mellody Posted November 18, 2019 Author Share Posted November 18, 2019 He tells a bit more about PB in this Italian interview: On 11/17/2019 at 7:41 AM, Kumazzz said: 28) To whom is the song dedicated to dancing shoes, Platform Ballerinas? They are shoes that tell the feminine sacrifice, the manipulation of the body. But also the crazy side of women. 29) Who inspired you the piece? Geri Halliwell, who at the time of the Spice Girls wore raised dancers. And my sister Jasmine who is a stylist and can't dance but tries to make everyone laugh. I guess if I was convinced the song is about a drag queen, this wouldn't convince me otherwise, because, I mean, Geri Halliwell, really?! I think he might be telling rubbish, as he sometimes does if he doesn't want to answer a question. Or maybe she just inspired him to use this song title / the shoes as a symbol for what he wanted to tell in the song. I don't know what the song is about, could be about a woman or about a drag... apparently not about fans, as I had thought. I already gave up that thought after I had seen him perform it live in London, his performance somehow didn't fit to my theory. But if he actually wrote it about Yasmine, I don't know if she'd be so happy to know that people think it's about a drag queen. Edit: although, if he says "the crazy side of women", that could well be about fans. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeirdChild Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 The line “that dont make her less of a girl” makes me think of transgender women rather than people in drag. Its a big thing that trans women are expected to behave in a very femminine way to be respected for their gender so this is why many trans people love this song. i love the idea of it being about his sisters. Mikas sisters are icons 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borj Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 (edited) Am I the only one who thinks the line "She don't have to aim to miss" gives it away that this song is about drag queens? But this is what I love about Mika's songs. They can have different meanings depending on your perspective. You can look at each song in a number af angles. Edited January 8, 2020 by Borj 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikasister Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 7 hours ago, Borj said: Am I the only one who thinks the line "She don't have to aim to miss" gives it away that this song is about drag queens? But this is what I love about Mika's songs. They can have different meanings depending on your perspective. You can look at each song in a number af angles. Hello and welcome to the MFC @Borj if you want you can introduce yourself here https://www.mikafanclub.com/forum/5-introductions/ and tell us something more about you, how you discovered Mika and why you like him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serendipity Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 I always thougth this song is dedicated to indipendent girls and women that don't need to be like models or princess to be feminine or actractive. I think it is like an hymn to femminility, the real one that is not made of makeup or dancing like a star, but of feeling beautiful and not caring about others opinion. It's a very nice song! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serendipity Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 By the way, what does the expression: "heart on your sleeve" means? He uses it several times but for me it is not easy to translate correctly.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krysady Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 4 minutes ago, Camilla Serendipity Gotti said: By the way, what does the expression: "heart on your sleeve" means? He uses it several times but for me it is not easy to translate correctly.. https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=wearing your heart on your sleeve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikasister Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 18 hours ago, Camilla Serendipity Gotti said: I always thougth this song is dedicated to indipendent girls and women that don't need to be like models or princess to be feminine or actractive. I think it is like an hymn to femminility, the real one that is not made of makeup or dancing like a star, but of feeling beautiful and not caring about others opinion. It's a very nice song! Nice song an ideal to dance 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellie Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 This song still doesnt make any sense to me if it is not about drag queens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellody Posted January 28, 2020 Author Share Posted January 28, 2020 Seems he explained the song in Tours: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikasister Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serendipity Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 3 hours ago, Mikasister said: Definitely THE platform ballerinas. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlight Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Serendipity said: Definitely THE platform ballerinas. Definitely 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgfoot84 Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 I figured the platform ballerina was a transvestite or transsexual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krysady Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Hi, @bgfoot84, welcome to MFC 20 hours ago, bgfoot84 said: I figured the platform ballerina was a transvestite or transsexual. Yes, I thought the same from the first moment I heard the song. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeAndLemons Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 First off, this is a great song- fantastic to dance to! I love the concept of women being allowed to be themselves independent of judgment and feeling tied down to societal standards. While listening to this song, I started thinking that the person MIKA is talking about might be a trans woman or a lesbian, someone who isn't always accepted as a woman. MIKA repeats "and that don't make her less of a girl" so many times that I'm thinking that there is a general lack of acceptance of this person as one. I was trying to think about why MIKA would write this song and thought that it might actually reflect how he isn't always accepted as a man since he is gay and he's portraying this through a song about a woman in a similar situation. Just a bit of speculation. I'm interested if anyone concurs or has other ideas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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