정확히 무엇인 원인이 되었는지는 모르겠지만, 최근의 ‘흑인 음악’ 하면 으레 힙 합, 랩, 클럽... 이런 류의 이미지를 떠올리게 된다. 쿨 앤 더 갱(Kool & The Gang) 등으로 대표되는 예전의 멜로디컬한 소프트 블랙 팝(Soft Black Pop) 혹은 조데시(Jodeci) 등이 선보였던 신흥 R&B의 빈도가 제이 지(Jay-Z) 혹은 나스(Nas) 등이 추구하는 힙 합 기저의 사운드보다 낮아진 것도 원인이 되겠지만, 최근 흑인 음악을 관련한 기사나 뉴스 등이 그쪽 뮤지션에 집중된 현상을 보이는 것도 이와 무관하지 않을 듯 싶다. 한가지 걱정되는 것이 있다면 현재의 팝 마니아들 중 적지 않은 수가 흑인 음악이 너무 단순하고 오래 듣기가 힘들다는 편견을 심어가고 있다는 것인데, 이것은 단순히 현재의 트렌드를 인식하면서 생기는 견해 중 하나일 뿐 사실은 그렇지 않다고 봐야 한다. 최근 새 앨범을 발표한 노장(?) 브라이언 맥나이트(Brian McKnight)나 2005년 가장 훌륭한 신인으로 평가받았던 존 레전드(John Legend), 소위 게토(Ghetto) 시리즈로 대표되는 자하임(Jaheim) 등 아직 멜로디컬한 감성의 음악을 보여주는 흑인 뮤지션들은 얼마든지 많다. 그리고 이 대열에서 당당히 대표 주자로 불릴 수 있을만한 아티스트로 조(Joe)의 이름을 거론하는 것은 이제 그다지 어색하지 않다. .... ....
Hoo...baby Oh...baby Yeah...hey... Whoa... Doo doo doo doo doo No, no, no, no, no
I'm stayin' home tonight I don't wanna go nowhere I'm just gonna love you, baby All night long
I wanna rub your back and kiss your feet Romantically I wanna be yours, baby All night long
Girl, you hold the key to my soul (It's obvious I need you) Oh, anything you want is yours (I'll go outta my way to please you)
Girl, I wanna show you love Romance you till you get enough (Oh) Oh, baby, now let's stay home tonight (Can't you see that-that I need you, baby)
Girl, here is where I wanna stay No friends, no phones, no two-ways (Mmm...) Oh, let's stay home tonight (Don't you know that I need you)
There's no one else but you Makes me wanna call up fellas And say, "Later, dude" 'Cause I'm home forever
I just can't look at you and leave you, baby I gotta stay right by your side, hoo... Let's just stay home tonight
All you gotta do is say (Just say what you've been needin') Oh, you can never know your way (좷Cause girl, I'm here for pleasin')
Girl, I wanna show you love (Oh...) Romance you till you get enough Oh, baby, now let's stay home tonight (I just want it to be me and you and nobody else)
Girl, here is where I wanna stay No friends, no phones, no two-ways (Don't you hear me, baby) Oh, let's stay home tonight (Mmm...hmm...)
Girl, you hold the key to my soul (It's obvious I need you) Oh, anything you want is yours (I'll go outta my way to please you)
Girl, I got the remedy, don't you see That we got to keep this thing so tight, so tonight All about you and me, ah, baby Don't that sound alright, oh
Girl, I wanna show you love (Hoo...) Romance you till you get enough (I wanna love you right) Oh, baby, now let's stay home tonight (Hoo, I wanna love you, baby, oh, yeah)
Girl, here is where I wanna stay No friends, no phones, no two-ways Oh, let's stay home tonight (Wanna spend some quality time)
(I'm talkin' no phone, no friends, no business) (I sent the kids to your mama's, baby) Oh, baby, now let's stay home tonight (Hoo...ey...hey...hey...yeah...)
