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Tuesday, April 05, 2005
Shaggy’s Angel
Now that I’m done with Saleem’s Suci Dalam Debu and Michael Jackson’s silly song with Paul McCartney, it’s time to do an exegesis on a new song. New target picked is Shaggy.
Why Shaggy, and why Angel? Because I remember watching the music video once. It’s wreaked with sexy black ladies! I mean... Wreaked! Yeah… that’s the word. Wreaked. There's one line in the song, which I think it says: “Life is one big party while you’re still young. Who cares what will happen in the long run?” Thought that it was “hilarious”. But an exegesis on the song gave some new insights. Lyrics in bold italics.
Shooby dooby dooby doo woi
Shooby doo
Oh Shooby doo dooby doo boi oi
Yeah, ah
What’s this thing that black artists like to do? Vocalizing meaningless mumbo jumbo. They just like to do that, don’t they?
Girl, you’re my angel, you’re my darling angel
Closer than my peeps you are to me, baby
Shorty, you’re my angel, you’re my darling angel
Girl, you’re my friend when I’m in need, lady
Shaggy’s angel is “closer than his peeps”. What does peeps mean? I think it’s a slang for his pals. Probably his boozing, womanizing pals.
Life is one big party when you’re still young
But who’s gonna have your back when it’s all done
It’s all good when you’re little, you have pure fun
Can’t be a fool, son, what about the long run
Eh, check this out! Looks like I’ve got the message twisted! Contrary to what I thought I heard, Shaggy is actually saying “life is one big party when you’re still young, but don’t be a fool because what about the long run?” Hmmm… I guess I must have misunderstood him.
Looking back Shorty always mention
Said me not giving her much attention
She was there through my incarceration
I wanna show the nation my appreciation
What is incarceration? I looked up the dictionary. Guess what it means. It means masuk penjara! Hahahaha! It took so long for Shaggy to realize. He had to be thrown behind bars until he can realize who is a real friend to him. His boozing pals must’ve been too drunk to visit him. His womanizing pals must’ve been too busy with the ladies (probably 10 years younger) to care about him.
I bet Shaggy must’ve met Iklim’s Saleem who was thrown into prison also. Saleem must’ve complained to Shaggy how his long time buddies like Amy Search and Mamat Exist did not visit him also. That will make Saleem a perfect emphatic buddy for Shaggy.
One day, in steps one of the ladies Shaggy used to toy with. She pays him a visit, and now Shaggy is so grateful to her, that he wants to make a public service announcement to “show the nation his appreciation”. He did it by writing this song.
Girl, you’re my angel, you’re my darling angel
Closer than my peeps you are to me, baby
Shorty, you’re my angel, you’re my darling angel
Girl, you’re my friend when I’m in need, lady
I wonder why he calls his girl “Shorty”. Would you like being called Shorty?
You’re a queen and so you should be treated
Though you never get the lovin’ that you needed
Could have left, but I called and you heeded
Takin’ a beatin’, mission completed
Am I reading it correctly? Shaggy? A changed man? In repentance? I once read in the newspaper that Shaggy is actually a church-goer. He was interviewed for his controversial song, Wasn't Me.
Mama said that I and I dissed the program
Not the type to mess around with her emotion
But the feeling that I have for you is so strong
Been together so long and this could never be wrong
Notice that the first and second lines don’t rhyme. Shaggy just rhymes it with bad pronunciation. He always does. You can never tell what he’s really saying unless you check the lyrics.
Girl, you’re my angel, you’re my darling angel
Closer than my peeps you are to me, baby
Shorty, you’re my angel, you’re my darling angel
Girl, you’re my friend when I’m in need, lady
Uh, uh Girl, in spite of my behavior, said I’m your savior
(You must be sent from up above)
And you appear to me so tender, say girl I surrender
(Thanks for giving me your love)
Ok. So although the video is still quite umm... the song is actually quite "sane" la. But still I wonder. How in the world can someone with a voice like Shaggy become so hot in the music industry? I mean... come on!
