During her 2015 half-time show, Katy Perry convinced Super Bowl ticket holders to sing along with her.
When you think about Katy Perry, Snoop Dogg is probably not the first person you think of.
Yet, they collaborated on the popular song ‘California Gurls' in 2010.
Fans have apparently deciphered the real significance of a line in the song's lyrics, leaving them completely astonished.
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Snoop and Perry's song has been played more than 834 million times on Spotify, but only a few understood what the 13-time Grammy nominee was talking about in the beginning.
It was the first song released from her third album, Teenage Dream, and was famously performed at the NFL Super Bowl half-time show – you know, the one with the sharks.
In 2015, the pop star was reportedly informed that she couldn't sing the lyrics during her performance. So, what did she decide to do? Perry raised the microphone for the audience at the former University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, to sing it on her behalf.
Iconic.
Katy Perry on stage during the 2015 Super Bowl half-time show. (Kevin Mazur/WireImage)
Seattle Seahawks fans were left heartbroken when their team suffered a 28-24 defeat against the New England Patriots, with legendary quarterback Tom Brady leading his team to victory and lifting the trophy.
The ‘left shark' stole the spotlight with its off-beat dance moves, while the ‘right shark' danced flawlessly during the half-time show.
I got off track… What did Perry ask the audience to shout while she was away?
The song with Snoop ‘Doggy' Dogg is definitely about weed.
Snoop opens with: “Greetings loved ones / Let's take a journey.”
Katy Perry and Snoop Dogg onstage at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards. (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
Perry starts: “I know a place / Where the grass is really greener.”
She's talking about marijuana, which has been legal for medical purposes in California since 1996. However, the song came out six years before it was legalized for recreational use in 2016.
The reference appears at the 11-second mark, and after that, Snoop avoids rapping about it himself.
In another show, the singer of the popular song ‘Firework' imitates smoking while singing the words.
katy perry wasn't allowed to sing “where the grass is really greener” so the whole stadium did pic.twitter.com/3RAzsA6SR6
— II PURE WANTED HONEY 🍯 (@purethiquekj) June 22, 2024
This resulted in individuals connecting the dots and reaching the understanding…
A Reddit user recently shared that they just discovered that the line “where the grass is really greener” in the song California Gurls is actually referring to weed.
Another added: “Lol I didn't make the connection it would mean a weed… I always assumed it would be for describing California as the perfect paradise and just how you imagined it to be and the ‘really' stressing on the point.”
While a third commented: “Oh my gosh, I get it on another level now.”
