“Staaay, stick with me.”
Who knew love could, who knew love could? Both stay and stick with you, and taste sticky sweet? I’m just reciting the parts I remember most from the song at this point, but like the line says, stay. Stick with me.
I have a lot of feelings having heard BINI this intently again, despite not being a fan and haven’t been able to hear another song from them except their 2023-2024 hits in ages. BINI has had a lot of success as of current, current being a looong time in its span–and, yes it is, very well-deserved!
They have identity, which must not have been easy to form at first, but as it now looks, they’ve become a lot more effortless in expressing themselves–and eventually take over the world with their music and charms. They’re performing for Coachella too, and we’re all here for it, aren’t we?
With honey as a comparison to the concept of love and as an endearment to call the person being addressed, the wordplay is effective in this song. It’s only one of the many literary devices here. They have similes and metaphors all throughout the song, comparing the feeling of love to tasting honey, or flying with someone they love like the bees are to a flower.
The song is just so… cute. I admit that at first listen, I thought it was just okay. Good, but a bit forgettable. I listened to it again just to make sure, where I made my worst mistake—I’ve now listened to it five times in total, and I could not stress enough how addictive it became the more I pressed that YouTube replay button every time the song would end.
Rhymes make poems as well as songs. Combine this with the song’s catchy melody, it makes the perfect blend of intrinsic attention to detail that is unnoticeable, but regardless subconsciously effective with the way they strive to deliver the feeling of fun and love and happiness and joy. And before you know it, the song has ended and you end up wanting more. Maybe the same way that honey makes the person consuming it feel?
I don’t know what to make of this. I think I might fall even farther deeply so hard, in love, what with Aiah’s intimate and enchanting rap part. I need some sense of belonging in this. Would you listen to the song and confirm just how feeling-inducing the song is?
The production quality of “Honey Honey” is superb. It’s hard-hitting, but is smooth and soft as well. It’s the perfect balance of catchy and motivating, but also tells you to chill out, take time, and enjoy the moment. It’s so melodic, and the harmonies, the little layers and choices of sounds that they add to the music, adds to all of that.
Listened to the song again myself, just now, which was a big mistake. My mind is a little bit picky sometimes with the things it wants to remember. Like, for example, I want it to remember the tasks I have to do for later in the day, like washing dishes or keeping my bookstack organized, but what does it remember instead? The FAHH! sound, as well as Aiah’s “If ya talk sweet, Imma talk right back.”
The vocals are strong and gentle in the parts they should be. It’s a grower of a song to me, with the way I fall in love with it the more times I listen. Only downside, I think, is that it is somehow not sticking to my mind as a whole; just its parts. But I think that’s the beauty of it; having parts of a song stick out means the producers and writers did well with highlighting them, implementing contrast to make it feel complete, which is ironic, because the song ending where it did makes you want the song to go on.
It really is a short 2 minutes 30 plus second song, and they managed to make it feel fleeting, the same way love does. Maybe that was not the intention, but with the song being heavy on metaphors and similes to present love as similar to honey, I can’t help b ut wonder, what if it is? It takes you to a high with how continuous the song goes, and then it ends when it’s already pulled you in. Maybe it’s teasing us for more? Who knows.
Nothing is for sure, but the success of this song in what it wants to achieve and its utilization of the elements at the artists’ disposal is certainly sure. It’s a great dance-y tune that can compete with other similar songs, and its vibe being like a warm embrace makes the listener feel loved, comfortable and joyous, like a bee dancing in the air.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Howell Zabala is an aspiring writer who has loved writing since he was a
kid. He was born and raised in
Antipolo City, Rizal but comes
from an Ilonggo and Karay-a
family. He is currently working as
an LLM Annotator in an AI
company, something that is
against his morals but is keeping
him alive regardless.
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