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Paolo Nutini — Jenny Don't Be Hasty
Album: these streets
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6.5

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Total ratings: 772









Released: 2006
Length: 3:26
Plays (last 30 days): 0
You said you'd marry me if I was 23
But I'm one that you can't see if I'm only 18
Tell me who made these rules
Obviously not you
Who are you answering to?

Oh, Jenny don't be hasty
No, don't treat me like a baby
Let me take you where you'll let me
Because leaving just upsets me

And I'll be around again
To see these other men
Who are more adequate
In the age department
If I did not think you cared
There'd be no problems here
But now you're looking at me like you're disgusted
And I'm definitely waiting for you to smile and change your mind
Then I'll say I'm sorry and I'll wrap my arms 'round your body
And I really hope that you forgive in a hurry
And don't just ask me to leave

Oh, Jenny don't be hasty
Don't treat me like a baby
Let me take you where you'll let me
Because leaving just upsets me

Oh, Jenny you are crazy!
First I'm perfect, then I'm lazy
And I was calling you my baby
Now it sounds like you've just left me
And it kills me!
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Gritty, slinky rocker that's even better in a live venue (remembering The Fox in Boulder in the mid-2010s)... 8>9 
 Baby_M wrote:

Now follow it up with "867-5309" by Tommy Tutone. ("Jenny, i got your number...")

C'mon, Bill, you know you want to.



Great idea, although Tommy Tutone's  867-5309 initial cold call to Jenny should come first,  just before Jenny Don't Be Hasty.  
 fredriley wrote:

It's not too surprising he's from the Glasgow area, there being a very large Italian/Italo-Scot community up there dating, I believe, from WWII when a lot of POWs preferred to remain in Scotland to make a new life rather than go home to a devastated country. A pretty good noise, this song - 7 from the Nottingham jury.


FWIW: The relationship between Italy and Scotland goes a little deeper too.  The city of Barga in Italy is named, "The most Scottish town in Italy," because at the end of the 19th century a number of Italians from the town immigrated to Scotland.  There were many returnees over the years and now up to 40% of present-day residents have Scottish relatives.

it's a fun one.  hooked me from the first listen. i can't believe it's from 2006 and i just am hearing it in 2023.
see how good guitar makes everything better
Super cool voice this one
I really like this guy!
 costoonces wrote:

I kinda like this guy.



Yes 
I kinda like this guy.
Nah...
kind of a stripped down Kinks sound to me
This is the song that caught my ear so bought this album when it came out.  I'm bored with this song now. 
Now follow it up with "867-5309" by Tommy Tutone. ("Jenny, i got your number...")

C'mon, Bill, you know you want to.
It's the Kings of Leon....oh wait no it's not.  Dang I really thought this was KoL.  Gonna need to check out this Paolo guy. 
 jules44 wrote:
He's a great singer....this is certainly not his best song to exemplify that....but it's a start...Thanks Bill.

 

Ditto!
He's a great singer....this is certainly not his best song to exemplify that....but it's a start...Thanks Bill.
I think he's begging Jenny not to hit PSD.
 middleagedhipster wrote:
dude, just giver her a call, I think her number is 867-5309


 

{#High-five}
 fredriley wrote:

...A pretty good noise, this song...

 
Nice phrase. Wish I'd thought of it.

Jenny seems to be a ho.
8675309
Jenny seems to get around.......
Jenny dont be hasty, you have some many men wanting your attention......
Who does this song remind me of? Catchy but a little weak,  but then I like it, Whomever.
Giggity-giggity. Groovy pop-esque! A fun 6.
Looks like Bill has been throwing this one into rotation about once a month. Just about perfect for this enjoyable but forgettable tune. 7 'cause it's fun.
A rather ordinary song that has been improved by the segue to Tommy Tutone. Hilarious! Coupla good bar-bands, though. I'd sit through another set if the beer was good enough.
 macadavy wrote:

Despite the name, he's a young Scottish rocker from Paisley. 
Go listen to him ripping up Robbie Burn's 'A Man's a Man':
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOBcFt5tevY
 
It's not too surprising he's from the Glasgow area, there being a very large Italian/Italo-Scot community up there dating, I believe, from WWII when a lot of POWs preferred to remain in Scotland to make a new life rather than go home to a devastated country. A pretty good noise, this song - 7 from the Nottingham jury.

j7 wrote:
{#Moon} this took electricity. oh my this sucks.

Hey.  All you have to do is vote: you don't have to be rude, teen-boy.

And anyway: it's a 7.

I heard it for the first time on RP tonight and I have wondered why I haven't heard it sooner.  You guys need to give the album a second listen...and third and fourth it's actually awesome... Paolo rocks!

Me Likey... First time hearing these guys!
 buck-arkansas wrote:
Wonderful Tune.  Is the rest of the album this good?{#Dancingbanana}
 

Like the previous poster, this album is fairly weak. Couple of good tunes, this being one of them, but the rest of the album is a dud. Guy at work ripped it for me. Glad he did and I didn't waste my money. He wasted his though as we are both disappointed with this album.

Guy's got a great, unique sound. He just needs to keep the groove going.
 buck-arkansas wrote:
Wonderful Tune.  Is the rest of the album this good?{#Dancingbanana}
 
Got it after hearing him do "New Shoes" on Leno. That one and this one are good, but the rest sounded custom crafted for "American Idol."

 ick wrote:
who is this Nutini?
 
Despite the name, he's a young Scottish rocker from Paisley. 
Go listen to him ripping up Robbie Burn's 'A Man's a Man':
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOBcFt5tevY


For some reason I really like this song and this voice.
There is a live version out there that has a slightly more raw sound that I like a little more, but this is a great tune.
The lead singer sounds suspiciously like the lead singer for the band "Neutral Milk Hotel."
It's so nice to hear a unique, textural voice. Maybe a little sand-on-paper, but it's gooood.
Yeah! Reminds me of my last holidays when I heard that for the first time. {#Sunny}
Nice album, although the mixer/technician failed to record the piano-tracks in good quality, they all sound distorted if you hear it loud. {#Evil}
However: nice track, nice album, rock on {#Dancingbanana_2}
who is this Nutini? and why does the bass mix sound muddy on an otherwise good song?
Fun little rocker. I like this. Has a groove sorta like the Romantics. But less raucous. 7
Awful voice, awful song.  2.
I'm in love, but I'm lazy...
middleagedhipster wrote:
dude, just giver her a call, I think her number is 867-5309


too funny. . .


dude, just giver her a call, I think her number is 867-5309

 Taraincognito wrote:
What'cha listenin to?   
Nutini, Honey.
 

What'cha listenin to?   
Nutini, Honey.
 buck-arkansas wrote:
Wonderful Tune.  Is the rest of the album this good?{#Dancingbanana}
 

I've got a couple other songs by this guy—they're all pretty good. I lIke!
Hints of Transit Lounge by Crowded House, at least to my ears.
Wonderful Tune.  Is the rest of the album this good?{#Dancingbanana}
Got a good beat. You can dance to it.