https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/favorite-fashion-songs-ot Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 05 May 2026 06:36:12 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/favorite-fashion-songs-ot/page/3#post-201185 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:35:18 +0000 April 201185@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Tori Amos:</p> <p>The power of orange knickers<br /> Under my petticoat<br /> The power of listening to what you don't want me to know... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/favorite-fashion-songs-ot/page/3#post-201168 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:02:09 +0000 Theresa 201168@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The girls were watching The Simpsons tonight (yep, totally valuable tv experience there LOL) and Lisa was singing a song that went:</p> <p>"I'm not cool<br /> I don't wear jeans"</p> <p>Made me giggle because its the first song I've heard since this thread started (besides lady in red on the radio the other day), that had any reference to fashion that I've been able to discern! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/favorite-fashion-songs-ot/page/3#post-201157 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 07:39:14 +0000 stringy 201157@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hooray for the Custard love from Yublocka and Mae! They really are a fun band. </p> <p>I found another one that YLF ladies might like: "String of Pearls" by Deborah Conway. She's an Australian singer-songwriter who used to be in Do-Re-Mi but works solo now.</p> <p>"Some wear their heart on their sleeve,<br /> some wear the patience of saints,<br /> some wear the weight of the world on their shoulders,<br /> I just wear my string of pearls"</p> <p>It's about the advice given to her by her grandmother, and valuing the bad experiences in your life for making you stronger. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/favorite-fashion-songs-ot/page/3#post-201033 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 01:27:33 +0000 Mae 201033@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>1982: Men Without Hats<br /> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjPau5QYtYs" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjPau5QYtYs</a></p> <p>We can go when we want to.<br /> Night is young and so am I.<br /> And we can dress real neat<br /> from our hands to our feet<br /> and surprise you with a victory cry. </p> <p>1992: The B-52's: Hot Pants Explosion</p> <p>Ooo scintillatin' sizzlin' steamin'<br /> Honey those hot pants got me screamin'<br /> Supercalifragiwhata outfit you got on<br /> Super vixen ooo foxy<br /> Studball hunky baby rock me<br /> Supercalihalitosis ooo that outfit's the absolute mostest </p> <p>Ooo I've seen London and I seen France<br /> But I never saw nothin' so hot as you in your hot pants </p> <p>Angie, no dark songs about clothes? Some of the ones that April posted are pretty dark. Of course, whether you like them or not is another story. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/favorite-fashion-songs-ot/page/3#post-201032 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 01:26:37 +0000 Angie 201032@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You nailed it, Michelle. I don't mind what Chris Cornell sings about - I'll listen to it and love it anyway :0) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/favorite-fashion-songs-ot/page/2#post-201028 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 01:20:19 +0000 Michelle 201028@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie, you could stretch an interpretation beyond the breaking point and say "Fell on Black Days" reminds you of a heavily-textured all-black outfit. :p<br /> Or you could just turn into a pile of goo at the sound of Chris Cornell's voice, like I do. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/favorite-fashion-songs-ot/page/2#post-201004 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:57:36 +0000 Angie 201004@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow! Impressive. </p> <p>I can't think of one song that I actually like that mentions wardrobe items. I think I listen to dark music :0( </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/favorite-fashion-songs-ot/page/2#post-200945 Sun, 15 Aug 2010 22:02:51 +0000 taylor 200945@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>From the band Perry</p> <p>If I die young bury me in satin<br /> lay me on a bed of roses<br /> sink me in the river at dawn<br /> Send me away with the words of a love song</p> <p>So wear your best boys<br /> and I'll wear my pearls </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/favorite-fashion-songs-ot/page/2#post-200854 Sun, 15 Aug 2010 18:47:26 +0000 April 200854@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>From Ani's "I'm No Heroine":</p> <p>Some guy designed these shoes I use to walk around<br /> Some big man's business turns a profit<br /> Every time I lay my money down</p> <p>And from Richard Thompson:</p> <p>And I've seen you at the corners and cafes it seems<br /> Red hair and black leather, my favorite color scheme </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/favorite-fashion-songs-ot/page/2#post-200849 Sun, 15 Aug 2010 18:40:22 +0000 Inge 200849@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>And not lyrics, but outfit related. I'll never forget two images from live concerts:<br /> - PJ Harvey in her pink catsuit, black bra and over the top make-up<br /> (clip maybe not safe for work)<br /> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtbfOKgWRFI" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtbfOKgWRFI</a></p> <p>- Thom Yorke (Radiohead) performing "Creep" in a canary yellow windbreaker at Pinkpop years ago. It was raining cats and dogs and he looked so fragile. