FunkyHiFi
11-25-2005, 08:52 PM
Check out this funny article about the Gwen Stefani song.
"A probing analysis of Gwen Stefani’s ‘Hollaback Girl’" (http://www.ocweekly.com/ink/05/35/music-stacy.php)
excerpt from the (loooong) review above :)
Gwen Stefani’s “Hollaback Girl” is one of the most baffling pieces of music of the modern age. It’s got something to do with cheerleaders—that much is clear, judging from the chanting and the marching band that’s honking and tooting in the background. Beyond that, good luck deciphering the song’s ambiguities. We were so vexed by the mystery that is “Hollaback Girl” that we have devoted countless hours to its study. Our conclusions are below. The first thing you should know, though, is that Gwen is not singing “I ain’t no Harlem fat girl”—at least, we don’t think she is.
Uh huh, this my shit
Gwen is introducing us to her shit.
All the girls stomp your feet like this
This talk of shit and stomping has nothing to do with actually stepping on feces. But what does it mean? From a reading of the later text, we can conclude that the song takes place in the world of high school athletics, and that Gwen is apparently leading the girls in a calisthenics exercise. The “shit,” we surmise, is what she calls the exercises she’s teaching the other girls.
“I ain’t no Harlem fat girl”
:D :D :D
"A probing analysis of Gwen Stefani’s ‘Hollaback Girl’" (http://www.ocweekly.com/ink/05/35/music-stacy.php)
excerpt from the (loooong) review above :)
Gwen Stefani’s “Hollaback Girl” is one of the most baffling pieces of music of the modern age. It’s got something to do with cheerleaders—that much is clear, judging from the chanting and the marching band that’s honking and tooting in the background. Beyond that, good luck deciphering the song’s ambiguities. We were so vexed by the mystery that is “Hollaback Girl” that we have devoted countless hours to its study. Our conclusions are below. The first thing you should know, though, is that Gwen is not singing “I ain’t no Harlem fat girl”—at least, we don’t think she is.
Uh huh, this my shit
Gwen is introducing us to her shit.
All the girls stomp your feet like this
This talk of shit and stomping has nothing to do with actually stepping on feces. But what does it mean? From a reading of the later text, we can conclude that the song takes place in the world of high school athletics, and that Gwen is apparently leading the girls in a calisthenics exercise. The “shit,” we surmise, is what she calls the exercises she’s teaching the other girls.
“I ain’t no Harlem fat girl”
:D :D :D