Well, sometimes I go out by myself
And I look across the water
And I think of all the things of what you’re doing
In my head I paint a picture
Since I’ve come home
Well, my body’s been a mess
And I miss your ginger hair
And the way you like to dress
Oh, won’t you come on over?
Stop making a fool out of me
Why don’t you come on over, Valerie?
Valerie
Did you have to go to jail?
Put your house out up for sale?
Did you get a good lawyer?
I hope you didn’t catch a tan,
Hope you find the right man
Who’ll fix it for you
Are you shopping anywhere?
Change the color of your hair
And are you busy?
Did you have to pay that fine
That you were dodging all the time?
Are you still dizzy?
Since I’ve come home
Well, my body’s been a mess
And I miss your ginger hair
And the way you like to dress
Oh, won’t you come on over?
Stop making a fool out of me
Why don’t you come on over, Valerie?
Valerie
Well, sometimes I go out by myself
And I look across the water
And I think of all the things of what you’re doing
In my head I paint a picture
Since I’ve come home
Well, my body’s been a mess
And I miss your ginger hair
And the way you like to dress
Oh, won’t you come on over?
Stop making a fool out of me
Why don’t you come on over, Valerie?
Valerie
Why don’t you come on over, Valerie?
About Markronson
From the mid-2000s onward, Mark Ronson has applied his voracious musical obsessions to become one of the most commercially successful producers. The DJ turned recording artist made his true solo debut with “Ooh Wee” (2003), a collaboration with Ghostface Killah and Nate Dogg that went Top 20 in his native U.K. However, he made a lasting impression on the world with Amy Winehouse’s throwback-styled Back to Black (2006), a global smash that earned him his first three Grammy Awards, including Producer of the Year. All of Ronson’s subsequent solo albums, containing high-profile guest appearances, have topped or nearly topped the UK sales rankings. Bruno Mars’ “Uptown Funk,” another international hit that earned multiple Recording Academy nominations, was the driving force behind Uptown Special (2015), a Grammy-winning LP that also topped the Top Five pop charts in the U.S. Since then, he has produced material for Lady Gaga (Joanne and the Grammy-winning “Shallow”) and Queens of the Stone Age (Villains), teamed with Diplo as Silk City (the Grammy-winning “Electricity”), and returned as a Ever collaborative, he paired with Raissa Khan-Panni for “I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight” (2020) and rejoined Diplo for “New Love” (2021).
As the son of Laurence Ronson, who managed Bucks Fizz, and the stepson of Foreigner’s Mick Jones, Mark Ronson spent the first eight years of his life in England. Growing up, he played guitar and drums and was particularly drawn to hip-hop, including Run-D.M.C. ‘s and Beastie Boys’s. Ronson began listening to DJ mixtapes in his mid-teens after relocating to New York with his mother. Inspired, he used his father’s record collection to try mixing himself. A quick study with a level of eclecticism that belied his age, Ronson soon caught the ears and eyes of numerous socialites and New York celebrities, including fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger, who featured Ronson, along with other sons and daughters of celebrities, in a 1997 fashion campaign. When Sean “P. Diddy” Combs turned 29 years old, he invited Ronson to play records at his party.
