Song Description

satirical take on A&R marketing of music and target audiences, keeping everything as palatable as possible for the masses - this song won't succeed in doing that!

Lyrics

WHITE IT UP

THEY LOVE OUR WORK BUT IT'S TOO "ETHNIC"
GOT TO MAKE IT MORE GENERIC
"IF YOU WANT TO APPEAL TO THE MASSES
GET IT OUT THERE TO THE MIDDLE CLASS"
WE'RE NOT HIP HOP WE'RE MORE HIP HOBBLE
CAN'T BUST A MOVE, IT'S MORE LIKE A WOBBLE
W'ERE WAY ABOVE THE DEMOGRAPHIC
WE'RE HARDLY HUMAN, (KIND OF TRAGIC!)
WE'RE MIDDLE AGED AND WE'RE GONNA DIE
LIKE WE REALLY NEED MORE REASONS WHY
WE'VE GOT NO BUSINESS SINGIN' THE BLUES
WE CAN'T BLAME OUR BAD LUCK SHOES
WE'RE ALL STRESSED OUT, W'ERE MESSED UP
WE'VE NEVER BEEN OPPRESSED,
WHITE PEOPLE DON'T GET THE BLUES
WE JUST GET DEPRESSED
PUT ONE A SHOW, WE'RE JUST TOO OLD
TO DO WHAT WE'RE TOLD
FOR AIRPLAY ON THE RADIO
(chorus)
WHOOOOOOA! WHITE IT UP!
OOOO - WHITE IT UP
OOOO -EVERYBODY LIGHTEN UP
OOOO - WHITE IT UP
DUMB IT DOWN AND KEEP IT BLAND
FOR WALMARTS DOWN IN JESUS LAND.
WELL I MAY BE A BORE - A BRONTOSAUR - CUZ I LIKE
MARY TYLER MOORE, BUT BEFORE YOU GO DIMISSING ME
DISSIN' ME CUZ I'M NOT TWENTY
NOT FIT TO BE RAPPIN' WITH THE REST OF YOU, BUT YOU WILL SEE...
ARGH!, GEEZ, I'VE LOST MY PLACE - 1 & 3 HAPPENS TO BE
WHERE I WANT TO BE AND I MAY NOT BE PRETTY & MY TIMING
MIGHT BE SHITTY BUT....UH,....CAN BE...
I GOT A RHYMING DICTIONARY... (reg freestyles here)
PUT ON A SHOW, WE'RE JUST TO OLD
TO DO JUST WHAT WE'RE TOLD TO GET US ON YOUR MTV
WHOOOA! WHITE IT UP
OOOO - EVERYBODY LIGHTEN UP
OOOO - WHITE IT UP
DUMB IT DOWN AND KEEP IT BLAND
FOR WALMARTS DOWN IN JESUS LAND