Girl, here is where I wanna stay (Rose petals) No friends, no phones, no two-ways (Will lead you to the bed, baby) Oh, let's stay home tonight (Let's stay home tonight) (Let's stay home tonight)
oh Child things are going to get easier Ooh Child things it's get brighter
Better Days [x 4] Keep your head up Better Days [x 4] Keep your head up
She grew up in Brooklyn the Eastside and fulton street Never knew father He got shot hustling She stated acting much older Her mother couldn't control her Losing direction Started sex'n-no protection
And now she's expecting A life she wasn't ready for She*s feeling rejected And her futures unsure And if you want Run out there on your own Don*t give up sunshine There will be better days (Keep your head up) Gotta keep movin' on To raise a child alone Don*t give up sunshine There will be better days (Keep your head up)
Are you down with full time On weekend stripping So you met baller, but ain't down, but trick'n Gonna have to put your kid through school Guess you hit snotty love for you And you know your wrong girl You gotta believe
And now you're expecting A life you wasn't ready for You're feeling rejected And her futures unsure And if you want Run out there on your own Don*t give up sunshine There will be better days (Keep your head up) Gotta keep movin' on To raise a child alone Don't give up sunshine There will be better days (Keep your head up)
What if a woman Had a man on the side And she never spent time with you What if a woman Said she's working late And it's always the same excuse What if a woman Took the keys to your whip Said I'll be right back Don't trip What if a woman Left you home with the kids Changing diapers and shit What a twist
chorus Could you stand inside her shoes and walk a mile (I don't really think so) Could you hold it down the way she does and smile (I don't know a man who could) What if a woman [x 3] -Was just like you What if a woman [x 3] -Was just like you(try to imagine that) What if a woman [x 3] -Was just like us What if a woman [x 3] Could you handle what she does
What if a woman Started wearing the pants Would you feel less of a man than more Never wanna settle down Always wanna run around On the low You can beg You can plead You can cry She won't be your wife- but your eyes are full of tears She'll be running the streets With girls hanging out tonight It's the same thing you do to her
chorus Could you stand inside her shoes and walk a mile (See I don't really think so) Could you hold her down when she doesn't smile (I don't know a man who could) What if a woman [x 3] -Was just like you What if a woman [x 3] -Was just like you (try to imagine that) What if a woman [x 3] -Was just like us Could you handle what she does
bridge If the tables were turned around Would you leave Would you stay Would you drown If the cards you were dealt were to change Would you let your hand go up in flames
Chorus: Alone It's like being in a crowded room with no familiar faces Alone It's like thinking that I see your face in unfamiliar places Alone It's waking up to an empty bed you used to lay your head on Alone And I don't wanna be alone anymore
See I was wrong Not afraid to admit I was such a jerk Can't believe the things I did I made you hurt You don't deserve that Never know just what got until it's gone
Now I'm shook-up (I can hardly sleep) Now I'm choke-up (I can hardly eat) Now we broke up and it's killing me I'm falling, I'm falling baby Don't wanna be, don't wanna be
Chorus
Never brought a rose Never said I love you Oh baby Never realized I couldn't live without you Always heard you talk Never really listened And I never said how beautiful you are
Now I'm shook-up (I can hardly sleep) Now I'm choke-up (I can hardly eat) Now we broke up and it's killing me I'm falling, I'm falling baby Don't wanna be, don't wanna be
Chorus
If I had another chance Promise I'd be twice the man I was Yesterday If I had another try I never tell another lie I swear Give you all the love you deserve
Isn't this the world The place (that) we call home Isn't this the world Then why do I feel alone
Isn't this the world The place we call home Isn't this the world Then why do I feel alone
I've walked around just/about all my life(well,well) I slept on park benches/many many nights(well,well) Even remember the days/I had nothing to eat(I,I) But someone to love me/is all I need
What we gotta do (what we gotta do) Me and you (what we gotta do) We have to change our selfish ways no matter who else does We have to rise, rise above Together in love
On top of living this life of love without(well,well) I've been ignored and talked about(well,well) This is not the riches that I live to see(I,I) But someone to love me is all I need
