My Goooooooooood! I've been looking for this song for over 30 years. Last time I listened to this song was when I was around 14 and now I am 41. My God thank you so much for this treasure found. It is not joke when I tell you that I am crying due to the memories this song brigns to me. Thanks God.
I’m in agreement but I have to laugh at the idea of God bless good music in reference to this song. Unless you are going deeper and realizing that Jesus is not God.
lol well when you're Canadian you get used to being underrated: comes with the territory. Lots of Canadians make it big in Europe and Japan and Australia, before even being noticed by the elephant in our continent's room.
Amazing harmony. Thought she just tickled the ivory's. Listening to their whole catalog, they filled the genre that The Decemberists took over. And they both do it so well... great songs by both.
It's easier to grab some bees with honey than sugar. Disregarding an entire section of people and disregarding their concerns isn't going to net you many fans. This renditions is too timely and very steeped in it's cheap Americana-crash rash. Easy to shit on a concept when it represents an entire country of unwilling participants? CTD has always been reactionary crap.
It's incredible how everything works perfectly in this song: from the harmonica, to the voices, with electric guitar effects, tambourine, drums, man, this is perfect!
The arrangement is very true to the original by the British band XTC (recorded only 2 years prior) including the 'Let's begin' nuance, the main difference is Ellen's voice. One year later, they covered also another XTC song "All You Pretty Girls" (originally from 1984 album The Big Express) on a tribute album, helping XTC out when they faced recording obstructions imposed by the recording company. You can hear it too here on the Dummies channel.
@@ivoryrodriguez4385Exactly! It's one of the few covers I like almost as much as the original..probably because they are so true to XTC. But I love Ellen's vocals, and their twist on it. I just wish more people knew about XTC. At least in the States. What a great band.
Auto tune was invented in 1998. This version of The Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead was released in 1995. Which, obviously, means that it wasn't used during this recording
I love the harmony's created between Ellen and Brad! Such an amazing song. I'm 24, and I spent a few years in Canada for school where I was first exposed to the Crash Test Dummies. They don't get a lot of air time in the US which is too bad.
I never knew this was an XTC cover dude - cheers for posting! I barely heard XTC as a kid, tho I'm from that generation, but discovered them layer & what a band they were. These guys were low-key awesome as well of course.
This just lightens my world. 90s were such an iconic decade. Canada had its share of famous bands in the provinces. Ellen Reid could recite the phone book and make it even sexier. Thanks CTD for all the memories.
One of the first videos I watched on MuchMusic when I was a kid. This brought back alot of memories, heavy nostalgia. A time when the innocence of a kid could not understand the lyrics. Today, it brings back happy tears of such a time. Thank you Crash test dummies!
I played the this CD over and over and over again when it came out. Every song is awesome. Great recording as well. Every note and sound came through so clearly it was an audio masterpiece.
and rock wasn't supposed to last. . .there's been countless truly epic lyrics. Peter Pumpkinhead is chock full; none more true than ''showed the Vatican what gold was for''.
@@AwakeAtTheWheel you're welcome. The creators of the song originally said they weren't referencing JFK specifically but rather various events. you can tell with some of the lyrics they are indeed referencing JFK. "But, he made too many enemies. Of the people who would keep us on our knees" "Fed the starving, housed the poor. Showed the Vatican what golds for" "Peter pumpkinhead was too good. Had him nailed to a chunk of wood. He died grinning on live tv. Hanging there he looked a lot like you and, an awful lot like me" I believe that last verse I quoted was not only referencing JFK but possibly Jesus Christ as well.
A person full of selfless and nonjudgmental love and wisdom could come to Earth right now and they would instantly be persecuted and eventually killed.
Your right....but.....They are here and they get killed frequently....It’s called Devine wisdom/Christ consciousness......Jesus wasn’t a man, he was a fable.....probably hundreds about....regulars don’t like them. At all! Now.....here’s Tom with the weather.....
Colm m if you follow the bible your a sheep, susceptible to suggestion and non rational though. I believe in god, not stories....aliens created your physical body.....
That's why aliens are smart enough to never land here. They know the democrats would kill them and steal they're spaceships so they could go and destroy they're planets also.
