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Disco 2000
Pulp Lyrics
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Our mothers said we could be sister and brother
Your name is Deborah (Deborah)
It never suited ya
And they said that when we grew up
We'd get married, and never split up
Oh, we never did it, although I often thought of it
Oh, Deborah, do you recall?
Your house was very small
With wood chip on the wall
When I came 'round to call
You didn't notice me at all
And I said, "Let's all meet up in the year 2000
Won't it be strange when we're all fully grown?
Be there two o'clock by the fountain down the road"
I never knew that you'd get married
I would be living down here on my own
On that damp and lonely Thursday years ago
You were the first girl at school to get breasts
And Martyn said that you were the best
Oh, the boys all loved you, but I was a mess
I had to watch them try and get you undressed
We were friends, that was as far as it went
I used to walk you home sometimes but it meant
Oh, it meant nothing to you
'Cause you were so popular
Deborah, do you recall?
Your house was very small
With woodchip on the wall
When I came 'round to call
You didn't notice me at all
And I said, "Let's all meet up in the year 2000
Won't it be strange when we're all fully grown?
Be there two o'clock by the fountain down the road"
I never knew that you'd get married
I would be living down here on my own
On that damp and lonely Thursday years ago
Do it
Oh, yeah
Oh, yeah
Now Deborah, do you recall?
Oh, your house was very small
With wood chip on the wall
And when I came 'round to call
You didn't notice me at all
And I said, "Let's all meet up in the year 2000
Won't it be strange when we're all fully grown?
Be there two o'clock by the fountain down the road"
I never knew that you'd get married
I would be living down here on my own
On that damp and lonely Thursday years ago
Oh, what are you doing Sunday, baby?
Would you like to come and meet me, maybe?
You can even bring your baby
Ooh ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
What are you doing Sunday, baby?
Would you like to come and meet me, maybe?
You can even bring your baby
Ooh ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
In Pulp's song Disco 2000, the singer reminisces about a girl named Deborah whom he knew growing up. They were born within an hour of each other, and their mothers said they could be brother and sister. However, the singer never saw Deborah as a sister as he often thought about them getting married when they grew up. The singer describes Deborah's home, with its small size and wood chip wall, and how she never noticed him. He also points out how Deborah was popular and the boys all loved her, but he was a mess and couldn't compete. The singer reminisces about how they were just friends and nothing more.
The chorus consists of the singer proposing they all meet up in the year 2000 when they would be fully grown. He never expected Deborah to get married and him to be living alone on a rainy Thursday. The song ends with the singer asking Deborah to meet up with him and to bring her baby along.
The lyrics to Disco 2000 are a nostalgia-filled look back at what could have been. The song is essentially about teenage longing and the idea of “the one who got away." The singer, although he never acted on his desires, imagines a life with Deborah and still has feelings for her. Overall, the song is a reflection on the bittersweet memories of youth and growing up.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh, we were born within an hour of each other
We have the same birth hour.
Our mothers said we could be sister and brother
Our mothers thought we are like siblings.
Your name is Deborah (Deborah)
Your name is Deborah.
It never suited ya
But Deborah does not suit you.
And they said that when we grew up
And they thought that when we grew up
We'd get married, and never split up
We would get married and never separate.
Oh, we never did it, although I often thought of it
But we never did, even though I thought about it.
Oh, Deborah, do you recall?
Oh Deborah, do you remember?
Your house was very small
Your house was tiny.
With wood chip on the wall
The walls had wood chips.
When I came 'round to call
When I came to visit.
You didn't notice me at all
You didn't pay any attention to me.
And I said, "Let's all meet up in the year 2000
And I suggested we meet up in the year 2000.
Won't it be strange when we're all fully grown?
Won't it be weird when we're all grown up?
Be there two o'clock by the fountain down the road"
Meet at the fountain down the road at 2 o'clock.
I never knew that you'd get married
I didn't know you would get married.
I would be living down here on my own
But I would be living here alone.
On that damp and lonely Thursday years ago
On that dreary and solitary Thursday many years ago.
You were the first girl at school to get breasts
You were the first girl in school to grow breasts.
And Martyn said that you were the best
And Martyn thought you were the best.
Oh, the boys all loved you, but I was a mess
All the boys liked you, but I was a wreck.
I had to watch them try and get you undressed
I had to see them try to undress you.
We were friends, that was as far as it went
We were friends, and that was the extent of it.
I used to walk you home sometimes but it meant
I used to walk you home sometimes but it didn't mean much.
Oh, it meant nothing to you
It didn't mean anything to you.
'Cause you were so popular
Because you were so well-liked.
Now Deborah, do you recall?
Now Deborah, do you remember?
Oh, what are you doing Sunday, baby?
Oh, what are you doing Sunday, honey?
Would you like to come and meet me, maybe?
Would you like to come and meet me, perhaps?
You can even bring your baby
You can even bring your child.
