I Got a Girl
Tripping Daisy
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I got a girl who lives with me I got a girl she smells so sweetly I got a girl she loves her dog I got a girl I love her dog too! I got a girl who stares in the mirror I got a girl who blames it on her period I got a girl she is so right I got a girl she's my guiding light Well I know I need I feel we're going higher and higher Well I know I need I feel we're going higher and higher I got a girl who loves good soul I got a girl who dances to disco I got a girl who wears cool shoes I got a girl who wears them in the nude! I got a girl who speaks her mind I got a girl she'll argue anytime I got a girl she is so small I got a girl she'll knock down any wall Well I know, I need, I feel we're going higher and higher Well I know, I need, I feel we're going higher and higher Get a load of this she's always bitching at me when I'm feeling down, Asking questions with her little frown, I can't take much much more of this, I'm out Get a load of this she's always bitching at me when I'm feeling down, Asking questions with her little frown, I can't take much much more of this , I'm out I got a girl I love to kiss I got a girl I never want to miss I got a girl who's my best friend I got a girl that won't even hold my hand I got a girl that makes me laugh I got a girl I'll make her laugh too I got a girl she has girlfriends I got a girl I like her girlfriends! Well I know, I need, I feel we're going higher and higher Well I know, I need, I feel we're going higher and higher I got a girl I got a girl I got a girl And she's got a guy
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Written by: BRYAN C WAKELAND, MARK CHRISTOHER PIRRO, TIM NEWTON DELAUGHTER, WES JOSEPH BERGGREN
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11 facts about this song
Genre Classification"I Got a Girl" by Tripping Daisy falls under the alternative rock genre.
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Album InformationThe song is from the band's second studio album, "I Am An Elastic Firecracker", released in 1995.
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Chart Performance"I Got a Girl" became the band's most popular song and even reached number 6 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart in 1995.
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Band OriginTripping Daisy was an American rock band formed in Dallas, Texas, USA.
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InfluenceThis song and its album are considered to be part of the second wave of psychedelic music, often labelled as neo-psychedelia.
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Song ThemeWhile it may seem like a standard love song on the surface, TIM DeLaughter (lead vocalist) has hinted in interviews that the song is about something more profound; it's about the universal truth of love and how love can bring about radical transformations.
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Music VideoThe music video for "I Got a Girl" is just as trippy as you might expect from a neo-psychedelic band.
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Band's EndTragically, the band's guitarist, Wes Berggren, passed away from a drug overdose in 1999, effectively ending the band's journey.
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Song CoverThe song was covered by the alternative rock band Crush, adding their unique touch to the original.
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Pop Culture"I Got a Girl" was featured in an episode of the popular 90s television show “Beavis and Butt-Head."
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Lead Vocalist’s Future SuccessEven after the end of Tripping Daisy, DeLaughter continued to make music and ended up forming the Grammy-nominated alternative rock band, The Polyphonic Spree.
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