Kiss the Girl

A great song, says Colbie Caillat, should lift your heart, warm the soul and make you feel good. Taking her own sound advice, "Coco", the debut album by the 22 year-old Californian singer-songwriter is simply crammed full of them.

In an age when marketing has been elevated above content and so many songs are written and produced to a pre-ordained formula, Caillat comes as a welcome breath of fresh air. Records these days seem to fall into two categories. The vast majority tend to contain one or two good tracks which you download to your computer so that you never have to listen to the rest of the album again. Far more rare are those that demand to be listened to from start to finish, with every song in perfect symmetry. Think of the kind of vintage, organically-crafted albums that Carole King or Joni Mitchell used to make. Thankfully, it's a tradition that is being kept alive.

“Kiss the Girl” is an Academy Award-nominated calypso song from Disney’s 1989 animated film The Little Mermaid, composed by Alan Menken with lyrics by Howard Ashman. Colbie Caillat's cover of the song for DisneyMania 6 was released in May 2008 and in the video she proudly wears Alex Woo's double note icon.

Colbie Caillat - Kiss The Girl Lyrics

There you see her
Sitting there across the way
She don’t got a lot to say
But there’s
Something about her
And you don’t know why
But you’re dying to try
You wanna kiss the girl

Yes, you want her
Look at her
You know you do
It’s possible
She wants you too
There’s one way to ask her
It don’t take a word
Not a single word
Go on and kiss the girl
(Kiss the girl)

Shalalalala
My oh my
Looks like the boy’s too shy
Ain’t gonna kiss the girl
Shalalalala
Ain’t that sad
it’s such a shame
Too bad
You’re gonna miss the girl
Go on and kiss the girl
(Kiss the girl)

Nows your moment
Floating in a blue lagoon
Boy, you better do it soon
No time will be better
She don’t say a word
And she wont say a word
Until you kiss the girl
(Kiss the girl)

Shalalalala
My oh my
Looks like the boy’s too shy
Ain’t gonna kiss the girl
Shalalalala
Ain’t that sad
it’s such a shame
Too bad
You’re gonna miss the girl

Shalalalala
Don’t be scared
You better be prepared
Go on and kiss the girl
Shalalalala
Don’t stop now
Don’t try to hide it how
You wanna kiss the girl
Go on and kiss the girl
(Kiss the girl)
(Oh, ohnoo)
(Kiss the girl, kiss the girl)
Lalalala, lalalala
Go on and kiss the girl
Lalalala, lalalala
Go on and kiss the girl

Shalalalala
My oh myyyyy
Looks like the boy’s too shy
Ain’t gonna kiss the girl
Shalalalala
Ain’t that sad
It’s such a shame
Too bad
You’re gonna miss the girl

Lalalala
Lalalala
(Go on and kiss the girl)
Go on and kiss that girl
Lalalala, lalalala
(Go on and kiss the girl)
Go on and kiss the girl
Kiss the girl
(Kiss the girl)
Go on and kiss the girl

Fun facts: American Idol star Kelly Clarkson wore Alex Woo's single note pendant and the other most notable cover version of "Kiss the Girl" was performed by Ashley Tisdale whose version landed the song on the Billboard hot 100 in 2006. Ashley Tisdale has also wore Alex Woo's jewelry.

Joss Stone also wore Alex Woo jewelry in her video as well as country sensations Lee Ann Womack and Alison Krauss.