Tired of Being Blonde explained

Tired of Being Blonde
Cover:Carly_Simon_Tired_of_Being_Blonde_single.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Carly Simon
Album:Spoiled Girl
B-Side:Black Honeymoon
Released:June 1985
Recorded:1984
Genre:Pop
Length:4:46
Label:Epic
Producer:G. E. Smith, Arthur Baker, Frank Filipetti, T. Bone Wolk
Prev Title:Kissing with Confidence
Prev Year:1983
Next Title:My New Boyfriend
Next Year:1985

"Tired of Being Blonde" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon for her 12th studio album Spoiled Girl (1985) for which it served as the lead single.

Background

According to its composer Larry Raspberry, the song was "inspired by

...high school[mates]...who [still have] platinum hair...when you see them 14 years later. You think: 'What an expense!' And the song is about a woman who got tired of waiting on the [life enriching] results that the [cosmetic] company promised".[1] "Tired of Being Blonde" had been pitched to Simon by MTV founder John Sykes after John Cougar Mellencamp, who had heard Raspberry perform the song live, suggested it to Sykes as suitable material for Simon.[2]

Recorded in the autumn of 1984, "Tired of Being Blonde", originally set for February 1985 release, would not be released until June 1985. Promoted by a video which was directed by actor Jeremy Irons,[1] [3] [4] the track failed to become a major hit, peaking no higher than No. 70 on the Billboard Hot 100.[5] However, it was more successful on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, reaching a peak position of No. 34.[5]

Track listing

7" single[6]
12" single[7]

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1985)Peak
Position
Australia (ARIA Charts)95
US Billboard Hot 10070
US Billboard Adult Contemporary34

External links

Notes and References

  1. Memphis Commercial Appeal 25 January 1985 "Larry Raspberry in Concert: Raspberry’s hot" by Sandra Vaughn p.70
  2. Camden Courier-Post 28 July 1985 "Carly Simon's Wishful Thinking Comes True, Not Just in Her Songs" by Mary Campbell p.32
  3. Web site: Carly Simon - Tired of Being Blonde . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/jKaaF757mIw . November 18, 2022 . live . 25 October 2009 . . December 3, 2014.
  4. Web site: Spoiled Girl . Carlysimon.com . December 3, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121012033846/http://www.carlysimon.com/music/Spoiled_Girl.html . October 12, 2012.
  5. . US Albums and Singles Charts > Carly Simon . July 24, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220526172931/https://www.billboard.com/artist/carly-simon/ . May 26, 2022 . live.
  6. Web site: Tired of Being Blonde 7" single . December 3, 2014 . Discogs.com. 1985 .
  7. Web site: Tired of Being Blonde 12" single . December 3, 2014 . Discogs.com. 1985 .