CMAT - Take a Sexy Picture of Me (Wide Awake Festival, Brixton) 23.05.25

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I couldn't make out what Ciara was saying when she was introducing Take a Sexy Picture...I was just focussed on trying to get decent images, and hadn't heard the song before.

I was planning to do a Wide Awake complation with video clips of Kneecap, English Teacher and Fat Dog, as well as CMAT to go with written reviews.

And when she flashed her arse, the thought crossed my mind: 'well I can't use that'.

But when I came to edit, and listened to her explain the motivation behind Take a Sexy Picture of Me, I got goose bumps, and I realised that flashing was such a wonderful joyous 'fuck you' to the trolls and body shamers.

So her intro to the song and the bare arse at the end have to be be watched in context of each other, they go together beautifully.

I transcribed the lyrics to get her message across.

Yeah, I got some of the words wrong, I know - 'Nine years old'.

(You'll need to Turn Off Youtube's Subtitles, otherwise it will be messy).

The video accompanied articles in:

Brixton Buzz
https://www.brixtonbuzz.com/2025/05/hello-from-wide-awake/

and Louder Than War
https://louderthanwar.com/wide-awake-festival-london-festival-review/

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