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Old 24-01-2014, 20:11
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Am I being really naive and not getting something really obvious?

Why is she yelling Timber as it's going down?
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Old 24-01-2014, 21:03
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Am I being really naive and not getting something really obvious?

Why is she yelling Timber as it's going down?
Because that's what Pitbull wrote and because Rihanna's schedule was too busy to feature on the song so they asked her instead.

Seriously though it comes from lumberjacks. It's what they yellout to let everyone around a tree is about to fall.
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Old 24-01-2014, 21:07
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But why would a tree be falling? They are talking about a night out?
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Old 24-01-2014, 21:10
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But why would a tree be falling? They are talking about a night out?
They're talking about "it" going down.
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Old 24-01-2014, 21:11
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But why would a tree be falling? They are talking about a night out?
It's a metaphor for people to "get out of the way" because Ke$ha is arriving to the party (even though she's in rehab now).

"Timber" is what lumberjacks shout to warn others about falling trees, so it's a metaphor in the song to warn others that it is about "to go down" at the party now that Ke$ha and Pitbull are there. Or something.
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Old 24-01-2014, 21:11
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They're talking about "it" going down.
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. I feel quite stupid now
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Old 24-01-2014, 21:12
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It's a metaphor for people to "get out of the way" because Ke$ha is arriving to the party (even though she's in rehab now).

"Timber" is what lumberjacks shout to warn others about falling trees, so it's a metaphor in the song to warn others that it is about "to go down" at the party now that Ke$ha and Pitbull are there. Or something.
Right now it makes sense lol.
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Old 25-01-2014, 13:22
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Because that's what Pitbull wrote and because Rihanna's schedule was too busy to feature on the song so they asked her instead.
Thankfully for that as Timber's a good song and Ke$ha totally makes it (despite looking miserable and SCARY in the video )! Rihanna would have ruined it.
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Old 25-01-2014, 14:03
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Am I being really naive and not getting something really obvious?

Why is she yelling Timber as it's going down?
WE'RE GOING DOWN, I'M YELLING TIMBERRRR, YOU BETTA MOVE. YOU BETTER DANCE.

Ohhhhhhh woaaaah...
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Old 25-01-2014, 18:05
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I think we all know it's about WOOD
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Old 25-01-2014, 18:09
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Old 25-01-2014, 19:02
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Because she can't sing so has to shout instead?
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Old 25-01-2014, 19:11
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You're easily pleased
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Old 25-01-2014, 19:36
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I think we all know it's about WOOD
But if the wood's going down rather than up then it's not a very exciting prospect...
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Old 25-01-2014, 23:15
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The way she sings the word 'going' is just horrible. 'Gaowin'. UGH! The whole thing is just vile.
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Old 26-01-2014, 00:27
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I think we all know it's about WOOD
I think it's most definitely not. It's going down in the club cos she's arrived, so they best shift, she announces it by alluding to lumber jacking most likely as girls had a few
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Old 26-01-2014, 01:42
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But if the wood's going down rather than up then it's not a very exciting prospect...
Who says the wood didn't go up first?
I think it's most definitely not. It's going down in the club cos she's arrived, so they best shift, she announces it by alluding to lumber jacking most likely as girls had a few
Of course. How naive of me
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Old 29-01-2014, 23:07
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http://keshadailycharts.blogspot.co....ever-work.html

Interesting news. And she's staying in rehab for more than 30 days - she did look awful in the Timber video and far less sexy. Such a shame she felt she had to starve herself to look good.
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Old 30-01-2014, 03:54
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I think the song is much more suited to Ke$ha than Rihanna anyway
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Old 30-01-2014, 09:53
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Thankfully for that as Timber's a good song and Ke$ha totally makes it (despite looking miserable and SCARY in the video )! Rihanna would have ruined it.
It does seem suited to Kesha. It's hard to imagine anyone else singing the song.
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Old 30-01-2014, 12:50
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I love the song. I think Keisha suits it better than Rihanna would have
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Old 30-01-2014, 23:30
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Because she's finally realised the career her body was built for, Lumberjacking.
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Old 31-01-2014, 01:09
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Because she's finally realised the career her body was built for, Lumberjacking.
Nice thing to say about someone suffering from an eating disorder...
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Old 31-01-2014, 01:41
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It might be a coded message.

Ke$ha or Pitbull's career / record sales might be about to go down.
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Old 31-01-2014, 02:02
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Timber!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kULuadLuVXQ
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