She wields the latter to excellent effect in the frequently downloaded “Unstable,” a not-so-thinly veiled recollection of her days playing keytar in the dance-rock outfit Cobra Starship, with whom she toured extensively. (That track is so beloved by Jordana’s legion of online fans that a handful have gone so far as to create YouTube videos to accompany it.)
Not that Jordana is a one-note gal. “Sweet Rosalyn” is a contemporary “I lied on the stand for you, baby” torch song, and “Young Love” is a balls-out alt-rock classic in the making. Equally at home performing pop, new wave, hip-hop, rock, disco and various combinations thereof, she’s also skilled in piano, guitar, the aforementioned keytar and a host of electronic music-making tools.
And she knows how to pick collaborators. She’s recorded with up-and-comer Secondhand Serenade and written with Colby Odonis (“What You Got”), currently signed to Akon’s Konvict Music, as well as *NSYNC’s JC Chasez and The Summer Obsession’s Lucien “Luke Skywalker” Walker. Skywalker is a particularly apt partner, as evidenced by his rhyming on “Nymphomaniac” and “Unstable.” “Madonna was my idol growing up,” Jordana volunteers, “partly because she always collaborated with such great people.”
Another influence, The Beatles, inspired Jordana to add guitar to her repertoire. “I started taking piano lessons when I was four,” she says. “But then I fell in love with the Beatles. I went from singing their songs to wanting to play their songs – on guitar. I thought guitar was the cooler instrument.” She remembers seeing and being “all over” Sade, Whitney Houston and New Kids on the Block, but it was Debbie Gibson who really inspired her. “I was drawn to her,” she confirms. “I thought I was just like her because she sang pop music and she wrote her own material, and I was writing songs just like hers.”
Jordana’s first composition, written when she was seven, was about a lost dog named Chessie who was wondering around the ranch where she and her family vacationed. She recalls, tongue firmly in cheek: “It had two chords, D minor and A. It was sad but still poppy, with a monster hook. And it had that great chorus lyric: ‘I love Chessie.’”
Come middle school, Jordana tried to put together a band. “But I was the only one who took it seriously, so I was forced to become a solo artist,” she says. Her efforts paid off in high school when she was asked repeatedly to write songs for the school musical. “That was my reason to live,” she insists.
Raised in Old Bridge, N.J., Jordana lit out for New York City at 17. She fell in with Queen Latifah’s Flavor Unit crowd, and eventually found herself in a studio with Wyclef Jean, who encouraged her musical ambitions, and, of all people, Tom Jones. During these vagabond days, she occasionally found herself homeless, which she’d remedy by spending the night at Penn Station or couch-surfing, i.e. “meeting people at clubs and staying with them for as long as they’d have me.”
Clubs were also fertile ground for performing, employment and gathering ideas. A stint as a go-go dancer was particularly instructive. “I loved the music,” she says. “I’d hear it in my head after I left the club and it would inspire all these melodies. By the time I got home, songs would be pouring out of me.”
It was also at a club that she met Cobra Starship frontman Gabriel Saporta, whom she’d seen perform years before. She marched up to him and, after very little preamble, said, “I should sing in your band.” “Of course he said, ‘I’m singing,’” she relates. “So I said, ‘I can play any instrument in that band; what do you want me to play?’ And that’s how I ended up in Cobra Starship playing keytar.”
Her tenure in the band saw her sharing stages with Fall Out Boy, Panic at the Disco, Gym Class Heroes, 30 Seconds to Mars and Jack’s Mannequin, among others. She also appeared on “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” playing “Bring It,” Cobra Starship’s contribution to the Snakes on a Plane soundtrack.
In 2007 her membership in the group was revoked, about which Jordana remains philosophical. “Gabe gave me a huge break,” she says, “and he really inspired me. Being in that band was an important experience for me. I’d watch Gabe onstage every night, and it just made me want to write and sing and do my own thing.”
