Die erste Single der Go-Betweens, "Karen", ist einer Bibliothekarin gewidmet. Zitat: "I know this girl / This very special girl / And she works in a library, yeah / Standing there behind the counter / Willing to help / With all the problems that I encounter / Helps me find Hemingway / Helps me find Genet / Helps me find Brecht / Helps me find Chandler / Helps me find James Joyce / She always makes the right choice / She's no queen / She's no angel / Just a peasant from the village / She's my god, she's my god / She's my g-o-d, she's my god, yeah, yeah (...) And she stands there in the library / Like a nun in a church does / She stands there all alone / 'Cos she gets me something that I / Just can't get now anywhere else (...)"