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When I first heard the BEP's, I kind of liked the music, but then I looked into them a little further and found many of the the lyrics to be poetic and inspirational.
Absolutely, there are some songs and lyrics which don't require cerebral participation, e.g.-My Humps, but the fact that they are reaching millions, and do it while espousing peace and unity, means they get my support. (And the music is great for cardio too!)
Here's one example of some excellent lyrics:
Union
One for all, one for all) (It's all it's all for one) Let's start a union, calling every human It's one for all and all for one Let's live in unison, calling every citizen It's one for all and all for one
We don't want war- can't take no more It's drastic time for sure We need a antidote and a cure Coz do you really think Mohammed got a problem with Jehovah We don't want war – imagine if any prophet was alive In current days amongst you and I You think they would view life like you and I do Or would they sit and contemplate on why Do we live this way, act and behave this way We still livin' primitive today 'Cause the peace in the destination of war can't be the way There's no way, so people just be a woman, be a man Realise that you can change the world by changing yourself And understand that we're all just the same So when I count to three let's change
Got no time for grand philosophy I barely keep my head above the tide I got this mortgage, got three kids at school What you're saying is the truth that really troubles me inside I'd change the world if I could change my mind If I could live beyond my fears Exchanging unity for all my insecurity Exchanging laughter for my tears
Since their breakout album Elephunk in 2003, the group's hip hop/dance pop-oriented style has sold an estimated 18 million albums worldwide and 9 million singles. The group is one of only eleven artists to have ever held the number 1 and 2 spots on the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time. With 21 consecutive weeks at No. 1, the Peas push past Usher's record for most consecutive frames atop the Hot 100.
You might not personally like the BEP's, but calling them terrible? How many Grammy awards do you have?
Here's another example of lyrics involving peace and global unity:
One Tribe Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh! Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh! Woah-oh-oh-oh-ooooh! Oh-woah-oh!
One Tri... One Tri... One Tribe, one time, one planet, one race It's all one blood, don't care about your face The color of your eye or the tone of your skin Don't care where ya are Don't care where ya been Cause where we gonna go Is where we wanna be The place where the little language is unity And the continent is called Pangaea And the main ideas are connected like a spear No propaganda, They tried to upper hand us Cause man I'm loving this peace Man, man, I'm loving this peace Man, man, I'm loving this peace I don't need no leader That's gonna force feed a Concept that make me think I need to Fear my brother and fear my sister And shoot my neighbor or my big missile If I had an enemy to {enemy} If I had an enemy to {enemy} If I had an enemy, then my enemy is gonna try to come and kill me Cause I'm his enemy There's one tribe ya'll
One tribe ya'll One tribe ya'll One tribe ya'll We are one people Let's cast amnesia, forget about all that evil Forget about all that evil, that evil that they feed ya Let's cast amnesia, forget about all that evil That evil that they feed ya Remember that we're one people We are one people One people, one people {One People} One people, one people {One People} One people, one people {One People}
One tribe, one tribe One tribe, one time, one planet, one {race} Race, one love, one people, one {and} Too many things that's causing one {to} To forget about the main cause Connecting, uniting But the evil is seen and alive in us So our hopes are colliding And our peace is sinking like Poseidon But, we know that the one {one} The evil one is threatened by the sum {sum} So he'll come and try and separate the sum But he dumb, he didn't know we had a way to overcome Rejuvenated by the beating of the drum Come together by the cycle of the hum Freedom when all become one {one} Forever
One tribe ya'll One tribe ya'll One tribe ya'll We are one people Let's cast amnesia Forget about all that evil {evil} Forget about all that evil {evil} That evil that they feed ya Let's cast amnesia Forget about all that evil {evil} That evil, that they feed ya {feed ya} Remember that we're one people We are one people One people, one people {One People} One people, one people {One People} One people, one people {One People}
One love, one blood, one people One heart, one beat, we equal Connected like the internet United that's how we do Let's break walls, so we see through Let love and peace lead you We could overcome the complication cause we need to Help each other, make these changes Brother, sister, rearrange this The way I'm thinking that we can change this bad condition Wait, use you mind and not your greed Let's connect and then proceed This is something I believe We are one, we're all just people
One tribe ya'll One tribe ya'll One tribe ya'll We are one people Let's cast amnesia Forget about all that evil Forget about all that evil, that evil that they feed ya Let's cast amnesia Let's cast amnesia, forget about all that evil That evil, that they feed ya We're one tribe ya'll We people, we people One tribe ya'll One people, one people {One People} One people, one people {One People} One people, one people {One People} One people, one people {One People} One people, one people {One People} One people, one people {One People}
Let's, let's cast amnesia Lord help me out Trying to figure out what it's all about {what it's all about} Cause we're one in the same {one in the same} Same joy, same pain And I hope that you're there when I need ya Cause maybe we need amnesia And I don't wanna sound like a preacher But we need to be one
One world, one love, one passion One tribe, one understanding Cause you and me can become one
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