Line #47 Music/Arular


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2	[[caption-width-right:300:''I was missin' in action / On the side of a carton\
3	I was taken in a Datsun / From a street in Acton'']]
4	-> ''I bongo with my lingo''
5	-> ''And beat it like a wing, yo''
6	-> ''To Congo, to Colombo''
7	-> ''Can't stereotype my thing, yo''
8	-->-- '''"Sunshowers"'''
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10	''Arular'' is the debut studio album by English singer[=/=]rapper 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.
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12	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 spawned the singles "Sunshowers", "Bucky Done Gun", and "Galang".
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14	!!!Tracklist:
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16	# "Banana Skit" (0:36)
17	# "Pull Up the People" (3:45)
18	# "Bucky Done Gun" (3:46)
19	# "Sunshowers" (3:16)
20	# "Fire, Fire" (3:38)
21	# "Dash The Curry Skit" (0:40)
22	# "Amazon" (4:16)
23	# "Bingo" (3:12)
24	# "Hombre" (4:02)
25	# "One For The Head Skit" (0:29)
26	# "10 Dollar" (4:03)
27	# "URAQT" (2:56)
28	# "Galang" (3:35)
29	# "MIA" (3:27)
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31	!! "One for the tropes, and two for the beat":
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33	%% * AbductionIsLove: "Amazon".
34	* AnimalMotifs: Tigers appear in the work. Inspired by the Tamil Tigers, a now defunct guerrilla organization that was based in Sri Lanka, M.I.A.'s home country.
35	* AnimatedMusicVideo: The music video to "Galang" has M.I.A.'s artwork popping out at the screen.
36	* BilingualBonus:
37	** The title of "Hombre" means "man" in Spanish. It also starts with some (rather poorly spoken) Portuguese.
38	** "Galang" is the Jamaican patois slang word for "go on."
39	** "10 Dollar" has a verse in Tamil.
40	%% * BoastfulRap: "Pull Up the People".
41	%% * DesignStudentsOrgasm: The album art, with its vivid graphics.
42	* FaceOnTheCover: M.I.A.'s face is on the album's cover, surrounded by various vivid graphics.
43	* FaceOnAMilkCarton: Mentioned in "Amazon" after the narrator was kidnapped.
44	* GoldDigger: On "10 Dollar."
45	--> ''Fuck gold, she was a platinum digger.''
46	* HiddenTrack: "MIA."
47	* LimitedLyricsSong: All of the skits, but especially the "One For The Head" skit.
48	* LyricalDissonance:
49	** "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]].
50	** "Amazon" has a catchy, laid-back beat, and is about being kidnapped and held for ransom.
51	* AMatchMadeInStockholm: At the end of "Amazon":
52	--> ''Minutes turned to hours, and became our dates''
53	--> ''When we shared raindrops, that turned into lakes''
54	--> ''Bodies started merging, and the lines got grey''
55	--> ''Now I'm looking at him thinking, maybe he's okay''
56	* NonAppearingTitle: The name "Arular" never appears in any of the lyrics.
57	%% * OneWordTitle: "Sunshowers", "Amazon", "Bingo", "Hombre", "URAQT", "Galang", and "MIA".
58	* PunnyTitle / InitialismTitle: "U.R.A.Q.T.," a popular old-school text slang for "you are a cutie."
59	* {{Sampling}}:
60	** "Sunshowers" samples "Sunshower" by Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band.
61	** "U.R.A.Q.T. samples, of all things, the theme song to ''Series/SanfordAndSon.''
62	* ShoutOut:
63	** "Fire, Fire" mentions Music/LouReed, Music/{{Pixies}}, Music/TheBeastieBoys, Missy Elliot, and Timbaland.
64	** "10 Dollar" has the line "she'll kill you like [[Film/KillBill Uma]]."
65	** "U.R.A.Q.T." references Music/JenniferLopez.
66	* SingerNamedrop: In "Pull Up the People":
67	--> ''Slang tang''
68	--> ''That's the M.I.A. thang''
69	--> ''I've got the bombs to make you blow''
70	--> ''I've got the beats to make it bang, bang, bang''
71	* SingleStanzaSong: "One For The Head Skit."
72	* SquatsInAName: When asked in an interview what the phrase "Bucky Done Gun" actually means, M.I.A. said she doesn't really know.
73	* TakeThat: "U.R.A.Q.T." has the line "tighter than R. Kelly in his teens," referencing the singer's numerous sex crimes.
74	* WomanScorned: "U.R.A.Q.T." is about getting revenge on a homewrecker.
75	* WorldMusic: The whole album is a collection of many genres of the world.

Context Music / Arular