Lydia (song)


"Lydia" is a single by New Zealand band, Fur Patrol, from their debut studio album Pet, released in 2000.
Written by the band's lead vocalist Julia Deans, the song is about a woman who observes that her ex-lover is in a new relationship with another woman – Lydia.
Deans said of the song, "It's a classic story. The jilted ex, and it's not necessarily an ex, walks into a cafe or bar and sees the significant other at a table with another other. We have all been there. It was drawn as much from one's own relationships as it was from other people's. When you are young, you end up being that person sitting in a bar and watching your recent beloved getting cosy with someone else. So I guess the song is about that moment when you know a relationship is over but are faced with the reality of it, that someone you thought you loved and thought loved you, has moved on."
"Lydia" spent nineteen weeks on the New Zealand Singles Chart, peaking at number one on 24 December 2000 for one week.
In 2001 it was voted the 19th best New Zealand song of all time by APRA and featured on Nature's Best. The song also won two awards at the 2001 New Zealand Music Awards – Single of the Year and Best Songwriter.

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