Mann, Aimee - Ghost World Lyrics

This song is one of my favorites ever. The opening couple of chords remind me a bit of "Jet" by Wings.

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aimee is absolutly brilliant. all her lyrics are so comforting.
greetings from brazil.

Comforting? You are very mistaken my friend.

If she blew her finals and college is out of reach, how did she get chosen to deliver a graduation speech?

I think the line is "I barely knew my graduation speech". The rest is obvious...

Almost time for another watch of Aimee's Christmas special.

I believe this song inspired the film Ghost World about teen girl graduates who don't fit in.

That is not the case

No, I'm pretty sure it's the other way around

"The last one I wrote I'm calling "Ghost World." I had just read Daniel Clowes' graphic novel Ghost World, which is about two girls who have just graduated form high school, and it was one of the best things I've ever read in my life. Then, when all the stuff with Interscope was going down, I had a persistent feeling very similar to the one I had when I graduated from high school, which is, What do I do with my life now? Maybe I should just forget music altogether and do something else." Details Magazine, 1999

Right, so clearly the song was inspired by the comic (not the film, I was mistaken). Still, there's no evidence that the film was inspired by the song!

+Sam Lichtenstein sorry, yes that's what I meant. The screenplay for the movie was co-written by the writer of the comic book, both come from that.

I can't stop listening to this over and over. Too relatable.

the late Benjamin Lo-Fi is listening to this, typing blindly, and he thanks Aimee and ye, and we still find in the dust the songs of Benjamin the Late, and post them up on our channel here on ustube...for curious ears to hear.

Bath salts are a hella drug...

I only clicked "like" because there is no "adore"

It's the first time i've heard this song, I really loved it.
What a great song Woo

Remembering the feelings of high school.

I'm not insulting The Beatles. Just their idiotic fans who worship them like religious people worship a god. I don't like them and I like their 'they're better than everything' fans even less...

I know, imagine having a different taste in music... makes me a cretin doesn't it?

It obviously hit me so hard I lost my ability to construct a sentence properly!

It's just so cleverly written. Captures the essence of getting to the end of your formative years and not really knowing what to do, wanting to be brave but not having the guts to do it. Possibly the most under-rated songwriter of our generation.

Only Aimee Mann could make the word "or" carry a great melody

I am seeing her in November in Chicago! :)

This is song is fucking amazing.

"I'm bailing this town or tearing it down or probably more like hanging around"... Those lyrics are to good

Aimee Mann claims writing credit on this. I have not heard any different.

I heard that this was written by Stephen Merritt (The Sixths, The Magnetic Fields etc.)?
Anyone know if this is true?

"Everyone I know is acting weird or way too cool" My god that is such a perfect lyric and I've discovered this song at the most absolutely appropriate point in my life. Its so weirdly accurate.

@keyehaw
EXACTLY. Captures the mood of confusion and just not really having a plan. Brings me back to 18.

Yep. That's it right there.

@tcutie87

Not that artfully, though.

@keyehaw The lines aren't that hard to come up with. Look up any "I'm scared of the future as a teenager" song...

have just discovered her through my brazilian idol ROBERTO FREJAT. Nice sound!

Rosa Barroca ele fez algum cover?

<3 aimee

"Finals blew, I barely knew
My graduation speech,
With college out of reach,
If I don't find a job
It's down to Dad and Myrtle Beach."

There aren't a lot of artists who can encapsulate the uncertainty of life after graduation in 5 lines like that.

@whimsicalocean Yeah Imagine is genius but have you heard Yellow Submarine? I thought it was a joke at first. Literally one of the worst songs ever.

@whisky110, I feel the same. When I heard "Voices Carry" for the first time, it was love at first sight for me. Her music has been with me ever since, whether as a solo artist or as Til Tuesday's frontwoman.

Such a lovely song, and the video is a great companion to Guster's video for "Fa Fa" in the sense that it has to do with post-education ennui, something a lot of people are experiencing right now.

I can't believe it's nearly 25 years since I first heard Aimee sing...! This is definetly one of my favourites.

