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 Sep 19 2005, 04:03 PM
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My friend posted this, and he said that that his friend had sent to him, so I'm not sure where it originated, but it certainly is amusing (I loathe this song for good reason)
QUOTE 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. A few times I’ve been around that track So it’s not just gonna happen like that Here, Gwen exhorts the girls to try harder as they jog around the track, reminding them that physical fitness is “not just gonna happen,” but must be worked at. Cause I ain’t no hollaback girl I ain’t no hollaback girl These lines are the most confusing, but their meaning will become clearer later. Oooh, this my shit, this my shit Gwen repeats this four more times. She wants to make sure that we are well acquainted with her shit. I heard that you were talking shit And you didn’t think that I would hear it Gwen has been the victim of some slanderous high school gossip, and she doesn’t appreciate it. Gwen is 35 years old sliding into MILF status at this point, but we’ll grant her some poetic license. People hear you talking like that, getting everybody fired up So I’m ready to attack, gonna lead the pack Gwen is going to round up a “posse” of her girlfriends and retaliate against the person who’s been talking “smack” about her. Gonna get a touchdown, gonna take you out Gwen is going to beat up the person who wronged her, after she completes the cheerleading routine that will inspire the football team to score a touchdown. Gwen has interesting priorities. That’s right, put your pom-poms down, getting everybody fired up It seems the entire cheerleading squad is going to beat up the person who spoke ill of Gwen; they have put down their pom-poms, and they are now “fired up” to exact swift and terrible vengeance on Gwen’s behalf. A few times I’ve been around that track So it’s not just gonna happen like that Cause I ain’t no hollaback girl I ain’t no hollaback girl Gwen is apparently the captain of the cheerleader squad; she is the girl who “hollas” the chants, not one of the girls who simply “hollas” them back. Given that the squad is preparing to beat somebody up on Gwen’s behalf, she’s picked a strange time to remind them that she is their leader and they are her sheep-like followers. Gwen obviously rules her squad with an iron fist. Oooh, this my shit, this my shit [repeated four times] Again with the shit. So that’s right dude, meet me at the bleachers No principals, no student-teachers Both of us want to be the winner, but there can only be one So I’m gonna fight, gonna give it my all We learn that it was a “dude” who gossiped about Gwen. She challenges him to a fight at the bleachers. If he imagines it will be a fair, one-on-one fight, he is sadly mistaken. Gwen and her aforementioned “pack” will pounce on him like rabid wolves. Gonna make you fall, gonna sock it to you That’s right, I’m the last one standing, another one bites the dust Gwen’s pack of furious cheerleaders leaves the boy a quivering, bloody heap behind the bleachers for the groundskeeper to discover the next day. A few times I’ve been around that track So it’s not just gonna happen like that Cause I ain’t no hollaback girl I ain’t no hollaback girl [/i] Having completed their ghastly work, Gwen’s squad members return to the field and resume their cheerleading activities, as Gwen reminds them once more that she is the boss and they are all her bitches. Oooh, this my shit, this my shit [repeated four times] By calling her exercise routines “shit,” Gwen is showing us that for all her bravado, the character in this song secretly suffers from profound self-esteem issues. She is a complex antiheroine for an age of changing gender attitudes and expectations. Let me hear you say, this shit is bananas B-A-N-A-N-A-S Here, Gwen steps away from this bloody spectacle for a moment to comment on the madness and ugliness of what we’ve just witnessed, and, by extension, the petty rivalries of high school in general. This shit is bananas, Gwen tells us, and we can only agree. And lest we miss the point, she spells it out. And repeats it another three times. A few times I’ve been around that track So it’s not just gonna happen like that Cause I ain’t no hollaback girl I ain’t no hollaback girl Back on the field, Gwen is still bullying the squad to carry out her routines. But now we see her in a new light, as the sad, lost creature she truly is. Oooh, this my shit, this my shit [repeated four times] As the song fades out, Gwen is left only with her “shit,” the mindless exercises that bring her no comfort from the raging emptiness within. As much as she “hollas,” no one hears her cries for help. HAHAHAHAHA!! |
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Sep 19 2005, 04:06 PM
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AHAHAHAHA. Wow, what the heck.
I found that super random but funny. |
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Sep 19 2005, 04:06 PM
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 Oh my god. This is the funniest thing I have read in a long time |
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Sep 19 2005, 04:07 PM
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 SCHGEB!SCHGEB! Group: Member Posts: 1,786 Joined: Nov 2004 Member No: 66,217 |
bahaha that made me laugh out loud
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Sep 19 2005, 04:27 PM
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 omnomnom Group: Member Posts: 1,776 Joined: Jul 2005 Member No: 180,688 |
It's just a song... but all of our people in our school at the end of the year were addicted to it... they played it in keyboarding classes even the preps started to sing it at the talent show. Ew.
