Lyrics to
Something Else

This version of Something Else was released by Sex Pistols in 1979.

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Look at that
Here she comes
Here comes that girl again
One of the cutest since I don’t know when
But she don’t notice me when I pass
She goes with all the guys from outta my class
But that can’t stop me from thinkin’ to myself
She’s sure fine lookin’, man, she’s something else

Look at that
‘Cross the street
There’s a car built just for me
To own a car would be a luxury
But right now I can’t afford the gas
A brand new convertible is out of my class
But that can’t stop me from thinkin’ to myself
That car’s fine lookin’, man, it’s something else

Hey, look at that
Just wait and see
Worked hard and saved my dough
I buy that car and then I roll up with Joe
Get me that girl and we go ridin’ around
We look real sharp with the wide top down
I keep on dreamin’ and thinkin’ to myself
When it all comes true, man, that’s something else

Hey, look at that
What’s all this?
Never thought I’d do this before
But here I’m a-knockin’ on her door
My car’s out front and it’s all mine
It’s a ’41 job not a ’59
I got that girl and I’m thinkin’ to myself
She’s sure fine lookin’, man, she’s something else

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Sex Pistols has released many songs over the years besides Something Else. Sex Pistols released songs from 1977 to 1979 spanning across albums like Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols, and The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Sex Pistols.

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About Lyrics and Something Else by Sex Pistols

The lyrics to Something Else are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Sex Pistols in 1979. Elements of the lyrics to Something Else are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Sex Pistols and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Something Else back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Something Else by Sex Pistols in a number of ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Something Else" means the words set to the music of Something Else, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Sex Pistols. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Something Else and the lyrics to Something Else are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Sex Pistols who came here looking just for the lyrics to Something Else, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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