@apemanstreetwalker Shes the opposite to The Beatles. Hideaously underrated compared to The Beatles who are the single most glorified thing thats ever been and ever will be. The guy that cures cancer or even comes up with a formula for everlasting life won't be spoken about in the same breath as The Beatles. Thankfully I have ears and don't go on what the media say, or should I say dictate. Beatles aren't shit but they're pretty close.

loved aimee since I was about 13 and she still holds a permanent place in my heart :)

Agree with Nazno. Bachelor No. 2 is allround best rock album since Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Band.

voice and singing style much like liz phair...

@nazno aww c'mon seriously??? the Beatles? I've listened to Aimee since 1986 and love her stuff but....the Beatles?

I dont speak good english, but I know the expresssion to say what I think about Aimee Mann: ¡WOW!!!

I dont speak good english, but I know the expresssion to say what I think about Aimee Mann: ¡WOW!!!

She does have a talent with words. Even her Til Tuesday songs were very deep.

I loved the graphic novel when I was a freshman in high school! Then, I got into Aimee Mann and heard this song and fell in love with it! Then, a year later, they made a movie of it with Scarlett and Thora Birch!

Batchelor No. 2 best all-round rock album of last 20 years!

oh god i love this !

great song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

wasnt this song like inspired by the ghost world comics??

I saw Aimee Mann last night in Brisbane, Australia - she is awesome.
Aimee is really at peace with her work - she took requests from the crowd.
Not many artists are talented enough to do that.

xpoppiox wrote: " I knew her as a teenager in richmond virginia "

"bailing this town ...."

She eventually did in a huge way. I see her every time she comes back to Richmond to perform.

nother great one....

thanks!, that was really nice.. your soo lucky to meet aimee man andd michael back stage! what i wouldent give to do that/!

thanks.i hate it when i get some thing wrong and no one corrects me. thats kinda cool.

even i think she looks like a ghost sometimess

Aimee Mann is one of the greats of contemporary music.

Found the answer myself: The comic was the influence for Aimee Mann's song "Ghost World" on her album Bachelor No. 2.

yep. same woman.

in the book it says that this is how he got inspired on by to make the book.
so i geus it does

Does anyone know if this song has any connection to the movie "Ghost World"? I know it wasn't in the movie but the lyrics seem to go along with some of the plotlines.

Perfect song and video *****

what a divinely voice!!!

The episode she was in was 'Sleeper', season 7....she mentioned she hates playing vampire towns.lol.

Am I the only one that realizes she's in Sunnydale High??? The library, the halls, the pool, the football field...all Sunnydale.

This is a gr8 song, its on Bachelor no.2 or last remains of the dodo.. great album

I fell in love with AM when I first heard Lucky and Telescope about 20 years ago. She has a way of pulling your heart right into the song. I just wish she would play South Florida!

needs to sing higher in this maybe...just sometimes at least... Ido liek the song and Aimee is great!

interesting. I gotta get this CD.

From what I understand, this song was inspired by the graphic novel, Ghost World--there was a contest some time ago (SIBL project for literacy)--the song appears on "Songs inspired by Literature, Chapter 1") This CD was for songwriters who wrote music/lyrics inspired by different literature that they read. So essentially, the song was written for this contest to support literacy.

Everyone I know is acting weird or way too cool, they hang out by the pool so I just read a lot and rode my bike around the school.

i dont think so
its kool though !!

She is like a fairy.

cool, thanks. the comic is awesome as well. daniel clowes is wonderful :)

It's about the cahracters in the graphic novel, so indirectly yes...

does anyone know if this song has any connection with the movie Ghost World?

I know ..Aimee's perseseverence...thankyou Aimee

she is awesome

wow i've never heard some totally ruin music so well gg aimee mann

Aimee Mann is best lyricist since the Beatles--and a lot of her songs have melodic Beatle quality. She writes and sings real songs.

Aimee is a soldier for humanity. I love!

3:24, I never see her smile. I love this song. I wish she was a musician EVERYBODY knows. I love you Aimee!!!

Everyone I know is acting weird or waaay too cool....ehehe true true. I love Aimee...

Yay Aimee Mann!! Thanks for posting this.