krysady Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 I think that he talked about this song in some interview, but can't remember which one, and neither what he said about it... anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giraffeandy Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 6 minutes ago, krysady said: I think that he talked about this song in some interview, but can't remember which one, and neither what he said about it... anyone? There was one interview where the journalist (who heard the album before) said that Platform Ballerinas and Tomorrow are his favourite songs from this record but after that they only talked about Tomorrow, I don't think he said anything about PB... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellie Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 14 minutes ago, mellody said: As the album altogether is about Mika's personal stories, this might be about someone he knows - so the things that might seem weird to some may just be about this particular person and their feelings It did cross my mind that he may actually project his own feelings onto this character here since he talked in a couple of instances about feeling unmanly, lesser than heterosexual men etc. I wish he wouldve written more specifically if he had someone in mind and dont generalize, because this doesnt seem like an universal experience to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Presci1108 Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 For me, it's clearly a song who is inviting us girls to be like we want even if we're not like all the girls are and people want us to be. Even if the times changed, as a girl, it's very frequent people are asking who is our boyfriend, or gives us some make up accessories, even when you're totally boyish ! I think this song don't speak specifically of girls who are dancing in platform ballerinas or what the lyrics tells, it's more Something general, like "you're a girl who doesn't fit in the mold, don't care of what other thinks about you, and be yourself". Like the "dance" thing is just some sort of metaphoric… for being like you want. Even if the world changed, girls are always forced to be "feminine" in the other's eyes. It's in the society's DNA, and we fell it even when it's not said… anyway, I feel it. So, I totally finds myself in this song sonce the beginning. I really loves it. Now, it becomes one of my favourites ! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikasister Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Great song. The more I listen to it, the more I like it. Ideal to dance, dance, dance. He should play it live. I'm at home dancing with this song, in the kitchen as he says in the song, inthe living room, in the bedroom. I see me next month jumping, singing and dancing among the crowd. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miknikel Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 2 hours ago, Mikasister said: Great song. The more I listen to it, the more I like it. Ideal to dance, dance, dance. He should play it live. I'm at home dancing with this song, in the kitchen as he says in the song, inthe living room, in the bedroom. I see me next month jumping, singing and dancing among the crowd. Oh yes, dancing dancing dancing... And since we're talking about songs from the new album, what do you think about the idea of the mayor of Sanremo, who would like this song to represent his city? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giraffeandy Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 8 hours ago, miknikel said: And since we're talking about songs from the new album, what do you think about the idea of the mayor of Sanremo, who would like this song to represent his city? Idk, to me the song doesn't really represent the city, of course, it mentions the city and it's named after Sanremo, but the song isn't about the city itself if you know what I mean... It would work with another Italian town which is located by the sea as well. It's more about the image you get from the song. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlight Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 17 hours ago, Mikasister said: Great song. The more I listen to it, the more I like it. Ideal to dance, dance, dance. He should play it live. I'm at home dancing with this song, in the kitchen as he says in the song, inthe living room, in the bedroom. I see me next month jumping, singing and dancing among the crowd. I love it, I can't get enough of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellie Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 This song is still nonsensical to me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlight Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 56 minutes ago, ellie said: This song is still nonsensical to me For me it's a song that encourages me to act as I want to and to be the way I am no matter what others are thinking about me. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikasister Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 5 minutes ago, Starlight said: For me it's a song that encourages me to act as I want to and to be the way I am no matter what others are thinking about me. Exactly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krysady Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 1 hour ago, ellie said: This song is still nonsensical to me Same for me 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominika Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 (edited) This song is about me ! I'm not exactly a platform ballerina but the lyrics saying be who you want to be even if you're not that gilrish like other girls or dancing in the kitchen when no one is watching and singing songs not knowing te lyrics perfectly. I fit to Mika's description And obviously I LOVE this song! It brings so much power! Girl power! Edited October 21, 2019 by Dominika 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikasister Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 13 minutes ago, Dominika said: This song is about me ! I'm not exactly a platform ballerina but the lyrics saying be who you want to be even if you're not that gilrish like other girls or dancing in the kitchen when no one is watching and singing songs not knowing te lyrics perfectly. I fit to Mika's description And obviously I LOVE this song! It brings so much power! Girl power! And me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlight Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 18 minutes ago, Dominika said: This song is about me ! I'm not exactly a platform ballerina but the lyrics saying be who you want to be even if you're not that gilrish like other girls or dancing in the kitchen when no one is watching and singing songs not knowing te lyrics perfectly. I fit to Mika's description And obviously I LOVE this song! It brings so much power! Girl power! And me, that's probably why I love it that much! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikasister Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 20 minutes ago, Dominika said: This song is about me ! I'm not exactly a platform ballerina but the lyrics saying be who you want to be even if you're not that gilrish like other girls or dancing in the kitchen when no one is watching and singing songs not knowing te lyrics perfectly. I fit to Mika's description And obviously I LOVE this song! It brings so much power! Girl power! Just now, Starlight said: And me, that's probably why I love it that much! The song is made for us. That's why he should sing it next tour. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlight Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 @Mikasister we could start a petition to him 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miknikel Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 11 hours ago, giraffeandy said: Idk, to me the song doesn't really represent the city, of course, it mentions the city and it's named after Sanremo, but the song isn't about the city itself if you know what I mean... It would work with another Italian town which is located by the sea as well. It's more about the image you get from the song. Which is why I asked the question. I even think that this song is better suited to represent a cause rather than a city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miknikel Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 There are all kinds of ballerinas. Here's one I think is so wonderful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikasister Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellie Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 11 minutes ago, Mikasister said: I could probably warm up to this song if I knew its about drag queens 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poisonyoulove Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 20 hours ago, ellie said: I could probably warm up to this song if I knew its about drag queens That's the only thing that would make the lyrics make any sense! A girl dancing around in her best dress is about the girly-est thing possible, so the whiplash of turning around and saying it doesn't make her less of a girl? It hurts! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krysady Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 8 minutes ago, Poisonyoulove said: That's the only thing that would make the lyrics make any sense! Agree, and I have faith that Mika will say it himself one day 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikasister Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 28 minutes ago, Poisonyoulove said: That's the only thing that would make the lyrics make any sense! That's why I put the video because it fits perfectly with the lyrics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellody Posted October 25, 2019 Author Share Posted October 25, 2019 While I agree that some lines would fit well to a drag queen, I don't think the first 2 lines do. "Dancing in her platform ballerinas, that's about as girly as she gets" - I might be wrong, but don't drag queens mostly wear high heels and also in any other way try to look as girly as possible? That just doesn't fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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