History Music / Arular

** "10 Dollar" has the line "she'll kill you like [[Film/KillBillVolOne Uma]]."

* "10 Dollar" is about a young prostitute, and it's an upbeat song. The use of the word "lolita" in the song implies the girl is [[{{Squick}} underage]].
* "Amazon" has a catchy, laid-back beat, and is about being kidnapped and held for ransom.

* LyricalDissonance: "10 Dollar" is about a young prostitute, and it's an upbeat song. The use of the word "lolita" in the song implies the girl is [[{{Squick}} underage]].

** The title of "Hombre" means "man" in Spanish.
** "Galang" is the Jamaican patois slang word for "go on".

* LyricalDissonance: "10 Dollar" is about a young prostitute, and it's an upbeat song.

* SingleStanzaSong: "One For The Head Skit".
* {{Sampling}}:
** "Sunshowers" samples "Sunshower" by Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band.
** "U.R.A.Q.T. samples, of all things, the theme song to ''Series/SanfordAndSon.''

* SingerNamedrop: In "Pull Up the People":

* StockholmSyndrome: At the end of "Amazon":
--> ''Minutes turned to hours, and became our dates''
--> ''When we shared raindrops, that turned into lakes''
--> ''Bodies started merging, and the lines got grey''
--> ''Now I'm looking at him thinking, maybe he's okay''
* {{Sampling}}:

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%% * LimitedLyricsSong: All of the skits, but especially the "One For The Head" skit.

%% * NonAppearingTitle: The name "Arular" never appears in any of the lyrics.

%% * SingerNamedrop: In "Pull Up the People":
%% --> ''Slang tang''
%% --> ''That's the M.I.A. thang''
%% --> ''I've got the bombs to make you blow''
%% --> ''I've got the beats to make it bang, bang, bang''

%% * StockholmSyndrome: At the end of "Amazon":
%% --> ''Minutes turned to hours''
%% --> ''And became our dates''
%% --> ''When we shared raindrops''
%% --> ''That turned into lakes''
%% --> ''Bodies started merging''
%% --> ''And the lines got grey''
%% --> ''Now I'm looking at him thinking''
%% --> ''Maybe he's okay''
%% * {{Sampling}}: "Sunshowers" samples "Sunshower" by Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band.

[[caption-width-right:300:''I was missin' in action / On the side of a carton / I was taken in a Datsun / From a street in Acton'']]
--> ''I bongo with my lingo''
--> ''And beat it like a wing yo''
--> ''To Congo, to Colombo''
--> ''Can't stereotype my thing yo''

''Arular'' is the debut studio album by Music/{{MIA}}. Released in 2005, it was named after her father and is one of her most popular albums to date. The album was made after her days of working exclusively in the visual arts and unsuccessful attempts at being a producer.

The album's lyrics explore themes of politics, the military, poverty, terrorism, and other controversial subjects (M.I.A.'s specialty). Musically, the album contains influence from a LOT of genres, including AlternativeIndie, HipHop, ElectronicMusic, {{Funk}}, and PunkRock. The album has spawned the singles "Sunshowers", "Bucky Done Gun", and "Galang".

!! "One for the tropes, and two for the beat"

[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/9eb2785844e8e105e8f3cb0c4d402aa6.png]]
[[caption-width-right:300:''I was missin' in action / On the side of a carton / I was taken in a Datsun / From a street in Acton'']]

!!Tracklist

* AbductionIsLove: "Amazon".
* AnimalMotifs: Tigers. Inspired by the Tamil Tigers, a now defunct guerrilla organization that was based in Sri Lanka, M.I.A.'s home country.

* BilingualBonus: The title of "Hombre" means "man" in Spanish, and "Galang" is the Jamaican patois slang word for "go on".
* BoastfulRap: "Pull Up the People" (see below).
* DesignStudentsOrgasm: The album art, with it's vivid graphics.
* FaceOnTheCover: M.I.A.'s face surrounded by various graphics.
* LimitedLyricsSong: All of the skits, but especially the "One For The Head" skit.

* NonAppearingTitle: The name "Arular" never appears in any of the lyrics.
* OneWordTitle: "Sunshowers", "Amazon", "Bingo", "Hombre", "URAQT", "Galang", and "MIA".
* SingerNamedrop: In "Pull Up the People":
--> ''Slang tang''
--> ''That's the M.I.A. thang''
--> ''I've got the bombs to make you blow''
--> ''I've got the beats to make it bang, bang, bang''

* StockholmSyndrome: At the end of "Amazon":
--> ''Minutes turned to hours''
--> ''And became our dates''
--> ''When we shared raindrops''
--> ''That turned into lakes''
--> ''Bodies started merging''
--> ''And the lines got grey''
--> ''Now I'm looking at him thinking''
--> ''Maybe he's okay''
* {{Sampling}}: "Sunshowers" samples "Sunshower" by Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band.
* WorldMusic: The whole album could be considered a collection of many genres of the world.

'''''Arular''''' is the debut studio album by Music/{{MIA}}. Released in 2005, it was named after her father and is one of her most popular albums to date. The album was made after her days of working exclusively in the visual arts and unsuccessful attempts at being a producer.

'''Tracklist'''

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* WorldMusic: The whole album could be considered a collection of many genres of the world.

'''''Arular''''' is the debut studio album by {{MIA}}. Released in 2005, it was named after her father and is one of her most popular albums to date. The album was made after her days of working exclusively in the visual arts and unsuccessful attempts at being a producer.

'''''Arular''''' is the debut studio album by {{MIA}}. Released in 2005, it was named after her father and is one of her most popular albums to date. The album was made after her days of working in the visual arts and unsuccessful attempts at being a producer.

The album's lyrics explore themes of politics, the military, poverty, terrorism, and other controversial subjects (M.I.A.'s specialty). Musically, the album contains influence from a LOT of genres, including AlternativeIndie, HipHop, ElectronicMusic, {{Funk}}, and PunkRock.
The album has spawned the singles "Sunshowers", "Bucky Done Gun", and "Galang".

* AnimalMotifs: Tigers. Inspired by the "tamil tigers", a now defunct guerrilla organization that was based in Sri Lanka, M.I.A.'s home country.

'''''Arular''''' is the debut studio album by {{MIA}}. Released in 2005, it was named after her father and it's definitely a case of FirstInstallmentWins. It also is one of her most popular albums to date. The album was made after her days of working in the visual arts and unsuccessful attempts at being a producer.

* OneWordTitle:

'''''Arular''''' is the debut studio album by {{MIA}}. Released in 2005, it's definitely a case of FirstInstallmentWins and is one of her most popular albums to date. The album was made after her days of working in the visual arts and unsuccessful attempts at being a producer.

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