mōdgethanc wrote:That intro sounds like 90s R&B. Wtf is this.vijayjohn wrote:First heard this at my brother's engagement party (because my sister-in-law is North Indian and forcing people to dance to Bollywood songs is kind of a thing in modern North Indian culture). It's weird how some parts of the lyrics are subtitled and others aren't.
Welcome to the very strange world of Indian pop music.
Nah, she's brown and woke about it, trust me.Oh, I thought it was because of the lighting or something.
I know. That's why it was awkward.
Actually, speaking of both South Asians looking white and Indian pop music, one thing that weirded me out when I first saw it was this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ-ks7ZRSFA
Because I'd never seen a fair-skinned Indian with red hair before. First saw this when I was twelve or something on Indian MTV in Ernakulam (in Kerala) at my aunt and uncle's house. The lyrics are kinda corny but they do at least make a pun on the use of baat in Hindi and don't have any English, thank God. Also, poor pizza delivery guy