Happened to hear this song in a shopping center earlier this week. As usual, I resorted to my usual way of taking note of new songs I like – picking out a distinctive phrase or sentence in the song and saving it as a message in my phone.
Then, I went home to Youtube it. Heh.
Seriously now, what will we do without Youtube? (; Before its existence, looking for a song was so much trickier. One phrase can – quite possibly – appear in a wide range of songs and it is hard to tell whether it’s the correct song from lyrics alone. (And I shall not go into downloading music illegally. *Shifty eyes*)
Catchy tune (slightly techno-esque), and really hilarious (but encouraging) lyrics. This is the 2009 remix of the song originally released in 2008.
Hey, Hi, Hello! – Shaun Baker (feat. Maloy)
Hey, what a perfect day
Why you look sad?
You think you’re imperfect
Does drive you mad?You’ve lost your pride and confidence
Sometimes don’t like yourself
Don’t give up, don’t you submit
Shit on it!They say you’re small; I think you’re tall
Just say it’s so; Hey hi hello!
They say you’re fat; So what? They’re fat!
Just say it’s so; Hey hi hello!I know you’re strong; So don’t be wrong
Just say it’s so; Hey hi hello!
Nothing they say; Will wreck the day
Do it your way; Hey hi hello!I know you’re strong; So don’t be wrong
Just say it’s so; Hey hi hello!
Nothing they say; Will wreck the day
Do it your way; Hey hi hello!So, who is really cool?
You think – the stars
But they’re irregular
Just regularPerfect is in the point of view
Don’t change your look, no way!
Someone says ‘I don’t like you!
Shit on it
Shit on it, sings Shaun. Hahaha. I like! Shit on it, indeed.
If I want to relive any part of my life, all I have to do is to play its song.
I don’t know about everyone else, but almost every aspect of my life is defined by a particular song. Be it an event, a phase of life or a vacation. All I have to do is to play the song, and it brings back the atmosphere and the memories.
How does a song become the ‘theme song’ of a particular phase of my life?
Well, it could be that the song was ubiquitous at that point in time. It could also be a song that was playing over and over in my head throughout the period, or a song that I just happened to hear before the event took place and it somehow stuck. Otherwise, it could be particularly poignant or memorable catch-phrases in the song which fitted the event.
Every vacation I take with my parents, friends or relatives has its own ‘theme song’, which really helps when I crave for another holiday. When I feel particularly reminiscent, I’ll play the song, sit back and daydream … and suddenly, I’ll find myself back at the place again.
Almost every song on my playlist has an event attached to it.
Meanwhile, lemme’ share some of my favourite songs over the years, and the various life events they were attached to.
(Warning, long entry up ahead!)
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