Hey Little Girl - Dee Clark
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Dee Clark, 1959
Written by Otis Blackwell, Bobby Stevenson
This is an example of the unfortunately large number of early rock 'n' roll songs about young co-eds that the singer wants to date. "Hey, little girl in the high school sweater / Gee, but I'd like to know you better." Perhaps, you hope, the school girl in question is in college despite the sweater? "A-wearin' that crazy skin-tight skirt / And that crazy Ivy League shirt." So, maybe? Still pretty creepy. Over a Bo Diddley shuffling beat, Clark croons the lines in a playful, high tenor, making it easy to nod along rather than cringe at the content.
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