The Roses really smell like..what??!!
Ok for the first time in my life I have felt all of my 25 years of age...maybe more!
I was in the car a few weeks ago and that new song "Roses" by Outkast comes on. At first I'm listening really closesly to the chorus, thinking I'm hearing the wrong words because for those of you who are not familiar with the song, it sounds like they're saying:
"I know you like to think that your shit dont stink but lean a lil' bit closer and the roses really smell like poo poo.."
:noidea: And then I realize that is what they're saying. Then they say it again, then again.. "The roses really smell like poop -ooooooooo." Ohhh how cute! A song about shit. ::)
Granted it's 2004 and for forever there have always been songs about drugs, sex, and whatever else, but when did it become COOL for a song to have it's main chorus revolve around shit and the aroma of it?
Am I being a prude here? Perhaps I just need to accept the fact that when it comes to the evolution of music, singing about POOP is the new "in" thing! Is there really nothing else musicians can think of to sing about that will be new and edgy? We've resorted to age-old, grade-school poop references? Swell... songs about turd!
I swell with pride when I consider someday our kids will listen to our music the way we listened to our parents music, and say, "How can you insult my generations music Mom, when your generations music revolved around fecal fixations?"
I'm reminded of the time I was in the 6th grade and my Mom and I were driving, listening to the radio and that Bell Biv Devoe song came on and they were like "Smack it up Flip it, Rub it Down, Oh Nooooo," and my Mom shook her head in disgust and contempt and said, "I hope they're referring to a record." I just wanted to burst out laughing. I was all of about 12 years old, and I knew exactly what they were referring to Except nowadays with songs like this, there's no innuendo, no guessing. The poop is plain as day.
Am I just getting old??? Has anyone ever been shocked when they've heard certiain songs and realized what the lyrics were really saying or what the song was really about?
Call me a prude but I hope this is one song the dj leaves off his playlist when I'm onstage. You just cant be sexy to songs about poop. :yuck:
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What a rant! :10:
The thing is, that song is so catchy--you'll find yourself humming it at the most inapropriate times.
And yes, I have been bent over at work, shaking my ass to the sound of "pooopooo poooo." It is a regular song on the playlist WTF :o !
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Originally Posted by Kayla Nicole link=board=7;threadid=8772;start=msg103244#msg1032 44 date=1083305629
there's no innuendo, no guessing. The poop is plain as day.
I am sooo sorry, but when i got to the plain as day poop you knocked me off the chair! :laughing:
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I hate to be a lyric nerd especially since it really doesn't change the context, but they are say roses smell like
boo-boo.
I will admit when I first got that cd I sat there dumbfounded but it is catchy and grew on me. Could be the fact that I love Andre 3000, though
What got me about radio play was that around here, Shaggy was editd to remove "bangin on the bathroom floor" yet Janet Jackson sang about a nice package and riding it all night ad nauseum. That really irritates me.
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What got me about radio play was that around here, Shaggy was editd to remove "bangin on the bathroom floor" yet Janet Jackson sang about a nice package and riding it all night ad nauseum. That really irritates me.
Ohhh, I remember that! That was sort of silly.
I also remember a radio station around here "edited" that City High song, "What would You Do?" Well they took out the word "stripper" in the very beginning, but they left "in and out of lockdown, somewhere smoking ROCK now." Hmmm, I guess us strippers are more dangerous and taboo than smoking crack. We should be silenced.
One more thing. Aneleise, I thought they were saying "boo boo" too in "Roses," but what also still makes me think they're saying "poo" is the people who talk about it at my club (dancers and dj) plus the video, how they all pinch their noses and act like something smells like.....you know. :P Bdoc, I thought the poop was plain as day, lol. My bad?
Mariah, I feel for you. If I were onstage and that song came on, I would have not done any moves where I'd have to employ the ass. Even if they are sayng "boo boo," it still sounds like poo poo and I just would not want people associtating my ass with the poop! :embarassed:
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lol..i dont think thats what they say..i think it goes more like, " i know youde like to think you dont stank, but lean a lil bit closer and youll see that roses smell like poo pooo.. " im listening to it right now on tv, and if youve ever seen the video, its about a group of girls that call themselves The Roses, and they think they are the hottest girls in school. and this guy is basically singing bout them at their shool talent show tellin them they they arent as hot as they think..song isnt bout shit..lol
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I was about to post the same thing as Le Femme, I don't think the song is about poop. When they say "you know you'd like to think your shit don't stank.." I think they're more talking along the lines of pussy. People around here say that all the time.
Also in the beginning of the song, he talks about how she's hot and she uses her looks to get her places and she's a gold digger. But she thinks she's the shit but her shit stank.
I didn't think it was about poop the first time I heard it.
Shayden
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Kayla, you're right. I popped in the actual CD earlier and that version says poo. I hadn't listened to it in a while and the radio versions around here play boo boo. I actually kinda like that better...not sure why.
And I thought the same thing about city high!!!!Censoring crap is insane nowadays.
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I laughed my ass off Kayla, cause I heard this song today prior to reading this post and was like WTF.. are they saying what I think they are????