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/favorite-fashion-songs-ot/page/2#post-200846 Sun, 15 Aug 2010 18:33:49 +0000 Inge 200846@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fantastic thread!!!</p> <p>I love that Smithereens song, Frances!</p> <p>The first ones that popped into my head.</p> <p>Nick Cave, Are You the One That I've Been Waiting for:<br /> "I've felt you coming girl, as you drew near<br /> I knew you'd find me, cause I longed you here<br /> Are you my destiny? Is this how you'll appear?<br /> Wrapped in a coat with tears in your eyes?<br /> Well take that coat babe, and throw it on the floor<br /> Are you the one that I've been waiting for?"</p> <p>And "Italian Shoes" by Mink Deville:<br /> "There's something about me that women all love. I wear Italian shoes..." </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/favorite-fashion-songs-ot/page/2#post-200772 Sun, 15 Aug 2010 15:24:57 +0000 Dawn 200772@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Bob Dylan's Leopard Pill Box Hat:</p> <p>Well, I see you got your brand new leopard-skin pill-box hat<br /> Yes, I see you got your brand new leopard-skin pill-box hat<br /> Well, you must tell me, baby<br /> How your head feels under somethin’ like that<br /> Under your brand new leopard-skin pill-box hat</p> <p>He played a rearranged version of this when I saw him live in July- it was amazing.</p> <p>Leonard Cohen's Famous Blue Raincoat- I love that song and own a blue trench coat. One time when I was wearing it outside a pub, a guy started singing Famous Blue Raincoat to me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/favorite-fashion-songs-ot/page/2#post-200766 Sun, 15 Aug 2010 15:17:06 +0000 Mae 200766@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Really? Another song with the term, "wig hat"? Where have I been that I've never heard this before? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/favorite-fashion-songs-ot/page/2#post-200754 Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:39:44 +0000 RoseandJoan 200754@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>April you are the Queen of this game, fun thread Mae</p> <p>I love a bit of Frank</p> <p>'wont go to Harlem dressed in Ermine and pearls<br /> wont dish the dirt with the rest of the broads<br /> that's why the lady is a tramp'</p> <p>You have to add David Bowie's Fashion to the list. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/favorite-fashion-songs-ot/page/2#post-200753 Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:39:27 +0000 Refugee 200753@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mitch Ryder "Devil With the Blue Dress'<br /> here she comes<br /> Wearin' her wig hat and shades to match<br /> She's got high-heel shoes and an alligator hat<br /> Wearin' her pearls and her diamond rings<br /> She's got bracelets on her fingers, now, and everything<br /> She's the devil with the blue dress, blue dress, blue dress,<br /> Devil with the blue dress on </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/favorite-fashion-songs-ot/page/2#post-200752 Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:34:44 +0000 Mae 200752@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>&lt;Giggling here&gt;<br /> Yublocka, I read your latest post before going back to the others and thought the band's name was "Stringy Custard". Wow- never heard of them before! Ok- now that I am sorted out and have clicked the link... Great song, Stringy! I'm going to have to look into these Custard fellows. Nice sound.</p> <p>Sally, first mention of Fergie! Score.<br /> When I wear - my mary jane's shoes<br /> I can escape - from a blues<br /> The whole world seems a little bit brighter, brighter<br /> My heavy steps get a little bit louder, louder </p> <p>Thanks for adding some Ani, April. You know where I stand on that count. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/favorite-fashion-songs-ot/page/2#post-200737 Sun, 15 Aug 2010 13:27:57 +0000 yublocka 200737@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Stringy Custard are one of my fave bands of all times......brings back sooooooooo many good memories!!!</p> <p>"I am always cursed to be alone everywhere, with the same old hair style...." </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/favorite-fashion-songs-ot/page/2#post-200716 Sun, 15 Aug 2010 10:29:31 +0000 April 200716@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You've got style, that's what all the girls say<br /> Satin sheets and luxuries so fine<br /> All your suits are custom made in London<br /> But I've got something that you'll really like<br /> Gonna dress you up in my love </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/favorite-fashion-songs-ot/page/2#post-200714 Sun, 15 Aug 2010 09:49:12 +0000 stringy 200714@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>One that very few of you, if any, will know: Music is Crap, by Custard</p> <p>"Red eyes, blue gaze, you look like hell today<br /> Step out on parade, you do it so well<br /> Your favourite shirt, those shoes that you bought in Perth<br /> Dumb hair, smart slacks, lets rock at the rails"</p> <p>It's a lovely little pop song with very silly lyrics and one of the few that references my home-town of Perth.