Fat Freddy's Drop have now released their second major studio album, Dr Boondigga & The Big BW - shipping GOLD on the first day of release on 26th May 2009. Featuring Art & Design by Otis Frizzell, the album features nine fresh phat tracks that span soul, dub, reggae, techno, blues flavors.
The group's first major release was a live album, Live at the Matterhorn, a lengthy jam session recorded in a popular Wellington night club. Their first studio album, Based on a True Story was released in 2005. After only a day of release it had gone gold and was number one in the New Zealand album charts despite having little advertising or marketing. The album's first single, "Wandering Eye", spent 17 weeks in the RIANZ Top 40 Singles Chart and peaked at number six.
Freddy's dominated the 2005 New Zealand Music Awards, taking Best Group, Best Album, Best New Zealand Roots Group and the Peoples Choice Award. On December 18, 2005 the group were awarded the Worldwide "Album of the Year Award", as voted for by over 20,000 listeners of Gilles Peterson's BBC Radio 1 'Worldwide' show.
They won three awards at the 2006 New Zealand Music Awards (18 October). The People's Choice Award, the Highest Selling NZ Album ([album/artist=fat freddy's drop]Based On A True Story[album/artist]) and Best Music Video for the single Wandering Eye.
Midnight Marauders and Hope both scaled to the number one spot on Gilles Peterson’s top twenty Worldwide picks in 2002 and 2003 respectively.
From the underground to the higher-ground, Fat Freddy’s Drop do it for the love of music, and food!
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This Room
Fat Freddy's Drop Lyrics
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Giving yourself away,
You've been working hard all day
I see the ground catch at your feet,
I see the sweet signs of defeat,
Like you're beaten but you feel no pain
Checking if you're alone,
Like a reflex from my guilty mind
I fall away into the background,
Like a shadow on the wall,
To leave you with your peace of mind
I watch from my window up high,
All alone in this room,
So many people go the same way,
I think it's time that I changed my view
Like a king in his lonely kingdom,
A ruler who had no rules
Ooh,
Oh I got nothing got left to lose,
I think it?s time that I changed my view
Why did you choose my way?
Why did you come down this lonely street?
Was it to meet me?
Was it to tango?
Well the roots they sound so sweet
Sweeter than gold,
Sweeter than fame,
Sweeter than honey
Won't power the money
Walking along this lonely street,
Someone I'd like to meet,
Someone I'd like to know,
As a kindred soul
oh so spiritual the sound ran down like waterfalls
Running away never the same
Changing my view of you everyday
ohhh
[I watch from my window up high,
All alone in this room,
So many people go the same way,
I think it's time that I changed my views
Like a king in his lonely kingdom,
A ruler who had no rules, Ooh
Oh I got nothing got left to lose,
I think it?s time that I changed my views] (x5)
The song "This Room" by Fat Freddy's Drop speaks of a person watching someone through their window. The watcher is intrigued by the person below, who appears to be defeated yet feels no pain. The watcher is guilty and hides in the background, allowing the person below to have their peace of mind. The song then shifts to the perspective of the person below, who is walking along a lonely street, possibly to meet the watcher. The lyrics suggest that the roots of their meeting were sweet, perhaps sweeter than gold, fame, or money. The person below also contemplates changing their views, like a king in a lonely kingdom with no rules and nothing left to lose.
The lyrics of "This Room" convey feelings of isolation, guilt, and a desire for change. The watcher's guilt is palpable, as they hide in the background and wonder why the person below came down this lonely street. The person below is looking for someone they can connect with, someone who understands them as a kindred soul. The song also speaks to the universal experience of feeling stuck and wanting to change one's perspective.
Line by Line Meaning
I sit and watch you from my window,
I observe you from afar while you give yourself away.
Giving yourself away,
You are revealing your true self through your actions.
You've been working hard all day
You have been toiling all day long.
I see the ground catch at your feet,
I notice your feet dragging and your movements slow.
I see the sweet signs of defeat,
I witness your body language displaying signs of exhaustion and surrender.
Like you're beaten but you feel no pain
Although you seem defeated, you do not show any physical discomfort.
And then you turn to me instinctively,
You instinctively turn towards me.
Checking if you're alone,
You look around to see if anyone else is present.
