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The Deborah Harry song catalog you find on this page was compiled by me, the webmaster, with the help of my personal record collection, booklets, biographies, setlists, ASCAP, the LoC (Library of Congress), articles and (live) bootlegs. It's my goal to create a page which features Deborah's complete musical body of work, no matter if Deborah was in any way musically involved herself or whether she contributed her own lyrics to a project. In order to keep up the standard of this page and to make it grow you can help by submitting song titles and/or information which are missing on this site. Every contribution is greatly appreciated. Official song lyrics were taken from booklets. I transcribed those songs myself where no official lyrics were available (with no guarantee for their accuracy). I apologize for possible errors and will gladly take corrections. I kindly ask you not to copy any of these lyrics from this page.
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INFO

phone call by Deborah

written by: Tom Bailey & Allanah Currie
produced by: The Thompson Twins
engineered by: Keith Fernley
assistant engineers: Gordon Bonner & Danny Duncan
mixed by: Phil Thornally & Keith Fernley
recorded at: Maison Rouge Studios, London
mixed at: RAK Studios, London

© 1989 Point Music America Inc. ASCAP

 

FEATURED ON

'Big Trash' by the Thompson Twins [album] (1989)

QUEEN OF THE USA

I heard Mary knockin' at my door said she was cold and could she sleep on my floor
I offered her my crown of thorns
She said 'no thanks mister, I ain't that poor'

You may think it funny
You may think it strange but she's the queen of the USA
She don't need the money
She don't need the fame
She's the queen of the USA

She wore a leather jacket that smelled of paradise
She had a tattoo of the Stars and Stripes
I know that she would die to save the world
Oh yeah that Mary was no ordinary girl

You may think it funny
You may think it strange but she's the queen of the USA
She ain't got much money but she's got plenty to say
Yeah she's the queen of the USA

She wrapped me up in black perfume
Took me to the playground of the chosen few
Said 'don't ask me about the meaning of life
I can only dig it on a real dark night'

Yeah you may think it funny
You may think it strange but she's the queen of the USA
She don't need your money
She don't need the fame 'cos she's the queen of the USA
Hey the USA
She's the queen of the USA
She ain't got much money
She's got plenty to say
She's the queen of the USA

REMIXES & OTHER VERSIONS

[no official remixes available]

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