It’s interesting how everyone is mad in the replies. All That was part of my introduction to American pop culture back in around 2003(?) & this strikes me as very much in the same weird spirit of what they were producing then. I think people forget the dissonant offbeat bits
I have a relatively high resolution screencap (lol) of my mental state when I was 13. Kids then were totally listening to songs about sex, and singing along, and parodying them. We may not have fully appreciated the finer details but kids aren’t entirely stupid/clueless either
even in Singapore I remember as a 18 year old witnessing 12 year old girls (on the bus...?) singing “bouncy bouncy smack smack, ride your train into my track” and thinking “...that’s not right” 😂
it’s an interesting vortex, aging. Millennials really gonna turn into boomers huh
it’s an interesting vortex, aging. Millennials really gonna turn into boomers huh
In a way part of the fun of being a kid is scandalizing adults. “Are you singing about sex??” “What?? Eww!! No, this song is about cafeteria food!!” - actually it’s about being a clown and laughing with your friends and making adults uncomfortable; the subject matter is secondary
Kids, to other kids, not really knowing wtf they’re talking about, but not caring anyway:
