They performed together on Sparks’s 1983 album ''In Outer Space''. "Cool Places" was a hit at #49 on the US Hot 100 that year. The other song performed by the collaboration was "Lucky Me, Lucky You" which featured on the same album.
Jane Wiedlin also helped promote the album on tour and appeared at a few gig to perform the duets.
Lucky Me Lucky You
Sparks & Jane Wiedlin Lyrics
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Someday they'll come, take us back with a dumb "welcome home"
Until that day arrives
Lucky me, lucky you
Lucky me, lucky you
I'll lose my tan and the very next day you'll be gone
I 'll get a job and I'll marry a marvelous blonde
Until that day arrives
Lucky me, lucky you
Maybe the world has decided we died in that gale
We were the ones who they voted most likely to fail
Lucky me, lucky you
Lucky me, lucky you
The lyrics of Lucky Me Lucky You inevitably evoke a sense of hopelessness and dissipated nostalgia. Sparks and Jane Wiedlin have created a vivid and intricate story of two stranded individuals stuck on a desert island waiting aimlessly for the rescue that may never come. The lyrics reveal their longing for an escape from their current predicament and a return to civilization. The mention of losing tan and marrying a blonde is indicative of how they dream of an ordinary life which is held back by their current situation.
The second verse almost hints at the idea of acceptance of their fate as they ponder how the world might have forgotten them altogether. Despite their situation, they remain grateful for the time they had together and the fact that they're not alone; hence they're lucky. The repetition of "Lucky me, lucky you" at the end of every verse and chorus only adds to the irony of their situation.
It can be interpreted that the lyrics are about the fragility of hope, the consequences of failures and the importance of a human connection. It highlights the poetry that can be found in even the most ordinary situations and how the power of hope can make even the most difficult of situations bearable.
Line by Line Meaning
We lie marooned on a tropical isle in the sun
We are stranded on a remote and deserted island in a hot, sunny location
Someday they'll come, take us back with a dumb "welcome home"
At some point in the future, we will be rescued and greeted with a simple and unenthusiastic 'welcome home'
Until that day arrives
In the meantime, until we are rescued
Lucky me, lucky you
We are fortunate to have each other in this situation
I'll lose my tan and the very next day you'll be gone
As soon as I lose my sun tan, you will no longer be with me
I 'll get a job and I'll marry a marvelous blonde
Once rescued, I will find employment and marry an attractive woman
Until that day arrives
In the meantime, until we are rescued
Lucky me, lucky you
We are fortunate to have each other in this situation
Maybe the world has decided we died in that gale
Perhaps the rest of the world believes that we perished in a storm
We were the ones who they voted most likely to fail
Others underestimated us and thought we would fail to survive
Lucky me, lucky you
We are fortunate to have each other in this situation
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Written by: RONALD D MAEL, RUSSELL CRAIG MAEL
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