Top 5 songs about somebody elses girl
Love, unrequited love, sex, revenge, crushes, fantasies... Girls are the number one topic for song writers. Sometimes the topic is specifically a girl that already belongs to someone else.
5. 
Sublime - Santeria
The wounded male. A peculiar creature really, quick to threaten violence. Always belittling those around him... Apparently Sancho, stole his heina. This doesn't sit well with Bradley... who can blame him. I've heard people say that this is about the religious practice of Santeria, or about using the powers of Santeria to get his girl back, but outside of the opening line I just don't see it. What I do see is a pissed off boy who just had his girl stolen threatening to stick the barrel of his new .45 down some guys throat... bitches man...
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4. 
Derik & the Dominos - Layla
Famously written about Patti Boyd, the wife of Clapton's good friend George Harrison, Layla landmark tale of unrequited love. The title and refrain were inspired by The Story of Layla / Layla and Manjun (madman) by the Persian poet Nezami. Sure by now many of us disregard this song as sappy classic rock pap, but go back and listen to it again and try to forget all your preconcieved notions about it. It is impossible not to feel Claptons pain as he wails through the chorus, pleading with out sounding pathetic, and when the 2nd movement comes it the wafting piano chords are the sound of accepting defeat.
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3. 
The Cars - My Best Friend's Girl
The Cars aren't much for beating around the bush. No vaguries, no metaphors, no name changes. Just a chugging little pop tune about being in love with your best friends girl friend... who used to be yours. This is classic Cars, chugging riffs, bouncy harmonies, high pitched synth melodies, you can't go wrong with Cars singles.
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2.
Rick Springfield - Jessie's Girl
I know this is the 1st song that popped in all of your heads when you saw this. Don't even try to deny it. Hell you may have even drawn a blank when trying to think of other songs about other peoples girls because this has become so ubiquitous. Sure its campy, sure its been played to death by every VH1 special under the sun, but theres reason for that; Its a perfect new wavey pop tune. Yet another song that completly casts aside any ideas of being anything but completely literal and direct. Rick Springfield claims this is based on a real situation, but has never revealed who "Jessie" or "Jessie's Girl" is.
5. 
Elvis Costell0 - Alison
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalisooon... Oh creepy, creepy Elvis Costello. This is the ultimate unrequited love song... though possibly cause she doesn't know Costello loves her... or that he even knows who she is. Costello watches from a distance, imagines what her life must be like. It sounds sweet till you listen to the lyrics. The obssesive watching from the bushes quality is unshakable, and the ending mantra of "my aim is true" is just plain scary.
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posted by Unknown at
2:24 PM
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quit getting wood for other peoples girls and concentrate on the one you've got. asshole.
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Ana Petree Garcia, at
7:04 PM
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