Getting a Drag

"Getting a Drag" was the second single released by Lynsey de Paul. The song was co-written with David Jordan and featured the de Paul penned b-side "Brandy". Released in November 1972 on MAM Records, the single entered the UK Singles Chart and peaked at number 19, and number 46 on the German singles chart. It reached #1 on the Israeli Galei Tzahal charts and #2 on the Radio Northsea International charts. De Paul later said "This was my comment on the times and is about a girl who finds her boyfriend wearing her clothes and is angry, not because he is wearing them, but because he looks better than she does. It was tongue-in-cheek. I did it on Top Of The Pops when Marc Bolan was on set and was waiting to perform his song immediately afterwards". The song has also been covered by Franz Lambert. It also a was prize winning song at the 1973 International Contest of the Tokyo Music Festival in 1973.