<br /> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggOrRWB4rtY" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggOrRWB4rtY</a></p> <p>I always wondered if Jean Genie by Bowie was about a genie wearing jeans or a girl called Jean, never could figure it out. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/favorite-fashion-songs-ot/page/2#post-200705 Sun, 15 Aug 2010 08:06:32 +0000 Sally 200705@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>someone has probably mentioned this already but what about Fergie's song about her mary Jane shoes </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/favorite-fashion-songs-ot/page/2#post-200687 Sun, 15 Aug 2010 04:25:38 +0000 taylor 200687@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LOVE Shania...And it was a great video too!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/favorite-fashion-songs-ot/page/2#post-200684 Sun, 15 Aug 2010 04:17:46 +0000 Michelle 200684@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I actually really hate this song, but I'm putting it in anyway as a nod to my country and because the lyrics are just crying out for inclusion here:</p> <p>The best thing about being a woman<br /> Is the prerogative to have a little fun and...</p> <p>Oh, oh, oh, go totally crazy-forget I'm a lady<br /> Men's shirts, short skirts<br /> Oh, oh, oh, really go wild-yeah, doin' it in style<br /> Oh, oh, oh, get in the action, feel the attraction<br /> Color my hair, do what I dare<br /> Oh, oh, oh, I wanna be free-yeah, to feel the way I feel,<br /> Man! I feel like a woman! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/favorite-fashion-songs-ot/page/2#post-200665 Sun, 15 Aug 2010 02:44:43 +0000 April 200665@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My baby don't care for shows<br /> My baby don't care for clothes<br /> My baby just cares for me </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/favorite-fashion-songs-ot/page/2#post-200589 Sat, 14 Aug 2010 20:05:43 +0000 April 200589@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Can't believe we got this far without Ani:</p> <p>People talk about my image<br /> Like I come in two dimensions<br /> Like lipstick is a sign of my declining mind</p> <p>Like what I happen to be wearing<br /> The day that someone takes a picture<br /> Is my new statement for all of womankind</p> <p>And I wish they could see us now<br /> In leather bras and rubber shorts<br /> Like some ridiculous new team uniform<br /> For some ridiculous new sport</p> <p>Quick -- someone call the Girl Police<br /> And file a report </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/favorite-fashion-songs-ot/page/2#post-200580 Sat, 14 Aug 2010 19:17:26 +0000 judy 200580@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mae....da! You mentioned it in your post! I need to pay better attention!</p> <p>What a treat to see Joan. I really loved her sister too, Mimi Farina. Lovely women. So committed to worthy causes too.</p> <p>Fun thread! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/favorite-fashion-songs-ot/page/2#post-200577 Sat, 14 Aug 2010 19:01:55 +0000 Mae 200577@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Right Said Fred, Judy! :)<br /> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39YUXIKrOFk" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39YUXIKrOFk</a></p> <p>(Warning: It's a little hard to watch some scenes, especially the ones with the lead singer in a mesh sleeveless shirt or the billowy 80s shirt unbuttoned and tucked, etc. But there are some fashionable women in there if you can stand it...)</p> <p>I just saw Joan Baez last month. She's still lovely, and I'm pretty sure she sang Long Black Veil. </p> <p>April, keep them coming!</p> <p>Biscuitsmom, No list would be complete without some Rod Stewart. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/favorite-fashion-songs-ot/page/2#post-200568 Sat, 14 Aug 2010 18:23:24 +0000 judy 200568@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The one that popped to mind was that "I'm too sexy for my shirt" song from the 80's...who did that?</p> <p>Or that old folk song: "She walks these hills in a long black veil, visits my grave when the night winds wail" by Joan Baez </p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGA2U30KGok" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGA2U30KGok</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/favorite-fashion-songs-ot/page/2#post-200554 Sat, 14 Aug 2010 16:57:43 +0000 April 200554@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm apparently incapable of stopping this. </p> <p>Blue jean baby<br /> LA lady<br /> Seamstress for the band </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/favorite-fashion-songs-ot/page/2#post-200553 Sat, 14 Aug 2010 16:54:35 +0000 April 200553@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Back to Leonard Cohen:</p> <p>The last time we saw you, you looked so much older<br /> Your famous blue raincoat was torn at the shoulder </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/favorite-fashion-songs-ot/page/2#post-200551 Sat, 14 Aug 2010 16:28:52 +0000 biscuitsmom 200551@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What about Rod Stewart's 'You wear it well'<br /> the birthday gown that I bought in town,<br /> you sat down and cried on the stairs.it didnt cost the earth,<br /> but for what its worth, you made me feel a millionaire'</p> <p>And I LOVE Billy Joel !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! </p>