Monday 18 August 2008

The Shaggs - You're Something Special to Me

The Shaggs were an American all-female rock group formed in Fremont, New Hampshire in 1968. The band was composed of sisters Dorothy "Dot" Wiggin (vocals/lead guitar), Betty Wiggin (vocals/rhythm guitar), Helen Wiggin (drums), and later Rachel Wiggin (bass).

The conceptual beginning of The Shaggs came from Austin Wiggin, Jr.'s mother. During Austin's youth she had predicted during a palmreading that he would marry a strawberry blonde woman, that he would have two sons after she had died, and that his daughters would form a popular music group. The first two predictions came true, so Austin set about making the third come true. Austin withdrew his daughters from school, bought them instruments, and arranged for them to receive music and vocal lessons.

- wikipedia



Lyrics are incomplete... I couldn't figure them all out, so if you want to have a go, be my guest!



you're something special to me
though others think you're not so grand
I still say you're quite the man

oh you're something special to me
when I hear your voice I know
you're the one that makes me go:
"you're something special to me"

when I see your face it shows
there's no place I'd rather go
than to be with you, so
you're something special to me

when you smile at me my ???
you make me see how happy I can be
you're something special to me

please don't speak unkind words to me
that would make me unhappy

how I want to tell you what you mean to me
I think you're the greatest guy I've ever seen

you're something special to me
oh, you're something special to me

8 comments:

fancy nancy said...

I think the second line is actually "Though others think you're not so bad" but her voice is very tricky...

fancy nancy said...

when you smile at me my face bleeds (lol)

val said...

oooh, thank you, I didn't hear it that way...now I think it's "though other think you're not so grand."

haha, the face thing...hardcore!

Unknown said...

"when you smile at me my face gleams" ?

Anonymous said...

Let's just pretend that she's saying bleed.

ariel said...

I think she is saying "baby sweet"

Anonymous said...

when you smile at me my face grins :)

Scot Colford said...

This is what I ended up with:

You're something special to me (two, three, four)
Though others think you're not so grand
I still say you're quite the man

OHHHH!

You're something special to me (two, three, four)
When I hear your voice I know
You're the one that makes me go:

"You're something special to me" (two, three, four)
When I see your face it shows
There's no place I'd rather go
Than to be with you

SOOOOO,

You're something special to me (two, three, four)
When you smile at me my face gleams
You make me see how happy I can be

You're something special to me (two, three, four)
(Hup! Two, three, four)
Please don't speak unkind words to me
That would make me unhappy

You're something special to me (two, three, four)
(Hup! Two, three, four)
I want to tell you what you mean to me
I think you're the greatest guy I've ever seen

You're something special to me (two, three, four)
You're something special to me (two, three, four)
OHHHH!
You're something special toooooooooo me!

(Hup! Two, three, four)

[TWANG!]