Ooh ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Candida Doyle, Jarvis Branson Cocker, Mark Andrew Webber, Nick Banks, Russell Senior, Stephen Patrick Mackey
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@AustinApologue
I first heard this in London in December 1995, always takes me right back to that great time and place. Lyrics to this classic track:
Oh, we were born within an hour of each other
Our mothers said we could be sister and brother
Your name is Deborah (Deborah)
It never suited ya
And they said that when we grew up
We'd get married, and never split up
Oh, we never did it, although I often thought of it
Oh, Deborah, do you recall?
Your house was very small
With wood chip on the wall
When I came 'round to call
You didn't notice me at all
And I said, "Let's all meet up in the year 2000
Won't it be strange when we're all fully grown?
Be there two o'clock by the fountain down the road"
I never knew that you'd get married
I would be living down here on my own
On that damp and lonely Thursday years ago
You were the first girl at school to get breasts
And Martyn said that you were the best
Oh, the boys all loved you, but I was a mess
I had to watch them try and get you undressed
We were friends, that was as far as it went
I used to walk you home sometimes but it meant
Oh, it meant nothing to you
'Cause you were so popular
Deborah, do you recall?
Your house was very small
With woodchip on the wall
When I came 'round to call
You didn't notice me at all
And I said, "Let's all meet up in the year 2000
Won't it be strange when we're all fully grown?
Be there two o'clock by the fountain down the road"
I never knew that you'd get married
I would be living down here on my own
On that damp and lonely Thursday years ago
Do it
Oh, yeah
Oh, yeah
Now Deborah, do you recall?
Oh, your house was very small
With wood chip on the wall
And when I came 'round to call
You didn't notice me at all
And I said, "Let's all meet up in the year 2000
Won't it be strange when we're all fully grown?
Be there two o'clock by the fountain down the road"
I never knew that you'd get married
I would be living down here on my own
On that damp and lonely Thursday years ago
Oh, what are you doing Sunday, baby?
Would you like to come and meet me, maybe?
You can even bring your baby
Ooh ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
What are you doing Sunday, baby?
Would you like to come and meet me, maybe?
You can even bring your baby
Ooh ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
@eduardodionisio520
Oh we were born within one hour of each other
Our mothers said we could be sister and brother
Your name is Deborah (Deborah)
It never suited ya
And they said that when we grew up
We'd get married, and never split up
Oh, we never did it, although I often thought of it
Oh Deborah, do you recall?
Your house was very small
With wood chip on the wall
When I came 'round to call
You didn't notice me at all
And I said, "let's all meet up in the year 2000
Won't it be strange when we're all fully grown?
Be there two o'clock by the fountain down the road"
I never knew that you'd get married
I would be living down here on my own
On that damp and lonely Thursday years ago
You were the first girl at school to get breasts
And Martyn said that you were the best
Oh, the boys all loved you, but I was a mess
I had to watch them trying to get you undressed
We were friends, that was as far as it went
I used to walk you home sometimes but it meant
Oh, it meant nothing to you
'Cause you were so popular
Deborah, do you recall?
Your house was very small
With woodchip on the wall
When I came around to call
You didn't notice me at all
And I said, "let's all meet up in the year 2000
Won't it be strange when we're all fully grown?
Be there two o'clock by the fountain down the road"
I never knew that you'd get married
I would be living down here on my own
On that damp and lonely Thursday years ago
Do it
Oh yeah
Oh yeah
Ah Deborah, do you recall?
Oh, your house was very small
With wood chip on the wall
When I came around to call
You didn't notice me at all
And I said, "let's all meet up in the year 2000
Won't it be strange when we're all fully grown?
Be there two o'clock by the fountain down the road"
I never knew that you'd get married
I would be living down here on my own
On that damp and lonely Thursday years ago
Oh, what are you doing Sunday, baby?
Would you like to come and meet me maybe?
You can even bring your baby
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
What are you doing Sunday, baby?
Would you like to come and meet me maybe?
You can even bring your baby
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
@jackspry9736
RIP Steve Mackey (November 10, 1966 – March 2, 2023), aged 56
You will be remembered as a legend.
@muamelanie
Damn. I didn't hear that! Too young.
@kaithomson7796
Sad to hear that news. RIP 🙏
@hafizhasarah
Ah...I feel sorry for him! May he rest in peace🥀
@dmcgarvey956
So sorry I didn’t know this 😔 Forever Young 💙
@Custom26621
How was he 56?
@jocollina423
There is no song that reminds me how short life is than this one. The year 2000 seems a lifetime away now, and back then we thought we had all the time in the world. RIP Deborah 1963-2014
@MikrosBeethoven
Who was Deborah?
@graemewatson1106
@@MikrosBeethoven Deborah Bone she was a childhood friend of Jarvis Cocker they became friends trough their mothers Deborah was a mental health nurse who helped teenagers she passed away on December 30 2014 from cancer aged just 51
@BaldricksTurnip1
@@graemewatson1106 I didn't know any of that, thanks👍