Valerie Loves Me
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| "Valerie Loves Me" | ||||
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| Single by Material Issue | ||||
| from the album International Pop Overthrow | ||||
| Released | 1991 | |||
| Genre | Power pop[1] | |||
| Length | 3:04 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jim Ellison | |||
| Producer(s) | Jeff Murphy | |||
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| "Valerie Loves Me" on YouTube | ||||
"Valerie Loves Me" is a song by American power pop trio Material Issue, released in 1991 as a single from their debut album International Pop Overthrow. The song, written by the band's singer-guitarist Jim Ellison, peaked at number three on the U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.
Written by singer-guitarist Jim Ellison, "Valerie Loves Me" is about a neighbor girl that Ellison had a crush on when he was 11 years old.[2] The narrator often sees her and imagines what she's thinking, but is unable to catch her attention. Later in the song he envisions her growing old alone, at which point, "she can't have me."[3][4] In a 2011 interview, drummer Mike Zelenko recalled that the song's guitar hook was inspired by the David Bowie single "John, I'm Only Dancing".[5]
