Bad girls do it well
Live fast, die young
Bad girls do it well
When I'm bangin' on the dashboard
My chain hits my chest
When I'm bangin' on the radio
Pull me closer if you think you can hang
Hands up, hands tied
Don't go screamin' if I blow you with a bang
I'm comin' in the Cherokee, gasoline
There's steam on the window screen
Wheels bouncin' like a trampoline
When I get to where I'm goin', gonna have you tremblin'
Bad girls do it well
Live fast, die young
Bad girls do it well
When I'm bangin' on the dashboard
My chain hits my chest
When I'm bangin' on the radio
Yeah pull up to the bumper game
Yeah with a signal
Cover me, cause I'm changin' lanes
My life, I broke it
When I get to where I'm goin', gonna have you sayin' it
Bad girls do it well
Live fast, die young
Bad girls do it well
When I'm bangin' on the dashboard
My chain hits my chest
When I'm bangin' on the radio
Pull me closer if you think you can hang
Hands up, hands tied
Don't go screamin' if I blow you with a bang
Yeah I'll see for a million
Accelerating fast
I could do this in a second
Swaggin' going swell
Leavin' boys behind
Kisses leave em just to kill
Damn, different dude
Who is gonna stop me when I'm coming through
What we got left is just me and you
But if I go to bed
Baby can I take you
Pull me closer if you think you can hang
Hands up, hands tied
Don't go screamin' if I blow you with a bang
Bad girls do it well
Live fast, die young
Bad girls do it well
(x4)
When I'm bangin' on the dashboard
My chain hits my chest
When I'm bangin' on the radio
When I'm bangin' on the dashboard
My chain hits my chest
When I'm bangin'
Well, I don't really know about the meaning of those lyrics. But after watching the video and seeing all those guthras, hijab-clad women, and dessert I think it's pretty much about the Saudi women and the fact that they aren't allowed to drive. The music video is trying to portray that irony with pictures of women and men drifting alike. When a man drive, it's considered as okay. But when a woman drives she is being called as a bad girl.
And it's not M.I.A. if it's not about politics, so this time she is having a go at Saudi Arabia and the inequality among women and men.
M.I.A. isn't a Saudi, she's Sri Lankan Tamil and British, and when she was ten she moved to England. She grew up during times of civil war in Sri Lanka and her father was a political activist in the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam). She had a childhood that in sure wasn't pleasant or easy.
M.I.A. isn't a Saudi, she's Sri Lankan Tamil and British, and when she was ten she moved to England. She grew up during times of civil war in Sri Lanka and her father was a political activist in the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam). She had a childhood that in sure wasn't pleasant or easy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.I.A._(rapper)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.I.A._(rapper)
Interviews with M.I.A.:
Interviews with M.I.A.:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ji1V0tvFBE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgLpT2s64cI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ji1V0tvFBE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgLpT2s64cI
@MusicFan555 but she still can sing about political issues in other contries ...
@MusicFan555 but she still can sing about political issues in other contries ...
I love this song exactly for the meaning I read from it. There is the parallel with Saudi women not allowed to drive cars (outside the city?) - which means they can never get (far) away (fast) if they are in trouble or being abused. This song rebels to that idea.
The lyrics word for word don't necessarily make sense to be honest, it's the overall idea they create that makes sense. "Live fast, die young, bad girls do it well" - it literally implies that women who live the way they want (freely) still in many parts of the world still suffer harsh consequences for it. Whether it be because of their "own fault" because they weren't properly educated (on disease even) or because as soon as they act out of normal ("bad") men hold them accountable violently.
The video is double symbolic to me because the girls are racing ahead while a traditionally clothed man is ("still") riding a horse. Maybe it's supposed to imply that these traditional men try to suppress because these women are the future and they know it. They speed forward but the men can't keep up.
I love it most that she redefines "bad girls". Usually in pop culture "bad girls" are "slutty". She is implying "bad girls" are simply strong and act freely and men sometimes can't keep up with them. Disobedient, non-traditional, intelligent, defiant women. It has meaning everywhere in a way, not just in countries where women are physically suppressed. Even in western countries where we believe women to be "free", they easily become "outcast" for defying certain expectations of what a woman should be.
I'm totally agree!
I'm totally agree!
The music lyrics itself just talk about rebel girls and cars... Taking only that in account, this song could be at soundtrack of "fast n furious" movies series or whatever...
The music lyrics itself just talk about rebel girls and cars... Taking only that in account, this song could be at soundtrack of "fast n furious" movies series or whatever...
BUT when we see the music video, this gets a context and a real larger meaning... The young saudi rebels (bad boys and girls are that making drifts) are legitime insurgent against opresive laws. And lack of woman liberty (even to drive) become very clear... That's a cry for freedom!
BUT when we see the music video, this gets a context and a real larger meaning... The young saudi rebels (bad boys and girls are that making drifts) are legitime insurgent against opresive laws. And lack of woman liberty (even to drive) become very clear... That's a cry for freedom!
Just one small point: in my opion the horseman does not necesarely represent "the man"...
Just one small point: in my opion the horseman does not necesarely represent "the man" (in oposition to the girls), but the tradition! The horse means old life style and ideas...
M.I.A. isn't a Saudi, she's Sri Lankan Tamil and British, and when she was ten she moved to England. She grew up during times of civil war in Sri Lanka and her father was a political activist in the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam). She had a childhood that in sure wasn't pleasant or easy. i think alot of her songs speak out about oppression because she grew up around alot of it during times of war.
M.I.A. isn't a Saudi, she's Sri Lankan Tamil and British, and when she was ten she moved to England. She grew up during times of civil war in Sri Lanka and her father was a political activist in the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam). She had a childhood that in sure wasn't pleasant or easy. i think alot of her songs speak out about oppression because she grew up around alot of it during times of war.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.I.A._(rapper)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.I.A._(rapper)
Interviews with M.I.A.:
Interviews with M.I.A.:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ji1V0tvFBE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgLpT2s64cI...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ji1V0tvFBE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgLpT2s64cI
I think it's:
Going up to bitch I’ll see it for a million
Leavin’ boys behind ‘Cause it’s legal just to kill
Shift gear, automatic Damned if I do
Such an amazing song!
such a great song and such a fantastic video.
M.I.A. isn't a Saudi, she's Sri Lankan Tamil and British, and when she was ten she moved to England. She grew up during times of civil war in Sri Lanka and her father was a political activist in the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam). She had a childhood that in sure wasn't pleasant or easy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.I.A._(rapper)
Interviews with M.I.A.:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ji1V0tvFBE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgLpT2s64cI
The girl is doing something; maybe her story is the news itself. Including everything she isn't supposed to know which is "live fast, die young."
I agree with sedasi. When you see the music video it's like a subtle reference to Saudi women driving and how it's "bad" if you go against the law and drive.
OOPS SORRY DIDNT MEAN TO PUT LAST COMMENT IT WONT SHOW ALL OF IT. ANYWAY LOVE THIS SONG
hahahaha!
hahahaha!
wow. I don't know where to start. I'm into music like Marilyn Manson