today we’re hanging out with Miss Nelly Furtado how are you today I’m great
Furtado how are you today I’m great
Furtado how are you today I’m great succeed you looking great thank you it
succeed you looking great thank you it
succeed you looking great thank you it was a secret
was a secret
was a secret greatness oh great hair and makeup team
greatness oh great hair and makeup team
greatness oh great hair and makeup team I don’t think so no natural I said well
I don’t think so no natural I said well
I don’t think so no natural I said well you knew Harlem the spirit
you knew Harlem the spirit
you knew Harlem the spirit indestructible why that title well you
indestructible why that title well you
indestructible why that title well you know I wrote the song spirit an
know I wrote the song spirit an
know I wrote the song spirit an indestructible and it was like I
indestructible and it was like I
indestructible and it was like I couldn’t think of a better title I just
couldn’t think of a better title I just
couldn’t think of a better title I just thought wow this powerful and I was
thought wow this powerful and I was
thought wow this powerful and I was reading this book and I saw that there’s
reading this book and I saw that there’s
reading this book and I saw that there’s three words the spirit indestructible in
three words the spirit indestructible in
three words the spirit indestructible in reference to how we all have that within
reference to how we all have that within
reference to how we all have that within us and the words jumped out of me on the
us and the words jumped out of me on the
us and the words jumped out of me on the page and I thought wow that’s a hot oven
page and I thought wow that’s a hot oven
page and I thought wow that’s a hot oven title and then I wrote the song that
title and then I wrote the song that
title and then I wrote the song that went with the album title so sometimes
went with the album title so sometimes
went with the album title so sometimes album titles are weird like that they
album titles are weird like that they
album titles are weird like that they kind of come even before you’ve written
kind of come even before you’ve written
kind of come even before you’ve written song
you know how to chance listen to the for
you know how to chance listen to the for single release was in a very different
single release was in a very different
single release was in a very different style how would you describe the energy
style how would you describe the energy
style how would you describe the energy of your house the energy is spiritual on
of your house the energy is spiritual on
of your house the energy is spiritual on this album you know my first album was
this album you know my first album was
this album you know my first album was like more in the brain the second album
like more in the brain the second album
like more in the brain the second album was in the heart
was in the heart
was in the heart the third was in the body and his fourth
the third was in the body and his fourth
the third was in the body and his fourth English record is all about the spirit
English record is all about the spirit
English record is all about the spirit it’s all about this adrenaline and this
it’s all about this adrenaline and this
it’s all about this adrenaline and this youthful kind of joy
the album oiz almost for me feels like a
the album oiz almost for me feels like a hallelujah because I was in a really
hallelujah because I was in a really
hallelujah because I was in a really elated kind of place when I wrote it I
elated kind of place when I wrote it I
elated kind of place when I wrote it I just got back from my first trip to
just got back from my first trip to
just got back from my first trip to Kenya in Africa with Freda children I
Kenya in Africa with Freda children I
Kenya in Africa with Freda children I just had met all these people that
just had met all these people that
just had met all these people that inspired me so much and that’s why that
inspired me so much and that’s why that
inspired me so much and that’s why that vibration is on and on your song big
vibration is on and on your song big
vibration is on and on your song big hoops
hoops
hoops you mentioned the boy going to feel my
you mentioned the boy going to feel my
you mentioned the boy going to feel my poison what did he do to you it’s from
poison what did he do to you it’s from
poison what did he do to you it’s from Bimini poison all this all the lyrics
Bimini poison all this all the lyrics
Bimini poison all this all the lyrics are references to my favorite early
are references to my favorite early
are references to my favorite early nineties songs so I’m gonna quiz you
nineties songs so I’m gonna quiz you
nineties songs so I’m gonna quiz you okay you hear any other songs in there
okay you hear any other songs in there
okay you hear any other songs in there yeah during the course I heard two other
yeah during the course I heard two other
yeah during the course I heard two other things you said in the what I forgot
things you said in the what I forgot
things you said in the what I forgot what he was with salt and pepper
what he was with salt and pepper
what he was with salt and pepper reference the rump shaker you got my
reference the rump shaker you got my
reference the rump shaker you got my rump rump shakin
that was my playful way of paying
that was my playful way of paying tribute to this time in my life about 14
tribute to this time in my life about 14
tribute to this time in my life about 14 for my friends and I only listened to
for my friends and I only listened to
for my friends and I only listened to R&B in hip-hop because he grew up in
R&B in hip-hop because he grew up in
R&B in hip-hop because he grew up in Victoria which is a bit south of the
Victoria which is a bit south of the
Victoria which is a bit south of the border so he picked up all the Seattle
border so he picked up all the Seattle
border so he picked up all the Seattle stations and all the West Coast rap
so you had two different versions of the
so you had two different versions of the video also I wanted the the b1 to come
video also I wanted the the b1 to come
video also I wanted the the b1 to come out first I wanted that to be like the
out first I wanted that to be like the
out first I wanted that to be like the street cut but you know I’m I want a
street cut but you know I’m I want a
street cut but you know I’m I want a major label so sometimes things don’t
major label so sometimes things don’t
major label so sometimes things don’t always come out in the order you want
always come out in the order you want
always come out in the order you want them to so that so the big fancy video
them to so that so the big fancy video
them to so that so the big fancy video came out first which I really love too
came out first which I really love too
came out first which I really love too because it features my friends doing
because it features my friends doing
because it features my friends doing their Native American hoop dancing which
their Native American hoop dancing which
their Native American hoop dancing which I think makes it video special but then
I think makes it video special but then
I think makes it video special but then the street video is fun too because we
the street video is fun too because we
the street video is fun too because we just kind of did it like off the cuff
just kind of did it like off the cuff
just kind of did it like off the cuff and we just had a good time and I think
and we just had a good time and I think
and we just had a good time and I think this song has a grit to it that I wanted
this song has a grit to it that I wanted
this song has a grit to it that I wanted a visual interpretation of as well
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