Julianne (song)

"Julianne" is a song from Ben Folds Five's 1995 self-titled first album.^[1] It was written by Ben Folds.^[2] It is best known for its opening line: "I met this girl, she looked like Axl Rose...."^[3]

History

The song is about a man in denial about the effect the end of a relationship with the title character has had on him. Sparked by waking up the morning after a one-night stand, the man engages in behavior he knows his ex would look down upon to prove that the break-up has had little impact on him. This painfully transparent front reveals the man is trying to get back at his ex as a means of coping. The song implies that the man still deeply misses Julianne.

In its use of sound effects, the song recalls the early career of Billy Joel, to whom Folds has often been compared.

Additional versions

A live version of the song, recorded November 26, 1996, at the former LA2 nightclub in London, appears on the 1998 compilation and rarities album Naked Baby Photos.^[4]

Personnel

Production

Producer: Caleb Southern
Mixing: Marc Becker

References

Ben Folds Five

Ben Folds Darren Jessee Robert Sledge

Studio albums	Ben Folds Five Whatever and Ever Amen The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner The Sound of the Life of the Mind

Compilations	Naked Baby Photos The Best Imitation of Myself: A Retrospective

Live albums	Live

Singles	"Jackson Cannery" "Underground" "Where's Summer B.?" "Philosophy" "Uncle Walter" "Battle of Who Could Care Less" "Kate" "One Angry Dwarf & 200 Solemn Faces" "Brick" "Song for the Dumped" "Army" "Don't Change Your Plans" "House" "Do It Anyway" "Draw a Crowd"

Videos	Ben Folds Five – The Complete Sessions at West 54th

Tours	The Sound of the Life of the Mind Tour

Related articles	Discography Fear of Pop Fleming and John Hotel Lights Frank London Caleb Southern

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