Sisqo, Thong Song | Midnight Heat

In the 29^th edition of Midnight Heat (2023), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind “Thong Song” by Sisqo. 

“Girl, I know you wanna show, da-na, da-na / That thong-th-thong-thong-thong.” Ah, bring on Midnight Heat ! Wait – it is not usually hot at midnight! Well, it is steaming hot at midnight when it comes to this naughty, innuendo and sex-laden column featuring songs intended for nighttime. Yeah, we are talking about that after dark, bedroom boom $hi†, ya dig? These unapologetic records often raises both eyebrows and temperature alike. Woo! In the 29^th edition of Midnight Heat (2023), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind, “Thong Song” by Sisqo. 

“She had dumps (Ugh) like a truck /… Thighs (Ugh) like what (Ugh) /…Baby, move your butt (Ugh).” Da-yum! Let’s just cut straight to the chase.  “Thong Song”, a no. 3 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 by Sisqo, a key member of Dru Hill, is all about B-O-O-T-Y.  Call “Thong Song” what it is bluntly – an a$$ anthem.  Sure, club-ready anthems are much raunchier today than they were at the end of the 90s/early 00s, but there is NOTHING refined about “Thong Song.”  The Midnight Heat is sweltering, particularly since there is no bigger picture, transcendent mindset on this horny, boned up R&B record.  Shout out to the slick production by Tim & Bob.

Objectification is the modus operandi, and Sisqo blames it on her. Why? “Listen, that girl so scandalous / And I know another nigga couldn’t handle it / And she shaking that thing like, ‘Who’s the ish?’ / With a look in her eye so devilish.” Basically, given how hot she is, and the fact she’s shaking her butt, she’s got Sisqo by the… Honestly, all three of the verses are pretty much the same vibe – no extensive analysis necessarily. Notably, lyrically, “’Cause she livin’ la vida loca” is repeated throughout “Thong Song.” There was financial loss for Sisqo and company as a majority of the publishing rights of this song are owned by Desmond Child, who penned “Livin’ La Vida Loca” by Ricky Martin.  The sample wasn’t cleared, hence, smaller profits. Refocusing on the song as opposed to legal matters, basically, it is what it is – an entertaining booty anthem.

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Sisqo, “Thong Song”: Midnight Heat No. 29 (2023) [: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; The Island Def Jam Music Group; Ash via Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Dorothe, Stefan Schweihofer via Pixabay]