In 2005 he released his third studio album, The Trinity, and collected another #1 hit, 'Temperature'. Sean Paul's 2002 sophomore album, Dutty Rock, is his most successful, with 4 top 20 hits, including the worldwide smash "Gimme The Light", "Get Busy", "Like Glue" & "I'm Still In Love With You" were also huge hits, keeping the Dutty Rock album a best seller throughout 2003. "Temperature," from his 2005 follow-up cd, The Trinity, was a Billboard #1 Hot 100 hit.
Sean Paul has Portuguese heritage from his paternal grandfather, Sephardic Jewish heritage from his paternal grandmother, African heritage from his maternal grandfather, and Chinese heritage from his maternal grandmother. Both his parents are Jamaican natives. His nicknames include Zion Lion and King of Israel. Because of his mixed heritage, some consider him a personification of the Jamaican Motto "Out of Many, One People". Sean Paul's voice and style of singing is often compared to Jamaican 1990s dancehall sensation Super Cat.
He played for the Jamaican national water polo team and alleges to be related to King Solomon through his father.
In 1996, Paul and Spanner Banner recorded the Jamaican chart-topper, "Ladies Man", through the singer's Sweet Angel Productions. The song resulted in his embarking on sessions with Jeremy Harding, a then little-known producer who burst on the scene with his production of Beenie Man's crossover hit "Who Am I". The producer released the dancehall favorite "Baby Girl." The following single, "Infiltrate", joined the singer's combination hit in the Jamaican top charts.
A new version of Paul's "Punkie" track from the Dutty Rock album featuring Tego Calderón appeared on a recent (February 2005) Promo Only album with automaten spiele. April 2005's Promo Only Caribbean Series album included a new song by Paul ("We Be Burnin'"). Recently, Paul also collaborated with Nina Sky for his song "Touch My Body". Sean Paul has just recently released his new album, The Trinity. Sean Paul was a feature artist on Beyonce's number one hit, "Baby Boy."
Intro: Chi Ching Ching
Sean Paul Lyrics
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(cars driving in a street)
(Sean's car stops to drive)
(car door opens and slams)
(footsteps)
(studio door opens and slams)
(cars in background stops, music in annoucer starts)
(footsteps)
(music in annoucer stops, "Break it off" in radio starts)
(dial tone)
(phone dialing)
(phone ringing)
(line busy)
(phone hangs up)
The lyrics of the song Intro by Sean Paul featuring Chi Ching Ching may seem nonsensical at first, but there is an underlying theme of power, control, and dominance. The repeated use of sound effects such as cars driving and doors opening and slamming creates a sense of urgency and anticipation. Sean Paul's car comes to a stop, and footsteps can be heard as he walks into the studio. The music in the announcer starts and then stops abruptly as if Sean Paul has the power to control everything around him.
The use of a phone call in the lyrics adds to the theme of power and control. The dial tone and busy line suggest that Sean Paul is too important to be reached easily. When the phone finally rings, he answers, and the line goes quiet as if the person on the other end is intimidated by his presence. He hangs up the phone, implying that he has better things to do than talk to whoever was calling.
Overall, the lyrics of Intro by Sean Paul featuring Chi Ching Ching suggest that power and control are essential in the music industry, and Sean Paul has both in abundance.
Line by Line Meaning
Chi ching ching (echoes out)
The sound of cars driving in the street echoes out.
(Sean's car stops to drive)
Sean Paul's car comes to a stop.
(car door opens and slams)
Someone in Sean Paul's car opens and slams the door.
(footsteps)
The sound of footsteps can be heard.
(studio door opens and slams)
Someone enters and slams the door to the studio.
(cars in background stops, music in announcer starts)
The sound of cars in the background stops, and the announcer's voice starts playing over the music.
(footsteps)
The sound of more footsteps can be heard.
(studio door opens and slams)
Someone else enters and slams the studio door again.
(music in announcer stops, 'Break it off' in radio starts)
The announcer's voice stops, and 'Break it off' starts playing on the radio.
(dial tone)
A dial tone can be heard.
(phone dialing)
Someone is dialing a phone.
(phone ringing)
The phone begins ringing.
(line busy)
The person on the other end is already on a call.
(phone hangs up)
The phone call is ended by hanging up.
Contributed by Allison C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Osas Ogbeide
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