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Sep 19 2005, 04:28 PM
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QUOTE(c0cONuTTeR @ Sep 19 2005, 5:27 PM) It's just a song...  A stupid song at that, which is why we must mock it. |
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Sep 19 2005, 04:35 PM
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yerp! Group: Member Posts: 3,489 Joined: Nov 2004 Member No: 66,454 |
QUOTE(tweeak @ Sep 19 2005, 4:03 PM) Oooh, this my shit, this my shit Gwen repeats this four more times. She wants to make sure that we are well acquainted with her shit. ROTFL.
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Sep 19 2005, 04:40 PM
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 Queen of Random Information Group: Member Posts: 825 Joined: Jun 2005 Member No: 157,057 |
That is hilarious like whoa. Because, you know, everyone wants to become acquainted with Gwen's "shit."
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Sep 19 2005, 05:06 PM
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 hi. call me linda. Group: Official Member Posts: 8,187 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,475 |
Haha, wow that's really funny. And yes, that song is stupid and I don't really like it.
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Sep 19 2005, 05:19 PM
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lol seriously, wtf? who actually has time to write this shit?
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Sep 19 2005, 05:32 PM
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 The Best Thing Since Instant Soup Group: Member Posts: 815 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 104,928 |
Yeah what she said^.
Some parts were funny, like the person being a dude.. and the first time about the shit. But then it was corny.. |
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Sep 19 2005, 05:40 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 3,551 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 102,857 |
Lmao I remember reading that when Toby posted that Hollaback Boy thing it was on this myspace.
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea...=20050628075940 It's like near the end and yeah wow it was hilarious. |
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Sep 19 2005, 05:57 PM
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QUOTE(nyctophiliac @ Sep 19 2005, 5:19 PM) lol seriously, wtf? who actually has time to write this shit? Knowing my procrastination skills, I would. Why someone write a song that awful? |
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Sep 19 2005, 06:03 PM
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The Best Thing Since Instant Soup Group: Member Posts: 815 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 104,928 |
^ Tis an awful song, no doubt. [No pun intended] It would've been funnier if there were more philosophies about the song.. I was expecting something different, like some type of subliminal message that was in the song or something.. =\ Meh well.
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Sep 19 2005, 06:20 PM
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 show me a garden thats bursting to life Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,303 Joined: Mar 2005 Member No: 115,987 |
QUOTE(tweeak @ Sep 19 2005, 5:57 PM) Why someone write a song that awful? Boredom. You should see all the random crap I write in my english spiral. It's hilarious. And my doodles..woooh...those are weirder. But thank you so much for that. It helped on a bad day. 
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Sep 19 2005, 06:23 PM
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HAHAHAHAHAHA
have you seen the version for candy shop/50 cent? haha it's very similar. |
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Sep 19 2005, 06:31 PM
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QUOTE(Kristinaa @ Sep 19 2005, 6:20 PM) Boredom. You should see all the random crap I write in my english spiral. It's hilarious. And my doodles..woooh...those are weirder. But thank you so much for that. It helped on a bad day. I tend to doubt Gwen Stefani (or whoever writes for her) writes out of boredom, but yeah, me too. And you're welcome  QUOTE(je like french @ Sep 19 2005, 6:23 PM) HAHAHAHAHAHA have you seen the version for candy shop/50 cent? haha it's very similar. Nope, I haven't, but I'm not as familiar with that song either |
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Sep 19 2005, 07:05 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 979 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 205,020 |
QUOTE(tweeak @ Sep 19 2005, 7:31 PM) I tend to doubt Gwen Stefani (or whoever writes for her) writes out of boredom, but yeah, me too. And you're welcome Nope, I haven't, but I'm not as familiar with that song either i'll try to find it and post it. |
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Sep 19 2005, 07:18 PM
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QUOTE Uh huh, this my shit Gwen is introducing us to her shit. That is freakin halarious. It is sooo funny. I wanna see someone do that for like What you Waitin for |
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Sep 19 2005, 07:28 PM
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QUOTE Oooh, this my shit, this my shit Gwen repeats this four more times. She wants to make sure that we are well acquainted with her shit. ROFL. that made me laugh out loud. nice ;] |
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Sep 19 2005, 07:38 PM
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lol
i actual know the people in the music video like know know the young people in the back doing military dancing is a middle skool that we "alvarado intermidite middle skool" dance team compete against.  btw we were skool of the week
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Sep 19 2005, 07:43 PM
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The "shit" parts were really funny.
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Sep 19 2005, 08:01 PM
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hahahah ..niceee ...i'll consider this next time i listen to the song haha
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Sep 19 2005, 09:21 PM
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omnomnom Group: Member Posts: 1,776 Joined: Jul 2005 Member No: 180,688 |
QUOTE(mzkandi @ Sep 19 2005, 5:28 PM) A stupid song at that, which is why we must mock it. True that. |
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Sep 19 2005, 10:22 PM
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LOL
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