“Little Girl” (1965) – Them * Written by Van Morrison * UK LP: The “Angry” Young Them * Produced by Tommy Scott * Label: Decca
Here’s some menacing ballast to fill out a playlist of the classic Them songs you remember. The organ goes up and down/back and forth as young Van Morrison’s words get harder to figure. That face you see on the cover that identifies him as “angry” is peering at a schoolgirl through a classroom door. Then he’s watching her from his own home window as she stands like a ghost by an oak tree. The key never changes; the drums bang louder; the tempo gets faster…
Here’s some menacing ballast to fill out a playlist of the classic Them songs you remember. The organ goes up and down/back and forth as young Van Morrison’s words get harder to figure. That face you see on the cover that identifies him as “angry” is peering at a schoolgirl through a classroom door. Then he’s watching her from his own home window as she stands like a ghost by an oak tree. The key never changes; the drums bang louder; the tempo gets faster…