The Freshman Experiment

At long last Brian found the lost “Pretty Girl Blues” footage. I am probably more excited about this than you are because I heard the song and it has been stuck in my head ever since. I love this song. I think it’s so much fun. You should most definitely try humming it to yourself when you’re walking around campus or New York City or wherever it is that you walk. I think I’m exaggerating when I say you will feel prettier.

In the video, Natalie Weiss (recent Penn State grad whom you might recognize from her sillygood YouTube videos where she sings her face off) and I sing the first half of the song. Brian was having some difficulty with the bridge at the time, so we couldn’t sing the whole thing. Keep in mind, that she arrived at Brian’s house, learned 2 other songs, recorded a song, and then learned this one. We made up some harmonies on the spot and sang it immediately.

There is no sheet music. The girl just happens to be a musician too.

Enjoy!

I look so fine that no one likes to walk with me.
My hair’s so poker straight I go to clubs for free.
But when I get inside there’s not a girl as pretty.
No one understands my plight in this whole damn city.

I got a new haircut, new dress, a pair new shoes.
I got an attitude that might be rude but that’s how I cruise.
I got a palpitating heart in my itty bitty chest
So I’m the best dressed whose got the pretty girl blues.

I’m not complaining ’bout the fringe benefits
I’m stuck with this dilemma cuz the Prada shoe fits.
I know I know I know I got a good thing going.
But up here on my pedestal it’s not so easy knowing.

I got a new haircut, new dress, a pair new shoes.
I got an attitude that might be rude but that’s how I cruise.
I got a palpitating heart in my itty bitty chest
So I’m the one who’s getting lonely feeling she’s the only one
whose got the pretty girl blues.