Cramped in a minivan with the rest of the CRC students we are speeding dangerously down curvy mountains roads. The Taiwanese driver is blasting bouncy club DJ music. I am dancing out of boredom of the long trip. Suddenly, I recognize English words singing from the speakers. I am shocked. Is she really saying that? I tell the other students to listen, lest my ears deceive me.
“Teeny weeny shriveled little short d!ck man. Don’t want no short d!ck man,” wails the singer with a harsh Queens accent. We burst out laughing. The driver is joyfully grooving to the beats. I wonder does he know the words?
I have had similar experiences around the world where I encounter people listening to profane English songs. I wonder if they would like the song if they knew what the words mean. Do they play these songs in English speaking countries? This is just plain silliness. Do I dance to songs like this in other languages that I don’t understand? After the short dick man song ended another song in Chinese started. I was still dancing, but with caution. What were the lyrics? Are profane lyrics common in Chinese songs?
I have now had this ridiculous song stuck in my head for weeks. It is a really catchy tune. With a little research I found a clip of it on YouTube, which I have added to this post. I guess it was a big hit song in the 90's.
I don't think the youtube.com video is working so here is the url: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX380vS_Mzs
2 comments:
I'm very upset with this video choice. The live one was way better. I will BOYCOTT YOUR BLOG until you post the REAL heart and soul of short dick man.
That's hilarious! But I generally find situations like this to be the case when traveling internationally. I would find badly-translated English on t-shirts in Taiwan, or English lyrics that don't make sense in France.
Heck, I listen to French, Mexican, and Argentine music all the time. I try to look up the words if I don't understand them, but don't always get to them. So for all I know, I'm bobbing my head to some profane or violent song. This Yelle song made me laugh when I actually stopped to listen to the lyrics. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsrN3qxX2Yw.
Happy travels.
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