Charly
The Prodigy [1992 - Experience] Lyrics
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little bit of base
little bit of raas
little bit of base
little bit of raas
little bit of raas
Mummy says: raas
Mummy says: base
Mummy says: base
bbbase
little bit of base
little bit of base
little bit of raas
little bit of base
little bit of raas
little bit of base
little bit of raas
Miaow...
little bit of base
little bit of raas
Miaow...
little bit of base
little bit of raas
little bit of base
little bit of raas
little bit of base
little bit of raas
little bit of raas
The lyrics to The Prodigy's song Charly are primarily made up of rhythmic repetitions that include the words 'raas' and 'base.' These simple yet catchy lyrics pay homage to the music genre of the song, which is breakbeat rave. The chanting of 'raas' and 'base' in this song serves to create a hypnotic effect on the listener, drawing them into the pulsating beats of the music. The addition of the sound effect of a cat meowing only serves to deepen this effect, adding a playful and mischievous quality to the overall experience.
One way of interpreting the lyrics of Charly is to view them as representative of the primordial essence of breakbeat rave music. The repeated use of the words 'base' and 'raas' can be seen as symbolic of the fundamental components of this music genre, with 'base' representing the heavy basslines that are a hallmark of breakbeat rave and 'raas' representing the driving rhythms that propel the music forward. Additionally, the meowing of the cat can be seen as a nod to the animalistic energy that breakbeat rave music can evoke, with its wild and untamed beats.
Line by Line Meaning
Miaow...
The song begins with a cat-like sound effect.
little bit of base
The song contains a small amount of bass music.
little bit of raas
The song contains a small amount of raas music, which is a type of Indian dance music.
Mummy says: raas
The artist's mother approves of the raas music in the song.
Mummy says: base
The artist's mother approves of the bass music in the song.
bbbase
The song contains a repeated sound effect that resembles the word 'base.'
Miaow...
The cat-like sound effect returns.
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Written by: LIAM PAUL PARIS HOWLETT
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@Prelude_Si
STILL blasting this in 2023! I started listening to Prodigy during the Bosnian war in 1992 as a teenager, and here is a little Prodigy related anecdote from the war later on, in 1993... During the siege of Sarajevo I lived right at the front lines, and late at night, Serbian soldiers would sing their old folk and "Chetnik" songs driving us nuts, so we went around for days collecting car batteries from damaged cars, speakers and sound systems from destroyed cars and apartments, and we put together a loud system with multiple speakers in 4 different apartments in a destroyed building (in the part of Sarajevo we called "Little Hiroshima" due to the scale of destruction). The only albums we had were Prodigy's Experience, Metallica by Metallica, Guns N Roses' Use Your Illusion, and a couple of Yugo rock albums. So when they start singing that caveman stuff, we would blast Prodigy's Experience as loud as possible, shutting them up. 😊 Unfortunately, car batteries get drained quickly, so we had a badly damaged Opel hatchback with a solid little engine that we started whenever we had some fuel to burn (we used oil from old machines too) just to charge the batteries.
Been blasting it ever since! 💪
RIP Keith
@user-px1jz6ku3x
Братан а теперь у нас в Украине война. Для чего всё это нужно никого не трогали и тут такая жестокая ситуация😢
@Prelude_Si
@user-px1jz6ku3x , the Russians helped the Serb aggressors attack Bosnia, now the Serbs are helping Russians attack Ukraine. Brothers in crime.
Stay strong! 🇺🇦
@user-px1jz6ku3x
@@Prelude_Si Обнял тебя братик
@stevem4568
Nice one 😂 in my view prodigy experience is the best album ever, it took my brain to another dimension for sure , still as good as ever
@artoub8143
that sounds cool as fuck
@NikiMiki-oh5qs
Hat off to Charly for sending out a positive message.
@0skar9193
#belikecharly
@ongbonga9025
@@0skar9193 Hey Mummy I'm going to a rave to dance until daylight under the influence of pills and possibly cocaine, love you xxx
@xsm5525
today is the 30th anniversary of this classic rave song