What we gotta do(what we gotta do) Me and you(what we gotta do) We have to change our selfish ways no matter who else does We have to rise, rose above Together in love
Isn't this the world The place (that) we call home(the place, the place, the place) But isn't this the world Then why do I feel alone
Isn't this the world The place (that) we call home But isn't this the world Somebody tell me Somebody tell me Then why do I feel alone
All the ghettos around the world Dig this Ghetto Fabulous Joe Shaggy (All the children sing) Uh
I'm a ghetto child I'm a ghetto child (Check it out)
There's a world out there that I wanna see There's a man that I'm destined to be I won't be stopped by the ghetto streets I believe inside that I can't be beat
This life could be a ball and chain If you let yourself get caught in the game I had some friends who sold drugs for dough But I don't intend to go down that road
* Just because I'm a ghetto child I won't live down to your expectations Just believe that a ghetto child Can rise in the highest celebration Know that I am a ghetto child But I can see the best in me, can you I'm a ghetto child *
(All the ghettos around the world, dig this)
One day I'm gonna change the world Make a better place for every boy and girl Everyone in need, homeless families Have a place to sleep and food to eat
I'll take every gun off the streets So another tear won't be shed in grief And every thug in every hood I will make 'em change from bad to good
I believe that it can be done Gotta start somewhere and I'm that one All the children sing (Yeah, yeah) All the children sing (Yeah, yeah)
* Repeat
(Hey, yo', look at me inna different light Spare me all about those stereo types) Ain't no madness that'll bring me down Gonna take this life and turn it around
(Now see, the sky's the limit, I won't be denied Ain't no stoppin' me, I'm a ghetto child) And at the end when it's said and done We will all be singin' this ghetto song
I believe that it can be done (Yeah, oh) Gotta start somewhere and I'm that one All the children sing (Yeah, yeah) All the children sing (Yeah, yeah)
* Repeat (x3)
It's not where you're from, it's where you're gonna be It's not where you're from, it's where you're gonna be
Understand girl I'm a different brand I'm not the average man I can show you things you've never seen I'm making plans to fly to the South France I got tickets in my hand So baby let's just up and leave
* I'm that romantic type who likes do things right Make love by candlelight 'cause I'm that kind of guy *
** I like sexy girls from east to west coast She could be ghetto or be a supermodel I like sexy girls all kind of women I got so many and that's just how I'm living **
*** I like the way she move her hips Run her tongue across her lips Sippin' wine instead of cris so so sexy ***
Think about her jeans Victoria secret thongs Surely get me sprung love the way they look on you We could chill down at the sunset grill or get lost out in Brazil Let's do whateva suits your mood
* Repeat ** Repeat *** Repeat
I like the way you shake your thing Ooh you make me wanna scream out ohh So sexy so sexy Looks so good inside your clothes You don't need your skin exposed and still You're sexy so sexy
Sorry baby - didn't mean to do this to you Sorry baby - didn't mean to do this to you
After a long night of lusting Shorty came home while I was crushing I'm about to get busted I'm rushing It's about to unfold And I'm about to get thrown in the cold Cause she be on some left-eye shit Might set my house on fire-take a brick to my whip Oh no! I wanna hit it some more But I think I heard my girl put her keys in the door Can I hide under the bed(You can't go there) In the closet(You can't go there) On the balcony(But you can't, she'll look) There's a hide-away behind the bush
Oh no here she comes Shorty bounce my girl is on her way upstairs I know here she comes You need to get your shit and get up out of here Oh no here she comes You're about to get a straight Oh no here she comes OOOHH NOO! I know she's gonna trip If she finds you here messing with her man Better disappear Think I got a plan Get you outta here Shhh! You should jump out the window
I gotta come yp with an excuse The reason why I had a girl up in this room She won't believe me though Cause we been through the same situation before
I pray that our love Is more than enough To weather the storm I pray that you're strong The nights that I'm gone And you're home alone I pray you'll forgive Whateva I did That brought you the tears I pray here right now As I make this vow We last through the years
Lover's prayer When I get down on my knees at night Lover's prayer I pray God we gonna be alright Lover's prayer With my head down and my hands up high Lover's prayer How I hope he will answer my Lover's prayer
