New Mika Video - Big Girl You Are Beautiful
I'm finding it hard not to start singing Dolly Parton's 9-5
it's a good tune though and I prefer it to Love Today.
it's a good tune though and I prefer it to Love Today.
Originally Posted by ben93:
“My mums dragging me along to see mika live
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“My mums dragging me along to see mika live
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Why? Your mom a fan of his? he's awesome in a teen kind actually. I heard he asks those who come to his concert to wear anything they like (clothes, i mean)..
Originally Posted by whiterose:
“I heard he asks those who come to his concert to wear anything they like (clothes, i mean)..”
“I heard he asks those who come to his concert to wear anything they like (clothes, i mean)..”
You play your 35 quid or whatever it is AND you can wear what you like? That's big of him!
Originally Posted by WatfordKev:
“You play your 35 quid or whatever it is AND you can wear what you like? That's big of him!”
“You play your 35 quid or whatever it is AND you can wear what you like? That's big of him!”
That's what I just thought.
there was a brilliant piece in the guardian the other week about how insultingly patronising this song is - i'll dig it out
The fat pack
Peter Robinson wonders why some girls are bigger than others
Saturday June 2, 2007
The Guardian
If you are female, overweight and fond of being patronised, I have good news: Mika is releasing a single just for you. It's called Big Girl (You Are Beautiful). Opening line: "Walks in to the room, feels like a big balloon, I said 'hey girl, you are beautiful'". Most intelligent people would respond to this by punching Mika in the face, but this well-orchestrated triumph of disingenuousness shows exactly what Mika thinks of a large proportion of his fanbase. Big Girl (You Are Beautiful) is aimed squarely at the stupid - it's a condescending, tokenistic nursery rhyme for the hen party brigade Mika has so aggressively pursued. He recently shot a video for the song in Croydon. YouTube footage shows Mika jumping around outside Allders, surrounded by overweight female members of the public.
Perhaps Mika's words are not empty and perhaps Mika does have a 200lb girlfriend. Perhaps he does sit at home with a box of Kleenex and a video of that woman being winched out of her house for a starring appearance on The Jerry Springer Show. Unfortunately, it is impossible to know because Mika still does not want us to know whether he even likes girls or boys, let alone what else he's into. His irksome desire to be embraced as either gay or straight (and neither gay or straight) depending on that day's chosen target demographic is why Big Girl (You Are Beautiful) means, at best, nothing. At worst, the lyrics sounds depressingly like every queen in every gay bar in the land, assuring his wailing, perennially single fag hag that of course she's beautiful and of course those men just don't understand. The words all come out in the right order, but he'll never have to put his money where his mouth is - what a shame, he's gay! - and the words are rendered meaningless as soon as the next skinny emo boy walks in the door and the girl's left on her own. That's the video Mika should have made. Is it too late to reshoot the Croydon footage?
It would be interesting to know what Beth Ditto, big girl du jour, makes of the Mika single. She is, after all, a fiercely intelligent and single-minded woman, certainly bright enough to see Big Girl for what it is. She'll know instantly that, despite initial appearances, it is not a song to sit alongside Christina's Beautiful or the Sugababes' Ugly - both songs about people being brilliant on the inside. With its video featuring literally anyone who is overweight simply because they are overweight, Beth will know that the Mika song is about what's on the outside being important - just as crass and hateful as a song celebrating the slender, the bronzed, the conventionally beautiful. Ditto must also know that, while her entire persona trades on the assumption that it is normal to be fat and normal to be a lesbian, the majority of Gossip's numerous front covers, features and profiles dwell on these issues because they are unusual and she is, for right or for wrong, a novelty. But that's between her and her conscience and, ultimately, everyone needs to sell records.
Peter Robinson wonders why some girls are bigger than others
Saturday June 2, 2007
The Guardian
If you are female, overweight and fond of being patronised, I have good news: Mika is releasing a single just for you. It's called Big Girl (You Are Beautiful). Opening line: "Walks in to the room, feels like a big balloon, I said 'hey girl, you are beautiful'". Most intelligent people would respond to this by punching Mika in the face, but this well-orchestrated triumph of disingenuousness shows exactly what Mika thinks of a large proportion of his fanbase. Big Girl (You Are Beautiful) is aimed squarely at the stupid - it's a condescending, tokenistic nursery rhyme for the hen party brigade Mika has so aggressively pursued. He recently shot a video for the song in Croydon. YouTube footage shows Mika jumping around outside Allders, surrounded by overweight female members of the public.