Jeez what a cover. Just overall solid musicians with excellent lead and backup vocals. i vaguely remember this from dumb and dumber, but I obviously didn’t appreciate it then. She’s got such an incredible pitch, my god. I love her choices, just flawless. And I love how they cut to her feet turning in at the climax, another great little artistic touch. And there’s something so alluring with her, I couldn’t keep my eyes off her. What a rocker babe. How was I not obsessed with her in the 90’s?? Great work CTD. 5/5 super underrated cover. Made it their own.
Just saw them at the Burlington Sound of Music festival. Great stuff! I recorded this song off the tv on Much Music with a cassette player back in 1994 or 95. Still have the tape. Thanks for the memories.
Brad Roberts with his distinct baritone voice was honestly the backbone of Crash Test Dummies. No one can beat his voice in "The Superman Song" - That voice made the band.
@@claudioas Yes. I cant believe no one corrected this in two years! Even calling it "bass" would have been more accurate. It's practically unique in pop music history.
You know you have achieved something special when your best song is viewed as a holiday song! 🧡🖤 Definitely CTD BEST SONG mainly because of Reid's vocals and Robert's vocals on the chorus!!
My headcanon of Harry Dunne is that the the pumpkinhead incident is one of the many things that he did between the events of Dumb and Dumber and Dumb and Dumber To.
I discovered this soundtrack while trying to help my now, ex-wife find the song Mary Moon, which was her grandmothers maiden name. Didn't have much it the way of an internet back then, so it wasn't easy. I ended up loving the entire album. This being my favorite song.
What a great song/cover 👌🏻 I won't get bored of it over all these years. The contrary tones/voices of Ellen and Brad fit so damn perfectly 👍 ...and you have to sing along, no matter what 😀 ...and Ellen is damn hot 😬
This used to play alllllllllllllll the time as I was growing up in the 90s. Probably because I'm from Winnipeg, and that's where the CTD are from. The older I get, the more I love this song.
This stuff makes me proud to be from Manitoba. Selkirk, Winnipeg and the praries come together and show the world what awesome musicians we are. I hope we have more soon.
This is definitely in my top 5 covers of all time, by one of my favorite bands, sung by one of my biggest crushes!! How the hell did I just NOW find this song??
I searched for this song because some random memory was triggered in my head. I was a kid and my dad came home from work and was telling me about this song his coworker showed him called Peter Pumpkinhead. At first the coworker thought it was funny and dumb and easy to make fun of but then my dad really listened to the lyrics and was very moved by them, so he came home and told me all about this song. But I never heard it anywhere. I just remembered it from what he told me that it had the line "hooray for Peter Pumpkinhead" and told of wonderful things this person did. Well some 25 years later I have found it and it was every bit as good and as profound as advertised. Thanks, dad.
Get to see these guys tonite...up close and personal...for free! Gotta love Peachfest in Penticton every August. Over the years we've pretty much seen a who's who of Canadian classic rock all for free, including Kim Mitchell, April Wine, Doug and the Slugs, Powder Blues, Trooper, Stampeders, 54-40 and many more. Woohoo its the Crash Test Dummies tonite after the Snowbirds show!
I saw the Crash Test Dummies in Hamilton at Festival of Friends on August 3rd 2024 hearing them perform their hits and their performance was great! Enjoyed them!
I had such a crush on Ellen Reid at the Selkirk comp high school, but she never knew it .Seeing her with the Crash test dummies up front singing such a great song let's you see why I had such a crush she was absolutely gorgeous.
My Goooooooooood! I've been looking for this song for over 30 years. Last time I listened to this song was when I was around 14 and now I am 41. My God thank you so much for this treasure found. It is not joke when I tell you that I am crying due to the memories this song brigns to me. Thanks God.
❤️❤️
Listen to the original by XTC
@@buddy9718 yep...great song
❤new favorite
I’m in agreement but I have to laugh at the idea of God bless good music in reference to this song. Unless you are going deeper and realizing that Jesus is not God.
This band was incredibly underrated in my opinion. They're great
lol well when you're Canadian you get used to being underrated: comes with the territory. Lots of Canadians make it big in Europe and Japan and Australia, before even being noticed by the elephant in our continent's room.
lol this song is by XTC, Crash Test Dummies are only covering it
@@DrinkingPepsi. Who said anything about the song? I said "band". Kindly reread my comment
Just reread it bro
Was?
