Fast forward to today...Charlie Brown is a depressed alcoholic in a dead end job. The little red-haired girl was on a rise to fame until drug addiction took hold. She turned to porn and prostitution to support her habit. Charlie walks home one day to find her half dead in the gutter, where he comforts her until the ambulance arrives, but its too late. Charlie goes home and hangs himself. Real life is a bitch. Fantasies only tease and make you feel worse when you realize they aren't reality.
There was this girl. . . .There always is. She was a 10.
I know what you're thinking. "Memories of an enthusiastic old fart". Quite true. But she really was a 10. I saw her at my 50th high school reunion.
She was a 10 in 1956, when I first saw her. She was a 15-year-old equivalent of the little red-haired girl. I did not know then that she had been in the movies, danced with Gene Kelly, danced with Fred Astaire, and had gone on the road as a professional dancer. Nobody else did, either.
She never talked about it. She still doesn't. She had walked away from it all when her father died. She was all grown up. I wasn't.
So, anyway, I didn't drum up enough courage to ask her out for the next three years. I was Charlie Brown. But then, when I was student body president, and she was the elected secretary, I finally asked her to the senior prom.
The Big One. Gene Shepherd had not yet written "Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories." I didn't know what I was doing; asking a nice Daphe Bigelow, a Daphne with good sense. Which I lacked. I had been dating another girl for a year. So, Miss 10 told me: "You should ask Susan."Like a ton of bricks, it hit me. Of course, Susan (a 7) by then was not going to be asked, because the other guys figured she would go with me.
Girls that high up the scale scare off most guys. They are high-risk, probable turn-downs. Guys play it safe. They are not devotees of "nothing ventured, nothing gained." They fully understand "No pain, no gain" -- and they prefer no pain. They settle for "pretty good gain, not as much risk of pain." If they didn't, the human race would be much smaller. Also, hardly anyone would go to the prom.
Susan was no Wanda Hickey, but the Wanda Hickeys of the world deserve to go to The Big One, and lesser ones, too.
So, I asked Susan. She accepted. I don't recall who escorted Miss 10. I hope she had a good time. I know I did.
For years -- decades -- I have pictured in my mind the guilt I would have had if Susan had sat home. At home or at the prom, it would have been a snub from me. Miss 10 had enough sense to call me to my senses.
She may have had a date by then. Maybe not. How many guys have enough starch to ask a 10 to the prom, then or now? But she did not offer a lame excuse for saying no. She offered the advice I needed. It was not some variation of "You're not good enough." It was "You have an existing obligation." She could have added, "you insensitive dolt." That would not have been a matter of adding insult to injury. That would have been a matter of redundancy. What teenage boy isn't?
A major mark of adult status is the ability to estimate and then assess the costs of success. Most men are scared off by the thought of failure. But the cost of success can be far higher than we think -- cost being defined as "the value of the most valuable or important outcome sacrificed."
What ever happened to Miss 10? She graduated from UC Berkeley in 1963 and married Prince Charming in 1964. They have lived happily ever after.
The only reason he won her over her is because he persisted. She initially rebuffed him with far greater determination and far less grace than when she turned me down.
Someone had misinformed her about his intentions. But he had spent his high school years racing high speed boats competitively at 75 miles an hour. He had more starch than the competition.
Faint heart never won fair lady. Racing boats at 75 miles an hour in his case was teenage lunacy that eventually paid off. I don't recommend it as an entrepreneurial venture.
He really did become an entrepreneur. So did his son, who owns a successful regional micro-brewery.
Life in the fast lane never appealed to me. Footnotes are more my speed.
My wife brushed me off in 1968. So, I did the manly thing. I ran. But, in 1971, she changed her mind, got on a plane, flew to New York, and basically proposed to me. I thought it over and said yes -- a really good decision on my part.
Poor Charlie Brown!! ...It's a wonder he didn't defecate himself with all those butterflies in his stomach...but I'm glad he was able to kiss the cute girl!! :D
Absolutely love this song!! I'm a red haired girl, too, and my new boyfriend is bald (a perfect Charlie Brown). Next year for Halloween, we're dressing as Charlie Brown and the red-haired girl!!! This is our new theme song!!! I would love a copy of the final recording....did it make the cut????
I remember in school, I was Charlie Brown, fallin in love and so overwhelmed by it that it paralysed me and kept me from talking to the girl I was in love with. The Little Red-Haired Girl thread in the Peanuts cartoons always struck a chord with me. Your song works so well with this video, thank you very much for it.
