Both "I'm So Young" and "Every Day of the Week" were written by William H. "Prez" Tyus, Jr., a local Cincinnati high schooler. Tyus wrote the songs and gave them to a local African-American vocal group called the D'Italians. After the group secured a recording contract with Checker Records, they renamed themselves The Students, and it was under this name that Tyus's two classic doo-wop songs were recorded. Members were:
Leroy King (lead vocals), Dorsey Porter (first tenor vocals), Roy Ford (second tenor vocals), John Bolden (baritone vocals), Richard Johnson (bass vocals), Ralph Byrd (guitar, vocals, 1956-59), Wilbert Longmire (guitar)
# The Students (Tokyo, Japan) Based around guitarist/singer Akiko Yoshida, bassist Atsushi Oba and with drummer Tetsurou Suzuki joining them as a live member, Japanese indie/punk/new wave trio The Students may or may not have been named after a fictional band hinted at but never seen in the video for Supercar's "Lucky". They drew on a mixture of influences from Japan (Tama, Spitz, Number Girl) and overseas (Led Zeppelin, REM, Joni Mitchell, Prince) -- none of which were ever more than faintly detectable in their music. Instead, they used catchy pop hooks and lo-fi art-punk aesthetics to draw you into a fragile, awkward, stumbling, chaotic and beautiful universe entirely of their own.
French group "The Students" 1985
The history of the Students begins like that of hundreds of groups in the 1980s. Some wealthy young people meet in medical school, quickly joined by acquaintances of each other. They decided to play together for fun, and began rehearsing in 1984.
Life was sweet at that time for these students from Marseille who shared their time between college benches, music, flirting, and surfing sessions on the Basque coast. The Cure, Sade, The Stranglersโฆ All these bands influence them, of course, but very quickly, they only work on original compositions.
Olivier Hulard (vocals and guitar) and Jean-Franรงois Hassoun (vocals and synthesizers) lay the foundations for most of the songs, but it is soon the whole group that participates in the creation of what will become "Students In Summer". Olivier Riboulet is on bass, Marc Esposito on saxophone. Rรฉmi Reponty (drums) writes all the lyrics.
The band does all three concerts. It is during one of them, in a nightclub on the road to Cassis, the "Ici Club", that Frank Tassy proposes to the Students to record an album. He has just acquired equipment and is already taking care of a Malagasy training, Ako. He will eventually integrate the tape and also participate in the development of the record.
The recording takes place in September 1985 and lasts about 3 weeks. Students In Summer" comes out at the end of the year, and nobody remembers if the vinyl was pressed at 500 or 1000 copies. A few months later, the group disbanded, for no particular reasonโฆ
There remain beautiful memories and an ultra-fresh album, between pop and new-wave, full of lo-fi mini-tubes ("Jungle Boy" or "Midnight Summer Song" for example), whose band was kind enough to entrust us with the original soundtracks. Remastered by Alan Briand and pressed by Optimal Media via Squeezer, it is released this June 7, exclusively on vinyl.
Bass Guitar โ Olivier Riboulet
Chorus โ Christine Mouraret
Drums, Lyrics By โ Rรฉmy Reponty
Guitar โ Bernard Lucioni
Guitar, Chanter, Composed By โ Olivier Hulard
Saxophone โ Marc Esposito
Synthesizer, Chanter, Composed By โ Jean-Franรงois Hassoun
Im So Young
The Students Lyrics
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She says I'm her only one
We wanna get married
But we're so young
So young
Can't marry no one
They say our love is
Just a teenage affection
Our hearts' direction
So young
Can't marry no one
I'm I'm I'm so young
I'm I'm I'm so young
I'm I'm I'm so young
Can't marry no one, no one
Pretty soon now
I'll go to sea
Their mother's baby
Will have seen the last of me
So young
Can't marry no one, no one
Can't marry no one
Can't marry no one
Can't marry no one
Can't marry no one
Can't marry no one
Can't marry no one
The Students' song "I'm so Young" is a love ballad that depicts the struggles of young love. The lyrics describe the story of a young couple who are very much in love but are unable to get married due to their young age. The singer expresses his love for his girlfriend and how they both want to get married, but societal norms are not in their favor. The lyrics use the phrase "so young" repeatedly, emphasizing their youth and the obstacles they face in trying to get married.
The song's lyrics highlight the societal views of young love and how it's not taken seriously. The couple's love is seen as "just a teenage affection" and not real love. However, the lyrics suggest that only they know their hearts' direction and that their love for each other is real. The line "Their mother's baby will have seen the last of me" implies the singer's plan to run away to sea to pursue a livelihood, indicating that the societal restrictions forced him to take this drastic step.
Line by Line Meaning
I have a girlfriend
I am in a romantic relationship with a girl
She says I'm her only one
According to my girlfriend, I am the only person she wants to be with
We wanna get married
We desire to enter into a legally recognized union as husband and wife
But we're so young
However, we are still of a very tender age
So young, can't marry no one
Being this young means we are not ready to enter into the lifelong commitment of marriage
They say our love is just a teenage affection
Some say that what we feel for each other is just a passing feeling common among teenagers
But no one knows our hearts' direction
However, only we are certain of how we feel and what we want to do with our lives
I'm, I'm, I'm so young
I can't help but emphasize my young age
Can't marry no one, no one
I am not ready to get married to anyone at this time
Pretty soon now, I'll go to sea
I'll soon leave to serve in the navy, possibly ending our relationship
Their mother's baby will have seen the last of me
This military service could potentially mean I won't be around anymore to be with my girlfriend
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Written by: WILLIAM PREZ TYUS
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@HeyImReo
I have a girlfriend
She says I'm her only one
We wanna get married
But we're so young
So young
Can't marry no one
They say our love is
Just a teenage affection
But no one knows
Our hearts' direction
So young
Can't marry, no one
I'm, I'm, I'm so young
I'm, I'm, I'm so young
I'm, I'm, I'm so young
Can't marry no one, no one
Pretty soon now
I'll go to sea then my baby
Will have seen the last of me
So young
Can't marry no one, no one
Can't marry, no one
Can't marry, no one
Can't marry, no one
Can't marry, no one
Can't marry, no one
Can't marry, no one
@jessicavictoriadream
Who was brought here by the movie Cry Baby๐๐๐
@briandivincenzo279
Nope... Brian Wilson's arrangement from 1964 with the Beach Boys...check it out its just as good
@edwincolindresm.1569
I still watch it haha
@robinrobyn1714
Nope. Appreciation for true talent.
I've been listening to doo wop since my childhood, and I was born long after the doo wop era.
@robinrobyn1714
@@briandivincenzo279 Beach Boys version is trash.
@Sophie-ru2uu
โ๐ณ me
@o2b4usc
We were both 15 and would play this song. 3 yrs later after High School we married,43 yrs. , 5 children, 16 grandkids & 1 great grandchild , I know I have been blessed. I love hearing this song. Memories
@TheConsumerman
nice
@josephonori5652
thats how we married in our day it was forever and we loved each other till the end
@user-zy3hj4rg1o
We are all blessed to love this song