mellody Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 (edited) Definitely one of my fave songs from this album! Here's what I could figure out from the lyrics so far, not sure about a few bits though... any other ideas? EDIT: Lyrics so far (group effort ) Psychotic Barney Mika Rap Laa laa, laa laa You were the popular one, the popular chick It is what it is, now I'm popular b*tch Standing on the field with your pretty pom-pom Now you're working at the movies selling popular corn I could've been a mess but I never went wrong 'Cause I'm putting down my stories in a popular song Mh, Ah, Oh Said I'm putting down my story in a popular song My problem I never was a model I never was a scholar You were always popular You were singing All the songs i don't know Now you're in the front row 'Cause my song is popular Popular, I know about popular It's not about who you are or your fancy car You're only ever who you were Popular, I know about popular And all that you have to do is be true to you That's all you ever need to know Catch up! 'Cause you got an awful long way to go Catch up! 'Cause you got an awful long way to go Always on the lookout for someone to hate Picking on me like a dinner plate I hid during classes and in between them Dunk me in the toilets now it's you that cleans them You're tryin' to make me feel bad with the sh*t you do It ain't so funny when the joke's on you Ooh, the joke's on you And everyone's laughing Got everyone clapping, asking How come you look so cool 'Cause that's the only thing that I learned at school What? Uh-huh So that's the only thing that I learned at school My problem I never was a model I never was a scholar You were always popular You were singing All the songs i don't know Now you're in the front row 'Cause my song is popular Popular, I know about popular It's not about who you are or your fancy car You're only ever who you were Popular, I know about popular And all that you have to do is be true to you That's all you ever need to know Catch up! 'Cause you got an awful long way to go Catch up! 'Cause you got an awful long way to go Before the next time that you call him crazy, lazy A faggot or that fugazi Here's the one thing that's so amazing It ain't a bad thing to be a loser baby All you ever need to know You're only ever who you were All you ever need to know You're only ever who you were All you ever need to know Popular, I know about popular It's not about who you are or your fancy car You're only ever who you were Popular, I know about popular And all that you have to do is be true to you That's all you ever need to know All you ever need to know You're only ever who you were (repeat) Edited September 19, 2012 by dcdeb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotdlp Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Another one of my faves From what I can hear it's 'I hid during classes and in between them Dunk me in the toilets now it's you that cleans them' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamy_Queen Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Finally someone who likes it too! I thought I'm the only one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarryEyed<3 Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Meh, I don't actually like this at all. It's the only one off the album that I'm seriously disappointed in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcdeb Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Definitely one of my fave songs from this album! Here's what I could figure out from the lyrics so far, not sure about a few bits though... any other ideas? You were singing All the songs i don't know Now you're in the front row 'Cause my song is popular Popular, I know about popular It's not about who you are Or your fancy car But only ever who you were Popular, I know about popular And all that you have to do Is stay true to you That's all you ever need to know Catch up! 'Cause you got another long way to go Catch up! 'Cause you got another long way to go Always on the lookout for someone to hate Picking on me like a dinner plate I hate during classes and in between them Dunk me in the toilets (...?...) clean them You're tryin' to make me feel bad with the sh*t you do It ain't so funny when the joke's on you Uh, the joke's on you And everyone's laughing Then everyone clapping, asking How come you look so cool Cause that's the only thing that I learned at school What? A-ha! So that's the only thing that I learned at school That's my problem I never was a model I never was a star but You were always popular I think I can fill in a few of your blanks, Karin and I hear a few words a little differently -- let me know what you think: You were singing All the songs I don't know Now you're in the front row 'Cause my song is popular Popular I know about popular It's not about who you are Or your fancy car You're only ever who you were Popular I know about popular And all that you have to do Is be true to you That's all you ever need to know Catch up 'cause you got an awful long way to go Catch up 'cause you got an awful long way to go Always on the lookout for someone to hate Picking on me like a dinner plate I hid during classes and in between them Dunk me in the toilets now it's you that cleans them Trying to make me feel bad with the sh*t you do It ain't so funny when the joke's on you Oooh, the joke's on you And everyone's laughing got everyone clapping asking How come you look so cool 'Cause that's the only thing I learned at school What? Uh huh So that's the only thing I learned at school My problem I never was a model I never was a star(ter?) You were always popular You were singing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellody Posted September 10, 2012 Author Share Posted September 10, 2012 Another one of my faves From what I can hear it's 'I hid during classes and in between them Dunk me in the toilets now it's you that cleans them' I think I can fill in a few of your blanks, Karin and I hear a few words a little differently -- let me know what you think: thanks girls! deb, i agree with most of your changes - just i think she in fact sings a very short "You('re)" before "tryin' to make me feel bad" - that's the problem with rap, often