These are the lyrics to "Short Skirt/Long Jacket" by Cake.
I want a girl with a mind like a diamond
I want a girl who knows what's best
I want a girl with shoes that cut
And eyes that burn like cigarettes
I want a girl with the right allocations
Who's fast and thorough
And sharp as a tack
She's playing with her jewelry
She's putting up her hair
She's touring the facility
And picking up slack
I want a girl with a short skirt and a long jacket
I want a girl who gets up early
I want a girl who stays up late
I want a girl with uninterrupted prosperity
Who used a machete to cut through red tape
With fingernails that shine like justice
And a voice that is dark like tinted glass
She is fast and thorough
And sharp as a tack
She's touring the facility
And picking up slack
I want a girl with a short skirt and a long, long jacket
I want a girl with a smooth liquidation
I want a girl with good dividends
And at the city bank we will meet accidentally
We'll start to talk when she borrows my pen
She wants a car with a cupholder arm rest
She wants a car that will get her there
She's changing her name from Kitty to Karen
She's trading her MG for a white Chrystler Laberan
I want a girl with a short skirt and a long jacket
So, guys, would you be attracted to the kind of woman they're describing? Why or why not?
How can she be a gold-digger when she's so obviously successful at her own career? Dur . . .
I liked that song.
But with regard to the question, no.
The woman in the song sounds like a good connection: someone who may be useful to know at the right time. But she sounds like a dangerous person: someone who loves power and money, and who loves the drama that comes with trying to destroy anyone inconvenient to her ends.
I don't love drama. I like exploring the universe and observing the complexities it has. I like inventing things, and tinkering with things, and I don't really derive pleasure from controlling others or having impressive possessions. As such, I would be extremely incompatible with the person described in the song, both because I wouldn't share her priorities, and also because she strikes me as the sort of person it's foolish to get close to (if you're trying to avoid being backstabbed, it's a good idea not to have machete-wielding "look out for number one"-ers close behind you).
Nah, she's too picky
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I have trouble understanding most of it.
The idea is that she's rich, hard working and money orientated though right?
Doesn't say much about her personality, so it's hard to tell.
Would I be attracted to her?
probably, because she's wearing a short skirt. muahahahahaha
The first verse sounds good though.- smart, decisive.
ADD: Honestly, I'd only date her if she was hot, or if she had the cutest avatar on Yahoo Answers.
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The first verse was a good start but each successive verse made me lose interest. The killer was at the end when she changed her name from Kitty to Karen and her MG for a Chrysler. She's boring. Prefer that my house did not resemble a country club and that sounds where she'd take me. Not interested
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That sounds like your typical gold-digger girl that is obsessed with material things and her career…
Where does it say she will cook you dinner?
Where does it say she will wash your socks?
Where does it say she will raise your kids?
Where does it say that she will be good in bed?
As long as those points are unclear, the above description portrays a rather unattractive image. Dont get me wrong, I'd sleep with her, maybe have fun with her for a couple of weeks, but I suspect, thats all she is good for.
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she sounds alright to me
it sounds like she's a smart woman
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Do you wanna know the really sad thing, that is what music is today….. that makes me cry. I am sorry i had to answer this by the way!
Do you know what i want….?? Diablo 3.
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She sounds rather interesting… but she also appears to have some sadistic tendencies (two of a kind makes for too much competition).
Yes, I would like some Diablo 3 as well, please.
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Heck yes, I'd date her.
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She sounds like a girl who has re-invented herself.
She sounds like she might have been more out to please and impress the guys but with the increased opportunities for women she has become successful and independent. Now she is a bright, take charge type who knows what she wants.
That sounds a lot like the modern woman and yes I would date her.
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I liked that song.
But with regard to the question, no.
The woman in the song sounds like a good connection: someone who may be useful to know at the right time. But she sounds like a dangerous person: someone who loves power and money, and who loves the drama that comes with trying to destroy anyone inconvenient to her ends.
I don't love drama. I like exploring the universe and observing the complexities it has. I like inventing things, and tinkering with things, and I don't really derive pleasure from controlling others or having impressive possessions. As such, I would be extremely incompatible with the person described in the song, both because I wouldn't share her priorities, and also because she strikes me as the sort of person it's foolish to get close to (if you're trying to avoid being backstabbed, it's a good idea not to have machete-wielding "look out for number one"-ers close behind you).
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As for the girl I'm actually dating? Well, she does 'have a mind like diamond.' "Touring the facility and picking up slack" sounds like her in a nutshell. But she doesn't have "a smooth liquidation," nor does she "use a machete to cut through red tape." She's brilliant and fiercely competent, but she's not ruthless or power-hungry.
To be brief, the girl in the song sounds like the Bond girl, "AK47 and red stilettos" type, which really doesn't appeal to me. I'm more for the "Marie Curie" type – the sort of girl who makes the history books because her mind is too great to ignore, not because she hacked her way there with a machete.
nah, she has NO taste.
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She sounds alright, but she sounds maintenance, even if she sounds independent or dependent. Unless she was an idiot, in which the lyrics say she wouldn't be, I wouldn't bother with a woman in a long jacket and a short skirt. I can't think of another reason besides the printed letters "Diva Wannabe" on the edge of her long coat with smooth legs and smooth skin to match with her piercing looks, piercing tongue, piercing personality. Yeah the Tsundere personalities* or the "Sharp witted woman who can motivate my vagina whipped personality" gets a bit old..
Also.."We'll start to talk when she borrows my pen". Lawl. He's confident huh. She probably wouldn't even give him another thought because she probably would think that he let her borrow the pen just to get her phone number or be a pervert or something. You know how those snappy women are, right Rio? *nudge nudge*
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But then again, I'm just freethinking in order to compensate for the theme of this whole section. After all, it doesn't really matter. She's going to trade her MG for a white Chrysler LeBaron….which is a shame all together. I also think I missed the point to the song as I am not so dream oriented. It's a decent little song though. In all honesty, I do believe that the woman he's describing is a little too serious ya know. I'll take a woman who is funny over a rich woman with no humor any day, everyday–though a little sarcasm is welcomed here and there, but in good fun.
To be honest after looking up the last part where you have:
"She's changing her name from Kitty to Karen
She's trading her MG for a white Chrystler Laberan"
…The whole song is weird. I don't know if this woman is successful and wants to lower her standards or if she is just stupid..I don't know.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsundere
As for the answer, not a good source at all. The source is myself and my interpretation. I'm not even thinking about attraction crap at the moment..
As bizarre as this sounds, my sister and her husband used this as their recessional song at their wedding. They actually did meet at a bank, and she actually was wearing a short skirt and a long jacket.
I'd definitely date a woman who is confident, capable, intelligent, beautiful, independent, and with a lot going on. I mean, why not? So, yeah, I'd date the woman in the song.
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not really I would not. That kind of girl sounds like a biatch.
I want a girl who's laidback and is just herself, is not afraid to be imperfect at times, is caring and nice…and someone who i can love.
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