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The New Girl in Town is a song written and performed by The Dynamites. It is covered by Amber, Shelley, and Tammy for the Corny Collins show.
Both "The New Girl in Town" and "Ladies' Choice" were originated by the 2007 film, and do not appear in the musical.[1] While "Ladies' Choice" was added to the 2016 NBC televised musical "Hairspray Live!", "The New Girl in Town" was not, making it unique to the 2007 film.[2]
Plot[]
This song takes place after Tracy becomes the lead dancer on the Corny Collins Show. As the song goes on, it shows how Tracy's new role is affecting her popularity and subsequently Amber's.
Tracy's performance is instantly well-received by the whole of Baltimore, as seen where Wilbur's store gets turned into a store selling Tracy paraphernalia, ranging from "bobble-head" dolls to replica Tracy wigs.
We also see that as Tracy continues to participate in the Corny Collins Show, her chances of winning the upcoming Miss Teenage Hairspray Pageant increases until she almost surpasses Amber, much to Velma's consternation.
Next, we see the vast gap in popularity between Tracy and Amber, where Tracy's dressing table is littered with fan letters, gifts, and flowers; Amber's is virtually empty.
The New Girl in Town - Hairspray (2007)
Because of Tracy, hairspray sales have dramatically increased. As Mr. Spritzer shares this information with Velma, Tracy walks by with two supposed fans and an ecstatic Mr. Spritzer hurries after her, much to Velma's horror.
During this sequence, the song starts off being sung by Amber, Tammy, and Shelley, before transitioning to The Dynamites version. This also transitions the scene from The Corny Collins Show to Negro Day.
Once they are off the air, Velma confronts Motormouth Maybelle, angry that The Dynamites performed the same song as her daughter. Maybelle incredulously responds that The Dynamites were the original writers and performers of the song.
Lyrics[]
(left to right) Shelly, Amber, and Tammy cover "The New Girl in Town" for The Corny Collins Show.
(Performed by Amber, Shelley, and Tammy)
Hey look out for that moving van
Driving down our streets
You better lock up your man
Before he meets
The New Girl in Town
Who just came on the scene
The New Girl In Town
Can't be more than sixteen
And she got a way of makin'
A boy act like a clown
Wo-oo, wo-oo, wo-oo, wo-oo, wo-oo
We don't know what to do
'Bout the new girl in town
The New Girl In Town
Seems to dance on air
The New Girl In Town
She's got the coolest hair
You better tell the homecoming queen
To hold on to her crown
Wo-oo, wo-oo, wo-oo, wo-oo
Or she's gonna lose it to
The New Girl In Town
She's hip, she's cool
I'm gonna get her after school
And yet we'd like to be her
'Cause she's the kitten
The cat's prefer
(Performed by The Dynamites)
The new girl in town
has my guy on a string
The new girl in town
hey look, she's wearing his ring!
I can't stop crying and so in my own tears
I'm gonna dro-own
He wants to rendez-vous with the new girl
We're kind of sad and blue
Yes it's true girl
We'd like to say to the new girl in town
the new girl in town
wo-oo, wo-oo, wo-oo, wo-oo
From out of the blue girl
This town's in a stew girl
What a hullabaloo girl
She ain't just passing through girl
She's sticking like glue girl
To the man I thought I knew girl
wo-oo, wo-oo, wo-oo, wo-oo
Hey look out for that moving van
Look out, look out, look out, look out
She was the new girl in town.