Pop some tags or save some puppies?

[rug]

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[House of Roberts]

1. I'll vote to save puppies

without knowing what 'popping some tags' even means.

[rug]

2. Always the right answer!

[life long demo]

3. Nothing is better than saving some puppies

puppies, puppies, puppies

[Buzz Clik]

4. I kept hoping the second one was some sort of satirical parody.

It was over the top and goofy as hell, but, sadly, I think they were serious.

[rug]

5. I thought it was serious, then I thought it was satire, then I thought it was serious.

But based on his youtube page I think it's serious.

http://www.youtube.com/user/Hdiddyy?feature=watch

Either way, maybe some puppies will be saved out of this.

[Buzz Clik]

6. I'm all for puppies, but that video did not inspire to save puppies.

[goldent]

13. I've never thought much about saving puppies

but since seeing that video, all I want to do is save puppies

[Deep13]

7. What does "pop some tags" mean? nt

[rug]

8. According to my son, it means to switching tags before you something.

Like those plastic theft prevention.

Urban dictionary agrees with him.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pop+some+tags

These are the lyrics to the original.

Hey, Macklemore! Can we go thrift shopping?

What, what, what, what... [many times]

Bada, badada, badada, bada... [x9]

[Hook:]
I'm gonna pop some tags
Only got twenty dollars in my pocket
I - I - I'm hunting, looking for a come-up
This is fucking awesome

[Verse 1:]
Nah, walk up to the club like, "What up? I got a big cock!"
I'm so pumped about some shit from the thrift shop
Ice on the fringe, it's so damn frosty
That people like, "Damn! That's a cold ass honkey."
Rollin' in, hella deep, headin' to the mezzanine,
Dressed in all pink, 'cept my gator shoes, those are green
Draped in a leopard mink, girls standin' next to me
Probably shoulda washed this, smells like R. Kelly's sheets
(Piiisssssss)
But shit, it was ninety-nine cents! (Bag it)
Coppin' it, washin' it, 'bout to go and get some compliments
Passin' up on those moccasins someone else's been walkin' in
But me and grungy fuckin it man
I am stuntin' and flossin' and
Savin' my money and I'm hella happy that's a bargain, bitch
I'ma take your grandpa's style, I'ma take your grandpa's style,
No for real - ask your grandpa - can I have his hand-me-downs? (Thank you)
Velour jumpsuit and some house slippers
Dookie brown leather jacket that I found diggin'
They had a broken keyboard, I bought a broken keyboard
I bought a skeet blanket, then I bought a kneeboard
Hello, hello, my ace man, my Mello
John Wayne ain't got nothing on my fringe game, hell no
I could take some Pro Wings, make them cool, sell those
The sneaker heads would be like "Aw, he got the Velcros"

[Hook x2]

[Verse 2:]
What you know about rockin' a wolf on your noggin?
What you knowin' about wearin' a fur fox skin?
I'm digging, I'm digging, I'm searching right through that luggage
One man's trash, that's another man's come-up
Thank your granddad for donating that plaid button-up shirt
'Cause right now I'm up in her stuntin'
I'm at the Goodwill, you can find me in the (Uptons)
I'm not, I'm not sick of searchin' in that section (Uptons)
Your grammy, your aunty, your momma, your mammy
I'll take those flannel zebra jammies, second-hand, I rock that motherfucker
The built-in onesie with the socks on that motherfucker
I hit the party and they stop in that motherfucker
They be like, "Oh, that Gucci - that's hella tight."
I'm like, "Yo - that's fifty dollars for a T-shirt."
Limited edition, let's do some simple addition
Fifty dollars for a T-shirt - that's just some ignorant bitch (shit)
I call that getting swindled and pimped (shit)
I call that getting tricked by a business
That shirt's hella dough
And having the same one as six other people in this club is a hella don't
Peep game, come take a look through my telescope
Tryna get girls from a brand? Man you hella won't
Man you hella won't

(Goodwill... poppin' tags... yeah!)

[Hook]

[Bridge:]
I wear your granddad's clothes
I look incredible
I'm in this big ass coat
From that thrift shop down the road
I wear your granddad's clothes (damn right)
I look incredible (now come on man)
I'm in this big ass coat (big ass coat)
From that thrift shop down the road (let's go)

[Hook]

Is that your grandma's coat?

[Goblinmonger]

9. Actually the definition with the highest percentage of up votes

just says it is buying things

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=poppin'%20tags

And knowing what I know about the person that Macklemore is, I don't think he is advocating stealing.

[rug]

12. In that case I'd better have a talk with him.

[Goblinmonger]

18. Without a doubt there is going to be regional difference in the slang.

I just don't see this song being about switching tags to save money. The things he mentions buying in the song are not something you would need to buy cheaper (something that smells like piss?). Plus he makes fun of those people that are falling for the corporate line and being "tricked" into paying $50 for a t-shirt that everyone else is also wearing. Instead he says to go to a thrift store and buy something that is unique. Just doesn't seem like song about switching out price labels.

[rug]

20. I think you're right abiut this song.

"pop some tags" probably does mean taking the price tag or anti-theft device off at the cashier.

Still it's as funny as hell, especially when kids are singing along in a group.

I'm gonna pop some tags
Only got twenty dollars in my pocket
I - I - I'm hunting, looking for a come-up
This is fucking awesome

[Goblinmonger]

10. If the Christian Remix were satire, it would moderately tolerable.

As it is, yuck. Macklemore is a seriously impressive musical talent (as are his guest singers in various songs).

[rug]

11. He is and I ususually don't like rap.

[Goblinmonger]

19. I really love this song

Much different musically than what is getting radio time. Plus Mary Lambert has the voice of an angel.

[Heddi]

14. one of my former coworkers was Macklemore's Roommate

how's that for 6 degrees?

[Heddi]

15. And the goodwill, with all the bins, where they're throwing shit around?

that's teh Goodwill Outlet off 6th Ave in Seattle. It's all the stuff that they can't/don't sell at regular Goodwill--shirts with stains and stuff like that. You buy everything buy the pound. Tshirts by the pound, pants by the pound, purses by the pound...I'm not sure how many purses are in a pound, but the prices are really great.

I loved the Seattle goodwills. Best in the world. Never came out without spending at least $50. I find that the Thrift Stores in Philly (my new home) are *nothing* compared to Seattle's thrift stores

[rug]

16. That's a pretty funny premise for a song.

Your grammy, your aunty, your momma, your mammy
I'll take those flannel zebra jammies, second-hand, I rock that motherfucker

So, you're the best one here to ask: what's he mean by pop some tags? Switch them or buy them?

[Heddi]

17. no idea

I was a very frequent shopper at various Seattle-area goodwills (and other thrift stores) and I never ever ever saw those theft avoidance devices on anything...not the $300 shoes I got for $6, or the Burberry purse I got for $10, or the multiple pairs of Doc martens that were each under $10 a pair, so I don't have any idea.

my guess would be Popping the price tags off and stealing clothes. But I'm many years outside of the target audience for pop culture (I'm 37...start digging my grave pls) so I'm not down with the lingo these krazy kidz use these days, what, with their baggy pants and Snoopy Dog Dog and The Facebook...oy