Context

This line is from the song "Brown Eyed Girl," by Van Morrison, from the album Blowin' Your Mind! (1967).

It's a love song, people! Van is reminiscing about good times with his lovely brown-eyed lady. He's singing this incredibly catchy, cheerful song to her. How sweet, right? Van's daydreaming with his happy head in the clouds, totally enamored. Ah, young love.

Where you've heard it

You've probably heard this said as an endearing phrase between cute couples across the dinner table. Also, Adele covered it, and you can't go wrong there.

Additional Notable References

• This song is a majorly popular cover song. It's been covered by Jimmy Buffett, Billy Ray Cyrus, Green Day, and tons of other artists.
• It's also the name of a Korean girl group (called Brown Eyed Girls).

Pretentious Factor

If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.

If you're not quoting Mr. Morrison to make someone feel special, there's something wrong with you. Give a shout-out to the brown eyed girl in your life, and you might even impress everyone in the room with your knowledge of sweet 70s ballads.