I pray that the sun Continues to shine With all that you do No matter the bad No matter how low you'll make it through I pray that I'm there Whateve you want whateva you need I pray that your heart Carries apart, apart of me
I pray that your smile would Light up my life won't ever fade I pray that the trials we share between Us won't ever break I pray that you hold all of Your dreams you will exceed My final prayer you'll take this ring And you will bear my seed
Pain I know that I cause you some pain And baby I know it's a shame The games, the strain Love- girl all you had for me was love And I ran your love in a muck No hugs and what, what, what What was I thinking
It hit me like a flash a light I realize you are my life And I really love you (I love you) Yes I do, yes I do
I've changed like an 80's fade to the corn-rows To the white-house from death-row Projects to holly-wood I've been to Atlantis, from bad to good
I've changed like a poor excuse to a true friend I'm a brand new start from a dead end Like a guilty man turned innocent Baby I've changed
Life- I'm willing to lay down my life Baby won't you be my wife Except this ring tonight Now I was a blind man who spent his whole life In the dark no trees, no bees, no central-park And I realize you are my life You're the perfect work of art lady It hit me like a flash of light I realize you are my life And I really love you (I love you) Yes I do, yes I do
The thought of losing you has caused My transformation my rehabilitation, dedication, inspiration Girl I'm brand new Listen clearly baby I'm willing to show you the little things I meant to do Before I never took the time to do (I wanna love you)
I understand x 4 Girl I understand, I understand, See I understand,
You used to be the life of the party But now you walk with head hung low Cause he ride your nerves like a harley And it's obvious that wasn't there before Now you taken to wearing make up To hide the marks that wasn't there before In your heart you wanna break up Can't find the nerve to walk out the door
Why don't you take those chains and break those chains No love should cause you so much pain Why don't you walk away before it gets too late Leave him now (see I understand) Love should never hurt
You should have left the first time that he hit you But instead you just stead and cried Your friends and family tried to tell you But you told them to mind their B.I A career girl with a bright future You had so much going on in your life Since that man came along and abused you Bour life has been everything but right Two babies at home, can't pay the damn loan Girl it's all wrong, you gotta move on You say you really love him, I understand lady but tell me
Why don't you leave that man, go on your own You're so fine, you are strong Spread your wings, fly away Girl don't cry another day Don't give up, take a chance Find your way, take a stand You'll find that there's a better plan out there for you
I remember when we were so inseparable Our love was so unusual So young and innocent I don't know where it went But it's gone, gone, gone, gone, gone
Cause I believe There's another man in line It's killing me Cause I thought I finally found my Mrs. Right Perfect yesterday Soon it fade away Disappear without a trace And I don't know where she gone She used to call me up and no she won't She used to love me now she don't anymore Where did I go wrong What have seen her side If I wasn't filled with self illusion I know I should walk away But my heart just won't obey And it's so, so, so, so strong
Ooh my Ooh my [x 2] Why should I be a love casualty Ooh my Ooh my [x 2] Somebody better come pray for me Ooh my Ooh my [x 2] Why should I be a love casualty
Ooh Mr. Lover (Mr. Lover) Ooh Mr. Lover (I still love her)
Met a girl on a trip to Spain Took her walkin' in the rain Dinner by candle-light Every night She was every man's delight Had a dream full of feeling her down and bend my name and hmm And I fell in love Instantly the way she put that thing on me
I have kissed the most exotic faces From London to Honolulu Made love in the most romantic places What more can one man do Livin' in a world of girls It's like swimming in a sea of peals Tastes like caviar Watching shooting stars She's like to do the touch Diamonds in the ruff
Had a girl who was a beauty queen Most beautiful one to me Straight out of a magazine Centerfold Took a ride on my grass bottom roll Puerto Rican, Dominican, Americana every beautiful Rio Janiero And they all look so good to me
I have kissed the most exotic faces From London to Honolulu Made love in the most romantic places What more can one man do Livin' in a world of girls It's like swimming in a sea of peals Tastes like caviar Watching shooting stars She's like to do the touch and Diamonds in the ruff
