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“I was thinking about , and I felt like, you know, it was just so in your face all the time, and being a woman, you really have to use it and put it in people’s faces to get ahead. And I wondered what that was doing to - like, in Sri Lanka, sexuality is a whole other ballgame, you know what I mean? And it’s so naive and it’s so basic, and people have no outlet for meeting people and young people don’t have anywhere to hang and stuff, and so when you get on the bus, you can really feel the tension between boys and girls - that’s the only place they meet, on a transport. So I was thinking about how it’s an unsaid thing over there, and it’s in your face over here, and how people perceive it and stuff. And then I felt like if I was abducted and being held for ransom in the middle of the Amazon, I would actually try to make a go of it and try to fall in love with my hostage-taker person, and, like, set up shop! I think if you spend enough time with anyone, you can come to love anyone. There just doesn’t have to be any hate involved ‘cause it’s actually about getting to know that individual human being and why they’re doing the thing they’re doing, and trying to understand it. I felt at that point that I could be so understanding of anybody that even if somebody took me to kill me in the middle of nowhere, I’d still give it a go and try to understand him.”
“There’s a better way of making all of that make sense and I’m sure somebody else will, but I was just really frustrated and bored of it in London. I was like, this is really boring how much of it is in your face, and how do you restore some sort of mystery back into it, you know?”
“I was thinking about , and I felt like, you know, it was just so in your face all the time, and being a woman, you really have to use it and put it in people’s faces to get ahead. And I wondered what that was doing to - like, in Sri Lanka, sexuality is a whole other ballgame, you know what I mean? And it’s so naive and it’s so basic, and people have no outlet for meeting people and young people don’t have anywhere to hang and stuff, and so when you get on the bus, you can really feel the tension between boys and girls - that’s the only place they meet, on a transport. So I was thinking about how it’s an unsaid thing over there, and it’s in your face over here, and how people perceive it and stuff. And then I felt like if I was abducted and being held for ransom in the middle of the Amazon, I would actually try to make a go of it and try to fall in love with my hostage-taker person, and, like, set up shop! I think if you spend enough time with anyone, you can come to love anyone. There just doesn’t have to be any hate involved ‘cause it’s actually about getting to know that individual human being and why they’re doing the thing they’re doing, and trying to understand it. I felt at that point that I could be so understanding of anybody that even if somebody took me to kill me in the middle of nowhere, I’d still give it a go and try to understand him.”
“There’s a better way of making all of that make sense and I’m sure somebody else will, but I was just really frustrated and bored of it in London. I was like, this is really boring how much of it is in your face, and how do you restore some sort of mystery back into it, you know?”
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October 3, 2005, Pomona. Short clip of M.I.A. performing "Amazon" on Ciara's "Goodies" beat, sorry bout the poor quality.
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jgass1301 wrote:
hello, this is m.i.a.
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Mesua wrote:
first time i heard this song i got chills.
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ultimatedhani wrote:
"It sounds like m.i.a. sampled deep forest in this song" ABSOLUTELY! This track is hypnotizing
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pimpmybike wrote:
lyrics<3
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Ceroney wrote:
theres a sample in there from a song i know i just can't put my finger on it
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nascar6frd wrote:
it sounds like m.i.a. sampled deep forest in this song. can anyone confirm this? bloody beautiful, by the way.
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athena_kay wrote:
the diplo mix is awesome too
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w_1_7 wrote:
I love what sounds to be glasses being clinked. It adds so much atmosphere when mixed with the forest sounds. My favorite song on this album.
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courtofmiracles wrote:
helloooooo~ this is m.i.a.~ :3
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screamingacorn2 wrote:
<33 this is great!
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alisenr wrote:
amazing lyrics
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ToMajor wrote:
choon, definitive MIA this song explains everything =P x sippin on a rubicon x
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afterlife_party wrote:
My favorite song on Arular as well.
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serenifly wrote:
same here...
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danielle_v wrote:
My favorite song on Arular...
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mrmethree wrote:
BO!
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KinkyReggae wrote:
helloooo
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tourischeva wrote:
I was M.I.A. on the side of a carton. Love it!
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tomlav14 wrote:
I'm totally addicted to this fucking song! (Hello this is M.I.A. Can you please..? Come get me!)
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Kewbs wrote:
Great feeling this song gives me. Actually feels like a freakin' jungle! Great work M.I.A.
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