Ellen Reid, what a voice ❤
She looked just like Kim Wexler from Better Call Saul during the time if this video in the 90s.
@@vaughan1977 STrnage that for about 4 years i thought the first lyrics was: Let's Review!
@@vaughan1977 Kim showed her feet all the time!
@@jimnfl7134 That would be a great intro for a movie review channel on youtube!
She’s amazing live
Ellen's voice is indeed awesome... so is Brads.... and together they are AMAZING!
Amazing harmony. Thought she just tickled the ivory's. Listening to their whole catalog, they filled the genre that The Decemberists took over. And they both do it so well... great songs by both.
We were so spoiled with the talent in the early 90s
Dumb & Dumber soundtrack was amazing!
Yes it was.
My favorite!!
Damn right! I was a kid way too young watching that movie but these songs still stick with me over twenty years later!
yup,it really was tho
Hands down one of the best non-original soundtracks in the history of cinema. Nailed every single song.
Reminds me that Ellen Reid never got enough recognition for her amazing vocals.
Absolutely correct
Plus she is very attractive!
She sounds like she was like a less popular version of Alanis Morisette. That's not a slight on Ellen either.
It's easier to grab some bees with honey than sugar.
Disregarding an entire section of people and disregarding their concerns isn't going to net you many fans.
This renditions is too timely and very steeped in it's cheap Americana-crash rash.
Easy to shit on a concept when it represents an entire country of unwilling participants? CTD has always been reactionary crap.
I absolutely hate those “underrated” comments. And here there’s one artist who ACTUALLY deserves it.
It's incredible how everything works perfectly in this song: from the harmonica, to the voices, with electric guitar effects, tambourine, drums, man, this is perfect!
I mean. Do you give a damn about the lyrics?
Its proof that you can make anything sound solid if you have talent, this song would not work with more bands than it would
The arrangement is very true to the original by the British band XTC (recorded only 2 years prior) including the 'Let's begin' nuance, the main difference is Ellen's voice.
One year later, they covered also another XTC song "All You Pretty Girls" (originally from 1984 album The Big Express) on a tribute album, helping XTC out when they faced recording obstructions imposed by the recording company. You can hear it too here on the Dummies channel.
@@blueskyalldayeveryday Yes.
@@ivoryrodriguez4385Exactly! It's one of the few covers I like almost as much as the original..probably because they are so true to XTC. But I love Ellen's vocals, and their twist on it.
I just wish more people knew about XTC. At least in the States. What a great band.
Her voice is amazing!
Yeah. No auto tune shit either.
And her Beauty too! :O
Darryl - how do you know ? This is obviously a studio recording
@@ElvarMasson Auto tune was invented in 1997, song recorded in 1996
Auto tune was invented in 1998. This version of The Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead was released in 1995. Which, obviously, means that it wasn't used during this recording
I love the harmony's created between Ellen and Brad! Such an amazing song. I'm 24, and I spent a few years in Canada for school where I was first exposed to the Crash Test Dummies. They don't get a lot of air time in the US which is too bad.
I mean, they’re a novelty band at best. That singing voice really will work only once.
Brilliant band! Great rendition. Very close to the original by the genius Andy Partridge and XTC.
I never knew this was an XTC cover dude - cheers for posting!
I barely heard XTC as a kid, tho I'm from that generation, but discovered them layer & what a band they were.
These guys were low-key awesome as well of course.
its so close to being as good as the original!
@@daveboydell4456 Not even close.
@@32INCHSTRIPER yes the xtc version is far better
The album it's from XTC "Nonsuch" is a brilliant album, recommended, and 'Peter' is just the first track!
Kim Wexler on vocals and Buster Bluth on drums! What a video!
Lmao she does look like Kim! 😂
Damn I thought I was the only one commenting this!!! I just posted a comment saying that!!!1
I was just thinking that hahaha nice!!
Actually he looks more like a shaved and bald Vince Gilligan lol
I was writing that just until I read your comment.😅
Ellen Reid in that #55 shirt is one of my first crushes :P
This just lightens my world. 90s were such an iconic decade. Canada had its share of famous bands in the provinces. Ellen Reid could recite the phone book and make it even sexier. Thanks CTD for all the memories.
Love this song! Ellen Reid is amazing!
