2012년 4월 18일 수요일

Can't Hold Us Down -- Christina Aguilera


So what am I not supposed to have an opinion Should I be quiet just because I'm 
a woman  Call me a bitch cos I speak what's on my mind Guess it's easier for you to 
swallow if I sat and smiled  When a female fires back  Suddenly big talker don't know 
how to act  So he does what any little boy would do Making up a few false rumors or two

That for sure is not a man to me  Slanderin' names for popularity  It's sad you only get

your fame through controversy  But now it's time for me to come and give you more to say
This is for my girls all around the world  Who've come across a man who don't respect

your worth  Thinking all women should be seen, not heard So what do we do girls?
Shout out loud!  Letting them know we're gonna stand our ground
Lift your hands high and wave them proud  Take a deep breath and say it loud
Never can, never will, can't hold us down 
Nobody can hold us down  Nobody can hold us down  Never can, never will

So what am I not supposed to say what I'm saying  Are you offended by the message

I'm bringing Call me whatever cos your words don't mean a thing
Guess you ain't even a man enough to handle what I sing  If you look back in history
It's a common double standard of society  The guy gets all the glory the more he can

score While the girl can do the same and yet you call her a whore

I don't understand why it's okay  The guy can get away with it & the girl gets named
All my ladies come together and make a change Start a new beginning for us everybody

sing  This is for my girls all around the world  Who've come across a man who don't respect your worth  Thinking all women should be seen, not heard  What do we do girls?
Shout Out Loud!  Letting them know we're gonna stand our ground
Lift your hands high and wave 'em proud  Take a deep breath and say it loud
Never can, never will, can't hold us down

Check it - Here's something I just can't understand  If the guy have three girls then he's

the man  He can either give us some head, sex a roar  If the girl do the same, then
she's a whore  But the table's about to turn  I'll bet my fame on it  Cats take my ideas 
and put their name on it  It's airight though, you can't hold me down
I got to keep on movin'  To all my girls with a man who be tryin to mack
Do it right back to him and let that be that  You need to let him know that his game 

is whack  And Lil' Kim and Christina Aguilera got your back
But you're just a little boy  Think you're so cute, so coy  You must talk so big 
To make up for smaller things  So you're just a little boy  All you'll do is annoy
You must talk so big   To make up for smaller things

This is for my girls. This is for my girls all around the world
Who've come across a man who don't respect your worth
Thinking all women should be seen, not heard  So what do we do girls?
Shout out loud!  Letting them know we're gonna stand our ground
Lift your hands high and wave 'em proud  Take a deep breath and say it loud
Never can, never will, can't hold us down            (sing365)





"Can't Hold Us Down" peaked at #2 in New Zealand, #6 in the UK and #5 in Australia. The single is most known for its theme of female empowerment and for its music video, directed by David LaChapelle. The single was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2004 for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals.      (wikipedia) 




            New York Times piece considers 
                                                                   “female empowerment” 






   
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