Song Meanings and Facts

Song Meanings and Facts

Tagged: Rosalía

Oral

Björk / Rosalía

Oral by Björk & Rosalía

Iceland is a country which, according to some concerned citizens, is facing a potential ecological disaster as a result of certain industrial fish-farming practices. Meanwhile Bjork, who hails from said country, is an established environmental activist who...

MOTOMAMI

Rosalía

Meaning of “MOTOMAMI” by ROSALÍA

In all honesty, it’s very difficult trying to pin down exactly what the lyrics of “MOTOMAMI” are supposed to mean. This may be due to the fact that we are relying on an English translation...

DESPECHÁ

Rosalía

“Despechá” by Rosalía

As explained by Rosalía, “Despechá” is one of those be-free-and-dance kinda songs. We have dealt with tunes of similar sentiment numerous times in the past, and the more memorable of such outings usually have some type...

HENTAI

Rosalía

“Hentai” by Rosalía

As implied by the title of this song, with hentai being an adult-oriented subgenre of Japanese anime which contains sexualized imagery, the lyrics are in fact sexual in nature. Presumably so is Motomami in whole, considering...

CHICKEN TERIYAKI

Rosalía

“CHICKEN TERIYAKI” by Rosalía

Rosalía is from Catalonia, which is sort of a sub-country found within Spain. Barcelona is the most famous part of Catalonia, and it is there where she spent her formative music years. It is not...

SAOKO

Rosalía

“SAOKO” by Rosalía

The title of this song (“SAOKO”) is reportedly an African term pointing to the concept of movement. And movement apparently is what the Puerto Rican colloquialism “saoco” is derived from. Accordingly, based on Rosalía’s own explanation,...

LA FAMA

Rosalía / The Weeknd

“LA FAMA” by Rosalía and The Weeknd

The title of this track (“LA FAMA”), when translated into English, reads as “The Fame”. And considering that the lyrics are actually in Spanish, perhaps as originally rendered this song is quite deep. But as for the...

trademark usa

Baby Keem

“Trademark USA” by Baby Keem

This is a multi-subjected song that serves as the lead-off track on The Melodic Blue. The intro for instance features the vocalist beefing with who appears to be a loved one and Keem noting how his...