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80'S KWEEN

from love songs for everyone by Criibaby

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about

about this track:

when I wrote this song, I had been listening to a lot of Sateen, and I challenged myself to re-envision the sparkle of their 80s disco vibe in my own mellow, popsoul aesthetic.

80S KWEEN is dedicated to Jennie Livingston, director of the documentary Paris Is Burning. Jennie quite literally “showed me a world that I had never seen.” The deep dive into the glitz and glamour of 80s ball culture-- where anyone can be whoever and whatever they desire, throwing away any preconceived notions of gender roles or heteronormativity -- inspired me to write this song.

It should also be mentioned that there is controversy surrounding this film and its director taking advantage of the artists within the documentary- and that's baggage that's important to address: LGBTQ+ people must not be othered and exploited in order for queer culture to make its way into the mainstream.

lyrics

lyrics:

Baby!
You got me feelin’ like an 80’S KWEEN
You showed me a world that I had never seen
Oh baby, baby you
You got me livin in a fantasy
Take my hand (uh-huh)
C’mon dance with me
Oh babe

Lately I been (Huh huh huh)
Lost in
A crazy dream
That’s what you do babe (uh huh)
It seems
And this world has really got a hold, a hold on me (you gotta hold on)

I just can’t explain this feeling
Feet on the ground but my head is reeling
No more blues just disco boots and neon lights and endless nights with you cuz

Baby!
You got me feelin’ like an 80’S KWEEN (like an 80’S KWEEN)
You showed me a world that I had never seen
Oh baby, baby you
You got me livin in a fantasy (livin in a, livin in a fantasy)
Take my hand (uh-huh)
C’mon dance with me
Oh babe

Close my eyes and take me far away
Hold me closer, hope I never wake
Go ahead and close your eyes (close my eyes and take us far away)
Nothing could ever keep you off my mind (hold me closer, hope I never)

I just can’t escape this feeling
Head in the clouds and my heart is reeling
No more blues just disco boots and neon lights and endless nights with you cuz

You got me feelin’ like an 80’S KWEEN (like an 80’S KWEEN, take us far away, I just can’t escape this feeling)
You showed me a world that I had never seen (no more blues just disco boots)
Oh baby, baby you (hold me closer)
You got me livin in a fantasy (livin in a, livin in a fantasy, head is reeling, no more blues just disco boots)
Take my hand (hold me)
C’mon dance with...

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from love songs for everyone, released October 11, 2020
Criibaby, Big Soda, Mixtape Seoul

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Criibaby San Francisco, California

Criibaby invites listeners to look deeper within themselves with her genre-bending, intimate songwriting. Drawing upon neo soul, lofi, jazz, and alternative aesthetics to form something entirely her own, her intricate layers of delicate vocals and emotionally bare lyricism come together to form a new kind of introspective sonic escapism- proudly written from a queer perspective. ... more

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