Primitive (song)
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"Primitive", a song
written and performed by singer Cyndi Lauper
, appeared on her third album A Night to Remember (1989). Lyrically it describes the physical reaction the body has to sexual tension or physical attraction to someone: "My heart starts pounding like a fist/I see you there and I just can't resist/You make me tremble like a jellyfish".
Dutch 3-track 12", includes "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" and "Insecurious". It was only released for a brief time in the Netherlands and is considered a rare collector's item that is often sold over the internet
for over one-hundred dollars.
band The Groupies was included on the Nuggets box set on Rhino Records as well as the Ear-Piercing Punk
compilation LP. This song was also covered by The Cramps
on their album Psychedelic Jungle
on IRS Records from 1981.
Song
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
written and performed by singer Cyndi Lauper
Cyndi Lauper
Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper is an American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist. She achieved success in the mid-1980s with the release of the album She's So Unusual and became the first female singer to have four top-five singles released from one album...
, appeared on her third album A Night to Remember (1989). Lyrically it describes the physical reaction the body has to sexual tension or physical attraction to someone: "My heart starts pounding like a fist/I see you there and I just can't resist/You make me tremble like a jellyfish".
Dutch 3-track 12", includes "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" and "Insecurious". It was only released for a brief time in the Netherlands and is considered a rare collector's item that is often sold over the internet
Internet
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for over one-hundred dollars.
Chart performance
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Colombian Singles Chart Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the... |
4 |
| Chile Chile Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far... an Singles Chart |
26 |
Other songs with this name
An earlier song by 1960s garage rockGarage rock
Garage rock is a raw form of rock and roll that was first popular in the United States and Canada from about 1963 to 1967. During the 1960s, it was not recognized as a separate music genre and had no specific name...
band The Groupies was included on the Nuggets box set on Rhino Records as well as the Ear-Piercing Punk
Ear-Piercing Punk
Ear-Piercing Punk is a compilation album issued in both LP and CD formats of obscure 1960s garage rock that was originally released on AIP Records in the late 1970s...
compilation LP. This song was also covered by The Cramps
The Cramps
The Cramps were an American rock band, formed in 1976 and active until 2009. The band split after the death of lead singer Lux Interior. Their line-up rotated much over their existence, with the husband and wife duo of Interior and lead guitarist Poison Ivy the only permanent members...
on their album Psychedelic Jungle
Psychedelic Jungle
Psychedelic Jungle! is the second LP by the American garage punk band The Cramps. It was released on IRS Records. It was engineered by Paul McKenna and recorded at in January 1981 at A&M Studios. It was self-produced by The Cramps...
on IRS Records from 1981.