come on Barbie, let's go party...
So my new favorite CD these days is Aqua's "Aquarium". I just received a copy the other day from this guy at work (who I hate, by the way. The fact that he randomly burned me a CD that he knew I'd love does not change the fact that he is a jerk and I hate him. But I digress.) and it's been on non-stop play in my car for the last few days. I took about a 3-hour drive today, and that CD played constantly. It's fun, it's bouncy, it's happy, and it makes NO SENSE AT ALL. None. "Barbie Girl" is exempt from this, because it's undoubtedly the most intelligent song on the CD. I recognize that they're Swedish (at least I think they are. Anyway.) so there may be a bit of a language barrier, but come ON. It's as though someone removed ABBA's brain.
A random sampling of lyrics:
I am the Candyman - Coming from Bountyland!
I wish that you were my Lollipop
Sweet things, I will never get enough
If you show me to the sugar tree,
will you give me a sodapop for free?
Come with me Honey,
I'm your sweet sugar Candyman
Run like the wind - fly with me to Bountyland
Bite me, I'm yours - if you're hungry please understand
This is the end - of the sweet sugar Candyman
It's invisible, but so touchable and,
I can feel it on my body,
so emotional
I'm on a ride, on a ride
I'm a passenger
I'm a victim of a hot love messenger
Come pick my Roses!
(But imagine these words with an awesome techno beat behind them.)
And those are just samples from 2 songs. What the shit does any of that mean? Especially the Candyman thing. Where is Bountyland? Until I actually researched the lyrics, I thought for sure he was saying "Meltyland", which I think makes a little more sense. Candy melts, right?
This really makes it seem as though I don't like Aqua, doesn't it? I can assure you, I have nothing but love for every song on this CD, but I can't sing along without laughing. If you haven't heard it, or if it's been a few years, I highly suggest you check it out. How can you go wrong with a CD that has a song called "Happy Boys and Girls" as track 1? You can't. Pure stupid bliss.
