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.
Here’s me recounting one of them’ hilarious scenarios (or rather, an example of how us older’ folk are comparatively um … less innocent than the little kiddos) from last week’s trip with the extended family.
It was me and two teenage cousins lazing around on the bed watching Youtube videos on my laptop, when we chanced upon a parody of Black Eyed Peas’ “I gotta’ feeling” (which also happens to be my favourite parody of all time) retitled “I’m a Korean”.
You can take a sneak peek at the view here. It’s utterly hilarious, I kid you not.
(Disclaimer: I highly doubt the video creator meant any offense against Koreans, neither do I. The video was made by its rightly creator for the sake of humour, not to stir shit or whatsoever.)
Apparently, in that video, there were several lines that sparked peals of laughter among the cousins and myself.
Quote 1:
I have a missile
It’s very small
It’s in my pants
I can’t get it up!
Honestly, I’ve watched the video many times before and never made the connection between the above and the male organ. Until one of my teenage cousins began laughing at that point which was when I finally made the connection (and was astounded at how much the 14-year old girl cousin knew).
Quote 2:
I think Michael Jackson’s a good guy
I don’t mind if he sleeps with young guys
Because in my country
we can touch young guys on their p***s.
This was the part that led to loud eruptions of laughter, along with repetitions of the very last line, along with that censored p-word.
It was only seconds later when we suddenly fell silent because we had completely forgotten that 7-year old Nicole, along with 3-year old Rachel were sitting just right beside us. (And the video, if subjected to the stringent checks movies undergo, will quite possibly be rated at least M18.)
There was an uncomfortable silence for a while, before the dreaded question came.
Nicole blinked once, twice, looked at us with a completely innocent, blur expression and asked, “Gor gor (Mandarin for ‘big brother’), jie jies (Mandarin for ‘big sisters’), what is a penis?”
We remained silent, and simply exchanged helpless glances. We really did not know how to answer her.
The youngest of my teenage cousins eventually responded sheepishly, “well, you’re too young to know!”
Later that night, all of us were blasted (albeit, jokingly) by the oldest cousin, who happened to be the father of both Nicole and Rachel.
“WHAT HAVE YOU ALL BEEN TEACHING MY DAUGHTERS?” the oldest cousin demanded. The two teenage cousins concerned and myself simply gave him a dazed look, trying our darnest best to look as innocent as possible.
“What have you been telling them, man?” he questioned again. “Why did my two daughters suddenly come up to me just now and asked me what is a penis?”
That was when we erupted into peals of laughter again for the second time that day.
Little Nicole at that moment, decided to show of her newly acquired knowledge.
“I know! I know what a penis is!”
We looked at her.
“CUCKOO BIRD!”
Ohmygoodnessgolly.
Oh, and earlier that afternoon, the same couple of teenage cousins were rattling on and on about um … erections and stuff. And they are only … what? Fourteen? And the other is twelve.
Gee, they do start sexuality education reeeeeeally early these days.
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