Couldn't believe there were no lyrics up for this - got addicted when I heard it getting a fair bit of play on Triple J recently. From the lyrics and the video it's easy to see that this is a song about a relationship that starts out alright where he's charming giving her gifts and sees her as a shorter version of Erin McNaught (Miss Universe) but the girlfriend, "Rapunzel" and he start to fight (Calling for calm, we fought; made Iraq / and the border of Jordan a walk in the park) but it's "too hard to break it off" and so they stay together despite her getting gradually more and more controlling despite his pleas for her to let her hair down (a nice play on words with Rapunzel). Eventually he realised that she wasn't the "cinderella" he fell in love with and though it was hard, he had to move on... though at the end of the video he's seen chasing an equally aloof lookalike to the original Rapunzel, haha.
I think it's particularly great to see Aussie hiphop artists using more local references. I actually got all of them in this one, which I'll admit I don't in a lot of US hiphop. Anyway, just to clarify all the references for fans worldwide:
Erin McNaught: Aussie Supermodel, known for having a great bum
Pandora: a kind of bracelet really popular here where you can add "charm" beads to a simple silver or gold bracelet.
Herbie - The Love Bug: awesome vw bug that had a series of movies made about it. Sentient and awesome :) (We don't speak of the Lindsey Lohan abomination) :P
Russell Crowe: Aussie celeb who got in a spot of bother in an incident where he threw an unplugged and faulty phone from his hotel room at a concierge, over frustration at not being able to call his wife who was in Aus at the time while he filmed in the US.
Hewitt: Lleyton Hewitt, Australian tennis player known for angry cries when his serves go out.
"Underlay underlay": a great play on words here with "andale andale" meaning "faster, faster" in Spanish, according to the video "Underlay" is a beer company. I'm not familar with it personally though.
Britney: everyone knows Britney. Everyone also knows her lip-synching.
Truman: reference to the Truman Show, where a guy didn't know his life was being made into reality tv, his every movement watched.
Dodi: Dodi Fayed, the late Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales' lover who died with her in a car crash. It is alleged that the crash was caused by paparazzi trying to chase their car, hence "dying for a photo".
Naomi Campbell: diva-esque supermodel, well known for "flying off the handle" when upset.
Couldn't believe there were no lyrics up for this - got addicted when I heard it getting a fair bit of play on Triple J recently. From the lyrics and the video it's easy to see that this is a song about a relationship that starts out alright where he's charming giving her gifts and sees her as a shorter version of Erin McNaught (Miss Universe) but the girlfriend, "Rapunzel" and he start to fight (Calling for calm, we fought; made Iraq / and the border of Jordan a walk in the park) but it's "too hard to break it off" and so they stay together despite her getting gradually more and more controlling despite his pleas for her to let her hair down (a nice play on words with Rapunzel). Eventually he realised that she wasn't the "cinderella" he fell in love with and though it was hard, he had to move on... though at the end of the video he's seen chasing an equally aloof lookalike to the original Rapunzel, haha.
I think it's particularly great to see Aussie hiphop artists using more local references. I actually got all of them in this one, which I'll admit I don't in a lot of US hiphop. Anyway, just to clarify all the references for fans worldwide: Erin McNaught: Aussie Supermodel, known for having a great bum Pandora: a kind of bracelet really popular here where you can add "charm" beads to a simple silver or gold bracelet. Herbie - The Love Bug: awesome vw bug that had a series of movies made about it. Sentient and awesome :) (We don't speak of the Lindsey Lohan abomination) :P Russell Crowe: Aussie celeb who got in a spot of bother in an incident where he threw an unplugged and faulty phone from his hotel room at a concierge, over frustration at not being able to call his wife who was in Aus at the time while he filmed in the US. Hewitt: Lleyton Hewitt, Australian tennis player known for angry cries when his serves go out. "Underlay underlay": a great play on words here with "andale andale" meaning "faster, faster" in Spanish, according to the video "Underlay" is a beer company. I'm not familar with it personally though. Britney: everyone knows Britney. Everyone also knows her lip-synching. Truman: reference to the Truman Show, where a guy didn't know his life was being made into reality tv, his every movement watched. Dodi: Dodi Fayed, the late Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales' lover who died with her in a car crash. It is alleged that the crash was caused by paparazzi trying to chase their car, hence "dying for a photo". Naomi Campbell: diva-esque supermodel, well known for "flying off the handle" when upset.
Don't forget "asbestos breathless" referring to the James Hardie fiasco.
Don't forget "asbestos breathless" referring to the James Hardie fiasco.