I love this one too I seen several version: Don't Cry version and another I love them all.. This one is nice Red Hair Girl.. Just Love It.. I share this with my twitter followers one day & my customers... Thanks..
It's about being completely stupid and not being able to simply exchange a few words with a girl because you think she's so amazing. It's about just dreaming about it... Like Charlie Brown.
Oh, yeah,.. The girl had red hair, but I won't tell you who she is!
Hey man! This is a demo I recorded at home. The actual record is coming out in late 2009, hopefully. If you want the song I can email it to you, though. Just give me your address. Cheers!
I'm sad that peanuts gad to end
TheLoobieloo 1 month ago
Her name is heather
HuntinTracker87 1 month ago
im a red head and im acctually playing that part in my high schools production of "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown."
redheadedpixie5297 2 months ago
Whats the red headed girls name?
ChyyStrain 2 months ago
lyrics
KakashiHatake2121 2 months ago
whos the other redhead girl in penuts?
mega66orange 3 months ago
i am a redhead too !!! they are so cute but poor charlie brown... anyway, at last, he is happy in his dream :)
theeachuisge 3 months ago
Who would have known his first kiss would be with the love of his dreams?!?!
2344starwars 3 months ago
Can't wait for the next special "It's your first boner, Charlie Brown".
krelbar 4 months ago
Fast forward to today...Charlie Brown is a depressed alcoholic in a dead end job. The little red-haired girl was on a rise to fame until drug addiction took hold. She turned to porn and prostitution to support her habit. Charlie walks home one day to find her half dead in the gutter, where he comforts her until the ambulance arrives, but its too late. Charlie goes home and hangs himself. Real life is a bitch. Fantasies only tease and make you feel worse when you realize they aren't reality.
krelbar 4 months ago
love is being stupid together
archie977 4 months ago
YES I'm a queen with red hair & I'm too so stupid for waiting the shy boy so cute and gentle... just FOR ME !!!
focas777 6 months ago
So cute!!! I love the song! :)
str8tup 10 months ago
Catchy tune, Eddie.
krelbar 11 months ago
There was this girl. . . .There always is. She was a 10.
I know what you're thinking. "Memories of an enthusiastic old fart". Quite true. But she really was a 10. I saw her at my 50th high school reunion.
She was a 10 in 1956, when I first saw her. She was a 15-year-old equivalent of the little red-haired girl. I did not know then that she had been in the movies, danced with Gene Kelly, danced with Fred Astaire, and had gone on the road as a professional dancer. Nobody else did, either.
baergy 11 months ago
She never talked about it. She still doesn't. She had walked away from it all when her father died. She was all grown up. I wasn't.
So, anyway, I didn't drum up enough courage to ask her out for the next three years. I was Charlie Brown. But then, when I was student body president, and she was the elected secretary, I finally asked her to the senior prom.
baergy 11 months ago
The Big One. Gene Shepherd had not yet written "Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories." I didn't know what I was doing; asking a nice Daphe Bigelow, a Daphne with good sense. Which I lacked. I had been dating another girl for a year. So, Miss 10 told me: "You should ask Susan."Like a ton of bricks, it hit me. Of course, Susan (a 7) by then was not going to be asked, because the other guys figured she would go with me.
baergy 11 months ago
Girls that high up the scale scare off most guys. They are high-risk, probable turn-downs. Guys play it safe. They are not devotees of "nothing ventured, nothing gained." They fully understand "No pain, no gain" -- and they prefer no pain. They settle for "pretty good gain, not as much risk of pain." If they didn't, the human race would be much smaller. Also, hardly anyone would go to the prom.
baergy 11 months ago
Susan was no Wanda Hickey, but the Wanda Hickeys of the world deserve to go to The Big One, and lesser ones, too.
So, I asked Susan. She accepted. I don't recall who escorted Miss 10. I hope she had a good time. I know I did.
For years -- decades -- I have pictured in my mind the guilt I would have had if Susan had sat home. At home or at the prom, it would have been a snub from me. Miss 10 had enough sense to call me to my senses.
baergy 11 months ago
She may have had a date by then. Maybe not. How many guys have enough starch to ask a 10 to the prom, then or now? But she did not offer a lame excuse for saying no. She offered the advice I needed. It was not some variation of "You're not good enough." It was "You have an existing obligation." She could have added, "you insensitive dolt." That would not have been a matter of adding insult to injury. That would have been a matter of redundancy. What teenage boy isn't?
baergy 11 months ago
A major mark of adult status is the ability to estimate and then assess the costs of success. Most men are scared off by the thought of failure. But the cost of success can be far higher than we think -- cost being defined as "the value of the most valuable or important outcome sacrificed."