Her own thing took a giant leap forward after an afternoon of playing Guitar Hero with a seven-year-old. He subsequently turned her on to the recording program GarageBand. “I bought a Mac that day,” she says, “and started playing around on GarageBand. I recorded a bunch of songs” – some of which feature her dog barking in the background – “and put them up on MySpace, and all of a sudden people were contacting me and telling me how much they liked my music.” Music-industry types began sniffing around not long afterward.
Jordana, meanwhile, is well on her way to amassing enough material for an album, with “Nymphomaniac” likely its first single. This would surely please the commentator who recently opined on the music site www.threeimaginarygirls.com: “If you … have spent the last several years lamenting the dearth of upper-middle-class suburban wink-wink hip-hop song recasting, you will dance the dance of joy when your ears are massaged by the songs ‘Nymphomaniac’ and ‘Barbados.’”
Speaking of the dance of joy, Jordana declares: “A lot of people complain about where music’s going these days, but I like it. I love progressive, innovative, crazy dance music and I hear interesting stuff like that all the time. It doesn’t take itself too seriously, and neither do I.”
queen
Elisa Jordana Lyrics
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You got me feeling lucky
You're loves making me feel lovely
I'm at the ball of light with your credit card
I wanna please you, take advantage of my visa
Next stop to the spa
To get a little pedicure and massage, and massage
Get it girl, get it , get it girl
I love the way you adore me
And pay for everything for me
I'm your queen, I'm your queen
Baby girl my dream is your dream
You know just where it's at
When you do me like that
You're my king, you're my king
Baby girl your dream is my dream
And it really turns me on
When you send me on vacation
With my girls, with my girls
Go on and do what you want it's cool baby
And when I come home
You're ready waiting to go
You really rock my world, you really rock my world
I got the good stuff girl, and you know
I love the way you adore me
And pay for everything for me
I'm your queen, I'm your queen
Baby girl my dream is your dream
You know just where it's at
When you do me like that
You're my king, you're my king
Baby girl your dream is my dream
When she stepped on the scene
I knew she was a queen
Looking straight from the cover of a magazine
She got them good jeans and I got in them jeans
She's a dirty girl if you know what I mean
King of the castle you're the only one that could tap this
They wish they had this
Rich and successful, got me feeling sexual
No other man could handle this cuz I'm such a handful
And when we go to the club
Other mommies keep jocking
They don't get no love, I'm all he's thinking of
They call it murder
And if you wanna step to him
Well I wouldn't recommend it;
He'll fuck up your shit, he'll fuck up your shit
Come and get your some, come and get your some
I love the way you adore me
And pay for everything for me
I'm your queen, I'm your queen
Baby girl my dream is your dream
You know just where it's at
When you do me like that
You're my king, you're my king
Baby girl your dream is my dream
Elisa Jordana's song "Queen" is all about a woman who has found the perfect partner who treats her like royalty. The lyrics are a celebration of a relationship where the man adores the woman and is willing to go to great lengths to make her feel special. He showers her with gifts and takes her on lavish vacations, and in return, she delights in pleasing him and making him feel like a king. The opening lines of the song set the tone: "Tell me how you feel, girl / You got me feeling lucky / Your love's making me feel lovely."
Throughout the song, Elisa's lyrics are celebratory and playful, conveying the joy and excitement of being in a happy relationship. The couple in the song is clearly deeply in love, with the man going out of his way to spoil his partner and make her feel like the most important person in his life. At the same time, Elisa emphasizes that the woman is not just a passive recipient of her partner's attentions but is eager to please him in return. The lyrics are all about the two partners working together to make each other happy and building a relationship based on mutual respect and affection.
Overall, "Queen" is a fun and playful love song that celebrates the joys of a happy relationship built on mutual love and respect. It's a reminder that sometimes the best relationships are the ones where both partners are committed to making each other happy and are willing to go the extra mile to show their love and appreciation.
