# Explain the lyric/title "Me Plus One"

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 22, 2009, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-lyric-title-me-plus-one/486906 "2009-02-22T02:20:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Vox\_Imperatoris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Vox\_Imperatoris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vox_Imperatoris)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2009, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-lyric-title-me-plus-one/486906/1 "2009-02-22T02:20:14Z")

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I was listening to the song “Me Plus One” by [Annie](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_(Norwegian_singer)), a Norwegian singer. It’s a really catchy song, but the only problem is that I have absolutely no idea what the title and that lyric mean in relation to the rest of the song.

Lyrics:

> [@](#):
>
> It’s time to tell my story  
> of a girl I used to know  
> always cried into her pillow  
> under pin-ups on the wall  
> She didn’t make Italia Conte  
> Didn’t get that TV show  
> then a nice man said he’d help her  
> with a new portfolio
> 
> \<\<snip\>\>

Now, the meaning of the rest of the song is not exactly hard to decipher, but is that phrase some sort of idiom (possibly a Norwegian idiom that doesn’t carry over well into English?), or does it just not make any sense at all?

Valete,  
Vox Imperatoris

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**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2009, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-lyric-title-me-plus-one/486906/2 "2009-02-22T02:25:37Z")

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Moving this to Cafe Society, our forum for the Arts.

**samclem** Moderator, General Questions

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**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2009, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-lyric-title-me-plus-one/486906/3 "2009-02-22T13:48:39Z")

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“Plus one” is a distinction that can be added when you are put on a list to get in free at the door, or backstage, at some kind of show — it would be like “Your Name + 1”, i.e., whoever your date is.

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**Author:** ![Vox\_Imperatoris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Vox\_Imperatoris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vox_Imperatoris)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-lyric-title-me-plus-one/486906/4 "2009-02-23T02:05:00Z")

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> [@brujaja](#):
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> “Plus one” is a distinction that can be added when you are put on a list to get in free at the door, or backstage, at some kind of show — it would be like “Your Name + 1”, i.e., whoever your date is.

Alright, so it’s just another reference to concentrating on personal fame. Thanks!

Valete,  
Vox Imperatoris

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-lyric-title-me-plus-one/486906/5 "2009-02-23T14:55:11Z")

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Just a reminder, folks - please don’t quote song lyrics in full. Four or five lines and a link to the rest of the lyrics is the guideline.