CANDY DULFER & DAVE STEWART - LILY WAS HERE

LILY WAS HERE

CANDY DULFER & DAVE STEWART

SONGWRITERS: DAVID A. STEWART & BEN VERBONG

COUNTRY: DUTCH OR NETHERLANDS

ALBUM: LILY WAS HERE

LABEL: ANXIOUS

GENRE: SMOOTH JAZZ

YEAR: 1989

"Lily Was Here" is a single released in November 1989 from the David A. Stewart soundtrack of the same name for the Dutch movie De Kassière. The song reached number one in the Netherlands and became a top-twenty hit in several other European countries, Australia and the United States.

David A. Stewart invited Candy Dulfer, who had not previously released any of her material, to play the saxophone on this instrumental. The single became a major hit and stayed at the number one position for five weeks in the Netherlands. Because of this success, the single was also released in the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States where it became a hit as well, reaching number six in the UK and even rising to number 11 in the tough U.S. market. The success of this instrumental encouraged Dulfer to compose music for her own album, which she titled Saxuality.

According to Candy's father Hans Dulfer on Dutch radio, the recording was done in just one take, actually a jam session, and at that time not meant to be released. This jam session was done at the end of a day of recording for the movie De Kassière, and Dave Stewart later decided to release this as a single.

Lily Was Here(original title in Dutch: De Kassière, The Cashier) is a 1989 Dutch drama film directed by Ben Verbong. One song from the soundtrack, performed by Candy Dulfer and Dave Stewart, was later released as a single – "Lily Was Here".

I'm sorry if I seem uninterested

Oh I'm not listenin'

oh I'm indifferent

Truly I ain't got no business here

But since my friends are here

I just came to kick it

But really I would rather be at home all by myself

Not in this room with people who don't even care about my well being

I don't dance, don't ask

I don't need a boyfriend

So you can, go back, please enjoy your party

I'll be here

somewhere in the corner

Under clouds of marijuana with this boy who's hollerin'

And I can hardly hear

Over this music I don't listen to

And I don't wanna get with you

So tell my friends that I'll be over here

Oh oh oh here, oh oh oh here

Oh oh oh I asked myself

what am I doin' here?

Oh oh oh here, oh oh oh here

And I can't wait 'til we can break up out of here

Excuse me if I seem a little unimpressed with this

An antisocial pessimist

but usually I don't mess with this

And I know you mean only the best and your

Intentions aren't to bother me, but honestly I'd rather be

Somewhere with my people, we can kick it and just listen to

Some music with a message, (Like we usually do)

And we'll discuss our big dreams, how we plan, to take over the planet

So pardon my manners, I hope you'll understand that I'll be here (Ooh)

Not there in the kitchen

With the girl who's always gossipin' about her friends

Oh tell them I'll be here

(Ooh) right next to the boy who's throwin' up

'Cause he can't take what's in his cup no more

Oh God why am I here?

Oh oh oh here, oh oh oh here

Oh oh oh I asked myself

what am I doin' here?

Oh oh oh here, oh oh oh here

And I can't wait 'til we can break up out of here

Oh oh oh here, oh oh oh here

Oh oh oh I asked myself, what am I doin' here?

Oh oh oh here, oh oh oh here.