One of the first videos I watched on MuchMusic when I was a kid. This brought back alot of memories, heavy nostalgia. A time when the innocence of a kid could not understand the lyrics. Today, it brings back happy tears of such a time. Thank you Crash test dummies!
I get choked up everytime I hear this song. I love it. First time I've seen this video. I always heard it from the CD lol. Felt nostalgic today.
This was High School for me, Jr. Year 1994. Still one of the best film soundtracks of the 90s. Also, the best song to play on Good Friday ;)
Most people probably won't get the Good Friday bit. Spot on!
@@MrMegamike2k Most people never really do ;)
Thank-You Crash Test Dummies making Winnipeg proud!!!!!!!
Winnipeg ❤❤❤
August 2024! Still a banger
I just love the way their voices blend. Both so unique and cool.
When you absolutely have to make a cover song, make it absolutely perfect ❤
It's brilliant ...Ellen + Brad's voices are brilliant!!!
2020 still listen!!
Analia Blanco same here.
@@kingnothing77685 hi, Tom! ♥️
Claro que sí!
always
2020's music just doesn't compete! :D
I played the this CD over and over and over again when it came out. Every song is awesome. Great recording as well. Every note and sound came through so clearly it was an audio masterpiece.
Such a gorgeous song! It often brings tears to my eyes when I hear it.
and rock wasn't supposed to last. . .there's been countless truly epic lyrics. Peter Pumpkinhead is chock full; none more true than ''showed the Vatican what gold was for''.
Shouldnt expect any less lyrical geniusnfrom Andy
The song is about JFK
@@nessadvantage9447 Wow! I never heard that before. Great info, thank you! 🙏
@@AwakeAtTheWheel you're welcome.
The creators of the song originally said they weren't referencing JFK specifically but rather various events.
you can tell with some of the lyrics they are indeed referencing JFK.
"But, he made too many enemies.
Of the people who would keep us on our knees"
"Fed the starving, housed the poor.
Showed the Vatican what golds for"
"Peter pumpkinhead was too good.
Had him nailed to a chunk of wood.
He died grinning on live tv.
Hanging there he looked a lot like you and, an awful lot like me"
I believe that last verse I quoted was not only referencing JFK but possibly Jesus Christ as well.
Packed and tagged. When the song comes out perfect. Unstoppable 90's glory!
what a beautiful voice want more Ellen Reid !!!!!
Buy her album Cinderellen.
@@jCd1058 just got her Cinderellen album for xmass so good thanks for advice is this the real Jeff Daniels ??? if so so cool
@@richnittritz3505 In fact, the real Jeff Daniels. No relation to me that I know. I've played the Cinderellen CD for years, still love it.
One of the best songs EVER !!! 🤗
.... by Andy Partridge, the genius.
That bass drum though... a nice kick right in the chest! Beautiful.
A singer with a great beauty and amazing voice, I love and the song a classic, excellent!
These folks are awesome beyond compare and their magic gets better all the time! 🙌🏼
A person full of selfless and nonjudgmental love and wisdom could come to Earth right now and they would instantly be persecuted and eventually killed.
Your right....but.....They are here and they get killed frequently....It’s called Devine wisdom/Christ consciousness......Jesus wasn’t a man, he was a fable.....probably hundreds about....regulars don’t like them. At all! Now.....here’s Tom with the weather.....
Bernie Sanders
Colm m if you follow the bible your a sheep, susceptible to suggestion and non rational though. I believe in god, not stories....aliens created your physical body.....
That's why aliens are smart enough to never land here. They know the democrats would kill them and steal they're spaceships so they could go and destroy they're planets also.
@@tonycurtis4088 ....... It is "you're"........ pinhead. And if you believe in God, then maybe you should be using a capitol G.
This is a great version. Ellen’s vocal is perfect for it.
this is the most canadian band of all time. thank you for your contribution to culture CTD
Oof. That's a bold claim, sir.
Have you never heard of Tragically Hip?
So great...and I'm a born-and-raised Winnipeger. ❤
It was COLD filming this video!
This song makes me tear up every single time I listen to it 🥺.
Same
Same!!
00:05 neither the extras or even Daniels, resist and laugh during the scene: this guy's charisma is huge
brilliant ,fan of XTC fan of you guys come back music needs you.
20 ans plus tard et c'est encore super bon!! Addictive song. Crash Test Dummies forever!
