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DAT politics is a French electronic band created in 1999. Their energetic live shows explain the cult like enthusiasm that surrounds the french electronic combo as they’ve been touring the world extensively over the years. The two founder members, Claude and Gaetan (who created Tone Rec and Skipp) are also involved in photography and graphic design which leads them to create their own records covers, websites, t-shirts et cetera. The music of the duo is often classified under the electro-pop genre and described as catchy, melodic and eminently danceable. For 10 years, they 've been influential for a lot of young electronic composers worldwide. Since 2002, their music is host by the glamorous electro rock label Chicks On Speed. They collaborated and played with the main electronic experimental acts such as Matmos, Mouse On Mars, Dan Deacon, Black Dice, Aphex Twins, Squarepusher, Pan Sonic, Felix Kubin, Kid 606...
They played at numerous techno parties and festivals all over the world such as Warp Electrowerk in England, Sonar Night, Baltimore in USA, Dour Festival in Belgium or Donau Festival in Austria. They appeared on many compilations, including Itunes Essentials, alongside the french Electro Pop scene like Daft Punk, Mr Oizo, Kavinsky... They remixed a bunch of international electronic producers and most recently Yacht on the New York label DFA.
Discography Album
* (1999) Tracto Flirt - Tigerbeat6
* (2000) Villiger - A-musik
* (2001) Sous Hit - Tigerbeat6
* (2002) Plugs Plus - COS Rec
* (2004) Go Pets Go - COS Rec
* (2006) Wow Twist - COS Rec
* (2007) Are Oui Phony - Tigerbeat6
* (2009) Mad Kit - COS Rec
* (2011) People R Inside- IDD
* (2012) Blitz Gazer - Sub Rosa
* (2013) Powermoon EP - Tigerbeat6
* (2015) No Void - Shitkatapult
*(2023) Substage - Disc Drive
What's DAT
DAT Politics Lyrics
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Now Jig To The Left,
Gon Rock Like You Need Help,
Aye, Hit That Buckle
Hit That Buckle,
Hit That Buckle,
Hit Hit Hit That Buckle,
Now Slide To The Right,
Gon Rock Like You Need Help,
Aye, Hit That Buckle
Hit That Buckle,
Hit That Buckle,
Hit Hit Hit That Buckle,
Lul Flex,
Thats Who I Be,
I Heard You Dont Like Me Ess Not New To Me (Nah)
Yo Girl Want Me,
Yeah I Can Fix That,
One Kiss One Hug What You Want Next,
Come Her Girl,
Come Here Girl,
Turn Around Widd It,
Twerk, Twerk Now Hit The Ground Widd It,
Bop Bop Now Hit The Splits Widd It,
Go Crazy Go Crazy Get Stupid Widd It,
Where Them Haters, Where Where Where Dem Haters At,
Step Right Step Left Then You Drop Widd It,
Hit That Buckle,
Hit That Buckle,
Lul Friday Hit That Buckle With No Hands,
Take A Step To The Right,
Now Jig To The Left,
Gon Rock Like You Need Help,
Aye, Hit That Buckle
Hit That Buckle,
Hit That Buckle,
Hit Hit Hit That Buckle,
Now Slide To The Right,
Now Walk To The Left
Gon Rock Like You Need Help,
Aye, Hit That Buckle
Hit That Buckle,
Hit That Buckle,
Hit Hit Hit That Buckle,
Mj′s And My Pockets They Fat,
Got A Check In The Mail,
You Know They Hate When We Flex,
The song "What's DAT" by DAT Politics is a fun and upbeat dance track that encourages listeners to hit the dancefloor and move their bodies to the beat. The chorus of the song repeatedly mentions hitting a buckle, which could refer to a dance move or a piece of clothing. The verses feature boastful lyrics about the artist's skills with women and their financial success.
The first verse instructs the listener to take a step to the right and jig to the left before rocking out and hitting that buckle. The second verse encourages twerking and hitting the ground with it before going crazy and getting stupid with it. The bridge mentions MJ's (possibly a reference to Michael Jordan) and having fat pockets with a check in the mail, alluding to financial success and the envy of others.
Overall, "What's DAT" is a high-energy dance track with catchy lyrics and a fun vibe that's perfect for getting the party started.
Line by Line Meaning
Take A Step To The Right,
Move to the right
Now Jig To The Left,
Move to the left in a dance-like manner
Gon Rock Like You Need Help,
Dance energetically
Aye, Hit That Buckle
Do a dance move called the "buckle"
Hit That Buckle,
Do the buckle dance move
Hit Hit Hit That Buckle,
Do the buckle dance move multiple times
Now Slide To The Right,
Glide your body to the right
Now Walk To The Left,
Take a step to the left
Lul Flex,
My name is Lul Flex
Thats Who I Be,
That's who I am
I Heard You Dont Like Me Ess Not New To Me (Nah)
I know you don't like me, but I don't care
Yo Girl Want Me,
Your girlfriend wants me
Yeah I Can Fix That,
I can help your girlfriend if she has a problem
One Kiss One Hug What You Want Next,
After a kiss and a hug, what do you want to do next?
Come Her Girl,
Come here, girl
Come Here Girl,
Come here, girl
Turn Around Widd It,
Turn around with your back facing me
Twerk, Twerk Now Hit The Ground Widd It,
Dance the twerk and then hit the ground with it
Bop Bop Now Hit The Splits Widd It,
Dance with bops and then hit the splits
Go Crazy Go Crazy Get Stupid Widd It,
Get crazy and stupid with your dance moves
Where Them Haters, Where Where Where Dem Haters At,
Where are the people who don't like me?
Step Right Step Left Then You Drop Widd It,
Take a step to the right, then a step to the left, and then drop it
Lul Friday Hit That Buckle With No Hands,
On Friday, do the buckle dance move without using your hands
Mj′s And My Pockets They Fat,
My pockets are full of money like Michael Jordan's
Got A Check In The Mail,
I received a check in the mail
You Know They Hate When We Flex,
They don't like it when we show off
Writer(s): Dat Politics
Contributed by Jason W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
MannyOSX
Sound right at home for a killer 80's horror film.
maxx power
Now this one is next level
Sumatra71
so awesome....!!!
adffa dafad
Awesome!
Soviet UnionRu
Klass.