On another thread, I have been accused of being a lustful leviathan IT WASN'T ME!!! UWE for saying that a case could be made for Hitchcock girls and the Lauren Bacall-types. In my defense, I can offer this example. Rinus Gerritsen actually wrote this, although he isn't singing. He explains better than most what it's like to be young and fall under the spell of a brown-eyed girl. This is an edited, short version. It sounds very 80ish, of course. The lyrics (with mistakes) are on the screen, though and the lyrics are the main point of this anyway.
Here is a Golden Earring song (based on a true, sad story) which is a song about friendship. I don't think it was much of a hit in the U.S., although it did receive the attention it deserved elsewhere. I think the vocals are excellent--those of Barry Hay and the high parts sung by George Kooymans.
When I first saw the Twilight Zone video on MTV years ago, it was like watching a spy movie. But the song itself was great then and still sounds great now.
Countless other examples could be given. The last from the new album can probably best be appreciated if you're more jaded than young.
