The context: This is from the feature film I Am Bad. The main character is a socially awkward guy. Late in the movie, he experiments with cocaine, and has a wild, sexy evening with a party girl. So this is the song from the soundtrack that plays over that scene. But... the guy is a serial killer, the girl is a vice-principal, and the location is a port-o-potty at an elementary school fair. So the song had to be weird and "off".
A little about the creation of the song: I got to work with electronic songwriters Emily & Ant, which was a totally different way of working. I started with a lyric, but then they would set it to a hook or a beat, and I would write some more, and they would write some more. It was fun and different for me. I liked that my job was really just to expand the central metaphor with goofy rhymes and gross images that were approaching sexy, but miss the mark.
A little about the creation of the song: I got to work with electronic songwriters Emily & Ant, which was a totally different way of working. I started with a lyric, but then they would set it to a hook or a beat, and I would write some more, and they would write some more. It was fun and different for me. I liked that my job was really just to expand the central metaphor with goofy rhymes and gross images that were approaching sexy, but miss the mark.
BodyHair (from the film I Am Bad)
Lyrics by David Rackoff, Music by Emily & Ant
I LIKE YOUR BIG ROUGH HANDS,
AND YOUR FURRY TOES.
I LIKE YOUR STUBBLE ON MY BACK,
YOUR CURLIES ON MY NOSE.
I LIKE YOUR BODY HAIR.
I LIKE YOUR BODY HAIR.
I'VE BEEN A NAUGHTY GIRL,
BUT I WANT TO ATONE.
YOU ARE LIKE A KING,
I'LL GET YOU ON YOUR THRONE.
I LIKE YOUR BODY HAIR.
I LIKE YOUR BODY HAIR.
I'M AS SURE AS DEATH AND TAXES
THAT I HATE BRAZILIAN WAXES.
I WANNA SMELL YOU NOW, BOY.
YOU'RE AS MANLY AS A COWBOY.
THE TASE UPON MY TONGUE'LL
MAKE ME THINK I'M IN A JUNGLE.
YOU SMELL SPUNKY SEXY YEASTY.
YOU'RE MY FUNKY SEXY BEASTY.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A SWEATER
OUT OF YOU I COULD WEAR.
OR GO SWIMMING IN A POOL
OF YOUR DELICIOUS BODY HAIR.
I LIKE YOUR BODY HAIR.
I LIKE YOUR BODY HAIR.
Lyrics by David Rackoff, Music by Emily & Ant
I LIKE YOUR BIG ROUGH HANDS,
AND YOUR FURRY TOES.
I LIKE YOUR STUBBLE ON MY BACK,
YOUR CURLIES ON MY NOSE.
I LIKE YOUR BODY HAIR.
I LIKE YOUR BODY HAIR.
I'VE BEEN A NAUGHTY GIRL,
BUT I WANT TO ATONE.
YOU ARE LIKE A KING,
I'LL GET YOU ON YOUR THRONE.
I LIKE YOUR BODY HAIR.
I LIKE YOUR BODY HAIR.
I'M AS SURE AS DEATH AND TAXES
THAT I HATE BRAZILIAN WAXES.
I WANNA SMELL YOU NOW, BOY.
YOU'RE AS MANLY AS A COWBOY.
THE TASE UPON MY TONGUE'LL
MAKE ME THINK I'M IN A JUNGLE.
YOU SMELL SPUNKY SEXY YEASTY.
YOU'RE MY FUNKY SEXY BEASTY.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A SWEATER
OUT OF YOU I COULD WEAR.
OR GO SWIMMING IN A POOL
OF YOUR DELICIOUS BODY HAIR.
I LIKE YOUR BODY HAIR.
I LIKE YOUR BODY HAIR.