Lirik lagu "Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)" oleh Looking Glass

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Lagu "Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)" yang dirilis pada 18 Mei 1972 oleh grup musik Amerika Serikat Looking Glass dalam album perdana grup musik tersebut yang bertajuk "Looking Glass" tahun 1972 melalui Epic Records.

Diciptakan oleh musisi Elliot Lurie, lagu ini bercerita tentang seorang wanita pelayan bar di kota pelabuhan yang belum menemukan cinta sejatinya, tetapi bagi wanita itu, tidak ada pria yang bisa menandingi daya tarik laut lepas.

Nama "Brandy" merupakan plesetan dari "Randy", nama mantan kekasih Lurie saat SMA. Sedangkan cerita di lagu "Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)" adalah rekaan, sebagaimana diungkapkan Lurie dalam sebuah wawancara video yang ditayangkan di The Tennessean pada tahun 2016.

Grup musik Looking Glass dibentuk pada 1969 di Rutgers University di New Brunswick, New Jersey, dengan formasi awal Elliot Lurie pada gitar dan vokal, Larry Gonsky pada kibor dan Pieter Sweval pada bas. Seiring perjalanan, grup itu memperoleh tambahan personel Jeff Grob sebagai penabuh drum.

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Setelah kesuksesan "Brandy", Looking Glass merilis lagu "Jimmy Loves Maryanne" pada tahun 1973 dari album kedua dan terakhir yang dirilis oleh Looking Glass, "Subway Serenade". Lagu itu cukup populer sehingga dikover oleh ikon musik New Wave, Josie Cotton.

Setelah Looking Glass bubar pada 1974, Lurie bersolo karir dan merilis albumnya yang diberi judul "Elliot Lurie" dengan singel utamanya "Blue Lady".

Adapun lirik lagu "Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)" sebagai berikut:

There's a port, on a western bay And it serves a hundred ships a day

Lonely sailors, pass the time away

And talk about their homes

And there's a girl in this harbor town

And she works layin' whiskey down

They say "Brandy, fetch another round"

She serves them whiskey and wine

The sailors say "Brandy, you're a fine girl"

You're a fine girl

"What a good wife you would be"

Such a fine girl

"Yeah your eyes could steal a sailor from the sea"

Brandy wears a braided chain

Made of finest silver from the North of Spain

A locket that bears the name

Of the man that Brandy loves

He came on a summer's day

Bringin' gifts from far away

But he made it clear he couldn't stay

No harbor was his home

The sailor said " Brandy, you're a fine girl"

You're a fine girl

"What a good wife you would be"

Such a fine girl

"But my life, my lover, my lady is the sea"

Yeah, Brandy used to watch his eyes

When he told his sailor stories

She could feel the ocean foam rise

She saw its ragin' glory

But he had always told the truth, lord, he was an honest man

And Brandy does her best to understand

At night when the bars close down

Brandy walks through a silent town

And loves a man who's not around

She still can hear him say

She hears him say " Brandy, you're a fine girl"

You're a fine girl

"What a good wife you would be"

Such a fine girl

"But my life, my lover, my lady is the sea"

She hears him say " Brandy, you're a fine girl"

You're a fine girl

"What a good wife you would be"

Such a fine girl