Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)

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Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) by Peter Sarstedt

About Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)

"Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?" is a 1969 song by Peter Sarstedt. It was a #1 hit in the UK charts for six weeks in 1969 and was awarded the 1969 Ivor Novello Award, together with David Bowie's "Space Oddity". In the United States, the record only reached #61 on the Cash Box Top 100 Singles and #70 on the Billboard Hot 100 that May. The song is about a fictional girl named Marie-Claire who grows up to become a member of the Jet Set, and lives in Paris. .

Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) Lyrics

[00:14.93] You talk like Marlene Dietrich
[00:18.57] And you dance like Zizi Jeanmaire
[00:22.73] And your clothes are all made by Balmain
[00:26.65] And there's diamonds and pearls in your hair, yes there are
[00:32.95] And you live in a fancy apartment
[00:37.48] Off the Boulevard St. Michel
[00:41.08] Oh, where you keep your Rolling Stones records
[00:45.16] And a friend of Sacha Distel, oh yes you do
[00:51.28] And you go to the embassy parties
[00:51.57] Where you talk in Russian and Greek
[00:51.73] And the young men who move in your circles
[00:52.01] Oh, they hang on every word you speak, yes they do
[00:52.36] But where do you go to, my lovely?
[00:55.85] Oh, when you're alone in your bed
[00:59.48] Oh, won't you tell me the thoughts that surround you?
[01:04.06] I want to look inside your head, yes I do
[01:10.69] Oh, I've seen all your qualifications
[01:14.13] And you got from the Sorbonne
[01:18.38] And the painting you stole from Picasso
[01:22.44] Your loveliness goes on and on, yes it does
[01:28.18] And when you go on your summer vacation
[01:32.65] You go to Juan-les-Pins
[01:36.54] Oh, with your carefully designed topless swimsuit
[01:41.37] You get an even suntan on your back, and on your legs
[01:46.37] And when the snow falls you're found in St. Moritz
[01:49.85] With the others of the jet set
[01:54.87] And you sip your Napoleon brandy
[01:59.36] And you never get your lips wet, oh no you don't
[02:05.05] But where do you go to, my lovely?
[02:09.56] Oh, when you're alone in your bed
[02:13.42] Oh, won't you tell me the thoughts that surround you?
[02:17.60] I want to look inside your head, yes I do
[02:23.54] Oh, when you're in between twenty and thirty
[02:27.95] And that's a very desirable age
[02:28.15] Oh, but your body is firm and inviting
[02:28.49] But you live on a glittering stage, do, yes you do
[02:28.73] And your name is heard in high places
[02:28.92] Oh, you know the Aga Khan
[02:31.84] Oh, we sent you a race horse for Christmas
[02:37.20] And you keep it just for fun, for a laugh, ha-ha-ha
[02:41.98] And they say that when you get married
[02:46.28] It'll be to a millionaire
[02:50.12] Oh, but they don't realize where you came from
[02:54.23] And I wonder if they really care, or give a damn
[03:00.32] Oh, but where do you go to, my lovely?
[03:04.71] When you're alone in your bed
[03:08.69] Oh, won't you tell me the thoughts that surround you?
[03:13.11] I want to look inside your head, yes I do
[03:18.84] I remember the backstreets of Naples
[03:23.37] Two children begging in rags
[03:27.46] Both touched with a burning ambition
[03:31.62] To shake off their lowly-born tags, they tried
[03:37.03] So look into my face, Marie-Claire
[03:41.78] And remember just who you are
[03:45.99] Oh, then go and forget me forever
[03:50.00] But I know you still bear the scar, deep inside
[03:56.34] Oh, I know where you go to my lovely
[04:00.16] Oh, when you're alone in your bed
[04:04.96] I know the thoughts that surround you
[04:09.10] Because I can look inside your head
[04:22.52] Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na-na-na
[04:40.29]

From the album: 60's Music