Oh, Raja. You always give us something different from what you've released before. "Diamond Crowned Queen" was a far throw from "Sublime" and now we have "Zubi Zubi Zubi", which is not only nothing like what we've heard from her before, but not anything like I've heard before period. This track brings together Indian influences with classic disco beats to make for an interesting ride. Sprinkle in a little electric guitar and you've got something only Raja could come up with.
The lyrics are a bit hard to understand. I listened to the song on a couple of occasions, and I still have little idea what it's actually about. The pre-chorus uses vocal effects that distort the lyrics, and the rest seems to be a strange collection of her thoughts. Also, is "Zubi" even a word?
What's great is that the Heathers seem to be falling in line. There's been rumor that they've been cooking something up together (though I've not got a straight answer from any of them yet), but this release is pretty interesting, especially since fellow Heather Manila Luzon released a similarly themed track called "One Night In Bangkok" last month. It may be a coincidence, but I'm going to keep my hopes up for a collaboration.
The track is up on iTunes!
It has also come to my attention that Raja's birthday is tomorrow (June 11), so from your long-time fan and TOTU lead blogger GaoSalad, I'd like to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY RAJA!
I looked it up Zubi is a Hebrew curse word for penis. Its used like "Fuck that shit! Im not doing that!" so the best english translations would probably be like calling someone a Pudd or Prick... or maybe better would be a verbal Tea-Bagging of someone? Either way that guitar riff is the tits!!! LOVIN IT!!
ReplyDeleteWould love to get the Tablature. Anyone wanna transcribe it???
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