Mario's Sunday Roast

The Story Behind The Song "Girl You`ll Be A Woman Soon"


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For this weeks song choice on Story Behind the Song we were keeping it all things Pulp Fiction..what a soundtrack of songs to choose from!
Doing the honours we were in safe hands with Kate Brennan -Harding who produces Lost In Music with Louise Duffy and The Paul Mcloone Show. Kate chose the classic "Girl You`ll Be A Woman Soon" , written by Neil Diamond in 1967 but given a new lease of life by Urge Overkill in 1994 when it was released on the Pulp Fiction soundtrack.
Taken from the iconic scene where Mia, played by Uma Thurman, pops the track on a tape player, whilst Vincent Vega, played by Travolta, is in the bathroom talking to himself in the mirror. Travolta is talking himself out of fancying Mia and warning himself to go home!
Urge Overkill are an alternative rock band who supported Nirvana and Pearl Jam in the early 90s, they recorded and released You'll Be A Woman soon in 1992 and it alongside one other track 'Sister Havana' were their only  big hits.
Speaking about the song the lead singer, Eddie Roeser (known as King)  has said in past interviews that they recorded the song from memory, it is out of tune and speeds up and slows down.
Tarantino found this version of the song in a record store in Holland, and has said it wouldn't leave his head. He worked out the scene with Uma Thurman and the rest is history.
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Mario's Sunday RoastBy Today FM