Like a ride in an air balloon Through the sky on a night with a silver moon Like the first time lovers kissed Like the first time lovers wish come true Like a Saturday when the heat is on Like a rush when you know that you found that one It feels so good to me
Livin' in this world of girls It's like swimming in a sea of pearls (they look so good to me) Tastes like caviar Watching shooting stars She's like to do the touch and Diamonds in the ruff i'm Livin' in the world of girls It's like swimming in a sea of pearls (oh how i love my queen) Tastes like caviar Watching shooting stars She's like to do the touch and Diamonds in the ruff
Like a ride in an air balloon Through the sky on a night with a silver moon Like the first time lovers kissed Like the first time lovers wish come true Like a Saturday when the heat is on Like a rush when you know that you found that one It feels so good to me
Petey's rap: Your are fat I'm bout eat you up girl The wait has been long enough And I'm ready (been ready) to freak the funk Where the gravy-lick that biscuit Let me get some hottie on toast with a pound of butter No soda, no juice, no water or nothing junk man till I pass the hell out I want some slobber hanging out the side of your mouth I want some honey flow to the bed to the couch I wants some to the front to the back of the house No phone, no 2-way, nobody tracking us down Baby mama, your baby daddy Petey back in the house Let me rub you down in hot oil and cocoa butter Let's play hide and go seek and he can't stop Cause this year past you need to take this thing to the rubber Hey joe bring that hook back and let me slip on this rubber
(this is the remix) Girl it's been a while for us We gotta lot of making up Let's get into some sexy stuff Ain't no need for us to rush (this is, this is the remix) Girl I got an appetite And I'm about to take a bite So baby let's dim the lights Daddy's staying home tonight
Tell your girlfriends Don't be coming round like if we be on the bed rocking All night
Girl I'll have you in and out of here Seen it like a Girl I wanna show you love Romance you till you get enough Oh baby now let's stay home tonight Can't you see that - that I need you baby
Girl here is where I wanna stay No friends, no phone, no 2-way Oh let's stay home tonight Don't you know that I need you
Ooh ooh settle me baby It's about to get crazy Gonna be ridin' tonight Cause you got a sexy way So girl put on a show for j And you know how I like to play When we play Ooh no pager, no phone Don't knock on my door Leave us alone Nobody's home Ooh No car, no keys I can't go She can't leave Please baby (let's stay home tonight)
Girl I got the remedy don't you see That we got to keep this thing so tight So tonight all of my don't that sound all right
[Intro] Uh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, yeah (This one goes out) (To all the lost loved ones) (That's right) No ooohh, no, no (Throw your hands in the air) No oh oh oh oh oh
We were like soldiers, shoulder to shoulder Back to back against the wall Always there to catch me if I would fall If I was in trouble, when you was in trouble Never gave a damn if I was wrong or right Never backed down if we had a fight
1 - Passions away Always thought that you'd be here to stay See you on the other side We will ride again
2 - We would ride like the wind On the stairways of sin I can't believe all the wrong would turn Now that you're gone, how can I go on? You were a rose in a concrete world
No, no no no No no no no no no no
Ghetto to ghetto It's the meadow to meadow Tryin' to survive day to day Livin' crazy was the only way You were my strength when I was weak Young and gifted, you were unique You were far too good for this world, oh
Repeat 1 Repeat 2 Repeat 2
(Break it down) Oh oh oh, oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh Oh oh no no no no no No no no no La la la la la
Repeat 1 Repeat 2
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh Oh oh no no no no no No no no no La la la la la La la la da da da, oh La la la da da da, oh La la la da da da, oh No no no no no no no no
[Intro] Uh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, yeah (This one goes out) (To all the lost loved ones) (That's right) No ooohh, no, no (Throw your hands in the air) No oh oh oh oh oh
We were like soldiers, shoulder to shoulder Back to back against the wall Always there to catch me if I would fall If I was in trouble, when you was in trouble Never gave a damn if I was wrong or right Never backed down if we had a fight
1 - Passions away Always thought that you'd be here to stay See you on the other side We will ride again
2 - We would ride like the wind On the stairways of sin I can't believe all the wrong would turn Now that you're gone, how can I go on? You were a rose in a concrete world
