Obviously I should elaborate a little bit to put my interpretation into perspective. I’ve gotten quite a few questions regarding what I wrote. Admittedly I dashed it off in roughly 10 minutes. So, it is not perfect work.
First of all, I consider the lyrics to be quite artful and I personally am quite impressed by the overall musical arrangement. I apologize if I’ve upset anyone with my interpretation, but I think the Fratellis have created a reasonably tasteful evocation of what part of the current generation Y alternative rock environment entails. Granted, it is not going to be competing with Raffi for the G rated music segment. Perhaps my writing is a little too direct to the point by using certain human anatomical vocabulary.
I’m a Yank (specifically a Texan) and I wrote my interpretation for a Yank audience assuming they might be a little sketchy regarding Brit slang. So my blather at the beginning about Michael Flatley was just my attempt to explain to Yanks that there is a little history on the other side of the pond regarding the term Flathead. In the US, I think Flathead is used often to indicate someone of low intelligence (e.g. a cave man). I’m positive that is not what Flathead means in this song. It is obviously a name for a girl/women who has a pretty wild and uninhibited lifestyle. I think Brit mod/alternative rockers would use that term for individuals who are over-the-top and excessive like a Michael Flatley Flathead. As far as I know, the Brits do not have a widely used meaning for Flatheads other than what I mentioned.
Now, as for the perhaps nonsense chorus of Bara bap bara ra ra ra. At first I did think it was just nonsense. But, then I remembered that Brits use the term in a number of ways. On further reflection, I think my Barazoku interpretation is wrong. I think perhaps Bara means penis and bab means vagina. I don’t think this is a matter of my mind being in the gutter. It seems pretty clear to me that the song at this point is about a girl uttering dirty slang during sexual orgasm. Also, ra ra is a common Brit utterance for where Yanks would exclaim yea yea. It’s been along time since I’ve hung-out with Brits, but I’m relatively sure about my latest interpretation and I checked it against some slang dictionaries.
Obviously I should elaborate a little bit to put my interpretation into perspective. I’ve gotten quite a few questions regarding what I wrote. Admittedly I dashed it off in roughly 10 minutes. So, it is not perfect work.
First of all, I consider the lyrics to be quite artful and I personally am quite impressed by the overall musical arrangement. I apologize if I’ve upset anyone with my interpretation, but I think the Fratellis have created a reasonably tasteful evocation of what part of the current generation Y alternative rock environment entails. Granted, it is not going to be competing with Raffi for the G rated music segment. Perhaps my writing is a little too direct to the point by using certain human anatomical vocabulary.
I’m a Yank (specifically a Texan) and I wrote my interpretation for a Yank audience assuming they might be a little sketchy regarding Brit slang. So my blather at the beginning about Michael Flatley was just my attempt to explain to Yanks that there is a little history on the other side of the pond regarding the term Flathead. In the US, I think Flathead is used often to indicate someone of low intelligence (e.g. a cave man). I’m positive that is not what Flathead means in this song. It is obviously a name for a girl/women who has a pretty wild and uninhibited lifestyle. I think Brit mod/alternative rockers would use that term for individuals who are over-the-top and excessive like a Michael Flatley Flathead. As far as I know, the Brits do not have a widely used meaning for Flatheads other than what I mentioned.
Now, as for the perhaps nonsense chorus of Bara bap bara ra ra ra. At first I did think it was just nonsense. But, then I remembered that Brits use the term in a number of ways. On further reflection, I think my Barazoku interpretation is wrong. I think perhaps Bara means penis and bab means vagina. I don’t think this is a matter of my mind being in the gutter. It seems pretty clear to me that the song at this point is about a girl uttering dirty slang during sexual orgasm. Also, ra ra is a common Brit utterance for where Yanks would exclaim yea yea. It’s been along time since I’ve hung-out with Brits, but I’m relatively sure about my latest interpretation and I checked it against some slang dictionaries.