Alan Parsons nació el 20 de diciembre de 1948 en Londres, Inglaterra. Desde pequeño, mostró un interés inusitado por la música y la tecnología. Sus primeros contactos con la música fueron gracias a su familia, donde encontró un ambiente culturalmente enriquecido que le permitió desarrollar su talento innato.
Antes de alcanzar la fama, Parsons tuvo la oportunidad de trabajar en los famosos estudios Abbey Road de EMI cuando aún era un adolescente. En 1967, se unió al equipo de ingeniería de sonido y pronto se destacó por su habilidad y destreza técnica. Fue en este entorno donde su pasión por la música y la ingeniería de sonido se consolidó.
Su primer gran hito profesional llegó cuando fue el ingeniero de sonido para el legendario álbum de The Beatles, Abbey Road, en 1969. Esta oportunidad marcó el inicio de una serie de colaboraciones trascendentales. Poco después, trabajó en el emblemático álbum Dark Side of the Moon de Pink Floyd, publicado en 1973. Estas experiencias no solo consolidaron su nombre en la industria, sino que le dieron la confianza y el prestigio necesarios para emprender su propio camino.
En 1975, junto al compositor y músico Eric Woolfson, creó The Alan Parsons Project. Este proyecto se caracterizó por su enfoque innovador, mezcla de rock progresivo y elementos orquestales, lo que le dio un sonido distintivo y sofisticado.
[Verse 1]
That girl thinks that she's so fine
That soon she'll have my mind
That girl thinks that she's so smart
That soon she'll have my heart
She thinks in no time flat
That she'll be free and clear to start
With her emotional rescue of love that you'll leave torn apart
That girl thinks that she's so bad
She'll change my tears to joy from sad
She says she keeps the upper hand
'Cause she can please her man
She doesn't use her love to make him weak
She uses love to keep him strong
And inside me there's no room for doubt
That it won't be too long
[Chorus]
Before I tell her that I love her
That I want her
That my mind and soul and body needs her
Tell her that I'd love to, that I want to
That I need to do all that I have to
To be in her love
[Bridge]
I've been hurting for a long time
And you've been playing for a long time
You know it's true
I've been holding for a long time
And you've been running for a long time
It's time to do what we have to do
[Harmonica Solo]
(I’m talkin’ ‘bout that girl, that girl)
(Yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah)
[Verse 2]
That girl knows every single man
Would ask her for her hand
But she says her love is much too deep
For them to understand
She says her love has been crying out
But her lover hasn't heard
But what she doesn't realize is that I've listened to every word
[Chorus]
That's why I know I'll tell her that I love her
That I want her
That my mind and soul and body needs her
Tell her that I'd love to, that I want to
That I need to do all that I have to
To be in her love now
I love her
And I want her
And my mind and soul and body needs her
Tell her that I'd love to, that I want to
That I need to do all that I have to
To begin her love
I love her
I want her
My mind and soul and body needs her
Oh, tell her that I'd love to, that I want to
That I need to do all that, oh-ohh-ohhh....
Say I love her, that I want her
That my mind and soul and body needs her
Tell her that I'd love to, that I want to
That I need to do all that I have to
To be in her – that girl!
[Outro]
That girl, that girl!
Oh, that girl, that girl, that girl, that girl, ohhh