, maybe pregnant ('the news is blue' perhaps?) or it even could be into porn itself 'blue movies - seen as it was in Boogie Nights? I think she tries to either get away, hence the drivers seat, or maybe gets in the drivers seat to commit suicide? It's a dark interpretation, but hey!
I don't know if there is a correction tool, but the third verse is wrong and should read as below:
The news is blue (the news is blue) Had its own way of getting to you What can I do (what can I do) I'll never remember my time with you?
It took me awhile to find this song on here, I love this song! Such a classic and groovy song, please, don't let anyone do a cover of it, this is such an original classic and way too too good for that!!!!!
This Song is on the Top Gear CD and is fantastic. I think it is also meeting up with soem friends to go 'jiving' on a Saturday night, but then he sses someone called Jenny and has a one night stand with her? But falls in love, sad aboiut the fact he has to leave her, but the drivers seat I think reflects on the Driver ' steering' his life and the new opportunities? Not bad for a 16 year old writing this, eh? lol
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