Lyrics Analysis (You Got It (The Right Stuff))

As always, my comments in red....

YOU GOT IT (THE RIGHT STUFF)
New Kids on the Block
Hangin' Tough
Written by: Maurice Starr (Funny…I remember Danny, Donnie, Joe, John & Jordan…I don’t recall a Maurice in there.)

First time was a great time
Second time was a blast
Third time I fell in love
Now I hope it lasts (Whoa, whoa, whoa. Slow down, slugger. You just met this girl. You’re already in love now and talking about a long-term relationship? The great Phil Collins once sang, “You can’t hurry love,” and I think you need to heed that advice. Take it easy. See how that 4th date goes. Maybe wait until you have a chance to meet each other’s folks. Let’s not get carried away here.)
I can see it in your walk (Really? I’m gonna call b.s. on that one. You can see what in her walk? What’s so distinctive about it?)
Tell it when you talk
I can see it in everything you do (Everything? The way she eats toast? The way she signs her name? The way she brushes her teeth?)
Even in your thoughts (All right, we’ve been over this before. There seems to be this fairly common notion in pop music that the singers of these songs have some kind of mind reading ability. Well, let me dispel that entire notion for good right now. None of you can read minds. And especially not The New Kids. OK? Stop telling us you can read minds. You can’t.)

You've got the right stuff, baby
Love the way you turn me on (Isn’t that kind of implied? I mean, don’t you HAVE to love whatever it is that turns you on? I mean, IT TURNS YOU ON, after all.)
You've got the right stuff, baby
You're the reason why I sing this song (Obviously)

All that I needed was you
Oh girl, you're so right
And all that I wanted was you
You made all
My dreams come true (Lovely sentiment but probably not entirely accurate. Didn’t you ever dream of being a pro athlete or an astronaut or something? I mean, I certainly have. Well, at least the athlete one. It seems unlikely that anyone, no matter how much they love you could make all of your dreams come true.)

Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh
Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh,
Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh
The right stuff
Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh
Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh,
Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh
The right stuff (That's 28 'Oh's' if you're scoring at home...)

First kiss was sweet kiss
Second kiss had a twist (Great line.)
Your third and your fourth kiss I don't wanna miss (You know what would be funny? If he kept keeping track of them for the rest of the relationship. And kept evaluating them. “You know, what? Kiss #147 was kind of average. I expect better things from kiss #148.”)
I can see it in your walk
Tell it when you talk
I can see it in everything you do
Even in your thoughts

You've got the right stuff, baby
Love the way you turn me on
You've got the right stuff, baby
You're the reason why I sing this song

All that I needed was you
In my life, you're so right
And all that I wanted was you
You made all
Every one of my dreams come true

*chorus*

(break down of chorus) (...always fun to break down the chorus.)

Girl.....yeah baby
You know you've got the right stuff
And girl....yeah baby
You know you, you know you've got it girl

In my life, you're so right
You made all
You know what you did (Well, she does now. Hope she digs your walk as much as you dig hers.)

*chorus*