Mannish Boy Analysis
Verse 1:
When I was a young girl
At the age of 1 and 5
I noticed I had a bust
But nothing behind
I looked at my momma
And asked her “what happened?”
She said to me “Girl you’re built just like your pappy”
Chorus:
Straight back with a crack
No, no, no, no shape chile
She said “Hey, I know it’s whack.
But all you got is back “
Straight back with a crack
Verse 2:
I say, “But momma,
Look at Nicki and Kim
Why can’t I just have a shape like them?”
She said, “Well girl I told ya’ Just look over ya’ shoulder,
The answer to your problems is over there sitting on the sofa”
I turned my head to only see my daddy
She said “I’m gonna tell you one more time,
You’re shaped just like your pappy”
Chorus:
Straight back with a crack
No, no, no, no shape …show more content…
It does not necessarily follow a twelve bar structure. However, it does have the typical guitar, drum, and bass instruments. One thing in mind for this song, is that it has a trumpet playing along with the lyrics during the chorus. The harmonica and the electric guitar have a more prominent role in this song to give it a rock ‘n’ roll/blues tone colour.
Lyrical Meaning:
Mannish Boy was about Muddy Waters reiterating his masculinity. No Shape Chile is a sassy, humorous song about an African American female that realized at 15 years of age she had breast but no buttocks (unlike the women she saw on television). When she asked her mother why she did not have the same physique as Nicki Minaj and Kim Kardashian, her mother told her that she got it from her dad; which was odd. However, when she was older she learned to embrace what she had and accepted her body type for what it was.
Instrumental Music and Lyrics Combined:
As mentioned earlier, the lyrics for No Shape Chile has a sassy, “matter of fact” undertone like Muddy Water’s Mannish Boy. Mannish Boy’s instrumental with the harmonica and electric guitar enhancement, and the sound of a trumpet playing along with the lyrics, produces the sassy, rock ‘n’ roll/blues sound needed for the
When I was a young girl
At the age of 1 and 5
I noticed I had a bust
But nothing behind
I looked at my momma
And asked her “what happened?”
She said to me “Girl you’re built just like your pappy”
Chorus:
Straight back with a crack
No, no, no, no shape chile
She said “Hey, I know it’s whack.
But all you got is back “
Straight back with a crack
Verse 2:
I say, “But momma,
Look at Nicki and Kim
Why can’t I just have a shape like them?”
She said, “Well girl I told ya’ Just look over ya’ shoulder,
The answer to your problems is over there sitting on the sofa”
I turned my head to only see my daddy
She said “I’m gonna tell you one more time,
You’re shaped just like your pappy”
Chorus:
Straight back with a crack
No, no, no, no shape …show more content…
It does not necessarily follow a twelve bar structure. However, it does have the typical guitar, drum, and bass instruments. One thing in mind for this song, is that it has a trumpet playing along with the lyrics during the chorus. The harmonica and the electric guitar have a more prominent role in this song to give it a rock ‘n’ roll/blues tone colour.
Lyrical Meaning:
Mannish Boy was about Muddy Waters reiterating his masculinity. No Shape Chile is a sassy, humorous song about an African American female that realized at 15 years of age she had breast but no buttocks (unlike the women she saw on television). When she asked her mother why she did not have the same physique as Nicki Minaj and Kim Kardashian, her mother told her that she got it from her dad; which was odd. However, when she was older she learned to embrace what she had and accepted her body type for what it was.
Instrumental Music and Lyrics Combined:
As mentioned earlier, the lyrics for No Shape Chile has a sassy, “matter of fact” undertone like Muddy Water’s Mannish Boy. Mannish Boy’s instrumental with the harmonica and electric guitar enhancement, and the sound of a trumpet playing along with the lyrics, produces the sassy, rock ‘n’ roll/blues sound needed for the