Transcribed by Mark Dorset

Lalala lalalala, / lalalala lalalalala, / lalala lalalala, / lalalala lalalalala. /

All of his friends have been wondering / why he spent so long with her; / he's so dark and moody, / she is his sunshine girl. /

Lalala lalalala, / lalalala lalalalala, / lalala lalalala, / lalalala lalalalala. /

In the bed where they make love / she's in a film on the sheets. / He shows dreams like a movie, / she's the softness of cinema seats. /

Lalala lalalala, / lalalala lalalalala, / lalala lalalala, / lalalala lalalalala. /

He sees all of the girls / like Demi Moore as she sighs. / Dreams come true as he holds her, / `til the X's come up in her eyes. /

Lalala lalalala, / lalalala lalalalala, / lalala lalalala, / lalalala lalalalala. /

Like roses grow in a churchyard, / her skin as white as the milk, / Just like a Sherpa Tensing / under a Manilla silk. /

Lalala lalalala, / lalalala lalalalala, / lalala lalalala, / lalalala lalalalala. / Lalala lalalala, / lalalala lalalalala, / lalala lalalala, / lalalala lalalalala. / Lalala lalalala, / lalalala lalalalala...

Credits

Composition:

• Bob Stanley
• Pete Wiggs

Vocals:

• Sarah Cracknell

Backing vocals:

• Debsey Wykes
• Siobhan Brookes

References

Demi Moore is a Hollywood film star, of course.

The name of the lemonentry mix relates to the punchline of a joke involving a bent over Sherlock Holmes, a confused Doctor Watson, and a bottle of Jif lemon juice. I'll leave the details to your over-active imaginations.

Trivia

Here's the band talking about the track, shamelessly pinched from Melody Maker:

Pete:
Spanish folk. We wrote it so we could go to Spain for the video. It kind of annoys me, actually. It was potentially brilliant, but we stuck a little rigidly to our folk idea. I remember doing it on Top Of The Pops and having serious doubts. A bit of a failure.

Versions and sources

Pale Movie

• Indie Top Twenty Volume 19 [CD]
• Fairytales From Saint Etienne compilation album [ CD (Japan)]
• Pale Movie single [vinyl seven inch]
• Pale Movie single [vinyl twelve inch]
• Pale Movie single [CD]
• Pale Movie single [cassette]
• Pale Movie single [CD (US)]
• Smash The System compilation album [double CD]
• Tiger Bay album [vinyl twelve inch]
• Tiger Bay album [CD]
• Tiger Bay album [cassette]
• Tiger Bay album [CD (US, Canada and Australia)]
• Tiger Bay album [cassette (US and Canada)]
• Tiger Bay album [CD (Japan)]
• Tiger Bay album [CD (Europe)]
• Tiger Bay album [CD (Germany)]
• Too Young To Die singles compilation album [twelve inch vinyl]
• Too Young To Die singles compilation album [CD]
• Too Young To Die singles compilation album [double CD]
• Too Young To Die singles compilation album [cassette]

Pale Movie (lemonentry mix)

• Pale Movie single [vinyl twelve inch]
• Pale Movie single [CD]
• Tiger Bay album [CD (Japan)]

Pale Movie (secret knowledge trouser assassin mix)

• Casino Classics compilation remix album [double CD]
• Casino Classics compilation remix album [vinyl triple twelve inch]
• Casino Classics compilation remix album [cassette]
• Casino Classics compilation remix album [limited double CD with slipcase]
• Pale Movie single [vinyl twelve inch]
• Pale Movie single [CD]
• Pale Movie single [promo vinyl twelve inch]
• Too Young To Die singles compilation album [double CD]

Pale Movie (stentorian dub)

• Pale Movie single [vinyl twelve inch]
• Pale Movie single [CD]
• Pale Movie single [promo vinyl twelve inch]

Pale Movie [video]

• Too Young To Die videos compilation [VHS video cassette]