In this particular mysogynistic anthem, lead singer Kip must grapple with the fact that his newest groupie is only 17. Surprisingly, after all's said and done, he tells the listener that he really doesn't care. She's old enough for him! While such a narrative is so weak it probably couldn't make it past the first cuts of a Full House screening (even starring Uncle Jessie as the Kip Wingeresque character), the remaining elements of the song work in just the right ways. It's cheesy. It's over the top. It's simple. It's loud. It's disgusting...but not too disgusting. While Kip himself faded into oblivion by the end of the decade that screamed excess, 'Seventeen' will always remain immortal...in my record collection.
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I saw sparks fly, from the corner of my eye
And when I turned, it was love at first sight
I said please excuse me, I didn't catch your name
Oh it'd be a shame not to see you again
And just when I thought she was comin' to my door
She whispered sweet and brought me to the floor, she said
I'm only seventeen, but I'll show you love like you've never seen
She's only seventeen, daddy says she's too young, but she's old enough for me
Come to my place, we can talk it over, oh everything going down in your head
She said take it easy, I need some time, time to work it out, to make you mine
And just when I thought she was comin' to my door
She whispered sweet and brought me to the floor, she said
I'm only seventeen, you ain't seen love, ain't seen nothing like me
She's only seventeen, seventeen
(Solo)
Such a bad girl, loves to work me overtime
Feels good (ha), dancin' close to the borderline
She's a magic mountain, she's a leather glove
Oh she's my soul, it must be love
She's only seventeen, still she gives me love, like I've never seen
She's only seventeen, daddy says she's too young, but she's old enough for me
She's everything I need, daddy says she's too young
But she's old enough, old enough for me
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