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Mariah Carey It's Like That |
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Explanation of Cultural References |
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CHORUS Because it's my night No stress, no fights I'm leaving all those negative things behind No tears, no time to cry I'm just enjoying my life as much as possible Everybody is having a great time All the men keep looking at us because Me and my girlfriends are on the dance floor having a great time While the DJ keeps on playing the music That's how it is That's how it is That's how it is That's how it is, I like that |
| You like this and you know it Caution, it's so explosive Them chickens is ash and I'm lotion Baby, come and get it Let me give you what you need It's a special occasion Mimi's emancipation A cause for celebration I ain't gonna let nobody's drama bother me |
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You like this and you know it Be careful, the situation is so explosive Those other women are nothing compared to super smooth and sexy me*(click for more detail) Baby, come and get it Let me give you what you need It's a special occasion Mariah Carey is free It's a cause for celebration I am not going to let anyone else's personal problems bother me |
| CHORUS This is my night (Fatman Scoop) Let's Go Now (what), let's go now (what) Here we go now (what), here we go now (what) Let's Go Now (what), let's go now (what) Here we go now (what), here we go now (what) (Fatman Scoop and Mariah) Let's go now (what), let's go now (what) Here we go now (what), here we go now (what) Let's go now (what), let's go now (what) Here we go now (what), here we go now (what) |
CHORUS This is my night Let's go now (what), let's go now (what) Here we go now (what), here we go now (what) Let's go now (what), let's go now (what) Here we go now (what), here we go now (what) Let's go now, let's go now He re we go now, here we go now Let's go now, let's go now Here we go now , here we go now |
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y'all you As for the rest, she motions at ash as if wiping ash from her hands. Given how "hot tamale" she says she is earlier in the song, she might think she is so hot that other women are burned to ash by being around her. But it is also probable that she is talking on a more literal level about the ashy color that African Americans sometimes get when their skin is dry--since lotion is the cure for that. Carey's own remarks on the expression are mystifying. When asked about this line in an April 2005 Newsweek interview, her response was, "See, I did it as an empowering thing, so the girls could know they're hot, or pip, or whatever. See, they're not the chickens, they're the lotion. [Laughs] Never mind." The pronouns in the song seem to indicate the opposite, but in any case, it's clear from that statement that she thinks lotion is pretty great and a chicken is not something you want to be. what This word doesn't really have any meaning here. It's just a sound effect. |
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