words are half-swallowed to make it fit the rhythm. And it's definitely " the only thing THAT I learned at school". i'll add your changes to the first post, hope that's ok for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellody Posted September 10, 2012 Author Share Posted September 10, 2012 Finally someone who likes it too! I thought I'm the only one! Meh' date=' I don't actually like this at all. It's the only one off the album that I'm seriously disappointed in. [/quote'] tbh, i can't understand how anyone could *not* like this song - besides maybe if they have a general problem with rap. when i first heard this at the album pre-listening in milan, in the beginning of the song i was like mika RAPS?! (the song starts with a rap ) but then he started singing and i fell in love with the song. and now i also love the rap, yes it's unusual for mika, but it sounds cool. and i love his voice. generally, the melody is beautiful (i have to admit, to me it was new, i never saw/heard the musical wicked...), the rhythm is really groovy (somehow i automatically start moving when i hear this song ), and the lyrics are funny and witty. in the first verse there's this "now you're in the movies selling popular corn" bit, that mika once tweeted about. he obviously loves this bit of lyrics, he recited it to us in milan, looking really proud. this one and step with me were my faves of the new songs (i.e. of the ones we hadn't heard before) at the pre-listening, and since step with me got changed, popular song might well become my fave song of the album. though there's still love you when i'm drunk... and underwater... and tool... etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcdeb Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 thanks girls! deb, i agree with most of your changes - just i think she in fact sings a very short "You('re)" before "tryin' to make me feel bad" - that's the problem with rap, often words are half-swallowed to make it fit the rhythm. And it's definitely " the only thing THAT I learned at school". i'll add your changes to the first post, hope that's ok for you? generally, the melody is beautiful (i have to admit, to me it was new, i never saw/heard the musical wicked...), the rhythm is really groovy (somehow i automatically start moving when i hear this song ), and the lyrics are funny and witty. in the first verse there's this "now you're in the movies selling popular corn" bit, that mika once tweeted about. he obviously loves this bit of lyrics, he recited it to us in milan, looking really proud. I've only seen Wicked once on Broadway, but love the soundtrack -- but would you believe it didn't click when I heard this song? It's really only a bit of the chorus that's borrowed from the show's version of Popular, and I guess, since Mika was hanging with Stephen Schwartz a while back, it's OK that he lifted a little something from one of the show's songs. this one and step with me were my faves of the new songs (i.e. of the ones we hadn't heard before) at the pre-listening, and since step with me got changed, popular song might well become my fave song of the album. though there's still love you when i'm drunk... and underwater... and tool... etc. Between hearing all the different snippets floating around now and the live versions of some of the songs, I have to say I'm a totally happy fangurl. I would rate most of the songs very, very highly except for Celebrate, but since I have a really happy memory associated with that song now, I even can tolerate it much better than I did originally. Thanks, Mika! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamy_Queen Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 tbh, i can't understand how anyone could *not* like this song - besides maybe if they have a general problem with rap. when i first heard this at the album pre-listening in milan, in the beginning of the song i was like mika RAPS?! (the song starts with a rap ) but then he started singing and i fell in love with the song. and now i also love the rap, yes it's unusual for mika, but it sounds cool. and i love his voice. generally, the melody is beautiful (i have to admit, to me it was new, i never saw/heard the musical wicked...), the rhythm is really groovy (somehow i automatically start moving when i hear this song ), and the lyrics are funny and witty. in the first verse there's this "now you're in the movies selling popular corn" bit, that mika once tweeted about. he obviously loves this bit of lyrics, he recited it to us in milan, looking really proud. I so agree with you! It is rather unusual - Mika rapping - but it is another facet of his music world. It sounds so fresh and unusual for him. Something we haven't expected, but it makes it even more exciting! New Mika means new Mika. I can't wait to hear the whole song! At first I was disappointed to get to know, that it is not his very own piece of art, but after watching on YT the original song, I understood that they are different anyway. Is it Priscilla Renea singing with him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kata Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Oh I absolutely love this song, it's so catchy and funny I never even hear of the musical before, so I had no clue some of this was borrowed... but they I don't mind the rapping at all, which sort of proves that I don't have a problem with Mika doing things differently, as long as he does it differently in a way I like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kata Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Between hearing all the different snippets floating around now and the live versions of some of the songs, I have to say I'm a totally happy fangurl. I would rate most of the songs very, very highly except for Celebrate, but since I have a really happy memory associated with that song now, I even can tolerate it much better than I did originally. Thanks, Mika! I guess he just saved the best for last I don't like Celebrate and MYH at all and I even don't like Underwater much so I was really discouraged until I heard the longer snippets and the acoustic bits... now I'm a pretty happy fangurl again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamy_Queen Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 