151. Give Him A Great Big Kiss by The Shangri-Las

Fitzroy North 1981. I was living in a small flat behind a garage opposite the San Remo Ballroom. Across the road was a church wall which would be adorned with the writing The Sets + Little Murders= God. The wall on the other side would be completely plastered with She Let's Me Know single launch posters.
Inside the flat were parquetry floors and a bedroom without any kind of natural light. The walls were adorned with posters of The who and The Jam and The Stones. On the Tv was Get Smart. On the record player was The Shangri Las. A best of.  For a time there I had a massive crush on these girls.
I guess the reason this song got stuck in my head so fast was the opening lines which I had heard from The New York Dolls "Looking For A Kiss". "When I say I'm in Love you best believe I'm in love LUV"  And it's such a New York song. It bounces along and then stops for the monologue with the best line ever "What colour are his eyes?   I don't know he's always wearing shades" A very cool song.