<P> Trainor and Kadish discussed their love for 1950s music , and decided to incorporate the style into the song along with doo - wop because Trainor felt that the genre was very catchy . Kadish then developed a modern beat for the song and Trainor began freestyling the first verse . She felt encouraged by the result and pictured the song to contain a theme of girl power . Trainor intended for the song 's lyrics to be about self - acceptance of body type , a theme inspired by her own struggles in self - image as a teenager . Kadish related to Trainor 's lyric ideas due to his own experiences with weight insecurities during adolescence . Trainor wanted the track to criticize the use of photoshopped images after she saw a feature on The Ellen DeGeneres Show of a model whose photographs were graphically edited . She obtained additional inspiration for the song from American singer Bruno Mars ' `` Just the Way You Are '' ( 2010 ) and The Chordettes ' `` Lollipop '' ( 1958 ) . </P>
<P> Trainor and Kadish discussed their love for 1950s music , and decided to incorporate the style into the song along with doo - wop because Trainor felt that the genre was very catchy . Kadish then developed a modern beat for the song and Trainor began freestyling the first verse . She felt encouraged by the result and pictured the song to contain a theme of girl power . Trainor intended for the song 's lyrics to be about self - acceptance of body type , a theme inspired by her own struggles in self - image as a teenager . Kadish related to Trainor 's lyric ideas due to his own experiences with weight insecurities during adolescence . Trainor wanted the track to criticize the use of photoshopped images after she saw a feature on The Ellen DeGeneres Show of a model whose photographs were graphically edited . She obtained additional inspiration for the song from American singer Bruno Mars ' `` Just the Way You Are '' ( 2010 ) and The Chordettes ' `` Lollipop '' ( 1958 ) . </P>
what is the song it 's all about that bass about
what is the song it 's all about that bass about
self - acceptance of body type
self - acceptance of body type