Jeez what a cover. Just overall solid musicians with excellent lead and backup vocals. i vaguely remember this from dumb and dumber, but I obviously didn’t appreciate it then. She’s got such an incredible pitch, my god. I love her choices, just flawless. And I love how they cut to her feet turning in at the climax, another great little artistic touch. And there’s something so alluring with her, I couldn’t keep my eyes off her. What a rocker babe. How was I not obsessed with her in the 90’s?? Great work CTD. 5/5 super underrated cover. Made it their own.
Just saw them at the Burlington Sound of Music festival. Great stuff! I recorded this song off the tv on Much Music with a cassette player back in 1994 or 95. Still have the tape. Thanks for the memories.
I've been in love with this woman for over thirty years.
My wife bought Ellen's album Cinderellen for my birthday when it first came out and Ellen autographed it! A valued possession!
Can't blame ya!
Nobody cares.
Crash Test Dummies are one bad that transports you back to a certain time in the 90’s
Brad Roberts with his distinct baritone voice was honestly the backbone of Crash Test Dummies. No one can beat his voice in "The Superman Song" - That voice made the band.
No one person makes it happen! They are a team!
@Funky Uncle John the Band was Amazing
All voices 😊
bass baritone
this was one of their best songs, she should have hqd a chance to play lead vocals on a few more..
@@claudioas Yes. I cant believe no one corrected this in two years! Even calling it "bass" would have been more accurate. It's practically unique in pop music history.
You know you have achieved something special when your best song is viewed as a holiday song! 🧡🖤
Definitely CTD BEST SONG mainly because of Reid's vocals and Robert's vocals on the chorus!!
I forgot how great these guys were, awesome Canadian band
i love how jeff daniels played a part in this video, dumb n dumber is still my number one fav movie. i can quote it by heart
My headcanon of Harry Dunne is that the the pumpkinhead incident is one of the many things that he did between the events of Dumb and Dumber and Dumb and Dumber To.
I can also quote this film from beginning to end .
Do you also do all the sound effects and music ??
Man, you are one pathetic loser! No offense! 😂
@@morningstar577 Dumb and Dumber films are great though my favorite film is Princess Bride. Princess Diaries and Titanic are also up there.
Me too
Jeff Daniels is so good in this!
I discovered this soundtrack while trying to help my now, ex-wife find the song Mary Moon, which was her grandmothers maiden name. Didn't have much it the way of an internet back then, so it wasn't easy. I ended up loving the entire album. This being my favorite song.
What a great song/cover 👌🏻 I won't get bored of it over all these years. The contrary tones/voices of Ellen and Brad fit so damn perfectly 👍 ...and you have to sing along, no matter what 😀
...and Ellen is damn hot 😬
No puedo dejar de escuchar esta interpretación
I ❤ Ellen Reid y a los dummies
Still crushing on Ellen ..Love this song!
You are not the only one!
Ellen Reid is so beautiful.
Shaun Kelly yep and that girl that was singing was pretty sexy too
She looks like Rhea Seehorn does now.
No
Trolls got lazy in 2018
Dead ringer for Kim Wexler for sure lol
Great tune, great sound (bass guitar rocks!) and beautiful Ellen
Brilliant cover of this song!
Nostalgia is stroooong
Excuse me, Flo. . .
God I love the vocal harmonies, not just in the band but in this song particularly. Beautiful.
Sudden urge to hear this song, don't know why but glad it's posted. Great song.
I think of DJT as pnkinhead
Beautiful woman. Beautiful voice. Beautiful song. Thank you
This used to play alllllllllllllll the time as I was growing up in the 90s. Probably because I'm from Winnipeg, and that's where the CTD are from.
The older I get, the more I love this song.
My grandfather is from Winnipeg, and father from Cape Breton, probably why I hear this song in the states lol!
Q94FM baby!
@@bluesystemfan1 92 CITI FM
Yeah it's actually deeper than you'd think
We love these guys in Ontario too!
This stuff makes me proud to be from Manitoba. Selkirk, Winnipeg and the praries come together and show the world what awesome musicians we are. I hope we have more soon.
One of the VERY best groups of the 90s..... and Canadian too, eh? Hard combo to beat.
These guys are coming to the small theatre in my small town this December and I am going. One of my favorite songs. I'm so excited!!!!
