Tila Tequila (born Nguyễn Thị Thiên Thanh… Read Full Bio ↴(Also known as Miss Tila.)
Tila Tequila (born Nguyễn Thị Thiên Thanh on October 24, 1981) is one of the new "online celebrities" of our generation.
Tila was born in Singapore but raised in Houston, Texas, United States, with an older brother and sister. She is of Vietnamese and French heritage. She got the name "Tila Tequila" when she was in high school and had a bad experience with tequila. Her friends then began to call her "Tila Tequila", and the name stuck.
She claims her career began at eighteen when she moved to Hollywood and was "discovered" at a local mall. Since then, her career has taken off and many photos of Tila can be found on the internet. She even had got her own MTV reality show called "A Shot at Love With Tila Tequila", which had two seasons.
A major turn in Tequila's music career occurred during the April 24, 2006 taping of MTV's Total Request Live. In an interview with the TRL VJs, will.i.am announced that Tequila was signed to the Will.I.Am music group, a record label under A&M Records. Despite her major-label signing, Tequila independently released her first single "I Love U" through iTunes on February 27, 2007, justifying the independent release through her desire to become famous by herself.
No Woman No Cry
Tila Tequila Lyrics
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No Woman, no cry
No woman, no cry
No woman, no cry
No woman, no cry
I remember when we used to sit
In a government yard in Trenchtown
Observing the hypocrites
Good friends we have
Oh, good friends we have lost along the way
In this great future, you can't forget
Your past
So dry your tears, I seh
No woman no cry
No woman no cry
Little darlin', don't shed no tears
No woman no cry
Said I remember when we used to sit
In the government yard in Trenchtown
And then Georgie would make the fire lights
I seh, log would burnin' thru the nights
Then we would cook cornmeal porridge of which I'll
Share with you
My feet is my only carriage and
So I've got to push on thru
Oh, while I'm gone
Everything's gonna be alright
Everything's gonna be alright
No woman no cry
No woman no cry
I seh little darlin' don't shed no tears
No woman no cry
The song "No Woman No Cry" by Tila Tequila is a cover of the original song by Bob Marley. The song is an affirmation that things will be alright, even if a woman is not present. It invokes memories of sitting in a government yard in Trenchtown, observing hypocrites mingling with good people. The lyricist speaks of good friends that have been lost along the way, and how we can't forget the past in this great future. The chorus is repeated over and over, reminding us that there's no need to cry when things get tough.
The first verse takes us back to the days when the lyricist and friends would sit in a government yard in Trenchtown, observing the hypocrites. The lyricist speaks of good friends that have been lost along the way and reminds us that we can't forget the past in this great future. He ends the verse by telling us not to cry, reinforcing the chorus.
The second verse talks about Georgie making the fire light in the government yard in Trenchtown. The nights would be long, and they would cook cornmeal porridge, which the lyricist shares with the listener. The lyricist reminds us that his feet are his only carriage, and he's got to keep pushing on. He ends the verse by reminding us that everything's going to be alright.
Overall, the song is a message of hope and reassurance. The lyricist reminds us that even when things get tough, we can keep pushing on, and everything will be alright. The repetition of the chorus serves as a mantra, reminding us not to give up and to keep pushing forward.
Line by Line Meaning
No Woman, no cry
There's no need to cry, my friend, if you don't have a woman by your side.
No woman, no cry
It's simple, my friend, without a woman you won't cry.
No woman, no cry
Believe it or not, without a woman you still won't cry.
No woman, no cry
It's true my friend, with no woman around you're free to live without tears.
I remember when we used to sit
I recall a time when we sat down together.
In a government yard in Trenchtown
We sat in a yard owned by the government in the Trenchtown neighborhood.
Observing the hypocrites
We watched the hypocritical people go by.
Mingle with the good people we meet
But we mixed with the good people we came across.
Good friends we have
We're lucky to have some great friends.
Oh, good friends we have lost along the way
Sadly, we've lost some of those friends during our journey.
In this great future, you can't forget
We must always remember during these great moments.
Your past
The things we've done in our past have made us what we are today.
So dry your tears, I seh
So cheer up, my friend.
No woman no cry
Remember, you don't need a woman to be happy.
No woman no cry
I repeat, you don't need a woman to be happy.
Little darlin', don't shed no tears
My dear, you don't have to cry.
No woman no cry
As I said before, without a woman you won't cry.
Said I remember when we used to sit
Again, I recall a time when we sat down together.
In the government yard in Trenchtown
Once more, we sat in a yard owned by the government in the Trenchtown neighborhood.
And then Georgie would make the fire lights
Georgie would light up the fire.
I seh, log would burnin' thru the nights
I'd say the log would keep burning all night long.
Then we would cook cornmeal porridge of which I'll
Next, we would make cornmeal porridge and I'd
Share with you
I'd give you some of it.
My feet is my only carriage and
All I've got is my feet to carry me around and
So I've got to push on thru
I have to keep going.
Oh, while I'm gone
While I'm away,
Everything's gonna be alright
Everything will be fine.
Everything's gonna be alright
Yes, everything will be okay.
No woman no cry
Remember my friend, you don't need a woman to be happy.
No woman no cry
I repeat, you don't need a woman to be happy.
I seh little darlin' don't shed no tears
Again, my dear, you don't need to cry.
No woman no cry
Trust me my friend, you don't need a woman to live a happy life.
Contributed by Savannah B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
bellaimages
Beautiful! Love Tila's soothing voice on this! She certainly can sing. The voice of an angel in my opinion. Those who hate on her don't really know her and are wasting their time. They are not the final judge of her. Take care of your own karma, people and everything will be alright! Good karma and love to all!
Leon Lee
The best cover of this song. She has beautiful angelic vocals
Andrew Baker
Miss you Tila. Praying for you to come to your senses
Rob Heathers
I am just learning Tila Tequila's music contributions. This was surprisingly different than what I was expecting going off being introduced with I Love You & Stripper Friends. She might actually have talent. I've never heard the Bob Marley variant; nor am I interested. Nice to know he did it first, but I'm righting this down as a Tila Gold track. 5 stars.
Anna O
Tila is awesome! I love her! No one can do better than Bob Marley for this song but Tila did a great job on it! <3 #TilaArmy
Adios Bitchachos
I wish she would do stuff like this more often. Not that she's on par with Marley but this is her voice at its best - it's soft and pretty, fits her naturally high pitch, and sounds pleasant. Most of her songs have poor lyrics and the way she sings/raps sounds childish and superficial.
Richard castle (CastilloXeriscape)
This shows her inner purity...I don't care what people say
Sue Fleming
I love it
RadMusic
AMAZING COVER ! end of story!
Charlee e
I remember reading an article about her being homeless when she was a lot younger, so this song always makes me sad. I downloaded this from Audiogalaxy.