“Georgy Girl,” a 1967 hit from Australia’s legendary folk act The Seekers, is generally thought of as an innocuous little
number, complete with delicately pretty harmonies and even a cute little
“whistling solo.”
Truth be told, however, a toxic heart lurks beneath all the seeming sweetness and light.
The subject of the song is a young woman named Georgy, who
seems quite satisfied with her life. Indeed, the demeanor she displays is spirited,
even “fancy-free.” However, the “judgy” female
narrator of “Georgy Girl” thinks she knows Georgy better, and suspects that all
is not well behind the girl’s happy-seeming exterior.
