Beautiful Little Fool by Jorja Smith
Release Date: March 8, 2017
Genre : R&B / Soul
Label : FAMM
Beautiful little fools
That’s what us girls are destined for
Beautiful little fools
Born to be adored
Where is the feminine race?
Where are these so-called independent women?
Who pick up their flaws
And let the world in
Where are these girls?
Beautiful little fools
That’s what us girls are destined for
Beautiful little fools
Born to be adored
Most of these girls pick up her brush
They might not like art, but their face is a canvas
Designing something that is not their reflection
Becoming a beautiful little Hollywood perception
Beautiful little fools
That’s what us girls are destined for
Beautiful little fools
Born to be adored
Didn’t your mother ever tell you love yourself?
Well if your mother was Elda or Daisy, I guess not
Why can’t you be a beautiful little girl
Instead of being a beautiful little fool?
I guess we’re all just beautiful little girls
Playing a game of being fooled, yeah
Beautiful little fools
That’s what us girls are destined for
Beautiful little fools
Born to be adored
Beautiful little fools, no
We’re all just born to be adored
We’re beautiful little fools
We’re all just born to be adored
Jorja was inspired to write “Beautiful Little Fools” (at the age of 16) after reading “The Great Gatsby” and, in particular, a passage from the book in which Daisy expresses her hopes that her infant daughter would “be a fool – that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool”. Jorja took issue with this statement and so used the phrase to form the basis of her song, in which she laments the restrictions that society and established social constructs place upon women.
The music video for the track – released on International Women’s Day – draws upon the “Gatsby” aesthetic and sees three versions of Jorja from different walks of life crossing paths…
Video credits:
Director – Hector Dockrill
Producer – Stephanie Paeplow / Pulse Films
