In the ramp-up to Girl Talk’s release in 2013, Nash released this song as a free download on her blog. Loud and angry, NME called it “one of the most punk records ever” for the way it broke rules, its simplistic production and lyrics, and careless attitude.
In the years since it was released, “Unde...
Everybody play, play it so safe
No one wanna mess, mess with the rules (x4)
I feel like my head may explode
All my friends keep me alive though
I feel like myself I'm able
To get my, to get my
My release, my release
My release, yeah my release
I keep my cause close to my chest
My heart is alone, eyes undress
My heart! I wear my heart
On my sleeve
[Hook]
Underestimate me
Underestimate the girl
(Go on, underestimate her!)
Underestimate her
You keep pretending your happy
You keep reading your magazine
Your baby is fuckin' me
You're the one you say you hate, you're
Every chance you had to waft it off
You probably made a big mistake
[Hook]
Underestimate me
Underestimate the girl
(Go on, underestimate her!)
Underestimate her
Underestimate me
Underestimate the girl
(Go on, underestimate her!)
Underestimate her
Everybody play, play it so safe
No one wanna mess, mess with the rules (x4)
No one wanna mess, mess with the rules (x4)
Under-Estimate the Girl was written by Kate Nash.
Kate Nash released Under-Estimate the Girl on Fri Jun 15 2012.
In the blog post where Nash released the song, she said:
So the other night I was stressin out and we’d just finished rehearsing and I was like ARGHGHHGHGH I need to write a song and release something and do something creative instead of breaking all my stuff that i own.
Linda (my shiny new guitari...