it feels / it feel

[shatilof]

The main song in Suits series goes:

....Everybody wanna know, how it feel
Everybody wanna see, what it’s like...

Question: how is it possible to say "how it feel"? Why is it not the expected "how it feels"?

Thank you in advance.

 

[bhaisahab]

You can't expect to find good English in popular songs.

 

[Rover_KE]

...especially those which include 'wanna'.

 

[emsr2d2]

The song is "Greenback Boogie" and here are the full lyrics. As you can see, there is little of grammatical value in the song.

 

[Tdol]

how is it possible

Pretty much anything is possible in songs- grammar rules do not have to be followed- the most important thing is the tune, so words have to be shaped to fit that.

 

[emsr2d2]

In its defence, it's a great song. It's an even better series. :-D

 

[MikeNewYork]

Love the show!

 

[MikeNewYork]

Pretty much anything is possible in songs- grammar rules do not have to be followed- the most important thing is the tune, so words have to be shaped to fit that.

I have written a number of songs (mostly song parodies) and the most important things are meter and rhyme. Grammar is somewhere down the list.