Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)
Peter Sarstedt
- words and music by Peter Sarstedt
- as recorded by Peter Sarstedt on his 1969 single (released April 5, 1969)
- peaked at #70 the week of May 10, 1969
You talk like Marlene Dietrich
And you dance like Zizi Jeanmaire
Your clothes are all made by Balmain
And there's diamonds and pearls in your hair, yes there are
You live in a fancy apartment
Off the Boulevard Saint-Michel
Where you keep your Rolling Stones records
And a friend of Sacha Distel, yes you do
But where do you go to my lovely
When you're alone in your bed
Tell me the thoughts that surround you
I want to look inside your head, yes I do
I've seen all your qualifications
You got from the Sorbonne
And the painting you stole from Picasso
Your loveliness goes on and on, yes it does
When you go on your summer vacation
You go to Juan-les-Pins
With your carefully designed topless swimsuit
You get an even suntan on your back and on your legs
And when the snow falls you're found in Saint Moritz
With the others of the jet-set
And you sip your Napoleon brandy
But you never get your lips wet, no you don't
But where do you go to my lovely
When you're alone in your bed
Won't you tell me the thoughts that surround you
I want to look inside your head, yes I do
Your name, it is heard in high places
You know the Aga Khan
He sent you a racehorse for Christmas
And you keep it just for fun, for a laugh a-ha-ha-ha
They say that when you get married
It'll be to a millionaire
But they don't realize where you came from
And I wonder if they really care, or give a damn
Where do you go to my lovely
When you're alone in your bed
Tell me the thoughts that surround you
I want to look inside your head, yes I do
I remember the back streets of Naples
Two children begging in rags
Both touched with a burning ambition
To shake off their lowly-born tags, so they try
So look into my face Marie-Claire
And remember just who you are
Then go and forget me forever
But I know you still bear the scar, deep inside, yes you do
I know where you go to my lovely
When you're alone in your bed
I know the thoughts that surround you
'Cause I can look inside your head
(na na-na-na na na-na-na na-na na na na na)
(na na-na-na na na-na-na na-na na na na na)
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Glossary:
Marlene Dietrich
- U.S. actress born in Berlin, Germany on December 27, 1901. She came
to the United States in 1930 and became a U.S. citizen in 1939.
Died May 6, 1992.
Zizi (Renee) Jeanmaire
- French dancer and actress. She played "Doro" in the 1952 made-for-TV
musical "Hans Christian Andersen" starring Danny Kaye, which was
choreographed by her husband, French dancer and choreographer,
Roland Petit.
Balmain
- French couturier Pierre Balmain (1914-1982).
Boulevard Saint-Michel
- a street in the Latin Quartier of Paris's Left Bank (south side of
the River Seine).
Sacha Distel
- jazz singer/guitarist born in Paris, France January 29, 1933.
Sorbonne
- college for theological studies at the University of Paris,
bequeathed by Robert de Sorbon around 1257. The name Sorbonne became
synonymous with the theological faculty of the university and later
with the university itself.
Juan-les-Pins
- Seaside resort on the coast of France between Cannes and Nice.
Saint Moritz
- popular winter tourist town on Lake Saint Moritz in eastern
Switzerland. Site of the Winter Olympics in 1928 and 1948.
Aga Khan
- spiritual leader, or imam, of the Ismaili sect of Shiite Muslims.
The present Aga Khan, (Aga Khan IV; real name Karim al-Hussain Shah;
born December 13, 1936), is known primarily for his business
interests, which include a thoroughbred-horse-breeding enterprise
begun by his grandfather.
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