Blog post 4: Songs
"Lovefool" - the Cardigans
Hopefully this song is hyperbolic sarcasm, because it is about a ridiculously needy woman who knows and doesn't care if her man actually cares for or loves her, just as long as he says he does. She can't even think or function without him:
Dear, I fear we're facing a problem
You love me no longer, I know
And maybe there is nothing
That I can do to make you do
Mama tells me I shouldn't bother
That I ought to stick to another man
A man that surely deserves me
But I think you do!
So I cry, I pray and I beg
Love me love me
Say that you love me
Fool me fool me
Go on and fool me
Love me love me
Pretend that you love me
Leave me leave me
Just say that you need me
Love me love me
Say that you love me
Leave me leave me
Just say that you need me
I can't care 'bout anything but you...
Lately I have desperately pondered,
Spent my nights awake and I wonder
What I could have done in another way
To make you stay
Reason will not lead to solution
I will end up lost in confusion
I don't care if you really care
As long as you don't go
So I cry, I pray, and I beg
Love me, love me
Say that you love me
Fool me, fool me
Go on and fool me
Love me, love me
Pretend that you love me
Leave me, leave me
Just say that you need me
So I cry, and I pray for you to
Love me, love me
Say that you love me
Leave me, leave me
Just say that you need me
I can't care 'bout anything but you...
Anything but you...
Love me, love me (Say that you love me)
Fool me, fool me (Go on and fool me)
Love me, love me (I know that you need me)
I can't care 'bout anything but you..
"Bootie Call" - All Saints
This song is not only hilarious, but actually shows a woman having some sexual independence and assertion. Similar to the 'sex like a man' concept from Sex and the City, the sex without caring is strongly emphasized by the singer in this song.
Bring it on, bring it, bring it on now
Bring it on, bring it, bring it on now
Bring it on, bring it, bring it on now
Bring it on, bring it, bring it on now
Bring it on, bring it, bring it on now
Bring it on, bring it, bring it on now
Bring it on, bring it, bring it on now
Bring it on, bring it, bring it on now
Never stop giving good love
Cos that's why I call you for
(yo, whats up, baby?)
Never stop, baby, give it up
Cos I know where it came from - you got more
I like playing games
And if it's all the same,
You could bring it on with the rough stuff
And give me your love - I don't wanna be tamed
I need a man to be a real man
In order what I got in store,
Always finish what you start baby
And always having me beg for more,
You know I wanna be diggy down, boy
but I don't get around,
Jimmy has to ride in your pocket or lock him in your wallet,
It's just a bootie call
Bring it on, bring it, bring it on now (its a bootie call)
Bring it on, bring it, bring it on now (its just a bootie call)
Bring it on, bring it, bring it on now (its a bootie call)
Bring it on, bring it, bring it on now (its just a bootie call)
Bring it on, bring it, bring it on now [ x2]
I'm keen on what you is baby
Names are always good to have
You never let me down [Mel & Shaz]
I'm always happy when you make me laugh
But don't try to find
This heart of mine
Emotions, they'll come into my head, so don't be misled
My heart doesn't need to be bled
Aren't we trying to be smart baby?
Don't need the rollercoaster ride
I've been it, seen it and done it all yeah, yeah [Nat & Shaz]
Don't want you messing with my mind
So don't be a fool
Keep this as your number one rule [Shaz & Mel]
Good loving is not always from the heart
You gotta be smart
Ha ha
Stay just the way you are
It's just a bootie call (It's a bootie call)
It's just a bootie call (It's a bootie call)
It's just a bootie call
Bring it on, bring it, bring it on now (its a bootie call)
Bring it on, bring it, bring it on now (its just a bootie call)
Bring it on, bring it, bring it on now (its a bootie call)
Bring it on, bring it, bring it on now
It's just a bootie call
It's a bootie call, it's a bootie call
It's a bootie, it's a bootie call
It's a bootie call, it's a bootie call
It's a bootie, it's a bootie call
Please hang up and try you call again
Please hang up now
This is a re-recording