Pulp - Do You Remember The First Time? - Suggestions

Song

"Do You Remember the First Time?" is a song by British rock band Pulp, taken from their fourth studio album, His 'n' Hers (1994).

With lyrics loosely based on Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker's loss of virginity, the song saw some controversy for its sexual topic. Released as the second single from His 'n' Hers, the song reached number 33 in the UK, becoming the band's first top-40 hit in that country.

The single was accompanied by a lengthy music video featuring celebrities discussing how they lost their virginity. The song has since become one of the band's most famous songs and has seen critical acclaim. The track also notably served as the band's opening song on their reunion tour setlist.

Background

"Do You Remember the First Time?" features lyrics about losing one's virginity written by Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker. Cocker loosely based his lyrics on the moment that he lost his virginity at the age of nineteen; he reportedly lost it with the purpose of losing it as a teenager. Cocker later recalled of the moment,

"I have no regrets about the first person I had sex with. We were both virgins, so neither of us were under any pressure to perform. It probably took me a long time to get any good at it, to get reasonable at sex... I still don't know."

Because of the song's lyrical content, the band received some backlash. Cocker explained,

"We got a bit of stick for the fact that 'Do You Remember The First Time?' was about sex, but it just seemed like a good subject, because it interests everybody. I mean, everybody's had a first time, or if they haven't, they're always thinking about it. Everyone's got a story to tell."

Musically, the song featured uncredited contributions to then-touring guitarist Mark Webber, who, after years of collaborating with Pulp, would join the band in 1995. He recalled, "I did write part of 'Do You Remember The First Time?' [which] caused a bit of trouble for a while, I think, so I shut up about it. It was all a bit complicated, I wasn't really sure if I wanted to be more involved or not."

Lyrics

The lyrics to "Do You Remember the First Time?" discuss losing one's virginity, though it also features the narrator pleading with a girl who is seeing someone else. As Stereogum's Ryan Leas writes,

"The title of course always pointed towards losing your virginity, but the narrative of the song also had to do with a man addressing his lover who keeps returning to another man."

Because of the song's title and its use as the band's opening song during its reunion shows, it has been described by Leas as "a rallying cry for the Pulp reunion." Brad Sanders, also of Stereogum, wrote of the song's resonance during the band's reunion,

"By starting their shows with 'Do You Remember the First Time?,' Pulp concedes that reunion tours are essentially nostalgia trips for a large portion of the audience. If you do remember the first time you saw Pulp, you want to relive it. If you don't, all you want is a credible facsimile."

Sometimes, a "sanitised" version of the song was aired on TV and radio, with the lyric "I don't care if you screw him" changed to "I don't care if you knew him".

Album

His 'n' Hers è il quarto album discografico in studio del gruppo musicale rock inglese Pulp, pubblicato nel 1994. Pink Glove fa parte dell'album.

Artist

I Pulp sono un gruppo musicale rock britannico, fondato nel 1978 dall'allora quindicenne Jarvis Cocker. Il nome originale, poi abbreviato, era Arabacus Pulp. Attivi soprattutto negli anni ottanta e novanta, la loro musica è un misto di rock e pop con elementi di disco music; hanno dichiarato di ispirarsi palesemente a David Bowie, Cure, The Beatles e The Kinks.

Dopo il loro ultimo disco We Love Life (2001), il gruppo è entrato in un periodo di inattività da cui pare sia poi approdato a definitivo scioglimento.

You say you've got to go home
'cause he's sitting on his own again this evening
I know you're gonna let him bore your pants off again
Oh God, it's half past eight
You'll be late
You say you've never been sure
Though it makes good sense for you to be together
Still you bought a toy that can reach the places he never goes.
Oh, now it's getting late
He's so straight

Do you remember the first time?
I can't remember a worse time
But you know that we've changed so much since then
Oh yeah,
We've grown

Now I don't care what you're doing
No I don't care if you screw him.
Just as long as you save a piece for me
Oh yeah

You say you've got to go home
Well at least there's someone there that you can talk to
And you never have to face up to the night on your own
Jesus, it must be great to be straight.
Do you remember the first time?
I can't remember a worse time
But you know that we've changed so much since then
Oh yeah
We've grown

Now I don't care what you're doing
No I don't care if you screw him
Just as long as you save a piece for me
Oh yeah

You wanna go home
Oh yeah, you wanna go home
Oh yeah, you wanna go home
You wanna go home

Do you remember the first time?
I can't remember a worse time
But you know that we've changed so much since then
Oh yeah
We've grown
Now I don't care what you're doing
No, I don't care if you screw him
Just as long as you save a piece for me,
Oh yeah now

Do you remember the first time?
I can't remember a worse time
But you know that we've changed so much since then
Oh yeah
We've grown

Now I don't care what you're doing
No, I don't care if you screw him
Just as long as you save a piece for me, oh yeah now
You wanna go home

Dici che devi tornare a casa
perché stasera è di nuovo seduto da solo
So che lo lascerai annoiarti a morte di nuovo
Oh Dio, sono le otto e mezza
Farai tardi
Dici di non esserne mai stata sicura
Anche se stare insieme ha perfettamente senso
Eppure hai comprato un giocattolo che può raggiungere i posti in cui lui non va mai.
Oh, ora si sta facendo tardi
È così etero

Ti ricordi la prima volta?
Non ricordo un momento peggiore
Ma sai che siamo cambiati così tanto da allora
Oh sì,
Siamo cresciuti

Ora non mi importa cosa stai facendo
No, non mi importa se ci vai a letto.
Purché tu ne lasci un pezzetto anche per me
Oh sì

Dici che devi tornare a casa
Beh, almeno lì c'è qualcuno con cui puoi parlare
E non dovrai mai affrontare la notte da sola
Gesù, dev'essere fantastico essere etero.
Ti ricordi la prima volta?
Non ricordo un momento peggiore
Ma sai che siamo cambiati così tanto da allora
Oh sì
Siamo cresciuti

Ora non mi importa cosa stai facendo
No, non mi importa se ci vai a letto
Purché tu ne conservi un pezzetto per me
Oh sì

Vuoi tornare a casa?
Oh sì, vuoi tornare a casa?
Oh sì, vuoi tornare a casa?
Vuoi tornare a casa?

Ti ricordi la prima volta?
Non ricordo un momento peggiore
Ma sai che siamo cambiati così tanto da allora
Oh sì
Siamo cresciuti
Ora non mi importa cosa stai facendo
No, non mi importa se ci vai a letto
Purché tu ne conservi un pezzetto per me,
Oh sì ora

Ti ricordi la prima volta?
Non ricordo un periodo peggiore
Ma sai che siamo cambiati così tanto da allora
Oh sì
Siamo cresciuti

Ora non mi importa cosa stai facendo
No, non mi importa se ci vai a letto
Purché tu ne conservi un pezzetto per me, oh sì ora
Vuoi tornare a casa?

Pulp – Do You Remember The First Time?