Now that I’m done with Saleem’s Suci Dalam Debu and Michael Jackson’s silly song with Paul McCartney, it’s time to do an exegesis on a new song. New target picked is Shaggy.
Why Shaggy, and why Angel? Because I remember watching the music video once. It’s wreaked with sexy black ladies! I mean... Wreaked! Yeah… that’s the word. Wreaked. There's one line in the song, which I think it says: “Life is one big party while you’re still young. Who cares what will happen in the long run?” Thought that it was “hilarious”. But an exegesis on the song gave some new insights. Lyrics in bold italics.
Shooby dooby dooby doo woi
Shooby doo
Oh Shooby doo dooby doo boi oi
Yeah, ah
What’s this thing that black artists like to do? Vocalizing meaningless mumbo jumbo. They just like to do that, don’t they?
Girl, you’re my angel, you’re my darling angel
Closer than my peeps you are to me, baby
Shorty, you’re my angel, you’re my darling angel
Girl, you’re my friend when I’m in need, lady
Shaggy’s angel is “closer than his peeps”. What does peeps mean? I think it’s a slang for his pals. Probably his boozing, womanizing pals.
Life is one big party when you’re still young
But who’s gonna have your back when it’s all done
It’s all good when you’re little, you have pure fun
Can’t be a fool, son, what about the long run
Eh, check this out! Looks like I’ve got the message twisted! Contrary to what I thought I heard, Shaggy is actually saying “life is one big party when you’re still young, but don’t be a fool because what about the long run?” Hmmm… I guess I must have misunderstood him.
Looking back Shorty always mention
Said me not giving her much attention
She was there through my incarceration
I wanna show the nation my appreciation
What is incarceration? I looked up the dictionary. Guess what it means. It means masuk penjara! Hahahaha! It took so long for Shaggy to realize. He had to be thrown behind bars until he can realize who is a real friend to him. His boozing pals must’ve been too drunk to visit him. His womanizing pals must’ve been too busy with the ladies (probably 10 years younger) to care about him.
I bet Shaggy must’ve met Iklim’s Saleem who was thrown into prison also. Saleem must’ve complained to Shaggy how his long time buddies like Amy Search and Mamat Exist did not visit him also. That will make Saleem a perfect emphatic buddy for Shaggy.
One day, in steps one of the ladies Shaggy used to toy with. She pays him a visit, and now Shaggy is so grateful to her, that he wants to make a public service announcement to “show the nation his appreciation”. He did it by writing this song.
Girl, you’re my angel, you’re my darling angel
Closer than my peeps you are to me, baby
Shorty, you’re my angel, you’re my darling angel
Girl, you’re my friend when I’m in need, lady
I wonder why he calls his girl “Shorty”. Would you like being called Shorty?
You’re a queen and so you should be treated
Though you never get the lovin’ that you needed
Could have left, but I called and you heeded
Takin’ a beatin’, mission completed
Am I reading it correctly? Shaggy? A changed man? In repentance? I once read in the newspaper that Shaggy is actually a church-goer. He was interviewed for his controversial song, Wasn't Me.
Mama said that I and I dissed the program
Not the type to mess around with her emotion
But the feeling that I have for you is so strong
Been together so long and this could never be wrong
Notice that the first and second lines don’t rhyme. Shaggy just rhymes it with bad pronunciation. He always does. You can never tell what he’s really saying unless you check the lyrics.
Girl, you’re my angel, you’re my darling angel
Closer than my peeps you are to me, baby
Shorty, you’re my angel, you’re my darling angel
Girl, you’re my friend when I’m in need, lady
Uh, uh Girl, in spite of my behavior, said I’m your savior
(You must be sent from up above)
And you appear to me so tender, say girl I surrender
(Thanks for giving me your love)
Ok. So although the video is still quite umm... the song is actually quite "sane" la. But still I wonder. How in the world can someone with a voice like Shaggy become so hot in the music industry? I mean... come on!
Saturday, April 02, 2005
One, None, Or Many?
Is there just one person meant for everyone, or is there really no such thing?
One school of thought believes that there is just one person meant for everyone. That one, right person is not a fictitious character. It is not a concept. It is not a theoretical personality. It is a real person. There can only be one right person for each person.