This is definitely in my top 5 covers of all time, by one of my favorite bands, sung by one of my biggest crushes!! How the hell did I just NOW find this song??
starring one of my favorite actors....wow...I'm an idiot
Seeing them live soon, hope they perform this
Nothing beats XTC’s original, however the CTD do some respectable justice to this amazing song.
yes...
This is an absolute banger of a tune l. Tremendous vocal and melody .
Awesome to see someone cover XTC and also make a great music video for this brilliant song!
I miss the 90s love this song
the good times
I was just about to say the same. This 'sound' that defines 90's alternative is perfection to me.
Before god damned Bush
I miss everything back to the late fifties
789mark789 - what do you mean ? What has Kate Bush have to do with this song ?
Totaly underrated band as were the vocal talents of the gorgeous Ellen Reid
Her voice is amazing!
I miss the 90s love this song
Official 90´s OST.... ♥
A song from 1982 being the soundtrack of the 90's? Odd choice, but ok
@@jerrysmith2354 Song from 82? Yeah, right…
One of my favrit bands...lovd the album god shuffled his feet. Ellen reid done fantastic backup vocals there
I'm still in love with Ellen. What a song
Great cover
It's like watching Kim Wexler sing!!
Thank You so much for this wonderful song and video.
Man… I LOVE CRASH TEST DUMMIES AND I LOVE DUMB AND DUMBER!!!!! YOU’RE THE BEST DUMMIES!!!!!!
I totally forgot about this song until TH-cam randomly recommended it to me. It has aged like fine wine!
I searched for this song because some random memory was triggered in my head. I was a kid and my dad came home from work and was telling me about this song his coworker showed him called Peter Pumpkinhead. At first the coworker thought it was funny and dumb and easy to make fun of but then my dad really listened to the lyrics and was very moved by them, so he came home and told me all about this song. But I never heard it anywhere. I just remembered it from what he told me that it had the line "hooray for Peter Pumpkinhead" and told of wonderful things this person did.
Well some 25 years later I have found it and it was every bit as good and as profound as advertised. Thanks, dad.
That's an awesome story and I can totally relate👍
Your story made me 🥲
I mean, holy crap, what a piece of music!!!!!! Hooray CTD and Ellen indeed!!!!!
Great video and cover! Before now I only ever knew the XTC version. I don't even remember hearing this in the Dumb & Dumber soundtrack.
Poignant lyrics.. sad tone yet with an upbeat vibe/ ending
Love Dumb and Dumber!
Ellen has one of the best voices in Canadian rock. She's still that awesome in concert in 2019.
Her and Sarah Harmer. Both are stunners too.
Great song
This song grew on me over time...now I listen to it a lot...
Get to see these guys tonite...up close and personal...for free! Gotta love Peachfest in Penticton every August. Over the years we've pretty much seen a who's who of Canadian classic rock all for free, including Kim Mitchell, April Wine, Doug and the Slugs, Powder Blues, Trooper, Stampeders, 54-40 and many more. Woohoo its the Crash Test Dummies tonite after the Snowbirds show!
I will see these guys too. Looking forward to it
God Bless 🙏 this band. Totally F'n cool and they should be inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame.
another great band from Winnipeg !!!
Amei essa versão ! Ficou original. A voz da cantora combinou muito com a música...
Grateful... I can listen to this song again, Dear God Thank You.
Ellen Reid is an example of talent and beauty. But also humility and grace. She is truly a beautiful woman. What do we have now? W.A.P.
Agreed
Tbh, I think the original by Xtc is better
quirky
@@lukero5502 yeah but this is pretty cool too.
Agreed
Brilliant song,lyrics are amazing 👍👍👍👍
Great song...And that intro guitar sounds killer !!!!!!
Great band. incredible drummer!
Muy bueno, muy escuchado en Argentina en los 90'
I saw the Crash Test Dummies in Hamilton at Festival of Friends on August 3rd 2024 hearing them perform their hits and their performance was great! Enjoyed them!
It's August 2024 and this is still a great tune!
One of their best.
All but forgotten. What a great song.
Xtc cover.
I had such a crush on Ellen Reid at the Selkirk comp high school, but she never knew it .Seeing her with the Crash test dummies up front singing such a great song let's you see why I had such a crush she was absolutely gorgeous.