Jakarta PinangRaya - Lagu "Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)" nan dirilis pada 18 Mei 1972 oleh grup musik Amerika Serikat Looking Glass dalam album perdana grup musik tersebut nan berjudul "Looking Glass" tahun 1972 melalui Epic Records.
Diciptakan oleh musisi Elliot Lurie, lagu ini bercerita tentang seorang wanita pelayan bar di kota pelabuhan nan belum menemukan cinta sejatinya, tetapi bagi wanita itu, tidak ada laki-laki nan 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 nan ditayangkan di The Tennessean pada tahun 2016.
Grup musik Looking Glass dibentuk pada 1969 di Rutgers University di New Brunswick, New Jersey, dengan susunan 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 nan dirilis oleh Looking Glass, "Subway Serenade". Lagu itu cukup terkenal sehingga dikover oleh ikon musik New Wave, Josie Cotton.
Setelah Looking Glass bercempera pada 1974, Lurie bersolo karir dan merilis albumnya nan diberi titel "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
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Editor: Maria Rosari Dwi Putri
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