Music Review: The Bangles "Be With You"
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Be With You
Album: Everything
Year: 1989
Debbi Peterson believes she and crush should stop tiptoeing around the sexual tension in the resolute "Be With You."
Brazen guitars open the single, setting an immediate tone. In the first verse, she watches the rain pour down onto the pavement. She sees the trees sway in the wind. He's over at her house for the evening, observing her. She catches his glance from the mirror. Goosebumps appear on her arm as her feelings are confirmed.
In the pre-chorus, the sound of scraping fabic gets her attention. She wonders if he will sit down with her.
In the chorus, she contemplates what his next move will be. For almost a year, they've had an undefined relationship, which leaned towards romance. She thinks they should follow through and take the next step: a date.
In the second verse, she sees him standing a couple aisles from her in the grocery store. She thinks of what she should do: talk or ignore him. The doubt enters her mind and she's nervous she may scare him off by saying the wrong thing.
In the second pre-chorus, she thought she saw him stare at her. But then she discards it as her eyes tricking her.
The chorus is sung again.
In the bridge, she says he is in dreams often, accompanying during the most mundane and surreal activities. She would like him to come by her house in the middle of the night and crawl into bed with her. She would do anything to gaze into his piercing green eyes for an evening. She’s optimistic that it could happen. However, she's anticipating the moment they get together. She's tried flirting and bringing up the topic of relationship with little results.
The first pre-chorus and chorus is sung again.
At the end, she says they are wasting their potential and should be a couple.
She and her guy friend have had a history together. First, he wanted to date her but she turned him down. Then, a year later, she realized she liked him but he had a girlfriend by then. Another two years passes and he's broken up the girlfriend. They didn't figure out what they were and are still trying to find it out.
Peterson's vocals are sinewy. However, there's fragility in them. Losing him again would break her heart. She can't even bear to think about it.
The orchestral arrangement begins as though it were tuning up before the show, which is unique. It gives the impression a love story will unfold and will underscore the longing. The clamant guitar ups the drama.
The becoming "Be With You" is like stepping into a scene of a favorite romantic movie.
Album: Everything
Year: 1989
Debbi Peterson believes she and crush should stop tiptoeing around the sexual tension in the resolute "Be With You."
Brazen guitars open the single, setting an immediate tone. In the first verse, she watches the rain pour down onto the pavement. She sees the trees sway in the wind. He's over at her house for the evening, observing her. She catches his glance from the mirror. Goosebumps appear on her arm as her feelings are confirmed.
"Out my window/The rain starts to fall/And the wind blows/Through an empty hall/In the mirror/Oh, reflections of you."
In the pre-chorus, the sound of scraping fabic gets her attention. She wonders if he will sit down with her.
"In the distance I hear a sound/Is that you coming around."
In the chorus, she contemplates what his next move will be. For almost a year, they've had an undefined relationship, which leaned towards romance. She thinks they should follow through and take the next step: a date.
"(What you gonna do) oh, what you gonna do/(I think I should) I think I should be with you/(A love that's overdue) a love that's overdue/Oh, I think I should be with you."
In the second verse, she sees him standing a couple aisles from her in the grocery store. She thinks of what she should do: talk or ignore him. The doubt enters her mind and she's nervous she may scare him off by saying the wrong thing.
"Thought I saw you/Through a stranger's face/Should I call you/Or should I walk away/Round the corner/Is around the world."
In the second pre-chorus, she thought she saw him stare at her. But then she discards it as her eyes tricking her.
"Is that you looking at me/Or am I living a dream, whoa, oh."
The chorus is sung again.
In the bridge, she says he is in dreams often, accompanying during the most mundane and surreal activities. She would like him to come by her house in the middle of the night and crawl into bed with her. She would do anything to gaze into his piercing green eyes for an evening. She’s optimistic that it could happen. However, she's anticipating the moment they get together. She's tried flirting and bringing up the topic of relationship with little results.
"And when I'm lost in a dream/You are all I can see/All alone in the night I'm waiting for you/Every moment I'd die/Just to look in your eyes/The dream is alive, I'm waiting/ Oh, my (oh my)/ How I try/ To make you see that/ I should be with you."
The first pre-chorus and chorus is sung again.
At the end, she says they are wasting their potential and should be a couple.
"(Oh-I-I-I-I-I) I think I should be with you/(I-I-I-I-I) I think I should be with you/(I-I-I-I-I) I think I should be with you."
She and her guy friend have had a history together. First, he wanted to date her but she turned him down. Then, a year later, she realized she liked him but he had a girlfriend by then. Another two years passes and he's broken up the girlfriend. They didn't figure out what they were and are still trying to find it out.
Peterson's vocals are sinewy. However, there's fragility in them. Losing him again would break her heart. She can't even bear to think about it.
The orchestral arrangement begins as though it were tuning up before the show, which is unique. It gives the impression a love story will unfold and will underscore the longing. The clamant guitar ups the drama.
The becoming "Be With You" is like stepping into a scene of a favorite romantic movie.