Shaka Ponk is a Paris-based band that has created a sound that blends electro, rock, punk, and dance with a stunning live show that combines advanced digital animation with an unsurpassed display of energy from the band members. Released under the French record label tôt Ou tard/ Guess What! (Yael Naim - Piers Faccini), Bad Porn Movie Trax is composed of fourteen high-energy tracks including singles "How We Kill Stars" and "Do".
Shaka Ponk got its start between Paris and Berlin in 2005 from a concept that brings together music, imagery and activism. The former web designer and imaginative frontman of the group, Frah, along with guitarist, CC, came up with a highly original project that combined conventional rock-n-roll elements (dirty guitar riffs and cardiac stimulating beats) with new techniques such as VJing, which mixes sounds and images around an animated monkey character named Goz who is as much a part of the group as the other five members. Since then, the band has been extremely active online creating complex videos and innovative motion graphic work as well as their own online channel, "Monkey TV".
Shaka Ponk performed in New York City for the first time October 2009 in the celebrated CMJ Musical Festival and on November 7, AOL chose the track "How We Kill Stars" off the new album Bad Porn Movie Trax as the Music Video of the Day. The band released the album in the United States on March 1, 2010.
In 2011 the band added a female singer, Samaha Sam, and released their album The Geeks and the Jerkin' Socks in June, 2011.
Hombre Que Soy
Shaka Ponk Lyrics
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I've got a new quad, I deserve a god, one bad guy "bang and bye".
All super marquies in supermarket : What You See Is What You Get.
Look for the bang , wandering around in a tekno color net.
El Hombre Que Soy, solo baila con a boy
El Hombre Que Soy, solo baila con a boy
El Hombre Que Soy, solo baila con a boy
Take me to the back of the discoteque
Behing the dj's set, we gotta hide from the light...
I need correction, I've lost connection,
It's not love we'll make, there's no love in these eyes...
Do what u gotta do, do what you gotta do, do what u wanna with me !
If you like me in the red light, you gonna love me in the dark !
Smell my chest, look for the best, and a perfect place to park.
El Hombre Que Soy, solo baila con a boy
El Hombre Que Soy, solo baila con a boy
El Hombre Que Soy, solo baila con a boy
El Hombre Que Soy, solo baila con a boy, Tió
Take me to the back of the discoteque
Behing the dj's set, we gotta hide from the light...
I need correction, I've lost connection,
It's not love we'll make, there's no love in these eyes...
Do what u gotta do, do what you gotta do, do what u wanna with me !
The lyrics to Shaka Ponk's song "El hombre que soy" portray a hedonistic lifestyle filled with materialistic desires and superficial relationships. The singer is partying at a disco bar and feeling entitled to his new quad and a godlike status. He is surrounded by "super marquies in supermarket" who represent the shallow and consumerist society that he belongs to. His primary objective is to "look for the bang" and indulge in fleeting pleasures, which he believes will provide him with a meaningful existence.
The chorus "el hombre que soy, solo baila con a boy" can be interpreted in different ways. On the one hand, it can be seen as a declaration of sexual preference and an expression of freedom to express oneself as one wishes. On the other hand, it can be understood as a way to reject societal norms and expectations of how men should behave. The singer asserts his individuality and refuses to conform to traditional gender roles. Overall, the song speaks to the emptiness and dissatisfaction that can come from pursuing a life solely focused on carnal pleasures and material wealth.
Line by Line Meaning
Late panama in a disco bar, we play the star 'hunting a star'.
We were at a disco bar in Panama. We were playing the game of chasing after someone famous.
I've got a new quad, I deserve a god, one bad guy 'bang and bye'.
I recently acquired a new ATV, and I feel like a deity. We encountered an antagonist and dealt with them swiftly.
All super marquies in supermarket : What You See Is What You Get.
At the supermarket, everything is displayed as it is - no deception.
Look for the bang , wandering around in a tekno color net.
We are searching for excitement, exploring the world digitally in a maze of colors and sounds.
El Hombre Que Soy, solo baila con a boy
The man that I am dances only with another man.
Take me to the back of the discoteque Behing the dj's set, we gotta hide from the light...
Bring me to the back of the discotheque, behind the DJ booth where it's dark and we can hide from sight.
I need correction, I've lost connection, It's not love we'll make, there's no love in these eyes...
I require a correction as I have lost touch. There will be no love in this encounter, as there is no love in their eyes.
Do what u gotta do, do what you gotta do, do what u wanna with me !
Do what you need to do, whatever you want with me.
If you like me in the red light, you gonna love me in the dark !
If you find me attractive in the red light, you'll absolutely adore me in the dark.
Smell my chest, look for the best, and a perfect place to park.
Take in my scent, search for the best part of me, and find an ideal place to blend in.
El Hombre Que Soy, solo baila con a boy, Tió
The man that I am dances only with another man, friend.
Do what u gotta do, do what you gotta do, do what u wanna with me !
Do what you need to do, whatever you want with me.
Contributed by Emily A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.