After 16 years, the nation’s leading etymologists and linguists can finally divert their attention to other projects. Because Sisqo finally cleared up exactly what he meant when he sang “dumps like a truck” on his 2000 hit “Thong Song.”
The one-time Dru Hill member finally put to bed a question that has divided Sisquarians for over a decade in an interview with Priscilla Frank. While most listeners used the context clues to infer that women with “dumps like a truck” had a nice hind end, there were a few fringe actors who read something a bit more scatological in the phrase. Sisqo crushed their (decidedly odd) dreams with a bit of clarification.
“That would mean I was some kind of fecal freak,” he said, in response to the question of whether or not the line was about poop. “What I was really referring to was ― a dump truck when it backs up, it’s like, ‘beep, beep beep.’ So, ‘she had dumps like a dump truck’ is, like, when girls do a booty dance move and they look back at their butt. She’s like a dump truck back-back-backing it up.”
The entire interview is full of gems, particularly when Sisqo discusses his attempts to sneak classical music elements into his biggest hit. According to the singer, this helps give the song staying power and stealthily educate the masses.
“That’s why we use those classical strings in the beginning. Much like the Renaissance period of art and music…that music and art is still appreciated today,” he said. “I thought, let’s put a little classical air in this music. Hide some music within the gimmick, so the music will last longer than the gimmick.”
(Via Huffington Post)