Some things just should be left alone. This is one of them. :o
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Originally Posted by Aneliese link=board=7;threadid=8772;start=msg103361#msg1033 61 date=1083344116
I hate to be a lyric nerd especially since it really doesn't change the context, but they are say roses smell like
boo-boo.
yes I agree. He is saying "the roses really smell like boo-boo." Now I don't want to start some racially charged thread here but since my ex is black here goes...well, at least within his close and extended family "boo-boo" means poop. Like if you say you gotta boo-boo, that means you gotta take a shit.
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:rotfl: You gotta love those OutKast boys. There was an interview of them that I read on the MSN homepage. They were complaining about today's rap; that all the wannabe gangsters sing about the same old thing which includes getting high, avoiding shootouts and shagging playboy bunnies. They said they liked to take the genre to new levels where people would actually like what they hear and would pay attention to the lyrics. Looks like it's worked!!!
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Originally Posted by Malibu link=board=7;threadid=8772;start=msg104305#msg1043 05 date=1083520228
:rotfl: You gotta love those OutKast boys. There was an interview of them that I read on the MSN homepage. They were complaining about today's rap; that all the wannabe gangsters sing about the same old thing which includes getting high, avoiding shootouts and shagging playboy bunnies. They said they liked to take the genre to new levels where people would actually like what they hear and would pay attention to the lyrics. Looks like it's worked!!!
I have to agree with you Malibu...I love songs that give you something to think about and aren't like everyone elses. The video is very good too.
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Originally Posted by Gynger link=board=7;threadid=8772;start=msg103525#msg1035 25 date=1083365078
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I laughed my ass off Kayla, cause I heard this song today prior to reading this post and was like WTF.. are they saying what I think they are????
Some things just should be left alone. This is one of them. :o
Here is a link to watch the video, I think it explains the songs meaning a little better.
http://launch.yahoo.com/video/default.asp?vid=1099827
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whether its POO they are talking about or BOO or whatever....a lot of customers dont really pick apart a song enought to really decide what the song is actually about...from just a first listen it sounds like its about POO...and I think it is the unsexiest song I have ever heard.....deffinately not something attractive to dance to at work....
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well i dont care what the words are to me its funny as hell and love it
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I know !! I like it too..their album rocks..
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LOL the first time I heard this song was when I was flipping through the channels and landed on MTV. They were showing the video. I laughed so hard! LOL
Now, My hubby sings that song (of course, he ad-libs some of the words) when he's changing the baby. You can hear him in the next room. Then, I go in and see what's going on, (because I totally can't resist), and he's got the baby dancing along. LOL
It's very catchy, I must say.
"It's got a good beat.. And I can dance to it" heh
Lyrics Below.. They're too funny!
Roses
by OutKast
[verse one]
Caroline! Caroline!
All the guys would say she's mighty fine
But mighty fine only got you somewhere half the time
And the other half either got you cursed out, or coming up short
Yeah, now dig this, even though
You'd need a golden calculator to divide
The time it took to look inside and realize that
Real guys go for real down to Mars girls, yeah!
[Chorus- Repeat 2x]
I know you'd like to thank your shit don't stank
But lean a little bit closer
See that roses really smell like poo-woo-wooo
Yeah, roses really smell like poo-woo-wooo
[Verse Two]
Caroline! See she's the reason for the word "bitch"
I hope she's speeding on the way to the club
Trying to hurry up to get to some
Baller or singer or somebody like that
And try to put on her makeup in the mirror
And crash, crash, crash.. into a ditch! (Just Playing!)
She needs a golden calculator to divide
The time it took to look inside and realize that
Real guys go for real down to Mars girls, yeah!
[Chorus- Repeat 2x]
I know you'd like to thank your shit don't stank
But lean a little bit closer
See that roses really smell like poo-woo-wooo
Yeah, roses really smell like poo-woo-wooo
[Verse Three]
Well she's got a hotty body, but her attitude is potty
When I met her at a party she was hardly acting naughty
I said "Would you call me?"
She said "Pardon me, are you ballin'?"
I said "Darling, you sound like a prostitute pausing"
Oh so you're one them freaks, get geeked at the sight of ATM receipts
But game been peeped, dropping names she's weak
Trickin' off this bitch is lost
Must take me for a geek a quick way to eat
A neat place sleep, a rent-a-car for a week, a trick for a treat
Now go on the raw sex, my AIDS test is flawless
Regardless, we don't want to get involved with no lawyers
And judges just to hold grudges in a courtroom
I wanna see ya support bra not support you!
[Chorus- Repeat 2x]
I know you'd like to thank your shit don't stank
But lean a little bit closer
See that roses really smell like poo-woo-wooo
Yeah, roses really smell like poo-woo-wooo
Better come back down to Mars
Girl, quit chasin' cars
What happens when the dough get so low
Bitch, you ain't that fine
No way.. no way.. no way
[Repeat 2x]
Crazy bitch
Bitch, stupid ass bitch
Old punk ass bitch, old dumbass bitch
A bitch is a bitch, just a bitch
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Okay, they're talking about people who think their poo doesn't smell, all a metephor for people who think they are superior, like even the hottest girls take craps making them human like everyone else........Caroline thinks she is hot shit, but if you remove all the pretty stuff she's still like everyone else, possibly more like a steaming divot because she lacks substance.