Английская Википедия:Getting a Drag
Шаблон:Short description "Getting a Drag" was the second single released by Lynsey de Paul. The song was co-written with David Jordan,[1] and featured the de Paul penned b-side "Brandy". Released in November 1972 on MAM Records, the single entered the UK Singles Chart and peaked at number 18 and was still in the charts in early 1973.[2] The single also reached number 46 on the German Singles Chart[3] and had a four week run on the Dutch Single Tip chart where it peaked at number 7.[4] It reached number 1 on the Israeli Galei Tzahal chart,[5] No. 2 on the Radio Northsea International chart,[6] and No. 12 in January 1973 on the Turkish singles chart as published in Milliyet.[7]
Chart performance
| Chart (1973) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Israel | 1 |
| Turkey | 12 |
| UK | 18 |
| Germany | 46 |
Reviews for the single from the music were positive, with the American magazine, Record World, writing "Ms De Paul, who scored quite a hit in England with "Sugar Me", returns with a "Lola" like story of sexual identity confusion. The rocking beat and expertly produced by Gordon Mills keeps this clever song a winner.[8] Commenting on her song, De Paul later said "This was my comment on the times and is about a girl who finds her boyfriend wearing her clothes and is angry, not because he is wearing them, but because he looks better than she does. It was tongue-in-cheek. I did it on Top Of The Pops when Marc Bolan was on set and was waiting to perform his song immediately afterwards".[9] In his article "‘Children of the Revolution’: Glam Rock and the 70s" published in the New Socialist, Toby Manning wrote "‘Getting a Drag’ cleverly using gender performativity to queer gender roles (“I thought you were a brother but you turned out like my mother”)".[10][11] The song has also been covered by Franz Lambert, Excelsior on the album Música Em Sua Vida,[12] and most recently by a group named Grease Jar.[13] A Japanese language version by Kuko & Angels was released as their debut single in 1973.[14] The B-side was also covered by Miki Asakura with new lyrics as "Friday Night"[15] on her 1981 album Sexy Elegance.[16] In 1994, De Paul released a re-recorded and radically different version of the song on her Just a Little Time CD, as well as a remixed club version of the updated song.[17][18]
De Paul's version was also a prize winning song at the 1973 International Contest of the Tokyo Music Festival in 1973.[19] The song title was translated as "Sigh of Love".
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- ↑ Billboard, 12 May 1973
