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THE BOY LOOKED AT JOHNNY BY THE LIBERTINES
VERSE E, A, B
The boy looked at Johnny and said
My word that was fun
When he did it with his hat on
In a saddle with his gun
We're in slow motion eating breakfast
At the side view hotel
Oh sipping down (a treat?)
Everything's going so well E (HOLD)
E F#M
New York city's very pretty in the night time
B E
Oh oh don't you miss Soho
Where everybody goes
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Li di di
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Li di di
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E
La l la la la la
The boy looked at Johnny
He said Don't you know who I think I am
Well I knew you once before
Now Im trying all I can
No no no no no
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
No no no no no
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
New York city's very pretty in the night time
Oh oh don't you miss Soho
Where everybody goes
Li di di
Li di di d d d
Li di di
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Li di di
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La l la la la la
BREAKDOWN IS JUST E AND A
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Sally Average |
#1 by Sally Gray at Jun 1, 1970 at 4:25 PM EST |
| great song, love the chorus, and like it evenmore now that ive found out who it written about! | |
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Frank Wanna Be |
#2 by Frank at Nov 22, 1972 at 7:15 PM EST |
| John Hassall was the bass player for the Libs- so i was wondering if there was some sort of classic moment where Johnny Borrell (undoubtedly pissed) looked at John Hassall and said "don't you know who i think i am?" i get the feeling that that would be one of those *moments* the patti smith thing "the boy looked at johnny, johnny wanted to run" is a line from her song Horses, which is one of the most difficult songs to understand, but i've always felt that its about being roughed up/raped in a hallway. so if the Libs have made a reference, its.....too far away for my tired little mind to make the connection. but yes. | |
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Kyle Average |
#3 by Kyle Bish at Feb 2, 1973 at 11:08 PM EST |
| This song is written about Johnny Borrell - the lead singer and all round genius of Razorlight. | |
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Joe Average |
#4 by Joe Montana at May 14, 1975 at 9:52 PM EST |
| This song is just such a laugh. It really did make me laugh the first time I heard it, maybe because one of my mates was doing a silly dance to the chorus. It's a great song to do silly dances to. Try it! | |
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Alex Average |
#5 by Alex P at Mar 20, 1979 at 10:17 PM EST |
| 'Don't you know who I think I am?' That's quite funny now cos alot people do know who he is but it's a typical Johnny boast and sort of thing he's been saying for years and typical mickey take from The Libertines. Johnny was in The Libertines for a few days and lived with them for a lot longer. | |
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MetJustice Wanna Be |
#6 by MetJustice at Apr 4, 1979 at 9:09 PM EST |
| OKAY. WTFF, johnny borrell looking talking to his penis?? The boy looked at Johnny he said 'Don't you know who I think I am?' IS THIS WHAT JB DOES??? | |
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Manu Professional Badass |
#7 by Manu at Feb 27, 1980 at 11:14 PM EST |
| haha isn't soho IN new york city? | |
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Sally Average |
#8 by Sally Gray at Oct 23, 1980 at 2:04 AM EST |
| lollll the last few comments of this page just made me laugh so much. yeh its about borrell, i always thought it was about his arogance etc... but thats put a new twist on it hahh xD. | |
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~Ivy Loves Shav Rhythm Player |
#9 by ~Ivy Loves Shavo~ at Nov 9, 1980 at 4:42 AM EST |
| "The boy looked at johnny" is a book by Julie Burchill slagging off the scene (rock and role punk etc..) | |
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Jaime Average |
#10 by Jaime at Jan 26, 1981 at 5:20 PM EST |
| its about johnny borrell who they lived with for a while...the way he thinks hes already a megastar | |
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FrEAk!!! Wanna Be |
#11 by FrEAk!!! Matis at Jun 8, 1982 at 4:27 PM EST |
| yer this is definitly a drunken night or something. i always thought 'the boy' reminded me of the 'boy' or Pinkie from Brighton Rock, By graham greene. i know thats one his favourite books. I love the 'de di la de di da diddy' just sounds like they have such a laugh in soho. | |
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chOxY Rhythm Player |
#12 by chOxY at Jan 16, 1983 at 7:05 AM EST |
| this song roks, i sing it at skool an evryones like wtf dat, skool suks, evryones in2 dance an rap, thank fuk 4 rok :>:>:>:> | |
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Matt Lead Player |
#13 by Matt Cromwell at Aug 18, 1986 at 2:15 AM EST |
| awright wot wilsorjg's on about cud make sence i suppose but it just confuses the fuck outta me the thing about his penis i mean if it is that jonnny borrels cock looked at jonny borrel how does that work?? | |
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Doolittle Lead Player |
#14 by Doolittle at Mar 20, 1990 at 7:42 PM EST |
| I watched a documentary the other day, it was about punk, and they talked about patti smith and then there was a scene in which she sang the line "the boy looked at johnny" so maybe the libs have taken that line from there. | |
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cody Average |
#15 by cody champion at Apr 9, 1993 at 6:19 AM EST |
| Ok this song's title is actually taken from the Patti Smith record Land which is on the horses album i believe. Also i've been looking for comfirmation of this for ages but apparently its about borrel cheating on his missus while with the libs. "the boy(his penis) looked at johnny(borrell), said my word that was fun (the sex act) when he did it with his hat on (he had a condom on)" Well thats what i've heard it means. It is crude but i heard this from my friend Craig who went out with Barats cousin Emily. | |
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Dudevill Average |
#16 by Dudevill at Mar 7, 1995 at 5:03 AM EST |
| yeah T-T in her maybe most famous song horses theres a line about looking at johnny. im not sure what her songs about so i dont know if its relevant. dont you know who i think i am? haha i see johnny borrel saying something like that in NME every week | |
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Kevin Average |
#17 by Kevin turbyfill at Dec 9, 2001 at 6:17 PM EST |
| "don't you know who i think i am" this might be one of my favorite lines ever.... i use it all the time now.... i love the chorus of this song and it reminds me of when i lived in nyc and drinking and stumbling around late at night.... | |
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kyle Average |
#18 by kyle sharpshooter at Dec 31, 2001 at 12:06 PM EST |
| is somebody suggesting that Johnny Borrell's own penis looked at him?? aaah i don't get it! great song though | |
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Sam Wanna Be |
#19 by Sam Payne at Dec 11, 2002 at 8:03 AM EST |
| yer there's a Soho in Manhatten, NYC. but the one he is refers to 'miss' must be the area in west london, between Oxford Street and Charing Cross. pete hangs out there quite alot, especially in his libs days. | |
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The Guitar Guy Lead Player |
#20 by The Guitar Guy at Oct 19, 2003 at 8:41 PM EST |
| This song is written about Johnny Borrell - the wanker lead singer and all round knobhead of Razorlight. | |
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