Brother Noland is an impact player in Hawaii’s music scene. He is always out in front, changing and pushing the music to unexpected places. The term innovator fits Noland well. Before his first smash hit, Coconut Girl, the term Jawaiian music didn’t really exist. Now, he is often credited with the birth of Jawaiian music. But like all true innovators, Noland cannot be pigeon holed. He loves the Jawaiian feel, but he can’t restrict himself to only one kind of music. He also excels in traditional Hawaiian music, slack key, and Hawaiian swing music because music makes him feel good and good music, no matter the genre makes him feel better.
Coconut_Girl
Brother Noland Lyrics
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Who take my lady to the Hollywood scene
Who flash the money on her body and her red lips
Who put my baby on the shutter fall trip
Chorus:
She's a coconut girl in a high fashion world
Someones got her pin-up and her poster in the bedroom
Lately Ive been feeling like I don't have any leg room
Goodbye coconut girl Hi! Hello! high fashion world
Take me to the house where the lights are on her all night
Take me to the paradise of celluloid extreme
Because someone's got a camera in my neighborhood
And My intuitions tell me that it ain't so good
I wanna see the purpose of the make-up and the skin cream
Goodbye baby
(Chorus)
(2nd Verse)
Because her face on the cover of a magazine
And shes got me all shaking like old Jimmy Dean
I wanna see the purpose of the make-up and the skin cream
Goodbye baby
(Chorus)
(1st Verse)
(Chorus)
Goodbye coconut girl Hi! Hello! high fashion world
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In Brother Noland's song Coconut Girl, he sings about his lady being taken away from their tropical island to the Hollywood scene. He questions who is responsible for flashing money on her body and putting her on the shutter fall trip. The chorus repeats "Say goodbye to your coconut girl, he local boy say goodbye. She's a coconut girl in a high fashion world." Noland feels trapped and suffocated by the high fashion world that has taken his lady away from him. He mentions someone having her pin-up and poster in their bedroom and feeling like he has no leg room. He yearns to see the purpose of the makeup and skin cream and to be taken to the paradise of celluloid extreme.
The song is a commentary on the exploitation of island girls who are taken away from their homes and transformed into objects of desire for the entertainment industry. The lyrics express nostalgia for the simpler and more genuine life they one had, as well as a criticism of the artificiality of the Hollywood scene. Noland's voice brings out the emotional core of the song, conveying a sense of sadness, longing, and resentment.
Line by Line Meaning
Who take my lady from the tropical island
Someone took my lady away from our tropical island
Who take my lady to the Hollywood scene
Someone took my lady to Hollywood, away from our home
Who flash the money on her body and her red lips
Someone is flaunting their wealth on my lady, exploiting her beauty
Who put my baby on the shutter fall trip
Someone took my lady on a photo shoot
Say goodbye to your coconut girl he local boy say goodbye
I have to say goodbye to my coconut girl, as she's now in the high fashion world
She's a coconut girl in a high fashion world
My lady is now a model in the world of high fashion
Someones got her pin-up and her poster in the bedroom
Someone has my lady's posters and pictures in their bedroom
Lately Ive been feeling like I don't have any leg room
I feel trapped and confined lately
Take me to the house where the lights are on her all night
I want to see the house where my lady is showered with attention all night
Take me to the paradise of celluloid extreme
Take me to the extreme world of the movies and the media
Because someone's got a camera in my neighborhood
Someone is taking unwanted pictures in my neighborhood
And My intuitions tell me that it ain't so good
My gut feeling is telling me that this isn't good
I wanna see the purpose of the make-up and the skin cream
I want to understand the reason behind all the makeup and skin creams used in modeling
Because her face on the cover of a magazine
My lady's face is on the cover of a magazine
And shes got me all shaking like old Jimmy Dean
This is making me nervous like the way old Jimmy Dean nervously shook
Goodbye baby
Goodbye to my lady
Goodbye coconut girl Hi! Hello! high fashion world
Goodbye to my coconut girl, hello high fashion world
Contributed by Ruby Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@kaseysilva1986
Who take my lady from de tropical island
Who take my lady to the Hollywood scene
Who flash the money on her body and her red lips
Who put my baby on the shutter fall trip
Say goodbye to your coconut girl
Hey local boy sayin goodbye
She’s a coconut girl in a high fashion world
Someone’s got her pinup and her poster in the bedroom
Lately I been feeling like I don’t have any leg room
Good-bye coconut girl
Hi hello high fashion world
Take me to the house where the lights are on her all night
Take me to the paradise of celluloid extreme
Because someone’s got a camera in my neighborhood
And my intuition’s tellin me it ain’t so good
I wanna see the purpose of the makeup and the skin cream
Good bye lady
Say goodbye to your coconut girl
Hey local boy saying good bye
She’s a coconut girl in a high fashion world
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Someone's got her pinup and her poster in the bedroom
Lately I been feeling like I don't have any leg room
Good-bye coconut girl
hi hello High fashion world
Take me to the house where the lights are on her all night
Take me to the paradise of celluloid extreme
Because her pictures on the cover of a magazine
And she's got me all shaken like a ??
I wanna see the purpose of the makeup and the skin cream
Good bye lady
Say goodbye to your coconut girl
Hey local boy saying good bye
She’s a coconut girl in a high fashion world
Who take my lady from de tropical island
Who take my lady to the Hollywood scene
Who flash the money on her body and her red lips
Who put my baby on the shutter fall trip
Say goodbye to your coconut girl
Hey local boy sayin goodbye
She’s a coconut girl in a high fashion world
say goodbye coconut girl
hi hello hi fashion world
goodbye coconut girl
hi hello high fashion world
Hey local boy sayin goodbye
She’s a coconut girl in a high fashion world
@reefshotta3052
Can't believe they had this song in Pineapple Express. Used to hear it on the radio when I was 5-6 years old. I'm 26 now!
@nothanks5520
I’m 25 and have never heard this on the radio???
@bllasae
You grow up in the same geographic location as the guy that you responded to?
@lorenzosalazar10
You're 33 now? Holy shit
@jackalope911
Lol same here
@ericjimenez6514
I remember my first joint... nerds
@CaptainRonRico
"I saw a man, shoot someone!"
"Who, man?"
"A cop, a lady, and a guy!"
"A cop, a lady, and a guy, man? That's like a massacre."
@cl6786
👍😂
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CaptainRonRico "BIG SEXY IN GLASSES"
@oldsu9089
pineapple express