I think the meaning of this song is pretty straight forward: the point is laid out in the chorus. But fun part about hip-hop and especially the Blue Scholars is the name dropping. This song is the title track of their 2011 album and the theme is evident in most of the other songs.
Its all about the director Jean-Luc Godard (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Luc_Godard). The cover lay out is an homage to his title frames which are typically laid in blocks of blue, red, and white.
Here are some of the cinema shout-outs I can find:
"To root for the Doughboys, the O-Dogs, the Bishops" O-Dog is a character from The Wire, the other ones?
"The Godfather poster on the wall" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_godfather). For the meaning just think about why that would be on a kids wall, what it stands for, how a 14 year old would relate. Its inspiring.
I think the meaning of this song is pretty straight forward: the point is laid out in the chorus. But fun part about hip-hop and especially the Blue Scholars is the name dropping. This song is the title track of their 2011 album and the theme is evident in most of the other songs.
Its all about the director Jean-Luc Godard (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Luc_Godard). The cover lay out is an homage to his title frames which are typically laid in blocks of blue, red, and white.
Here are some of the cinema shout-outs I can find:
"Grandchildren of Marx and Coca-Cola, yet quoting Godard" This is a reference to Godard's film Masculin Feminin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masculine_Feminine).
"scream like a Hitchcock dame" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Hitchcock)
"To root for the Doughboys, the O-Dogs, the Bishops" O-Dog is a character from The Wire, the other ones?
"The Godfather poster on the wall" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_godfather). For the meaning just think about why that would be on a kids wall, what it stands for, how a 14 year old would relate. Its inspiring.
"Flyer than a Concord" the concorde is a type of plane, 'Flight of the Conchords" is a comedy band (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_of_the_Conchords)
"Blade running like a samurai, killing himself" Regarding the film (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_runner) and samurai is probably referencing Japanese director Akira Kurosawa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_Kurosawa)
Anything else to add?