Let’s Have a Kiki

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We shot the video in London with our own money. Babydaddy pretty much directed it, and we hired a DOP with his own trolley so we could just ride the camera in and out. We… Read More

Sep. 11, 20121 viewer58.7K views

Let’s Have a Kiki Lyrics

[Intro: Jake Shears]
What's up? it's Pickles; leave a message

[Intro: Ana Matronic]
Hey, I'm calling you back, ooh, she's been a bitch tonight! And by "bitch," I mean this rain, no cabs nowhere. So I had to put on the wigs and the heels and the lashes and the eairh and take the train to the club
And you know that MTA should stand for "Motherfuckers Touching my Ass."
So then I get to the club looking like a drowned, harassed rat and I'm greeted, not by Miss Rose at the door, but our friend, Johnny Five-Oh. Yes honey, the NYPD shut down the par-tee. So no fee for me, and I don't even know what's the tea
So I hope you're up, girl, 'cause we are all coming over
Lock the doors, lower the blinds, fire up the smoke machine and put on your heels 'cause I know exactly what we need

[Chorus]
Let's have a kiki, I wanna have a kiki
Lock the doors tight
Let's have a kiki, motherfucker
I'm gonna let you have it
Let's have a kiki, I wanna have a kiki
Dive, turn, work
Let's have a kiki, we're gonna serve
And work, and turn, and h-h-honey

[Verse]
A kiki is a party for calming all your nerves
We're spilling tea and dishing just desserts one may deserve
And though the sun is rising, few may choose to leave
So shade that lid and we'll all bid adieu to your ennui

[Chorus]
Let's have a kiki, I wanna have a kiki
Lock the doors tight
Let's have a kiki, motherfucker
I'm gonna let you have it
Let's have a kiki, I wanna have a kiki
Dive, turn, work
Let's have a kiki, we're gonna serve
And work, and turn, and h-h-honey

[Bridge]
Oh! what a wonderful kiki...
This kiki is marvelous
(Work it, girl)
Ew, you know, girl, we were sitting back here just having a kiki
Kiki, soso, oui oui, non non
Kiki, soso, oui oui, non non
Kiki, soso, oui oui, non non
Kiki, soso, oui oui, non non

[Chorus]
Let's have a kiki, I wanna have a kiki
Lock the doors tight
Let's have a kiki, motherfucker
I'm gonna let you have it
Let's have a kiki, I wanna have a kiki
Dive, turn, work
Let's have a kiki, we're gonna serve
And work, and turn, and h-h-honey
Let's have a kiki, I wanna have a kiki
Lock the doors tight
Let's have a kiki, hunty, drop her
I'm gonna let you have it
Let's have a kiki, I wanna have a kiki
Boots, ten, queen
Let's have a kiki, we're gonna serve
And work, and turn, and h-h-honey

About

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGCD4xb-Tr8

We shot the video in London with our own money. Babydaddy pretty much directed it, and we hired a DOP with his own trolley so we could just ride the camera in and out. We shot it in a band rehearsal space, this bare room with stained carpeting. It probably cost us like $3,000. No stylist, no makeup. We literally dug through our own suitcases and hoped for the best.

We had already put two singles out from the album, and although the record was selling pretty well and this new song was catching fire, we didn’t feel like nagging the record label for money to make a video and push the song as a single. The song was doing everything on its own, and we thought it was way cooler if we didn’t really do a real video. Also, a guy from Videodrome had already made an amazing fan video–that’s actually what tipped the song over in the first place and made everyone send it around. In a way I consider that the official Kiki video.

http://vimeo.com/67549472

We used to make dumb videos for fun when we were starting out, like fake horror movies. I remember one was called “Wait Til Carol Comes,” which was sort of a take on Bloody Mary but instead of Bloody Mary showing up it’s Carol Channing and she like kills everyone. Ana played Carol, Babydaddy and I played gay lovers.