Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)
- Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)
Infobox Single
Name = Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)
Artist = Looking Glass
from Album = Looking Glass
B-side =
Released = 1972
Format = 7"
Recorded =
Genre = Pop
Length =
Label =
Writer = Elliot Lurie
Producer =
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This single =
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"Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" is a 1972 pop song written by Elliot Lurie and recorded by Lurie's band Looking Glass on their debut album "Looking Glass". The single reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, remaining in the top position for one week. Horns & Strings were arranged by Larry Fallon.
The lyrics tell of Brandy, a barmaid in a port town. She wins the admiration of many of the sailors, and the love of the song's narrator, but he, alas, is not willing to abandon his true love, the sea. In spite of this, Brandy continues to love the unnamed sailor and wears a braided silver chain with a locket that bears his name.
"Brandy" was the B-side of another Looking Glass song, and is rumored to have become an accidental hit when a DJ played the wrong side of the 45; although the flip side "One By One" has a running time of 6:01, which makes the rumor a little improbable.
The success of "Brandy" created a bit of difficulty for Looking Glass, in that the song's mellow pop sound was atypical of their normally somewhat harder-edged style; many fans of the single who attended the band's concerts were reportedly taken aback by a more rockish sounding band than they'd been expecting to hear [http://www.superseventies.com/1972_9singles.html] .
Barry Manilow's 1974 "Mandy" was originally titled "Brandy" but Manilow changed it following the success of the Looking Glass single, so as not to get the two songs confused.
This song was used in the films Lords Of Dogtown & Charlie's Angels
Doug Heffernan sings this song at karaoke in an episode of The King Of Queens
Cover versions
*"Brandy" was covered by the band Sun City Girls on their 1986 album "Midnight Cowboys From Ipanema".
*Red Hot Chili Peppers included the song on their 2004 album "Live in Hyde Park" and they performed the song at various shows during the By The Way tour.
*The song has also been recorded by Kenny Chesney.
*In addition, Tallahassee, FL indie rock outfit Look Mexico covered the song for a split 7" release.
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