No, no no no No no no no no no no
Ghetto to ghetto It's the meadow to meadow Tryin' to survive day to day Livin' crazy was the only way You were my strength when I was weak Young and gifted, you were unique You were far too good for this world, oh
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(Break it down) Oh oh oh, oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh Oh oh no no no no no No no no no La la la la la
Repeat 1 Repeat 2
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh Oh oh no no no no no No no no no La la la la la La la la da da da, oh La la la da da da, oh La la la da da da, oh No no no no no no no no
Home Tonight Home Tonight Home Tonight Ooh take a walk in the park under the stars Baby take my hand the night is ours I never knew what loving you could do I'm feeling like I wanna follow through You look into my eyes and You make my temperature rise and You keep me fantasising You can take me home tonight I'm not making promises Don't make it more than what it is You can take me home tonight Take it slow boy we can chill And if I'm feeling it I will Maybe would you let a thug give you a hug Maybe maybe stroke your back till you fall in love Maybe If it's cool can I kiss you please Maybe love you down till we fall asleep Ooh now you got me where you want me to be BUt I won't give in too easily I look at you and I can't help my self My mind says wait my body's saying yes You look into my eyes and You make my temperature rise and You keep me fantasising You can take me home tonight I'm not making promises Don't make it more than what it is You can take me home tonight Take it slow boy we can chill And if I'm feeling it I will Maybe would you let a thug give you a hug Maybe maybe stroke your back till you fall in love Maybe If it's cool can I kiss you please Maybe love you down till we fall asleep My hearts racing my body's aching From dreams of making love all night It won't take much I'm weak one touch Just might do this if it's wrong or it's right You can take me home tonight I'm not making promises Don't make it more than what it is You can take me home tonight Take it slow boy we can chill And if I'm feeling it I will Maybe would you let a thug give you a hug Maybe maybe stroke your back till you fall in love Maybe If it's cool can I kiss you please Maybe love you down till we fall asleep You can take me home tonight I'm not making promises Don't make it more than what it is You can take me home tonight
(Jadakiss) The game is dirty Watch how you playin it It's your bed Watch who you let lay in it It's your crib Watch who you let stay in it Cuz when you think they won't They just might And it's hard to tell so choose your chicks right The real one's know when you front That's why you gotta know what you want Walk with 'em... show 'em to lunch... Conversate... 'talk to 'em slow... talk to 'em Joe...
(Joe) Now a-day's it's hard to tell Where them girls is comin from Are they into the finish? Or just havin fun? I ain't mad at them girls Doin what they do Out to get that money But I ain't that dude... whoaaa...
I want a girl A regular girl I want a girl Only trippin off that iced out I want a girl A regular girl If you for real, Well lemme hear ya holla
(Chorus) I want a girl that can ride with me Never get tired of me That's the girl for me I want a girl that can hang with me Wanna do thangs with me All I want... I want a girl like you...
Uh-huh... wha... yo... let's go...
You better watch how you play Careful who you choose Might find yourself in tomorrow's news Cuz some chicks can be scandalous You gotta know which ones to trust You're the kind of girl I would love to have Just a little thug with a lotta class Girl, you ain't got no drama... You must get it from your mama...
I want a girl A regular girl I want a girl Only trippin off that iced out I want a girl A regular girl If you for real, Well lemme hear ya holla
(Chorus) I want a girl that can ride with me Never get tired of me That's the girl for me I want a girl that can hang with me Wanna do thangs with me All I want... I want a girl like you...
I want a girl that look good, cook good, Don't listen to rap, but she still know when a hook's good All she do is read so she know when a book's good Love her cuz she's from the suburb and she looks hood A lady but in bed she an animal still Stick shift, or automatic, she can handle the wheel Ugh... There when I call, there when I fall... I want a girl just like you... and that's all
Joe의 01년도 앨범 Better days 수록곡.
솔직히 이 사람, 별 관심없어서 몰랐다.
근데 뮤지스탤지아 1부 첫곡으로 나오길래 유심히 들어봤는데
그냥 괜찮은 알앤비 힙합 뮤지션이네. 여기저기 피쳐링도 많이 했고.
자주 가는 사이트에서 이 사람 음반에 대해 평한 글을 봤는데
어떤 남자분이 '여자들 유혹할 때 딱 좋은 음반'이라고...
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