When it was first released people thoughtM.I.A.'s Paper Planes was about robbery and drugs and crime in general.

However the hit song is actually representative of M.I.A.'s impressions of how immigrants are perceived in the countries they move to.

Maya "M.I.A." Arulpragasam comes from Sri Lanka and the singer has experienced life as an immigrant in Britain and in the U.S.

M.I.A. explained that the "paper planes are counterfeit visas made by immigrants."

Broadcaster Suzanne Kane joined Mario's Sunday Roast to tell us more about the surprise hit Paper Planes.

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