Last Song Syndrome: Fergie ft Ludacris - "Glamorous" (2007)

Man, I love this song. It is, for me, Fergie's best piece of work thus far.

For me, it's memories of soaking in the hot tub at this one particular hotel I stayed in, playing this song over and over 'til I got me enough of the lyrics right to sing to it.

Anyway- lately, some family flew on in from Canada for my brother's wedding- and wouldn't you know it? The lucky ducks get bumped up to first class for their 16+ hour flight from Toronto to Hong Kong. The furthest I ever got upgraded was to Business Class :).

So here we have "Glamorous", the third single released from Fergie's debut solo project, The Dutchess- after "London Bridge" and "Fergalicious", and right before "Big Girls Don't Cry".

Produced by Polow Da Don, "Glamorous" was a massive worldwide hit- in terms of radio airplay, downloads, album sales and saw some really hot rotation on music video channels.

As far as I'm concerned though, it's my all-time favorite Fergie jam, and it's still in my player today.

So check it out, ladies and gentlemen, and sing along to some of Fergie's "The Glamorous Life".


Fergie ft. Ludacris "Glamorous" (2007)

Are you ready? Yeah. Polow da Don. It's Fergie!
If you ain't got no money take your broke ass home
You say: If you ain't got no money take your broke ass home
G-L-A-M-O-R-O-U-S, yeah
G-L-A-M-O-R-O-U-S

We flyin' first class
Up in the sky
Poppin' champagne
Livin' the life
From the fast lane
And I wont change
By the Glamorous, oh the flossy flossy

The glamorous,
The glamorous, glamorous (the glamorous life)
By the Glamorous, oh the flossy flossy
The glamorous,
The glamorous, glamorous (the glamorous life)
By the Glamorous, oh the flossy flossy

Wear them gold and diamonds rings
All them things don't mean a thing
Chaperons and limousines
Shopping for expensive things
I be on the movie screens
Magazines and bougie scenes
I'm not clean, I'm not pristine
I'm no queen, I'm no machine

I still go to Taco Bell
Drive through, raw as hell
I don't care, I'm still real
No matter how many records I sell
After the show or after the Grammies
I like to go cool out with the family
Sippin', reminiscing on days when I had a Mustang
And now I'm in...

First class
Up in the sky
Poppin' champagne
Livin' the life
From the fast lane
And I wont change
By the Glamorous, oh the flossy flossy

The glamorous,
The glamorous, glamorous (the glamorous life)
By the Glamorous, oh the flossy flossy
The glamorous,
The glamorous, glamorous (the glamorous life)
By the Glamorous, oh the flossy flossy

[Ludacris:]
I'm talking Champagne wishes, caviar dreams
You deserve nothing but all the finer things
Now this whole world has no clue what to do with us
I've got enough money in the bank for the two of us
Plus I gotta keep enough lettuce
To support your shoe fetish
Lifestyles so rich and famous
Robin Leach will get jealous
Half a million for the stones
Taking trips from here to Rome
So if you ain't got no money take your broke ass home

G-L-A-M-O-R-O-U-S, yeah
G-L-A-M-O-R-O-U-S

We flyin' first class
Up in the sky
Poppin' champagne
Livin' the life
In the fast lane
And I wont change
By the Glamorous, oh the flossy flossy

The glamorous,
The glamorous, glamorous (the glamorous life)
By the Glamorous, oh the flossy flossy
The glamorous,
The glamorous, glamorous (the glamorous life)
By the Glamorous, oh the flossy flossy

I got problems up to here
I've got people in my ear
Telling me these crazy things
That I don't want to know (fuck y'all)
I've got money in the bank
And I'd really like to thank
All the fans, I'd like to thank
Thank you really though

Cause I remember yesterday
When I dreamt about the days
When I'd rock on MTV, that be really dope
Damn, It's been a long road
And the industry is cold
I'm glad my daddy told me so, he let his daughter know.
(If you ain't got no money, get yo' broke ass home)
I'm glad my daddy told me so,
(If you ain't got no money, get yo' broke ass home)
He let his daughter know.
(If you ain't got no money, get yo' broke ass home)
I'm glad my daddy told me so,
(If you ain't got no money, get yo' broke ass home)
He let his daughter know.

Video from Jack2102 on YouTube. Wanna read more about Fergie and her work? Check out her entry on Wikipedia, or even better- check out her official website.

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Cheers, everyone!