Rip Her to Shreds
Blondie Lyrics
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Oh, you know her, would you look at that hair
Yeah, you know her, check out those shoes
She looks like she stepped out of the middle of somebody's blues
She looks like the Sunday comics
She thinks she's Brenda Starr
Her nose job is real atomic
Yeah, she's so dull, come on rip her to shreds
She's so dull, come on rip her to shreds
Oh, you know her, "Miss Groupie Supreme"
Yeah, you know her, "Vera Vogue" on parade
Red eye shadow! Green mascara!
Yuck! She's too much
She looks like she don't know better
A case of partial extreme
Dressed in a Robert Hall sweater
Acting like a soap opera queen
Yeah, she's so dull, come on rip her to shreds
She's so dull, come on rip her to shreds
She got the nerve to tell me she's not on it
But her expression is too serene
Yeah, she looks like she washes with Comet
Always looking to create a scene
Yeah, she's so dull, come on rip her to shreds
She's so dull, come on rip her to shreds
She's so dull, rip her to shreds
Oh, you know her, "Miss Groupie Supreme"
Yeah, you know her, "Vera Vogue" on parade
Yeah, you know her, with the fish-eating grin
She's so dull
Yeah, she got the nerve to tell me!
Huh, she's so dull
Yeah, there she goes now
She making out with King Kong
She take her boat to Hong Kong
Well, bye bye sugar
And not a minute too soon
The lyrics to Blondie's song "Rip Her to Shreds" seem to be a critique of a woman who is deemed uninteresting and unoriginal by the singer. The opening lines set the tone for the rest of the song: the singer is pointing out a specific woman as she approaches, noting her distinctive features like her hair and shoes, but still finds her boring. The reference to "somebody's blues" suggests that the woman might be seen as kind of a cliché, perhaps playing into some stereotype of what a certain kind of woman is supposed to look like or act like.
The next verse continues in this vein, suggesting that the woman is stuck in some kind of outdated fantasyland ("Sunday comics," "Brenda Starr") and engaging in outdated fashions, like green mascara and red eyeshadow. The line "all she needs is an old knife scar" is particularly caustic—it suggests that the woman is trying too hard to be interesting or tough, but hasn't really earned it in any real way.
In the subsequent verse, the singer accuses the woman of being a "Miss Groupie Supreme" and presenting herself in a way that's overly dramatic and soap-opera-ish. The repeated refrain of "she's so dull, come on rip her to shreds" reinforces the sense that the singer is attempting to deconstruct and critique the woman's entire persona.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey! Psst Psst! Here she comes now
Here comes the woman we love to hate
Oh, you know her, would you look at that hair
We are familiar with her, and we despise her striking hairdo
Yeah, you know her, check out those shoes
We recognize her and mock her choice in footwear
She looks like she stepped out of the middle of somebody's blues
Her appearance makes it seem like she walked out of a depressing music genre
She looks like the Sunday comics
Her look is cartoonish and ridiculous
She thinks she's Brenda Starr
She has fantasies of being a famous fictional character
Her nose job is real atomic
Her plastic surgery was done to an extreme degree
All she needs is an old knife scar
She would look better with an added injury on her face
Yeah, she's so dull, come on rip her to shreds
She is boring and we want to criticize her harshly
Oh, you know her, 'Miss Groupie Supreme'
She is known as the biggest fan of popular musicians
Yeah, you know her, 'Vera Vogue' on parade
Her nickname is 'Vera Vogue' as she likes to show off in public
Red eye shadow! Green mascara!
The colors she wears on her face are gaudy and unappealing
Yuck! She's too much
She is overwhelming and intolerable
She looks like she don't know better
Her attire and behavior suggest a lack of taste and intelligence
A case of partial extreme
She is somewhat extreme in her behavior
Dressed in a Robert Hall sweater
She is wearing an unfashionable, low-priced sweater
Acting like a soap opera queen
Her actions mimic a dramatic TV show character
She got the nerve to tell me she's not on it
She claims she is not interested in something, but her expression says otherwise
But her expression is too serene
Her calm expression contradicts her words
Yeah, she looks like she washes with Comet
Her appearance is not desirable and she seems to use a harsh cleaning product on herself
Always looking to create a scene
She tries to draw attention to herself
Oh, you know her, with the fish-eating grin
We recognize her fake smile
She's so dull
Once again, she is very boring
Yeah, she got the nerve to tell me!
She has the audacity to talk to me in that manner
Huh, she's so dull
She is boring, and we can't stand her
Yeah, there she goes now
We observe her leaving
She making out with King Kong
She exaggerates her romantic encounters
She take her boat to Hong Kong
She tells false stories to impress others
Well, bye bye sugar
We bid farewell to her, sarcastically using a term of endearment
And not a minute too soon
We are happy to see her go
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: CHRISTOPHER STEIN, DEBORAH HARRY
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Kc
on Accidents Never Happen
Judging from the cultural framework at the time i read it as lies being exposed for the middle income layers of the society who ere led to believe that if they follow certain codes they will be happy and prosperous but so many fail so accidents nver happen is a mockery