Life can be really fake. Friends can be fake, the music business can be fake. We’ve all known someone in our lifetime that we would describe as FAKE.
Short after the release of Babette’s new Afrikaans album, Tweede Kans, she brings us her new English single – FAKE.
Picture the most popular Mean Girls ‘esque’ films we’ve all been watching for decades. A ‘soon to be discovered’ geeky girl competing with the A-listers in her school.
Picture a young , upcoming artist attending an event surrounded by artists who believe they own the space.
Now picture a relationship where everything you think is real, is not. FAKE is an anthem for anyone who has ever felt like they had to fight for their space to exist.
Babette has been one of the brave voices in South African music taking a stand against bullying, gender-based violence and being downtrodden by people’s perceptions.
Like all of her music, it’s cheeky en pays homage to the Pop sounds from the 80’s and 90’s. This is what every downtrodden girl wants to hear and play loudly.
LYRICS:
“Nothing you see is how it is supposed to be
They’re asleep while you’re staring at their made-up dreams
One mistake and they can break, everything is always fake”
This song will speak to every young rocker’s heart. It’s an anthem to live by.
Just be yourself – everything else is FAKE”