Perhaps Mika's words are not empty and perhaps Mika does have a 200lb girlfriend. Perhaps he does sit at home with a box of Kleenex and a video of that woman being winched out of her house for a starring appearance on The Jerry Springer Show. Unfortunately, it is impossible to know because Mika still does not want us to know whether he even likes girls or boys, let alone what else he's into. His irksome desire to be embraced as either gay or straight (and neither gay or straight) depending on that day's chosen target demographic is why Big Girl (You Are Beautiful) means, at best, nothing. At worst, the lyrics sounds depressingly like every queen in every gay bar in the land, assuring his wailing, perennially single fag hag that of course she's beautiful and of course those men just don't understand. The words all come out in the right order, but he'll never have to put his money where his mouth is - what a shame, he's gay! - and the words are rendered meaningless as soon as the next skinny emo boy walks in the door and the girl's left on her own. That's the video Mika should have made. Is it too late to reshoot the Croydon footage?
It would be interesting to know what Beth Ditto, big girl du jour, makes of the Mika single. She is, after all, a fiercely intelligent and single-minded woman, certainly bright enough to see Big Girl for what it is. She'll know instantly that, despite initial appearances, it is not a song to sit alongside Christina's Beautiful or the Sugababes' Ugly - both songs about people being brilliant on the inside. With its video featuring literally anyone who is overweight simply because they are overweight, Beth will know that the Mika song is about what's on the outside being important - just as crass and hateful as a song celebrating the slender, the bronzed, the conventionally beautiful. Ditto must also know that, while her entire persona trades on the assumption that it is normal to be fat and normal to be a lesbian, the majority of Gossip's numerous front covers, features and profiles dwell on these issues because they are unusual and she is, for right or for wrong, a novelty. But that's between her and her conscience and, ultimately, everyone needs to sell records.
It's annoying when people try to bend what is not bent..
I mean, let it go, don't make things complicated by analyzing things, who knows how much fat girls out there who are touched by his song SIMPLY becacuse it's encouraging..
Those critics gave the idea instead.
Beth Ditto is obviously opened up about her sexual orientation and that (apart from her amazing music) is the reason why she is famous and left alone by critics.
They just want Mika to confess..
I mean, let it go, don't make things complicated by analyzing things, who knows how much fat girls out there who are touched by his song SIMPLY becacuse it's encouraging..
Those critics gave the idea instead.
Beth Ditto is obviously opened up about her sexual orientation and that (apart from her amazing music) is the reason why she is famous and left alone by critics.
They just want Mika to confess..
The video is recorded in (sunny) Croydon. The song isn't great though, having heard the album I stand by the fact that there are only two decent songs on it and those unfortunately happen to be the two big singles he has released so far.
Originally Posted by whiterose:
“It's annoying when people try to bend what is not bent..
I mean, let it go, don't make things complicated by analyzing things, who knows how much fat girls out there who are touched by his song SIMPLY becacuse it's encouraging...”
“It's annoying when people try to bend what is not bent..
I mean, let it go, don't make things complicated by analyzing things, who knows how much fat girls out there who are touched by his song SIMPLY becacuse it's encouraging...”
Four pints of scrumpy is usually the point where fat girls get touched....
Originally Posted by Channel Hopper:
“Four pints of scrumpy is usually the point where fat girls get touched....”
“Four pints of scrumpy is usually the point where fat girls get touched....”
Hahah.. can't help it, nice thinking.
I find it really catchy too.
I think it is a fantastic pop album from Mika - personally I like nearly every song on there.
However, I feel Mika should have probably released Lollipop after Grace Kelly, followed by Billy Brown or My Interpretation then this song.
I think it is a fantastic pop album from Mika - personally I like nearly every song on there.
However, I feel Mika should have probably released Lollipop after Grace Kelly, followed by Billy Brown or My Interpretation then this song.
Originally Posted by watsonbotson:
“I find it really catchy too.
I think it is a fantastic pop album from Mika - personally I like nearly every song on there.
However, I feel Mika should have probably released Lollipop after Grace Kelly, followed by Billy Brown or My Interpretation then this song.”
“I find it really catchy too.
I think it is a fantastic pop album from Mika - personally I like nearly every song on there.
However, I feel Mika should have probably released Lollipop after Grace Kelly, followed by Billy Brown or My Interpretation then this song.”
He Did.. after grace kelly, Lollipop was next and then followed by love today before big girl..
dun think billy brown and my intrepretation will make the video though.
Lollipop was never released.
Relax, Take It Easy (and Billy Brown as a B-Side)
Grace Kelly
Love Today
Big Girl
Those are the official releases.
I think after Big Girl the most likely track to be released is My Interpretation.
Relax, Take It Easy (and Billy Brown as a B-Side)
Grace Kelly
Love Today
Big Girl
Those are the official releases.
I think after Big Girl the most likely track to be released is My Interpretation.
Originally Posted by Ste_2000:
“Lollipop was never released.
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“Lollipop was never released.
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I didn't think so!
Working as a scheduler, I was beginning to wonder why I had never seen Lollipop about when it had been released there...!
Relaz was also a decenttune, but it was certainly always going to be Grace Kelly that really captured the public's attention.
