Meteora della settimana: THICKE

Dopo un po' di assenza semiforzata, torna la rubrica del mercoledì che parla delle meteore musicali. Questa volta tocca a Robin Thicke, o più semplicemente THICKE, che nel 2003 uscì con un singolo niente male, "When i get you alone".



Originalissimo il video, ovviamente da me molto apprezzato per la "dietrologia" che sta dietro le immagini... chissà se davvero il regista o l'autore stesso, volessero anche loro lanciare il messaggio di usare la bici lasciando da sola (when i get you alone) l'auto???
Mi piace pensare che sia così.

La campionatura della 5° sinfonia di Beethoven, però, era già stata utilizzata per un pezzo disco degli anni 70.
Ma ancora il nome Robin Thicke non vi dice niente??? Vi rinfresco la memoria.
Ricordate "Genitori in blue jeans"?? Ecco. Robin è proprio il figlio del protagonista maschile di quel telefilm, Alan Thicke!!



E così i "revival" anni 80 è completo.
Che fine ha fatto Thicke?? Nonostante grande esponente della corrente dei "blue eyed soul men", ovvero tutti i cantanti bianchi che fanno blues e soul, si è buttato nelle collaborazioni con i rapper made in USA, collaborazioni che gli hanno fatto vincere anche un Grammy, insieme ad Usher, nel 2006, per il disco "Confessions". Nel 2007 invece, Robin si mette a collaborare con 50 Cent nel brano "follow my lead".

Questo il testo di "When i get you alone".

Baby girl, where you at?
Got no strings, got men attached
Can't stop that feelin' for long no
Mmmm
You makin' dogs wanna beg
Breaking them off your fancy legs
But they make you feel right at home, now

(Ooooh)
See all these illusions just take us too long
(Ooooh) And I want it bad..
Because you walk pretty,
Because you talk pretty,
'Cause you make me sick
And I'm not leavin', till you're leavin'

(Ahhh)
Oh I swear there's something when she's pumpin',
Asking for a raise
(Oooh) Well does she want me to carry her home now?
(Oooh) So does she want me to buy her things?
On my house, on my job
On my loot, shoes, my shirt,
My crew, my mind, my father's last name?

(Ahhh)
When I get you alone ('lone)
When I get you you'll know baby (know)
When I get you alone ('lone)
When I get you alone now (it's all mine)

Baby girl you da shit
That makes you my equivalent
Well you can keep your toys in the drawer tonight,
All right
All my dawgs talkin' fast-
Aint you got some photographs?
'Cause you shook that room like a star, now
Yes you did, oh

(Ooooh)
All these intrusions just take us too long
(Ooooh) And I want you so bad..
Because you walk city,
Because you talk city,
'Cause you make me sick
And I'm not leavin', till you're leavin'

(Ahhh)
So I pray to something she aint bluffin',
Rubbin' up on me
(Oooh) Well does she want me to make a vow?
Check it
(Oooh)Well does she want me to make it now?
On my house, on my job
On my loot, shoes, my voice,
My crew, my mind, my father's last name?

[Chorus:]
(Ahhh)
When I get you alone ('lone)
When I get you you'll know baby (know)
When I get you alone ('lone)
When I get you alone now (it's all mine)

Oh no
Get you alone baby
Oohh..

Oooh..oh-oh
That a girl!
You get some

(Ahhh)
All these intrusions just take us too long
(Ahhh) And I want you so bad..
Because you walk pretty, (You, you-you)
Because you talk pretty, (You get some)
'Cause you make me sick
And I'm not leavin', till you're leavin'

(Ahhh)
But I pray to something when she's pumpin',
Rubbin' up on me, now
(Oooh) Want me to break it down?
Check it
(Oooh) Well did you want me to make it now?
On my house, on my job
On my loot, shoes, my voice,
My crew, my mind, my father's last name?

(Ahhh)
When I get you alone ('lone)
When I get you you'll know girl (know)
When I get you alone ('lone)
When I get you alone now (it's all mine)

(Ahhh)
I get you alone ('lone)
When I get you alone (know)
I get you alone ('lone)
When I get you alone (it's all mine)
Yeah

Yeaaahhh.......