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Boney MLoading One can come across some strange words or ideas expressed in the English language and 'Boney M' is certainly one of them. However Daddy Cool is a lovely simple catchy tune that is great for people starting out with singing English songs. It's another song from the Disco Era This is also an exercise class! Dance and Sing with Boney M and 'Daddy Cool'
VVhat about it Daddy cool She is crazy like a fool. What about it Daddy cool? I'm crazy like a fool. What about it Daddy Cool? Daddy Daddy Cool Daddy Daddy Cool Daddy Daddy Cool Daddy Daddy Cool. She is crazy like a fool. What about it Daddy cool? Daddy Daddy Cool Daddy Daddy Cool She is crazy about her Daddy Oh she believes in him She loves her Daddy She is crazy like a fool. What about it Daddy cool? Daddy Daddy Cool Daddy Daddy Cool
NotesWhen we look at the lyrics we can see that this song could be interpreted in different ways. The word daddy could be literal, meaning what it says, and the song is about a girl who loves her father. Daddy could also be a term that is used in certain cultures to describe ones lover or partner. Daddy could also refer to a woman who is in a relationship with a very much older man. (A sugar daddy) A man old enough to be her father who has lots of money. In other cultures I have heard a young boy being called daddy by his mother. An endearing term for the status he will one day grow up to have. Cool, in this context means hip, modern, fashionable, or calm and collected. So what does this song Daddy Cool mean? That depends on whose listening to it and the associations they have with these words.
Great link to Jango Music! Lots more videos and pictures of Boney M
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