What ever happened to Miss 10? She graduated from UC Berkeley in 1963 and married Prince Charming in 1964. They have lived happily ever after.
baergy 11 months ago
The only reason he won her over her is because he persisted. She initially rebuffed him with far greater determination and far less grace than when she turned me down.
baergy 11 months ago
Someone had misinformed her about his intentions. But he had spent his high school years racing high speed boats competitively at 75 miles an hour. He had more starch than the competition.
Faint heart never won fair lady. Racing boats at 75 miles an hour in his case was teenage lunacy that eventually paid off. I don't recommend it as an entrepreneurial venture.
baergy 11 months ago
He really did become an entrepreneur. So did his son, who owns a successful regional micro-brewery.
Life in the fast lane never appealed to me. Footnotes are more my speed.
My wife brushed me off in 1968. So, I did the manly thing. I ran. But, in 1971, she changed her mind, got on a plane, flew to New York, and basically proposed to me. I thought it over and said yes -- a really good decision on my part.
Lesson: "Faint heart never won fair scribbler."
baergy 11 months ago
Heather Has Orange Hair.
Adam10Rocks 1 year ago
Poor Charlie Brown!! ...It's a wonder he didn't defecate himself with all those butterflies in his stomach...but I'm glad he was able to kiss the cute girl!! :D
TheJasmineCarl 1 year ago
which peanuts special is this? Is it from "You're a good man, Charlie Brown"?
great song btw. ^-^ I love the video and the whole scenario too.
thesorans 1 year ago
Her real name is Heather.
timeparadox888 1 year ago
Absolutely love this song!! I'm a red haired girl, too, and my new boyfriend is bald (a perfect Charlie Brown). Next year for Halloween, we're dressing as Charlie Brown and the red-haired girl!!! This is our new theme song!!! I would love a copy of the final recording....did it make the cut????
hometownchick67 1 year ago
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hometownchick67 1 year ago
Where can I purchase this song?
mythosx 1 year ago
I remember in school, I was Charlie Brown, fallin in love and so overwhelmed by it that it paralysed me and kept me from talking to the girl I was in love with. The Little Red-Haired Girl thread in the Peanuts cartoons always struck a chord with me. Your song works so well with this video, thank you very much for it.
Russebby 1 year ago
wow that song was awesome :D
luigi1227 1 year ago
You made this you self wow! I love it... Blessing for your song to come one one day!. What's Your Name? Red Head Girl!.. Soft song.. real nice...
imallshoppe 1 year ago
I love this one too I seen several version: Don't Cry version and another I love them all.. This one is nice Red Hair Girl.. Just Love It.. I share this with my twitter followers one day & my customers... Thanks..
imallshoppe 1 year ago
Hey! I'm a redhead too;) And I'm just curious about who is that song.
ROCKGIRL444 2 years ago
It's about being completely stupid and not being able to simply exchange a few words with a girl because you think she's so amazing. It's about just dreaming about it... Like Charlie Brown.
Oh, yeah,.. The girl had red hair, but I won't tell you who she is!
;)
eddiehoffmann 2 years ago
can you send me your song and lyrics also? thank you!
sorry for my mistakes, I don´t know write in english
brunoschoss 2 years ago
O mestre da canção popular melodramática. Baita cu de urso! !
Almarky 2 years ago
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Almarky 2 years ago
i dont think that they should ever have shown "the little red haired girl" in peanuts.
lordoftimeguy1 3 years ago
what do you mean by that?
PersephoneRose33 2 years ago
yeah id like to know too shes cute
freacls 2 years ago 2
why have u something against redheads im a redhead and i think the little girl is so cute
freacls 2 years ago 8
Go redheads! :) I think she is cute, too.
PersephoneRose33 2 years ago 2
yep us redheads are awsome are u a redhead
freacls 2 years ago
yep i'm a redhead too
PersephoneRose33 2 years ago
awsome then thise song is for us
freacls 2 years ago 6
@freacls all redheads are cute it goes with the territory!
MrDasmaster 4 months ago
Hey man! This is a demo I recorded at home. The actual record is coming out in late 2009, hopefully. If you want the song I can email it to you, though. Just give me your address. Cheers!
Eddie
eddiehoffmann 3 years ago
Where can I get this?
juanmigueleslava 3 years ago