I absolutely hate this song, but let’s put that aside for the moment. What exactly is the “artist” (Kelis) talking about here? Is it about young, school-age children having sex???
I love this song. Karaoke, here I come!
First of all - this song rocks. Let’s be clear on that - don’t know if it is the white-noise-just-about-Gary-Numan’s-Cars-hook line, or just that it is just a catchy riff, but it rocks.
As for the lyric? Well, have you seen the video? With Kelis shakin’ her assets in a low-cut top, I don’t think you need to ask what Milkshake really means…
I looooove this song. I sing it loud at work and shake my lembas.
Damn right it’s better than yours. I could teach you, but I’d have to charge.
Exactly what WordMan said. Milkshake, literally, is a shimmy. As in so many other facets of life, it’s all about the boobies.
To hear Kelis tell it, it’s just about the feminine mystique and flaunting and marketing ones sexuality in an expressive, attractive way.
But really, it’s about the boobies.
Shoot me.
Hmmm. Lookin’ for a little more here, Teelo. And I am shooting you because…?
Heh, I just really really hate that song Wordman.
What I found amazing was Kelis’ transformation. Anyone else remember a few years ago, when she had that really shitty single? It was something about how much she hated this guy. It’s been a while since I’ve heard it. But she came across as a rap/hip-hop Alanis Morrisette.
My friend and I were discussing this tonight. He thought it referred to breasts as well while I thought it was about her, um…er…nether regions and oral sex. I can see the breast angle, but I think it’s the other. In my unqualified opinion, that explains the “warm it up” part.
On a related note, my ten year old daughter loves that song, but she won’t believe me that it’s really about sexuality. She insists it’s about, well, a milkshake, duh. Somehow, that’s encouraging.
I always thought it was about BJs too.
It was called “Caught Out There”, containing the shouted line “I hate you so much right now!” It wasn’t an awful single, IMO.
Kelis is also known for singing the hook in that Ol’ Dirty Bastard song: “Hey, Dirty! Baby I got cha money, don’t you worry!”
She also sang sang some vocals and had a part in the Busta Rhymes song “What It Is Right Now?”
Before tonight I woulda had no idea what the heck you were talking about. But I heard it in a bar earlier.
I hate it too.
I used to hate it, but then some chemical change swept through my brain and now it’s my dirty, guilty pleasure.
I just assumed it wasn’t anything specific - she could say her poundcake is better than yours, or her fluffernutter. The point is the sexual connotation, not some specific secret meeting. “My raw sexuality brings all the boys to the yard.” Damn right.
eh, needs more cowbell
Maybe it’s meant as a double entendre? Maybe it’s meant to conjure jiggling boobies AND soft pliant lips at the same time? I hate the arrogance of the song, the instrumental riffs, and vocalizations are solid.
It does harken back to the days when females often (not always)had to display perfect skin, hair and form to get many mates (who were not necessarily aware of each other, naturally) have lots of children, and get the males to bring them food and furs to support what they think are their offspring. In other words, back to the times of the hunter/gatherer society.
It implies that females who are less than perfect in form will cease to be in the presence of her jiggling assets. This is such a broad generalization, and so arrogant that it annoys me. I, at least, am more than jiggling assets, I have a mind, and a soul. I like when my husband notices those just as much, if not more than when he notices my boobs.
As this hip-hop guy from Philadelphia I often chat with on soulseek explained to me some while ago, "milkshake means the confidence in which you carry the full package, and not just breasts, also hips, thighs, butt, etc. "I don’t know if it’s correct though, but it seems fitting with the teasing arrogance of the song.
Which kicks ass, by the way. Those fuzzed out keyboards makes this one of the best mainstream singles of 2003.
I love this song! There’s something about the riff that gets me, and I like her vocals over the top. Really unusual.