Dalam lagu rock klasik "Miss Amanda Jones" yang dibawakan oleh The Rolling Stones, penyanyi itu mendeskripsikan seorang wanita muda yang hidupnya dipenuhi kemewahan dan hak istimewa. Liriknya mengikuti perjalanan Amanda dari masa mudanya hingga kedewasaannya, menyoroti perjuangannya untuk menemukan makna dan identitas dalam dunia yang terkadang dangkal dan menipu. Tema kehilangan kepolosan, tekanan sosial, dan pencarian cinta yang sejati terungkap melalui metafora yang kuat dan penggambaran karakter yang mendalam.
Miss Amanda Jones Lyrics
The Rolling Stones
Down and down she goes, oh, Amanda Jones
I said down and down and down and down
She'd look really lovely at home
Till somebody gonna come up and ask her
To live happily ever after, Miss Amanda Jones
On and on she goes, little miss Amanda Jones
I said on and on and on and on
Just watch her as she grow
Don't wanna say it very obviously
But she's losing her nobility, miss Amanda Jones
Hey girl, don't you realize
The money invested in you?
Hey girl, you just got to find
Someone who'll really pull your family through
Up and up she goes, our Amanda Jones
I said up and up and up and up
She looks quite delightfully stoned
She's the darling of the discotheque crowd
Of her lineage, she's rightfully proud, miss Amanda Jones
Hey girl, with your nonsense nose
All pointing right down at the floor
Hey girl, your suspender shows
And the girl behind you looks a bit unsure
Round and round she goes, the world of Amanda Jones
I said round and round and round and round
The balls and the dinners and show
The little girl, she just wanders about
Till it's time for her coming out, miss Amanda Jones
Round and round and round
Round and round and round
Round and round and round
...
I said down and down and down and down
She'd look really lovely at home
Till somebody gonna come up and ask her
To live happily ever after, Miss Amanda Jones
On and on she goes, little miss Amanda Jones
I said on and on and on and on
Just watch her as she grow
Don't wanna say it very obviously
But she's losing her nobility, miss Amanda Jones
Hey girl, don't you realize
The money invested in you?
Hey girl, you just got to find
Someone who'll really pull your family through
Up and up she goes, our Amanda Jones
I said up and up and up and up
She looks quite delightfully stoned
She's the darling of the discotheque crowd
Of her lineage, she's rightfully proud, miss Amanda Jones
Hey girl, with your nonsense nose
All pointing right down at the floor
Hey girl, your suspender shows
And the girl behind you looks a bit unsure
Round and round she goes, the world of Amanda Jones
I said round and round and round and round
The balls and the dinners and show
The little girl, she just wanders about
Till it's time for her coming out, miss Amanda Jones
Round and round and round
Round and round and round
Round and round and round
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