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Song Info
Calamity Crew is the umbrella name for a team led by Singapore-based producer and composer, Paul Russell. In every incarnation, Calamity Crew is a hand-picked team of talented people who can bring the vision to life. In the case of this song, Curious Girl, the Crew comprised:
Donny Thompson - vocals
Mark Colquitt - guitar (with the kind assistance of Paul Blanco)
Geoff Oakes - saxophone
While the bulk of the song was written by Paul, everyone gets a mention as each brought something of their own to the piece.
Lyrics
Curious Girl
And Jenny Baby said that she would rather be dead
Than grow old and become part of the map
So she packed some jeans in an old canvas bag
And tried to break out of the poverty trap
On a clear day in may she jumped up on the bus
Waved goodbye to her friends threw her bag on the rack
And I wonder what she's doing now, cos I miss her
She said she wouldn't be back
I hope she's living the royal life
In a style that suits her
But sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night
I see her face shining in the moonlight
Hi Hi
She's a curious girl
Asking more of the world
So I gave up my job and I bought an old car
Drove out of town just to see how far
I could go before I ran out of luck
I guess I'll keep looking until I find her, yeah
In a town with no name I dropped into a dive
I heard a voice that I would never forget
Jenny's blue eyes somehow meet mine
Take me back to the time before she packed up and left
It was barely twelve months since she got on the bus
She'd cut her hair, taken up a new name
Reinvented herself in a total new guise
Oh my my
It's a vicious cruel world but there's some hope for the girl
With drive and ambition and a strong will to rise
And sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night
I see her face shining in the moonlight
Hi Hi etc etc
About Paul Russell
About Paul After 12 years in the IT industry in the UK and 12 years in advertising in Singapore, Paul now hires out his creative services to a number of blue chip clients. He works in a variety of media including audio and video (www.calamitystudio.com), marketing consultancy, advertising and other creative stuff (www.pi2.com.sg) and photography (www.paulrussellphoto.com). Paul's latest CD release, Nagraan, will be launched in Q3 of 2008.