Like a reflex from my guilty mind
My guilty mind causes me to recognize your actions as my fault.
I fall away into the background,
I fade away into the background.
Like a shadow on the wall,
I blend into the wall like a shadow.
To leave you with your peace of mind
I depart to grant you tranquility in your thoughts.
I watch from my window up high,
From my high window, I observe.
All alone in this room,
I am by myself in this space.
So many people go the same way,
So many individuals follow similar paths.
I think it's time that I changed my view
I reckon that it is time for me to alter my perspective.
Like a king in his lonely kingdom,
I am like a king in my solitary realm.
A ruler who had no rules
As a ruler, I have no regulations to follow.
Oh, I got nothing got left to lose,
I have nothing to lose anymore.
I think it?s time that I changed my view
I believe it is time for me to change my point of view once again.
Why did you choose my way?
Why did you pick my path instead of someone else's?
Why did you come down this lonely street?
Why did you choose to walk down this forlorn road?
Was it to meet me?
Was your intention to meet me?
Was it to tango?
Did you come here to dance with me?
Well the roots they sound so sweet
The roots of our connection sound pleasant.
Sweeter than gold,
Our connection is sweeter than gold.
Sweeter than fame,
Our relationship is sweeter than fame.
Sweeter than honey
Our bond is sweeter than honey.
Won't power the money
Despite the sweetness of our bond, it cannot buy power or money.
Walking along this lonely street,
As I walk along this lonely road,
Someone I'd like to meet,
I would like to meet someone.
Someone I'd like to know,
I would like to get to know someone.
As a kindred soul
A person with whom I share the same values.
Ooh so spiritual, the sound ran down like waterfalls
The spiritual sound resonates like waterfalls.
Running away never the same
Running away is never the same.
Changing my view of you every day
My perspective of you changes daily.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: CHRIS FAIUMU, DALLAS TAMAIRA
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@MariAna-gj8se
I sit and watch you from my window,
Giving yourself away,
You've been working hard all day
I see the ground catch at your feet,
I see the sweet signs of defeat,
Like you're beaten but you feel no pain
And then you turn to me instinctively,
Checking if you're alone,
Like a reflex from my guilty mind
I fall away into the background,
Like a shadow on the wall,
To leave you with your peace of mind
I watch from my window up high,
All alone in this room,
So many people go the same way,
I think it's time that I changed my view
Like a king in his lonely kingdom,
A ruler who had no rules
Ooh,
Oh I got nothing left to lose,
I think it is time that I changed my view
Why did you choose my way?
Why did you come down this lonely street?
Was it to meet me?
Was it to tango?
Well the roots they sound so sweet
Sweeter than gold,
Sweeter than fame,
Sweeter than honey
Won't power the money
Walking along this lonely street,
Someone I'd like to meet,
Someone I'd like to know,
As a kindred soul
oh so spiritual the sound ran down like waterfalls
Running away never the same
Changing my view of you everyday
ohhh
[I watch from my window up high,
All alone in this room,
So many people go the same way,
I think it's time that I changed my views
Like a king in his lonely kingdom,
A ruler who had no rules, Ooh
Oh I got nothing got left to lose,
I think it?s time that I changed my views] (x5)
@dianaanda7160
This songs brings me one of the happiest memories of my life and everytime i hear it i can feel a tear in the corner of my eye.. it goes back to summer 2020 when i was in a forest with my ex and we took Double Vision Magic truffles and i wanted to hear music so i put the first thing that youtube recomended. ♥️
@iamyou.2658
At least the memory exists!
@mateonovacic9319
I'm livin through these moments with the girls to this days hahaha!
@levisalanoa4498
what a track!!
@Belladonna.bewitched
been too long since i've found a band where every track is captivating. i'm grateful for fat freddy and whatever he drops lol
@mathewarand7638
The name is about how they used to drop acid when they were making music in Wellington :)
@7Hermits
Fat Freddys drop is actually the name of a famous LSD in NZ. That's where the name comes from
@ranieralee3288
me too
@martindeje9877
What I heard, the name is a reference to one of the characters (which is called "fat freddys cat") from a 1970s comic book: The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers, written by gilbert shelton. Then, they changed "cat" for "drop" for the reason that you surely imagine ;)
@carlosvillars
shut up and take my money