rate most of the songs very, very highly except for Celebrate, but since I have a really happy memory associated with that song now, I even can tolerate it much better than I did originally. Thanks, Mika! My happy memory is the moment when I saw the vid for Celebrate Mika looked so stunning that I automatically started to tolerate the song itself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzie Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 It is this Popular and Step with Me that keep playing in my head even though I only heard the longer snippets twice:teehee: I think I'll really love this one, too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jemmalee Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 I really liked this from the listening session. Mika and wicked= AMAZEBALLS IMO. My inner gay boy loves this, I love a bit of camp and I think it's brilliant. I can't wait for the album now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eloise.shaw Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 I really liked this from the listening session. Mika and wicked= AMAZEBALLS IMO. My inner gay boy loves this, I love a bit of camp and I think it's brilliant. I can't wait for the album now. HELL YEAH, this is one that just got me going when I heard it. Can't wait to hear it live! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellody Posted September 11, 2012 Author Share Posted September 11, 2012 HELL YEAH, this is one that just got me going when I heard it. Can't wait to hear it live! i've been wondering whether he does it live at all... i really hope so, but i somehow can't imagine joy singing priscilla's part... :rolls_eyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fran Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 One of my favs either! Cute melody, smart lyrics that I wish I could throw right at some people I used to go to school with... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcdeb Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 i've been wondering whether he does it live at all... i really hope so, but i somehow can't imagine joy singing priscilla's part... :rolls_eyes: He could probably sing it all himself -- there's no real reason it would have to be a duet, as long as someone was harmonizing it could work, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamy_Queen Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 He could probably sing it all himself -- there's no real reason it would have to be a duet, as long as someone was harmonizing it could work, I think. But he has this new drummer-singer woman! She will fit very good, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatagordinha Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Does anyone else think Mika sounds a bit like Beck when he raps? Think of Loser, for example. I wonder if that's the idea, him being a fan etc., or if it's just that Beck's not the greatest rapper either . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kata Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Does anyone else think Mika sounds a bit like Beck when he raps? Think of Loser, for example. I wonder if that's the idea, him being a fan etc., or if it's just that Beck's not the greatest rapper either . Yeah a bit actually I love both attempts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basicamenteyo Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Does anyone else think Mika sounds a bit like Beck when he raps? Think of Loser, for example. I wonder if that's the idea, him being a fan etc., or if it's just that Beck's not the greatest rapper either . Not even in his best dreams, sorry I got my first Beck album like 2 thousands years ago, and no. As much as I love Mika, (and trust me, I love him A LOT) he can´t be compared to Beck. Am not saying Beck is better, they just do different things, and... no The first time I saw Mika, I started following him thinking he looked like Beck, physically. But no. Beck´s background is even more interesting than Mika´s. I bought his biography when Mika was like 9 and.. wow... I hate when Mika is compared to Freddie, but I find more similitudes with Freddie than with Beck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Does anyone else think Mika sounds a bit like Beck when he raps? Think of Loser, for example. I wonder if that's the idea, him being a fan etc., or if it's just that Beck's not the greatest rapper either . Oh yes I think you're right Mika just has exactly the wrong voice to rap and could only do it properly if he was totally mimicking a real rapper. But that would likely be an even more bizarre outcome. Priscilla is really Salt N Pepa fabulous in this song. I wasn't especially impressed with what I'd heard of her so far but this is awesome. She totally outshines Mika in the rapping but then her support vocals make him sound really cool in the rest, especially the chorus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippieibbie Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 :mikalove:I looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooove this song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatagordinha Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Oh yes I think you're right Mika just has exactly the wrong voice to rap and could only do it properly if he was totally mimicking a real rapper. But that would likely be an even more bizarre outcome. Priscilla is really Salt N Pepa fabulous in this song. I wasn't especially impressed with what I'd heard of her so far but this is awesome. She totally outshines Mika in the rapping but then her support vocals make him sound really cool in the rest, especially the chorus. I agree Priscilla sounds great. Exactly the right kind of voice for this song. As for Mika's drawl-rap, the rubbishness is balanced by the fact that he's singing about not being cool at school, and we know that the ability to rap/MC well is seen as ultra cool among kids these days (all the popular boys at my kids' school are good at it:wink2:). So it makes perfect sense that Mika can't rap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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