As in the Gwen Stefani song “Hollaback girl”.
I tried to google it, but I didn’t find anything credible. Anyone know?
It’s two words. “Holla back”. As in “holla (holler) back at me.” Clearer now?
I would say in her context, she means “hollaback” as in a girl trying to do the work to get with a guy(calling him, chasing him, etc), whereas, it should be the man who should be doing the work, as women can fuck any guy they want…
You need to listen to some Big L.
Check it, my weed smoke is my lye
A ki of coke is a pie
When I’m lifted, I’m high
With new clothes on, I’m fly
Cars is whips and sneakers is kicks
Money is chips, movies is flicks
Also, cribs is homes, jacks is pay phones
Cocaine is nose candy, cigarettes is bones
A radio is a box, a razor blade is a ox
Fat diamonds is rocks and jakes is cop
And if you got rubbed, you got stuck
Quatoria, I got the holla=holler part, as in holler back. But I still can’t get the context. McCrank’s suggusted interpretation sounds reasonable, but it still leaves me confused. Is hollaback used to holler back someone, as in “Come back here!”, or is it used as in it’s conversational meaning, as in “Return my holler.”? None of them really fit… do they?
Color me confused. Good song though.
Call back/respond.
So, “I ain’t no hollaback girl” means “I’m not the kind of girl that will respond”?
Does that really fit with the lyrics?
[i]Uh huh, this my sh*t
All the girls stomp your feet like this
A few times I’ve been around that track
So it’s not just gonna happen like that
Cause I ain’t no hollaback girl
I ain’t no hollaback girl
[2x]
Oooh, this my sht, this my sht [4x]
I heard that you were talking sh*t
And you didn’t think that I would hear it
People hear you talking like that, getting everybody fired up
So I’m ready to attack, gonna lead the pack
Gonna get a touchdown, gonna take you out
That’s right, put your pom-poms down, getting everybody fired up
A few times I’ve been around that track
So it’s not just gonna happen like that
Cause I ain’t no hollaback girl
I ain’t no hollaback girl
[2x]
Oooh, this my sht, this my sht [4x]
So that’s right dude, meet me at the bleachers
No principals, no student-teachers
Both of us want to be the winner, but there can only be one
So I’m gonna fight, gonna give it my all
Gonna make you fall, gonna sock it to you
That’s right, I’m the last one standing, another one bites the dust
A few times I’ve been around that track
So it’s not just gonna happen like that
Cause I ain’t no hollaback girl
I ain’t no hollaback girl
[2x]
Oooh, this my sht, this my sht [4x]
Let me hear you say, this sht is bananas
B-A-N-A-N-A-S
This sht is bananas
B-A-N-A-N-A-S
Again, the sht is bananas
B-A-N-A-N-A-S
This sht is bananas
B-A-N-A-N-A-S
A few times I’ve been around that track
So it’s not just gonna happen like that
Cause I ain’t no hollaback girl
I ain’t no hollaback girl
[2x]
Oooh, this my sht, this my sht [4x]
[/i]
No idea.
Sounds like she had a bad break-up, and he wants her back. But she ain’t comin back because she ain’t no hollaback girl. She should have changed her stupid lock, she shoulda made him leave his key, if she’d have known for just one second yada yada.
What fire said. You can’t just holler and have the girl who is singing come back seems to make the most sense for the context.
Wacky kids.
Apparently the meaning has changed (or Gwen has attempted, rather poorly, to change it herself). I’m not quit sure what the hell it means in this song. I’m guessing she’s mad about someone talking shit about her behind her back, and she’s ready to throw a beatdown on him, instead of just complaining verbally. Which, ironically, is what she’s doing by singing that stupid song. I guess it’s because she’s stuck in a spelling bee and can’t go to the football rally? Sigh. Kids these days.
what do you expect from a girl who found source material for two full albums after her breakup with the indian bandmate guitarist… :wink:
incidentally he has been sighted a few times at the reggae on the river festival up in northern california…
i also like the holla guy in chappelle show… :lol:
I think McCrank is on to something.
She means there won’t be any backslides.
I first heard this song on SNL and was not to fond of it. I have heard it a few times since and it began to grow on me. Yesterday, I saw this video then saw this thread and then they re-ran her appearance on David Letterman. Now my wife, my four-year-old, and I cannot stop singing “I ain’t no holla-back girl.” My girl has it down pitch perfect. I may have to pick up the CD now.
WHo is going to start the Gwen Stefani/No Doubt pile on? I see the beginnings of it, but surely her popularity and record sales deserve a good couple of pages of “why she sucks” posts.
I, for one, saw No Doubt in concert three times. The first was opening for Bush before they were big (they stole the show) and the second they headlined with The Vandals opening for them. She is a terrific performer and her energy on stage is infectious.
“Laughs”
It’s a combination of what everyone is saying.
I think it’s basically that she’s talking about not being the type of girl to “holla back” just because some guy tells her to–he can do the work if he’s interested.
That said, I’m glad she’s been successful with her solo album… it’s not really my kinda music, but it’s a shitload better than most of the dancy crap out there. I just hope it doesn’t derail future No Doubt plans. I’d still like to see them tackle another punk album.