She'd Rather Be With Me

Album

Single

Label

White Whale Records

Genre

Pop rock

Media Type

45s

Duration

8:00

Composer(s)

Garry Bonner, Alan Gordon

Entered Chart

May 13, 1967

Peak Date

Jun 17, 1967

Released

29 April 1967

Recorded

Unknown

Catalog #

White Whale 249

B-Side

The Walking Song

This bright and brassy pop song was written by Gary Bonner and Alan Gordon, the same songwriting duo that were responsible for The Turtles previous hit, "Happy Together". Joe Wissert's production features an entire orchestra and a prominent clanging cowbell. Vocalist Howard Kaylan admitted to Uncut that he and his bandmates were disappointed with the choice of follow-up to "Happy Together." "We were kind of distraught, because it was such a 1920s razzmatazz kind of a song compared to this mysterious and glorious record we had just bought out. It was like following up 'Good Vibrations' with 'Barbara Ann.' I can't explain it, but it got higher on the (UK) charts than 'Happy Together' did, and on the strength of that record we went over to England."

Some girls
Love to run around
Love to handle everything they see
But my girl
Has more fun around
And you know she'd rather be with me
Me oh my (me oh my, I'm a lucky guy)
Lucky guy is what I am
Tell you why, you'll understand
She don't fly although she can

Some boys (some boys)
Love to run around
They don't think about the things they do
But this boy (this boy)
Wants to settle down
And you know he'd rather be with you
Me oh my (my)
Lucky guy is what I am (my)
Tell you why, you'll understand (my)
She don't fly although she can (my)

Some girls (some girls)
Love to run around
Love to handle everything they see
But my girl (my girl)
Has more fun around
And you know she'd rather be with
Yeah, she'd rather be with
You know she'd rather be with me

You know she'd rather be with me
You know she'd rather be with me
You know she'd rather be with me