OK, obviously Nelly has touched on a touchy subject in quite a cool song. I mean, just look at our responses here and how inflamed they are, and look what she did with this song.
This song really is about Nelly Furtado and celebrity in general. She is from Vancouver, and Portugeuse are a major ethnic group there. They do tend to live in many of the same neighborhoods and they often play much of their own music. Nelly's music is influenced by their type of music among others, including classic dance pop.
She does identify with her ethnic group, but many people who don't know better only see her as a white pop star. She is talking about the homogenization of fame in this song - how many people end up losing their identity once they become famous, and this song expresses her desire to fight it. Ever notice how many female stars are small build, skinny, light skin with long hair? She's saying that just because she might look nice and white doesn't mean she's just another celebrity and does not want to be manipulated to be one. Female pop stars do face strong pressures like this I'm sure. I think this is a very cool song.
OK, obviously Nelly has touched on a touchy subject in quite a cool song. I mean, just look at our responses here and how inflamed they are, and look what she did with this song.
This song really is about Nelly Furtado and celebrity in general. She is from Vancouver, and Portugeuse are a major ethnic group there. They do tend to live in many of the same neighborhoods and they often play much of their own music. Nelly's music is influenced by their type of music among others, including classic dance pop.
She does identify with her ethnic group, but many people who don't know better only see her as a white pop star. She is talking about the homogenization of fame in this song - how many people end up losing their identity once they become famous, and this song expresses her desire to fight it. Ever notice how many female stars are small build, skinny, light skin with long hair? She's saying that just because she might look nice and white doesn't mean she's just another celebrity and does not want to be manipulated to be one. Female pop stars do face strong pressures like this I'm sure. I think this is a very cool song.