Typical Girls Lyrics
Don't rebel...
Typical girls can't control themselves
Typical girls are so confusing
Typical girls you can always tell
Typical girls don't think too clearly
Typical girls are unpredictable
Typical girls try to be
Typical girls very well
Typical girls try to be
Typical girls very well
Typical girls fall under spells
Typical girls buy magazines
Typical girls feel like hell
Typical girls worry about spots, fat...natural smells
Taking fake smells
Don't rebel...
Are sensitive
Typical girls are emotional
Typical girls are cruel and bewitching
Oh she's a femme fatale
Typical girls stand by their man
Typical girls are really swell
Typical girls learn how to act shocked
Typical girls...don't rebel
Who's bringing out the new improved one?
And there's another marketing ploy
Typical girl gets the typical boy
The typical girl gets the typical boy
Typical boy gets the typical girl
The typical girl gets the typical boy
Are emotional
People seem to interperet this song a lot more feministically (if it wasn't a word before I just made it one) than I did.
I agree. Some of the things actually aren't stereotypes so pointing them out just seems to reinforce conformity, and ultimately the song ends up sounding really hypocritical. Or just confused about what it's trying to say in an overly confident way, which makes it pretty annoying.
I agree. Some of the things actually aren't stereotypes so pointing them out just seems to reinforce conformity, and ultimately the song ends up sounding really hypocritical. Or just confused about what it's trying to say in an overly confident way, which makes it pretty annoying.
Who invented the typical girl? Who's bringing out the new improved one? And there's another marketing ploy Typical girl gets the typical boy
i think this phrase sums it up pretty much.. the rest is just a description of what girls are suppose to represent and be..
marketing ploys, society rules, culture gender definitions.. whichever way you look at it, they place women/girls in a catagory that only allows certain reactions and behaviors from them..
...but the best line would have to be 'typical girls fell like hell'.. trying to conform to what they're suppose to be they end up losing themselves and feeling shitty about it
i love this song
I disagree that this song has a clearcut message like that. Some of the things it points out aren't stereotypes at all and would probably apply to the bandmembers themselves, so it ends up being a rather confused, empty, asinine song.
I disagree that this song has a clearcut message like that. Some of the things it points out aren't stereotypes at all and would probably apply to the bandmembers themselves, so it ends up being a rather confused, empty, asinine song.
Some stuff has changed. I think the riot grrrl revolution did quite a bit. shrug Anyway, I love this song. The meaning is pretty obvious. Oh, and here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYuyJHxjEcc&search=the%20slits
I like this song. The music is catchy and upbeat and it has a clear message that criticizes gender roles. Sadly, things aren't much different 25 years later.
I think it actually sends a really confused message since it contradicts itself in a lot of places. That said, yes, it is a catchy and upbeat song.
I think it actually sends a really confused message since it contradicts itself in a lot of places. That said, yes, it is a catchy and upbeat song.
btw, like StephNJ, it is sad that 25 years later not much has changed..
..so once again.. 'who is bringin out the new improved one?'.. i think it's about time us girls stand up and make our own version of what our own typical girl is.. not just new and improve but original too
;)
this song is still so corect to our society we live in today. its sad really to see nothing has changed.