6/5/2023 0 Comments Usher songsPlus there’s so many other things I gotta deal with When I’m hurting baby, I ain’t happy baby “Tell me why I should stay in this relationship “Hey, have you been working on any new songs lately?” “Yeah, I’m working on one about how my relationship is going poorly and I should end it soon.” He wrote this song as he was nearing the end of a two-year relationship with Chilli from TLC, which must have led to some awkward conversations at home. Like both parts of Confessions, Usher wrote this song with Jermaine Dupri, although this one actually is based on his life. The changing tattoos on the girl (which may have given inspiration to the album cover) are pretty sweet, but really who doesn’t like to see a shirtless Rick Ross? I’ll pick the scene where the girl’s tattoo spills onto a shirtless Rick Ross. That you couldn’t wait to get me all alone Working intermissions, switching positions I decided to take my shirt off, and show my chest “She says she wanna take her skirt off, be my guest It’s also pretty hard not to like the beat for this song. Ricky Rozay manages to drop a Trayvon Martin reference, find a rhyme for LeBron, and end with a clever ice/hot line in his 16 bars. His part is pretty simple lyrically which contrasts Rick Ross’ clever lines at the end well. Usher really shows off his falsetto here in a song about bringing a girl home. II video, so I’ll go with his totally convincing transition from talking to singing to start the song. Usher didn’t make one just for Confessions, but he used that first verse in his Confessions, Pt. I got a chick on the side with a crib and a ride “Everything that I’ve been doing is all bad I was hand-in-hand in the Beverly Center like man I was with my ex-girlfriendĮvery time you called I told you ‘baby I’m workin’ I also love when he backs himself up singing toward the end of the song, kind of like Ne-Yo at the end of So Sick. I was with my ex-girlfriend…) and he shows off his musical range better. II because his first verse is so iconic (Every time I was in L.A. I give Confessions the edge over Confessions, Pt. This is a tough choice between his surprisingly powerful chair kick and him trying to get back with his girl by grabbing her ass. If I’m gonna tell it then I gotta tell it allĭamn near cried when I got that phone call” I guess I gotta give part 2 of my confessions Man I’m thrown and I don’t know what to do My chick on the side said she got one on the way “Just when I thought I said all I could say How I ain’t ready for no kid and bye bye to our relationship” Third thing was me wishin’ that I never did what I did Second thing was how do I know if it’s mine and is it true “The first thing that came to mind was you For some reason, though, he thinks there’s a chance the two of them will stick together. Usher confesses to cheating on his girl in part one (apparently not based on his own life) and confesses that his side chick is pregnant in part 2. II are really one continuous song Usher wrote with Jermaine Dupri, and since the second part comes up first on this list, I’ll go ahead and ruin Confessions. Euphoriaįive songs in, we finally get a sad song. The real point of this post is to start discussions about some of the best songs of the past decade-plus. Everyone has their own personal preferences, so I don’t expect you to love every one of my picks. Of course, this is my personal list of favorite Usher songs that are going to be different than everyone else’s. U Remind Me, My Boo, Scream, OMG, and More, just to name a few.Īnd like last time, if you don’t want to read about my musical preferences, that’s just too bad. Making a Top 20 list was pretty difficult (I’d love to see all your lists too) because I had to leave off some really good songs. The best part was undoubtedly when he brought a girl on stage and sang Trading Places on top of her. Kanye is the greatest artist of our generation, but Usher was the first artist I ever saw live (with my good friends Reed Payne and Ryan Melton), and he put on the greatest performance I’ve ever seen in concert. I had a lot of fun doing it, and apparently enough people liked reading it because it’s now my 12th-most read post ever. As of 2016, he has recorded more than 150 songs.Last summer I broke my streak of only writing about sports to give my Top 20 list of Kanye West songs. Usher has recorded songs with other popular artists including Mariah Carey, Justin Bieber, Pitbull, Afrojack and Wiz Khalifa among others. His songs have been released on other compilation albums, including Disneymania, a compilation of Disney songs covered by popular artists. He has also appeared on 22 albums released by other artists. He has released 7 studio albums, 9 compilation albums and 52 singles. Usher Raymond IV is an American singer and songwriter. This is a list of songs recorded by Usher.
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