TLC- No Scrubs

I chose to analyze TLC's "No Scrubs." The band TLC is an all girl american r&b group. There are three members in the band. The aspect I like best about them is their confidence as females in their songs. I like the band's attitude, one that they couldn't have if they weren't all females. The listener can tell they are independent but still have a sexy image as well. In this song "No Scrubs" they almost seem to be sexy, attractive women who are "playing hard to get."

The lyrics in this song talk about "scrubs" which they define as guy's that think they're "all that" and a guy that "can't get love" from them. A scrub is trash compared to them. I like how for once a female group writes a song about how they aren't going to get with the guys that are trashy and try to hook up with everyone. Instead of the usual songs male artists write about how they're going to have many sexual escapades with multiple random women.

In my mind this gives me the image of confident women walking by a man they know wants them, but they don't even give him the time of the day, they are better than that, to just give the man what he wants, for attention like many women do. Instead they're confident enough to know they're classier than that and can walk away from the man with their heads held high, knowing they're better than all of that.


Lyrics:
A scrub is a guy that thinks hes fine and is also known as a buster
Always thinkin' about what he wants
He just sits on his (oh his, on his, on his)
So...(no)

I don't want your number (no)
I don't wanna give you mine and (no)
I don't wanna meet you no where (no)
I don't want none of your time and (no)

I don't want no scrub,
A scrub is a guy that can't get no love from me,
Hanging out the passenger side,
Of his best friends ride,
Trying to hollar at me.

I don't want no scrub,
A scrub is a guy that can't get no love from me,
Hanging out the passenger side,
Of his best friends ride,
Trying to hollar at me.

And a scrubs is checkin' me,
But his game is kinda weak,
And I know he can't approach me,
Cause I"m looking like class and he's looking like trash,
Can't get wit' a deadbeat (deadbeat)
So...(no)

I don't want your number (no)
I don't wanna give you mine and (no)
I don't wanna meet you no where (no)
I don't want none of your time and (no)

I don't want no scrub,
A scrub is a guy that can't get no love from me,
Hanging out the passenger side,
Of his best friends ride,
Trying to hollar at me.

I don't want no scrub,
A scrub is a guy that can't get no love from me,
Hanging out the passenger side,
Of his best friends ride,
Trying to hollar at me.

If you don't have a car and you're walking
Oh yes son, I'm talking to you,
You live at home with your momma (I'm talking to you)
Oh yes son, I'm talking to you,
You have a shorty but you don't show no love,
Oh yes son, I'm talking to you,Wanna get me with no money,
Oh no, I don't want no, oh

No scrub, no scrub, no no,
No scrub, no scrub, no no,

I don't want no scrub,
A scrub is a guy that can't get no love from me,
Hanging out the passenger side,
Of his best friends ride,
Trying to hollar at me.

I don't want no scrub,
A scrub is a guy that can't get no love from me,
Hanging out the passenger side,
Of his best friends ride,
Trying to hollar at me.