Sometime in the early '90s, I was at home listening to the radio, when I heard a song that captivated me. A few minutes later, my wife came home and told me that she had heard this great song while driving home.
We had both heard Everything But the Girl performing the song Get Me. EBTG, as they are also known, is a husband-wife duo. Ben Watt and Tracey Thorn have been together as a band since the 1980s. They have covered a wide range of genres, from jazz to electronic dance mixes. In England, they were known as being part of the "sophisti-pop" movement that included artists such as Sade.
Regardless of the type of music being performed, EBTG is easily recognized because of Thorn's voice. She has joked that everyone is blessed with certain talents, and hers is a voice that can make people cry. Watt is a brilliantly versatile songwriter. Check out the lyrics of Get Me below. Then, click on the videos to hear Get Me and Missing, both from my favorite EBTG album, Amplified Heart.
Get Me
I never thought I'd grow up so fast so far.
To know yourself is to let yourself be loved.
And I want to be addicted,
I want to be secure,
I want to wake up after the night before,
but do you ever get me?
Do you ever get me?
I'll press your hand against my face,
weaken my resistance.
I'll pull the sheets over our heads,
let the broken sky break above our heads.
And I want to be addicted,
I want to be secure,
I want to wake up after the night before,
but do you get me?
Do you ever get me?
Shower me with affection and I'll return in kind.
I have no hidden motive, I am blind.
I'm a stone inside a box,
I'm a spring inside a clock,
you can wear me on your wrist
and I'll tell you things ten thousand times,
but do you ever get me?
Do you ever get me?
Words and Music by Ben Watt
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