Boom Skit
M.I.A. - www.musicasparabaixar.org Lyrics
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You know America don’t wanna hear your sound
Boom boom jungle music, go back to India
With your crazy shit, you’re bumming up the area
Looking through your Instagram, looking for a pentagram
All I see is poor people, they should be on ghetto-gram
You don’t get our underground, Bro-fest are overground
Fist pump, eat, hammer, even throw your dick around
Let you into superbowl you tried to steal Madonna’s crown
What the fuck you on about?
Think about goin to France, quelle heure est-il?
Its the time to do the terror dance
Eat, pray, love, spend time in the Ashram
Or I’ll drone you, Kony 2012 you now scram!
(Boom shaka laka boom)
(Boom shaka laka boom)
(Boom shaka laka boom)
(Boom shaka laka boom)
(Boom shaka laka boom)
(Boom shaka laka boom)
(Boom shaka laka boom)
(Boom shaka laka boom)
(Boom shaka laka boom)
(Boom shaka laka boom)
(Boom shaka laka boom)
(Boom shaka laka boom)
The lyrics to M.I.A.’s “Boom Skit” are provocative and controversial. M.I.A. is calling out the music industry’s racism and cultural appropriation. She is addressing the idea that her music is seen as “jungle music” and that it doesn’t have a place in America. She is speaking to the trend of “bro-fests” and the culture of hypermasculinity that surrounds them. M.I.A. is also critiquing Instagram and the way that it has become a platform for self-promotion and glamorization of poverty.
M.I.A. is using satire to make her point – calling out the absurdity of the racism and cultural appropriation that she sees around her. The chorus, “Boom shaka laka boom,” is a playful nod to reggae, which itself has faced its share of cultural appropriation.
Overall, “Boom Skit” is a powerful commentary on the state of the music industry, cultural appropriation, and cultural identity in America.
Line by Line Meaning
Brown gal, brown gal, turn your shit down
Addressing a brown-skinned woman, telling her to lower the volume of her music
You know America don’t wanna hear your sound
Indicating that the United States is not interested in hearing her style of music
Boom boom jungle music, go back to India
Dismissing her music as primitive and ordering her to return to her country of origin
With your crazy shit, you’re bumming up the area
Accusing her of ruining the local area with her unusual behavior
Looking through your Instagram, looking for a pentagram
Suggesting that she is interested in witchcraft or other occult practices
All I see is poor people, they should be on ghetto-gram
Commenting on the socioeconomic status of the people in her photos and implying that they belong in a lower-class social media platform
You don’t get our underground, Bro-fest are overground
Claiming that she does not understand the music scene in the United States and that she is focusing on mainstream events
Fist pump, eat, hammer, even throw your dick around
Mocking the behavior commonly exhibited at American nightclubs and parties
Yeah you try to stick around do you do your bic around?
Questioning whether she is attempting to remain in the United States and if she uses drugs
Let you into superbowl you tried to steal Madonna’s crown
Accusing her of attempting to upstage the popular performer Madonna during a performance
What the fuck you on about?
Expressing confusion and irritation towards her behavior
Think about goin to France, quelle heure est-il?
Suggesting that she should consider moving to France and asking her what time it is
Its the time to do the terror dance
Imagining her performing a frightening and chaotic dance
Eat, pray, love, spend time in the Ashram
Listing different stereotypical actions that someone with her background might take to find spiritual fulfillment
Or I’ll drone you, Kony 2012 you now scram!
Threatening to attack her with a drone and referencing a famous viral internet campaign that advocated for the capture of an African warlord
(Boom shaka laka boom)
Repeating a meaningless phrase in rhythm with the music
(Boom shaka laka boom)
Repeating a meaningless phrase in rhythm with the music
(Boom shaka laka boom)
Repeating a meaningless phrase in rhythm with the music
(Boom shaka laka boom)
Repeating a meaningless phrase in rhythm with the music
(Boom shaka laka boom)
Repeating a meaningless phrase in rhythm with the music
(Boom shaka laka boom)
Repeating a meaningless phrase in rhythm with the music
(Boom shaka laka boom)
Repeating a meaningless phrase in rhythm with the music
(Boom shaka laka boom)
Repeating a meaningless phrase in rhythm with the music
(Boom shaka laka boom)
Repeating a meaningless phrase in rhythm with the music
(Boom shaka laka boom)
Repeating a meaningless phrase in rhythm with the music
(Boom shaka laka boom)
Repeating a meaningless phrase in rhythm with the music
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: CHAUNCEY A. HOLLIS, MATHANGI ARULPRAGASAM
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Pan
He is actually a little wrong.
Here’s a correct Hebrew sentence with the word “סבבה”:
Person: How are you doing?
Another Person: סבבה
Another example, this time with “באסה”:
Teacher: you need to stay in school for one more hour today.
Pupil: באסה!
It’s important to know that these two words are slang words and that they’re normally only used by teenagers, and should not be used in formal conversations.
If I have any English mistakes, please correct me and I’ll fix them.
Thanks a lot!
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@tomdanub4231
Pan
He is actually a little wrong.
Here’s a correct Hebrew sentence with the word “סבבה”:
Person: How are you doing?
Another Person: סבבה
Another example, this time with “באסה”:
Teacher: you need to stay in school for one more hour today.
Pupil: באסה!
It’s important to know that these two words are slang words and that they’re normally only used by teenagers, and should not be used in formal conversations.
If I have any English mistakes, please correct me and I’ll fix them.
Thanks a lot!