Best song about a Sue

[Ladyhawk]

Poll question: Best song about a Sue

[Elidor]

1. Aw, Suzie-Q, baby I love you, Suzie-Q

Like the way you walk
Like the way you talk…

[MercutioATC]

3. That's my choice, too.

[NightTrain]

2. Wake up, little Susie, wake up....

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

4. Where is Bullwinkle this evening???

She would love this poll.

[auntAgonist]

5. Runaround Sue. n/t

[Synnical]

12. Yep, I agree

[jpgray]

6. Peggy Sue? (nt)

[asthmaticeog]

9. Winner.

And an awesome late night earworm, to boot - thanks!

[jpgray]

11. I know! I'm glad this copycat-of-a-satire-poll reminded me

What a cool sound that track has.

[mitchum]

7. "Runaround Sue"

[KitchenWitch]

8. Boy Named Sue

[amerikat]

10. I'd have to go with "Suzanne" by Leonard Cohen

I'll post the lyrics if anyone is interested.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

15. I love that song!

But I like Judy Collin's singing better than Leonard's...

[amerikat]

16. But it was a guy singing about a girl......I have to go with the

Original on this one. I know both versions.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

18. The song is a narrative

It's a narrative about Suzanne, Jesus, and you...whoever you might be. The singer isn't necessarily a character in the song. :)

[amerikat]

17. phuckit I'm posting the lyrics. It's a beautiful song

Suzanne
by Leonard Cohen

Suzanne takes you down to
her place near the river
You can hear the boats go by
You can spend the night beside her
And you know that she's half crazy
But that's why you want to be there
And she feeds you tea and oranges
That come all the way from China
And just when you mean to tell her
That you have no love to give her
Then she gets you on her wavelength
And she lets the river answer
That you've always been her lover
And you want to travel with her
And you want to travel blind
And you know that she will trust you
For you've touched her perfect body
with your mind.

And Jesus was a sailor
When he walked upon the water
And he spent a long time watching
From his lonely wooden tower
And when he knew for certain
Only drowning men could see him
He said "All men will be sailors then
Until the sea shall free them"
But he himself was broken
Long before the sky would open
Forsaken, almost human
He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone
And you want to travel with him
And you want to travel blind
And you think maybe you'll trust him
For he's touched your perfect body
with his mind.

Now Suzanne takes your hand
And she leads you to the river
She is wearing rags and feathers
From Salvation Army counters
And the sun pours down like honey
On our lady of the harbour
And she shows you where to look
Among the garbage and the flowers
There are heroes in the seaweed
There are children in the morning
They are leaning out for love
And they will lean that way forever
While Suzanne holds the mirror
And you want to travel with her
And you want to travel blind
And you know that you can trust her
For she's touched your perfect body
with her mind.

[starroute]

13. Any Buddy Holly song has to be the best of class

But "Runaround Sue" is a pretty close second.

[Ron Green]

14. "Sweet Sue" ... older than any of these, and will be around longer,

fo' shizzle.

[Osamasux]

19. Where's James Taylor's "Fire and Rain" ?