Line by Line Meaning
Tell me how you feel girl
Asking the partner to share their emotions
You got me feeling lucky
Thanking the partner for making them feel fortunate
You're loves making me feel lovely
Appreciating the partner for making them feel loved
I'm at the ball of light with your credit card
Enjoying luxurious experiences with the partner's financial support
I wanna please you, take advantage of my visa
Offering oneself to please the partner and use their resources
Next stop to the spa
Heading to a place of relaxation and self-care
To get a little pedicure and massage, and massage
Indulging in pampering treatments
Get it girl, get it , get it girl
Encouraging the partner to enjoy themselves
I love the way you adore me
Feeling grateful for the partner's affection
And pay for everything for me
Appreciating the partner's financial support
I'm your queen, I'm your queen
Acknowledging oneself as the partner's queen
Baby girl my dream is your dream
Aligning personal goals with the partner's goals
You know just where it's at
Acknowledging the partner's ability to fulfill desires
When you do me like that
Feeling satisfied with the partner's actions
You're my king, you're my king
Acknowledging the partner as their king
Baby girl your dream is my dream
Willingness to support the partner's goals
And it really turns me on
Feeling aroused by the partner's actions
When you send me on vacation
Feeling grateful for the partner's ability to provide enjoyable experiences
With my girls, with my girls
Enjoying time with friends
Go on and do what you want it's cool baby
Granting the partner freedom to do as they wish
And when I come home
Returning from a trip
You're ready waiting to go
Having a partner eagerly waiting to spend time together
You really rock my world, you really rock my world
Feeling happy and fulfilled with the partner's presence
I got the good stuff girl, and you know
Having high-quality experiences with the partner
When she stepped on the scene
Describing how the partner entered their life
I knew she was a queen
Recognizing the partner's value
Looking straight from the cover of a magazine
Describing the partner's appearance
She got them good jeans and I got in them jeans
Describing how well the partner's clothing fits them
She's a dirty girl if you know what I mean
Having a partner with a playful and sexual personality
King of the castle you're the only one that could tap this
Acknowledging the partner's sexual prowess
They wish they had this
Recognizing the envy others may have for the partner and their relationship
Rich and successful, got me feeling sexual
Feeling attracted to the partner's financial and personal success
No other man could handle this cuz I'm such a handful
Acknowledging that the partner is able to handle their unique personality
And when we go to the club
Describing a social outing with the partner
Other mommies keep jocking
Being noticed and desired by others
They don't get no love, I'm all he's thinking of
Acknowledging the partner's exclusivity and dedication
They call it murder
Being envied by others to the point of being called murderous
And if you wanna step to him
Inviting others to challenge the partner
Well I wouldn't recommend it;
Warning others against challenging the partner
He'll fuck up your shit, he'll fuck up your shit
Describing the partner's potential response to challenges
Come and get your some, come and get your some
Challenging others to try and pursue the partner
Contributed by Madison L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Dandy
The Wolf of IRL! Also, is that Leaf King narrating? Great video!
Elisa Jordana
Sure is! Leaf rocks this video!
BC Born
I R QUEEN NOW THAT IS SOME FUNNY STUFF!!! Delusio😊nal much 😅😅😅you cant make this shiet up!
American Made
"The highest level of integrity" 😂.
Gracie grey
I was so happy to see you back I adore your streams I’m up dancing with all time.please don’t stop doing. What your heart wants to do it lovely having advice of people but you got this far from being you and has much horrid donors that try stop you from viewer point view I have a little chihuahua she not impressed she rather her mummy just dance with you. But what a opportunity for a streamer to take up doesn’t come around this in life great work love from wales
Brian Stow
I really enjoyed all these cool clips.Elisa I love your live streams.They are very entertaining.
Sydney Cat
You have a brilliant brain! Congratulations QUEEN! (Great job with the narration Leaf!) 💖🎉🙌😻
Elisa Jordana
Leaf sounds so great on this I’m so thrilled with it ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Thank you much love to you Sydney 😸
Jonski
I might need this academy
4 seasons
I’m still laughing. Who’s the hair lip. Narrating this.