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song: Girlfriend
artist: Matthew Sweet
album: Girlfriend
released: 1991-10-22length: 3:38
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I wanna love somebody
I hear you need somebody to love
Oh, I wanna love somebody
I hear you're looking for someone to love

'Cause you need to
Get back in the arms of a good friend
And I need to
Get back in the arms of a girlfriend

I didn't know nobody
And then I saw you coming my way
Well, I didn't know nobody
And then I saw you coming my way

Don't you need to
Get back in the arms of a good friend?
Oh, 'cause, honey, believe me
I'd sure love to call you my girlfriend

Ooh (1, 2, 3, 4)

All right

Don't you need to
Get back in the arms of a good friend?
Oh, 'cause, honey, believe me
I'd sure love to call you my girlfriend

'Cause you got a good thing going, baby
You only need somebody to love
Oh, you've got a good thing going
You're only looking for someone to love

'Cause you need to
Get back in the arms of a good friend

And I'm never gonna set you free
No, I'm never gonna set you free
Matthew Sweet

Sidney Matthew Sweet (born October 6, 1964) is an American alternative rock/power pop singer-songwriter and musician who was part of the burgeoning music scene in Athens, Georgia, during the 1980s before gaining commercial success in the 1990s as a solo artist. His companion albums, Tomorrow Forever and Tomorrow's Daughter, were followed by 2018's Wicked System of Things and 2021's Catspaw, his 15th studio effort.

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Comments ( 148 )
Posted 4 years ago by vandal:

The guitar intro ALWAYS grabs me, raises the hair on my arms and neck, and causes me to turn up the volume. 
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Posted 5 years ago by sfyi2001:
Was knocked out by this in '91.
Had just got a new stereo and it was first thing I played. Cranked it.

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Posted 5 years ago by grnrubbr:
Remember vividly hearing Matthew Sweet being introduced early one morning on the PIG by Wild Bill, way back in the early 90’s. Not typical for the Pig, and it was clear then, as it is now that WB had a vision and a taste in music that I’m grateful to get to listen to. So glad I’ve been able to stay connected, and continue to enjoy all this eclectic, wonderful noise he shares.
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Posted 4 months ago by drucev:
Some terrible health news about Matthew Sweet. Wishing for a full recovery. 
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Posted 18 years ago by daliebe:
This whole album had pop magic on every track. And then...I didn't like anything else he put out until very recently. The 60's covers he does with Susanna Hoffs are wonderfully produced. Bill would be doing us all a great turn by playing Run To Me, the Bee Gees' track that ends their disc.
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Posted 4 years ago by Flying_Donut:
This song is fucking awesome.

EVERYTHING about it is fucking awesome. The intro riff, the lyrics, the chorus, the riff at the end, the psycho stalker lyrics at the end, everything. Also an amazing video back when you had to find them on 120 Minutes on MTV. A very rare "10" from me.
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Posted 11 years ago by Zonkers:
Just a good rockin' song.
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Posted 1 year ago by tripp1:

This whole lp ROCKS!  The first 3 songs kill it. Divine Intervention and I've Been Waiting. followed by this one. Richard Lloyd on lead guitar smokes!!! 
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Posted 6 years ago by Sasha2001:
Grammarcop wrote:

Sashsa:

I'm not alone in my opinion. See what the critic John Pareles said about him in the Nov. 26, 2003, New York Times. 

Best wishes. 

 
Wow, you really had to dig up THAT reference, hardly a game changer. It's easy to call anyone a "second-tier songwriter," it's pretty lazy thinking on Pareles' part, and there are a lot of second-tier songwriters who would love to have written an album like Girlfriend. 

https://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/26/arts/pop-review-modesty-becomes-a-songwriter.html
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Posted 2 months ago by lotus_65:
Evangeline is my favorite MS song, but this is good too
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Posted 2 years ago by globs101:
I remember seeing Matthew Sweet in concert in July 1995 on his 100% Fun tour, at Hampton Casino in NH. After enjoying Girlfriend, Altered Beast, and 100% Fun, it was beyond due to check him out. Also, I was under 18, and needed to be "accompanied". If I recall correctly, he went directly (little pause) from "Girlfriend" into "Sick of Myself." Both were great moments separately, together sublime. Oh yeah, and thanks Mom for accompanying!
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Posted 5 years ago by unclehud:
Love the message.  Isn't that what romantic movies are made from?
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Posted 12 years ago by Propayne:
Robert Quine.

Very good. 
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Posted 12 years ago by DanO-1:
martinc wrote:
Tight and great guitar licks ... I don't ask for much more

 
{#Bananajam}
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Posted 12 years ago by martinc:
Tight and great guitar licks ... I don't ask for much more
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Posted 18 years ago by Rickvee:
miguel1220 wrote:
Kim Novack?... I'll have to go find the darn jewel case now..lol
As I recall its Tuesday Weld.
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Posted 2 months ago by Pound33:
For some reason I just never really liked Matthew Sweet.  But this song is really good.  Sounds a bit like Odds to me.
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Posted 2 months ago by iggam:
I saw him open for Robyn Hitchcock on this tour. He was great. I hope he makes a recovery from his stroke this past fall. He's an amazing talent. 
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Posted 4 months ago by TC1:
I was fortunate enough to see Matthew about a decade ago here in NY at a small theater (maybe about 200 seats?), the guitarist he had with him absolutely smoked this song. Power pop that is infectious and rocks.
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Posted 5 months ago by catnip:
The guitarist, Robert Quine, was an utter genius. And, yes, every bit of this song rocks. And the album is amazing. Check it out.
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