Working things out notes. aka ramblings.
She is sitting on the side, watching. She does not participate because she has not learned that what the other women are doing is what is expected.
Yes, it is about a sexualized, perhaps shallow, point of view.
I am not sure if that point of view is from the male point of view. This is what men think as normal? Women should flock to follow him. "Why not?"
Or is it from a female Fan's point of view where they ADORE AND THEY MUST HAVE HIM! I am reminded of Elvis.
Then I read the Spoiler/Lyric content, and thought "I have to think about this."
(I am putting this comment aside while I think about it. Time 11:11)
The little girl appears at the very end as well. He bends down and kisses her forehead. It appears out of appreciation (for not being a possessive fan? At least one wanted him to marry her.)
I think she is the innocence, before men and women learn how they are suppose to act and respond.
Verse one. He is amused by the attention, and it appears drawn to the sexual attention. It made him crazy.
The chorus suggests that women expect he should return the admiration they have for him. It is something they perhaps believe they deserve? He tells them they are a spoil brat.
Verse two. Obvious flirting. More sexual attention.
The bridge is what I had to think about.
Is this how we learned it from our fathers?
We were disgraced for a day
The new custom has arrived, woe to the old village
Friends, we are in trouble
What was "it" that was learned? The new custom cause disgrace? Perhaps being objectified by his fans? Maybe it is being sexually objectified by his fans?
Could this be a man lamenting that he is not the one in control, pursuing, commanding the women. I don't know anything about the culture he is referencing.
It starts with a him giving a kiss to the viewer. The kiss is reciprocated back to him throughout the video by the women, and he runs from them. In the end, she gives the child a kiss on the forehead, and it is a different type of kiss. It is not flirty.
Sorry. This is how my brain works. flitter here. flitter there. If I'm luck, can summarize it.
The video starts with him giving a flirtatious kiss to the viewer. He is in control.
As he walks through the video, women start following him, returning flirtatious kisses.
He starts loosing control, as more and more women follow him, turning into a chase.
His walk turns into a run, chased my the women, one in a wedding dress, all sending flirtatious kisses.
It is during this dash, the young girl is shown, watching the horde chase the man, who is definitely not in control.
He repeatedly refers to them as spoiled brats, I expect because they expect something more from him.
In the end, he hides out, and the young girl is there. He leans down kissing her forehead. She is the only one that did not demand anything from him. One could also make the argument that control has returned to him, except the kiss is a peck on the forehead and not a flirtatious kiss.
My after thoughts.Now I'll do a little research. It turns out very little research. I learned that Şımarık means "Spoiled" and is the debut song from the Turkish singer Tarkan. The song came out in 1997, and is also know as "Kiss Kiss." In 2001, an English version with apparently different lyrics, came out by Stella Soleil. The comments are interesting and sometimes contradicting. Holly Valance has a version as well. I think these versions are trying to reach that young girl. Woe to the old village friends, we are in trouble. One male commentor said of Holly's video - "I was 11 when this came out. This song or should I say this video made me see girls differently for the first time."
Not sure if any of this is a correct interpretation. It was still an enjoyable exercise.
13 Jan 2025, 5:44 pm
