'Lady Marmalade'
Performed by Christina
Aguilera, Lil'Kim, Mya and Pink
Written by Bob Crewe and Kenny Nolan
Produced by Missy Elliot for Mass Confusion Productions Inc and Rockwilder for F-5
This song is combined with Fatboy Slim's Because We Can, Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit and the unreleased Zidler's Rap in what could be described as the most flamboyant, colourful, exhilerating sequence in the film - the introduction to the Moulin Rouge!
Lady Marmalade is a chart topping tune that has been reworked by four of the hottest singers in the music business today. The singers collaborated on this song especially for the film, and together they sound awesome. The track has a high kicking beat that oozes energy and excitement. The song itself is extremely fitting - just listen to the lyrics to find out why! Lady Marmalade is a most exhilerating way to introduce us to the mayhem that was the Moulin Rouge! As Baz Luhrmann says on the DVD, it really is a pumping track!!!
Lyrics:
Lil'Kim - Where's all my soul
sisters?
Let me hear ya'all flow sisters
Hey sister, go sister, soul sister,
flow sister
Hey sister, go sister, soul sister, go sister
Mya - He met Marmalade down
in ol' Moulin Rouge
Struttin' her stuff on the street
She said, "Hello, hey Joe - you wanna give it a go?"
All - Guichie, guichie, ya ya
da da
Guichie, guichie, ya ya here
Mocha choca latte ya-ya
Creole Lady Marmalade!
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir?
(Do you want to sleep with me tonight?)
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?
(Do you want to sleep with me?)
Pink - He sat in her boudoir
while she freshened up
Boy drank all that Magnolia wine
On her black satin sheets
Where he started to freak, yeah
All - Guichie, guichie, ya ya
da da
Guichie, guichie, ya ya here
Mocha choca latte ya-ya
Creole Lady Marmalade!
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir?
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?
Lil'Kim - We come through
with the money in our garter belts
Let 'em know we got that cake straight out the gate
We independent women, some mistake us for whores -
I'm saying, "Why spend mine, when I can spend yours?"
Disagree? Well that's you but I'm sorry
I'm gonna keep playing these cats out like Atari
In our high heel shoes, gettin' love from the dudes
Four bad ass chicks from the Moulin Rouge!
Hey sisters, soul sisters -
Better get that dough sistas!
We drink wine with diamonds in the glass
By the case, the meaning of expensive taste
We wanna guichie, guichie, da da -
come on
Mocha choca latte ya-ya - what?
Creole Lady Marmalade!
One more time, come on now
Ma-marmalade, Lady Ma-marmalade, Ma-marmalade
Christina - Hey hey hey!
Touch of her skin feeling silky smooth
Colour of cafe-au-lait!
Made the savage beast inside roar until he cried
"More, more, moooooooore!"
Pink - Now he's back home
doing nine-to-five! (Nine-to-five)
Mya - Living a grey flannel life
Christina - But when he turns off to sleep
All the memories keep
"More, more, moooooooore!"
All - Guichie, guichie, ya ya
da da
Guichie, guichie, ya ya here
Mocha choca latte ya-ya
Creole Lady Marmalade!
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir?
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?
Oh my sisters, yeah!
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir?
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?
Christina - Moulin!
Pink - Lady Marmalade!
Lil Kim - Hey, hey, uh uh uh uh uh uh uh!
Mya - Ooooh, baby!
Lil Kim - Moulin Rouge
Misdemeanor here
All - Creole Lady Marmalade! Ooooh yes-ah!