Yoga By Janelle Monáe
Published on Dec 06, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
YOGA
By Janelle Monáe (ft. Jidenna)
Janelle Monáe
- Born Dec 1,1985
- She is signed to Bad Boy records, Wondaland Arts Society, and Atlantic records
- Her music has garnered her 6 Grammy award nominations.
- Her musical styles have been described as "a soaring orchestral trip enlivened with blockbuster vocals, mysterious imagery and notes of Sixties pop and jazz."
In February 2015, Monáe along with Epic Records and its CEO and chairman L.A. Reid announced that Monáe's independent label Wondaland Arts Society has signed a "landmark joint venture partnership" to revamp the label, now known as Wondaland Records, and to promote the artists on the label. Jem Aswad of Billboard called Monáe a "mini-mogul" because of the deal and revealed that "the partnership will bow in May with a 5-song compilation EP called The Eephus, including tracks from rapper Jidenna [...], Roman, St. Beauty, Deep Cotton and Monáe herself." With this move, Monáe has become one of the few black women who run their own independent record label in conjunction with a major record label.
(Let yo booty do that yoga)
Party at the beach down in Copacabana
Sipping Killepitsch, got my black yoga pants on
Me and Brittany, we've been down in Atlanta
Sweating in the club, call me Dirty Diana
Flexing like a yogi, drop it down with your hands up
Do a handstand, bend it back, put your legs up
I ain't got no worries, I'm my own private dancer (dancah)
(Ha!) My own private dancer
(Own private dancah)
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Chorus
I wanna last, wanna last forever (Ahhh-ahh)
I wanna dance, wanna dance all night (Ahhh)
I wanna last, wanna last forever (Ahhh)
I wanna dance, dance, dance all night
Baby bend over, (NA na na na na) baby bend over
Baby bend over, let me see you do that yoga
Baby bend over, (Na na na na na) baby bend over
Baby bend over, let your booty do that yoga
Flex (Yoga!)2x
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Verse 2
(Ha!) Crown on my head but the world on my shoulder
I'm too much a rebel, never do what I'm supposed ta
Bend it never break it, baby watch and I'm a show ya
Stretching on my cash, got my money doing yoga!
Sometimes I'm peachy, and sometime I'm vulgar
Even when I'm sleeping I got one eye open
You cannot police me, so get off my areola (Ola)
(Ha!) Get off my areola (Ola, ola, ola)
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[Jidenna:]
I said yoga, she did that yoga
Looking for my loafers, man I woke up in a toga She left my collar on like she my owner
So when she downward dog I jump up on her
I lo-lo-love the way you bend it
Oh Lord, I'd love to break you in
Oh Lord, I'd stretch you out and in
Oh Lord, now you should tell a friend
Oh Lord, I pray, I pray that young girl come on over (Come over!)
And let they bum-bum do that yoga (Do that yoga!)
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SONGS MESSAGE
- A departure from Monáe's well-known indie funk and psychedelic sound, "Yoga" is a hip hop and trap record with a more mainstream sound and lyrics that can be interpreted as "sexualized". Many music blogs and publications have praised Monáe for her creativity, sense of individuality and boldness on the track as well as Jidenna's relaxed flow.
- But this isn't here usual style
Janelle Monáe usually writes music that makes you wanna dance but has a deeper meaning to it for instance her song "Q.U.E.E.N"
This song was a message saying that hey I'm going to do what I want so get off my back
Janelle doesn't believe in oppressive gender double standards
She writes powerful music usually but it doesn't sell that well so she had to team up with epic records to keep her label going and now she wrote yoga a trap song about sex and money just like everyone else
She used to write songs with messages like this
(Read lyric from q.u.e.e.n)
This song was a message saying that hey I'm going to do what I want so get off my back
Janelle doesn't believe in oppressive gender double standards
She writes powerful music usually but it doesn't sell that well so she had to team up with epic records to keep her label going and now she wrote yoga a trap song about sex and money just like everyone else
She used to write songs with messages like this
(Read lyric from q.u.e.e.n)
WHAT I THINK
- Effect on me?
- Do I agree with the worldview presented in the song?
- What drew me to like this song?
- How does this song reflect our culture ?
- What does liking this song say about me?
