According to interviews, “Nana Banana” is about the fear of letting go of pressures and expectations. See the translated interview below:
This song was written about the fear of letting go of pressures and expectations. I ran into [this fear] in the past when I was expected to succeed as a musician...
[Intro]
Ooh ooh
Ah ah, Ah ah
Ooh ooh
Ah ah, Ah ah
[Verse 1]
I was sittin' all day long in my pajama
Eating peanut butter jelly with my mama
Always fighting with myself just for the drama, eh
Just for the drama, eh, just for the drama
I see pushy, pushy people all around now
But my belly, belly's tellin' me to run now
They keep asking me to shine just like the sun now, eh
Just like the sun now, eh, but I don't wanna
[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause baby, it's so comfortable
In my bubble, I stay always runnin' away
'Cause baby, it's so comfortable
They keep callin' my name, I'm not hearin' nothing (Ooh ooh)
[Chorus]
Nana banana, I do what I wanna (Ah ah)
I do what I wanna do (Ooh ooh)
Nana banana, I do what I wanna (Ah ah)
I do what I wanna do (Ooh ooh)
Nana banana, I do what I wanna (Ah ah)
I do what I wanna do (Ooh ooh)
Nana banana, I do what I wanna (Ah ah)
I do what I wanna do
[Verse 2]
I keep picturin' myself as if I'm risin'
And I'm fanta, fanta, fanta, fantasizin'
Boy I take my time, I'm not apologizin'
Clock goes ticki tack on my belly, on my back
[Pre-Chorus]
Baby, it's so comfortable
In my bubble, I stay always runnin' away
'Cause baby, it's so comfortable
They keep callin' my name, I'm not hearin' nothing (Ooh Ooh)
[Chorus]
Nana banana, I do what I wanna
Nana banana, I do what I wanna do (Ooh ooh)
Nana banana, I do what I wanna
Nana banana, I do what I wanna do (Ooh ooh)
Nana banana, I do what I wanna (Ah ah)
I do what I wanna do (Ooh ooh)
Nana banana, I do what I wanna (Ah ah)
I do what I wanna do
[Bridge]
Don't save me
If you see me sleeping, don't wake me
"What you doing lately?" Don't ask me
I know you think I'm wasting my time
[Pre-Chorus]
But baby, it's so comfortable
In my bubble, I stay
Always runnin' away
'Cause baby, it's so comfortable
They keep callin' my name
I'm not hearin' nothing (Ooh ooh)
[Outro]
Nana banana, I do what I wanna
I do what I wanna do
Nana banana, I do what I wanna
I do what I wanna do
Nana Banana - נהנה בננה was written by Stav Beger - סתיו בגר & Nathan Goshen - נתן גושן & Netta - נטע.
Nana Banana - נהנה בננה was produced by Stav Beger - סתיו בגר.
Netta - נטע released Nana Banana - נהנה בננה on Fri May 10 2019.
Nathan Goshen, one of the writers of the song said on his instagram:
זכיתי לעבוד עם שני היהלומים האלו שאני כל כך מעריך ואוהב ומחר סוף סוף יוצא שיר שעשינו יחד.
English translation:
I got to work with these two diamonds that I admire and love so much and tomorrow we’ll finally drop out a song we di...
When Netta was asked why the song called “Nana Banana,” she said:
We thought what would rhyme with ‘Bassa Sababa’, so we poured on ‘Nana Banana’