Dr. Andrew Broad
Tennis
Daniela Hantuchová/Karina Habsudová
"Pearl's Girls"

This is an adaptation of the Underworld song "Pearl's Girl" (original lyrics by Karl Hyde) which I did when I was already a fan of Karina but still contemplating becoming a fan of Daniela. After replacing several of the original words with tennis words, it's remarkable how every line seems to capture something meaningful about Karina and Daniela and the way I felt about them at that time.


PEARL'S GIRLS

Karina, Karina, co-reverent south green, deep blue mother coal,
The walls are on clay, the walls are on concrete,
The walls are on grass, the walls are on carpet,
The rain, the wind, the salt, the fanship's coming, I'm in the water,
Old man Andrew on top of his house white deep blue...

Bratislava, Daniela, Daniela, cloud house, red light,
Far black place, nets, white chair, Oklahoma, Rome, Paris,
The pieces of the puzzle are waiting, the water of the dark boats gliding,
The fanship's gone out to sea, and I am floating, I am floating,
And old man Andrew crazy in his attic crazy crazy crazy crazy...

Hard court, clay court, grass court, girls transmitting balls across the court,
These girls tend to spread around the court, eyes watching from the stands,
Returning to you -

Karina, Karina, co-reverent south green, deep blue mother coal,
The walls are on clay, the walls are on concrete,
The walls are on grass, the walls are on carpet,
The rain, the wind, the salt, the fanship's coming, I'm in the water,
Old man Andrew on top of his house white deep blue...

Bratislava, Daniela, Daniela, cloud house, red light,
Far black place, nets, white chair, Oklahoma, Rome, Paris,
The pieces of the puzzle are waiting, the water of the dark boats gliding,
The fanship's gone out to sea, and I am floating, I am floating,
And old man Andrew crazy in his attic crazy crazy crazy crazy...


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