Young Girl (Gary Puckett & The Union Gap song)
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"Young Girl" was a song performed by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
released in 1968. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100
and it reached #1 on the UK Singles chart and Cash Box. The song is sung from the point of view a man distressed to find out his lover is under an acceptable age.
In the UK, the recording enjoyed a second chart run in 1974, when it peaked at #6.
Gary Lewis and the Playboys released a version of the song on their 1968 album, Gary Lewis Now!
ABBA
singer Anni-Frid Lyngstad
(commonly known as Frida) recorded a Swedish-language version called "Jag är mig själv nu" (with Swedish lyrics by Marie Bergman) on her solo album, Frida Ensam
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Claude François
, French singer and composer, co-author of Comme d'habitude/My Way, adapted the song in French as Prends garde petite fille ('Young Girl, watch out!').
Danny Tanner sang this song in an episode of Full House
.
In the episode of Glee
titled "Ballad
," the song was used in a mash-up with "Don't Stand So Close to Me
" by The Police
. The lines Young girl, get out of my mind / My love for you is way out of line were changed to Young girl, you're out of your mind / Your love for me is way out of line.
English rapper Plan B makes a reference to the lyrics in his song "Charmaine" on his 2006 album, Who Needs Actions When You Got Words
.
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap was an American pop rock group operating in the late 1960s...
released in 1968. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
and it reached #1 on the UK Singles chart and Cash Box. The song is sung from the point of view a man distressed to find out his lover is under an acceptable age.
In the UK, the recording enjoyed a second chart run in 1974, when it peaked at #6.
Gary Lewis and the Playboys released a version of the song on their 1968 album, Gary Lewis Now!
ABBA
ABBA
ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog...
singer Anni-Frid Lyngstad
Anni-Frid Lyngstad
Anni-Frid Prinzessin Reuss von Plauen , is a Norwegian-born Swedish pop singer...
(commonly known as Frida) recorded a Swedish-language version called "Jag är mig själv nu" (with Swedish lyrics by Marie Bergman) on her solo album, Frida Ensam
Frida ensam
Frida ensam is a solo album by ABBA singer Anni-Frid Lyngstad. The album was produced by her fiancé, ABBA member Benny Andersson and was first released by Polar Music in 1975. It has since been re-released several times, most significantly in remastered form in 2005 with bonus tracks...
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Claude François
Claude François
Claude François was a French pop singer, songwriter and dancer. He wrote "Comme d'habitude," the original version of "My Way."-Early life:...
, French singer and composer, co-author of Comme d'habitude/My Way, adapted the song in French as Prends garde petite fille ('Young Girl, watch out!').
Danny Tanner sang this song in an episode of Full House
Full House
Full House is an American sitcom television series. Set in San Francisco, the show chronicles widowed father Danny Tanner, who, after the death of his wife, enlists his best friend Joey Gladstone and his brother-in-law Jesse Katsopolis to help raise his three daughters, D.J., Stephanie, and...
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In the episode of Glee
Glee (TV series)
Glee is an American musical comedy-drama television series that airs on Fox in the United States, and on GlobalTV in Canada. It focuses on the high school glee club New Directions competing on the show choir competition circuit, while its members deal with relationships, sexuality and social issues...
titled "Ballad
Ballad (Glee)
"Ballad" is the tenth episode of the American television series Glee. The episode premiered on the Fox network on November 18, 2009, and was written and directed by series creator Brad Falchuk. "Ballad" sees the glee club split into pairs to sing ballads to one another. Rachel is paired with club...
," the song was used in a mash-up with "Don't Stand So Close to Me
Don't Stand So Close to Me
"Don't Stand So Close to Me" is a 1980 song and hit single by the British rock band The Police. It concerns a schoolgirl's crush on her young teacher and the teacher's nervousness about the situation. The Police won the 1982 "Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal"...
" by The Police
The Police
The Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977. For the vast majority of their history, the band consisted of Sting , Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland...
. The lines Young girl, get out of my mind / My love for you is way out of line were changed to Young girl, you're out of your mind / Your love for me is way out of line.
English rapper Plan B makes a reference to the lyrics in his song "Charmaine" on his 2006 album, Who Needs Actions When You Got Words
Who Needs Actions When You Got Words
Who Needs Actions When You Got Words is the debut album from UK rapper Plan B.-Writing and recording:The title comes from a line in the Meat Puppets song Plateau, famously covered by Nirvana on their 1994 album MTV Unplugged in New York....
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