Three categories of people find themselves in this school of thought:
The first category fails repeatedly until they finally find that one, right person. And when they do, everything is bliss.
The second category keeps failing repeatedly, and never finds the right person. Therefore, the right person eludes them for the rest of their natural lives.
The third category finds the right one, and then blows it. The third category type will just pine away and die, because there will never be another.
The alternative school of thought believes that there is no such thing as just one person for everyone. That one, right person is a fictitious character. It is merely a concept of the mind. It exists as a theoretical personality. In fact, there may be many right persons who exist in the conceptual realm, as well as in reality. This means, more than one person may possibly have the characteristics of that right person.
Two categories of people find themselves in this alternative school of thought:
The first category fails repeatedly with many people. Some of the failures may have involved some of the right persons that existed in reality. When they finally find one of the right persons and don’t fail, everything is bliss.
The second category keeps failing repeatedly, and never succeeds with numerous right persons who have come into their lives. The right persons have not eluded them. The fault lies not with the right person, but with self. The fault lies with self, because there is something inherently wrong in his/her life that still needs correction before a relationship can work with one of the right persons.
What do I think about those two schools of thought?
The first school of thought is an idealistic one. The alternative school of thought has a more redemptive feature. It gives a chance for recovery, improvement, and healing.
If the first school of thought is true, I wouldn’t want to be in the first category. It leaves a destructive trail. I wouldn’t want to be in the second category either. It’s too idealistic, bordering on impracticalness. I wouldn’t want to be in the third category too. It leaves no hope, and reduces a person into a sad wimp.
If the alternative school of thought is true, I wouldn’t want to be in the first category. It’s almost similar to the first category from the first school of thought. It leaves a destructive trail. If I had no other choice, I’d prefer to be in the second category. It is a more humane perspective. It puts no blame on others. After a period of healing, it encourages the self to improve itself. It gives room for correction. It offers hope.
Is there just one person meant for everyone, or is there really no such thing?
One school of thought believes that there is just one person meant for everyone. That one, right person is not a fictitious character. It is not a concept. It is not a theoretical personality. It is a real person. There can only be one right person for each person.
Three categories of people find themselves in this school of thought:
The first category fails repeatedly until they finally find that one, right person. And when they do, everything is bliss.
The second category keeps failing repeatedly, and never finds the right person. Therefore, the right person eludes them for the rest of their natural lives.
The third category finds the right one, and then blows it. The third category type will just pine away and die, because there will never be another.
The alternative school of thought believes that there is no such thing as just one person for everyone. That one, right person is a fictitious character. It is merely a concept of the mind. It exists as a theoretical personality. In fact, there may be many right persons who exist in the conceptual realm, as well as in reality. This means, more than one person may possibly have the characteristics of that right person.
Two categories of people find themselves in this alternative school of thought:
The first category fails repeatedly with many people. Some of the failures may have involved some of the right persons that existed in reality. When they finally find one of the right persons and don’t fail, everything is bliss.
The second category keeps failing repeatedly, and never succeeds with numerous right persons who have come into their lives. The right persons have not eluded them. The fault lies not with the right person, but with self. The fault lies with self, because there is something inherently wrong in his/her life that still needs correction before a relationship can work with one of the right persons.
What do I think about those two schools of thought?
The first school of thought is an idealistic one. The alternative school of thought has a more redemptive feature. It gives a chance for recovery, improvement, and healing.
If the first school of thought is true, I wouldn’t want to be in the first category. It leaves a destructive trail. I wouldn’t want to be in the second category either. It’s too idealistic, bordering on impracticalness. I wouldn’t want to be in the third category too. It leaves no hope, and reduces a person into a sad wimp.
If the alternative school of thought is true, I wouldn’t want to be in the first category. It’s almost similar to the first category from the first school of thought. It leaves a destructive trail. If I had no other choice, I’d prefer to be in the second category. It is a more humane perspective. It puts no blame on others. After a period of healing, it encourages the self to improve itself. It gives room for correction. It offers hope.
