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Brass In Pocket Lyrics
Got brass in pocket
Got Bottle, I'm gonna use it
Intention, I feel inventive
Gonna make you, make you, make you notice
Got motion, restrained emotion
Been driving, Detroit leaning
No reason, just seems so pleasing
Gonna make you, make you, make you notice
(CHORUS)
Gonna use my arms
Gonna use my legs
Gonna use my style
Gonna use my sidestep
Gonna use my fingers
Gonna use my, my, my imagination
'Cause I'm gonna make you see
There's nobody else here
No one like me
I'm special, so special
I gotta have some of your attention, give it to me
Got rhythm, I can't miss a beat
Got new ne skank, it's so reet
Got something, I'm winking at you
Gonna make you, make you, make you notice
(CHORUS)
Gonna use my arms
Gonna use my legs
Gonna use my style
Gonna use my sidestep
Gonna use my fingers
Gonna use my, my, my imagination
'Cause I'm gonna make you see
There's nobody else here
No one like me
I'm special, so special
I gotta have some of your attention
Give it to me
'Cause I'm gonna make you see
There's nobody else here
No one like me
I'm special, so special
I gotta have some of your attention
Give it to me!
Song Info
Submitted by
spliphstar On Jan 23, 2002
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Brass is northern English slang for money. Bottle again is English slang for courage, she has moxie. She has balls. Reet is again northern slang. It's so reet. She's alright. It's all good. Skank is a dance, a way of moving. I'm from the north of England. These are pretty common terms where I come from.
@MzLizzy -- Wow, I just double-checked thsi slang with a friend from the U.K. and she knew all of this except Reet. But she's not from the north.
@MzLizzy -- Wow, I just double-checked thsi slang with a friend from the U.K. and she knew all of this except Reet. But she's not from the north.
In America "skank" is a young tawdry girl who sleeps around, like a whore or a slut.
In America "skank" is a young tawdry girl who sleeps around, like a whore or a slut.
The mysterious lyrics to Brass have baffled listeners for nearly two decades. What is "reet"? And what might a "new skank" be? "Got bottle - I'm gonna use it..."? It's not as mind-boggling as one might think. Skank is to move one's body rhythmically from side to side, moving the arms along with the rest of the body. "Reet" means righteous. So what's she talking about? She's got herself a new way of movin' and groovin' and it's hip. As for the not-so-listener-friendly "got bottle...", that is British slang meaning "courage or confidence".
Ok...thanks for letting us know the meaning of these slang words. Everybody would understand this simple song if they knew these words. Understanding the slang coupled with watching the video makes it self ex-planetary.
Ok...thanks for letting us know the meaning of these slang words. Everybody would understand this simple song if they knew these words. Understanding the slang coupled with watching the video makes it self ex-planetary.
brass in pocket, you idiots, means that she has money on her, and bottle probably refers to alcohol or possibly purfume. a confidence manifesto...
@yellowstar Bottle is Brit slang for confidence
@yellowstar Bottle is Brit slang for confidence
@yellowstar Bottle is Brit slang for confidence
@yellowstar Bottle is Brit slang for confidence
"Brass" means money. I am sure it is UK slang. Watch the video. She is a waitress and she picks up her tip and puts it in her pocket and says "got brass in pocket"
'got bottle' is British slang for 'to have courage' 'brass in pocket' means she has money on her.
So it is saying she has money and courage enough to go out tonight.
This is a damn good song, its about using what she's got to get her man.
brass in pocket is a reference to money...i heard her say that on VH1. She also said that IF you were from Detroit you would understand the song.
"Detroit leaning" = a way young people used to drive in the Mid-west whereby the driver places just his right hand on the wheel at 12o'clock position with a straight arm and his head cocked slightly to the left. It was a way to look cool and bad-ass while driving.
I can only hope not.
chilling. I just listened to this song with gummomohawk's interpretation in mind and it creeped me out so much. It fits so much. why would she need money? she is a beautiful girl at a bar. drinks are free. and also if the bottle is not full of alcohol then it must be perfume and the . . .oh wait wait. no. It's just about a girl dancing to make a guy like her. case closed.