Thread: R.Kelly -- Might Be Mine

Originally Posted by K. Johnson

mixmaster, I feel you, but hear me out:

Kells, I think, is trying to uncover and lay bare EVERY aspect of the various painful situations he sometimes sings about.

Real Talk, Kickin it wit Your GF, Might be Mine--these are all songs about truly hurtful events. But what is part of Kells' genius is that he rips off the fuckin band-aid and presents the pain as it is. because the facts are that the topics he sings about in these songs are not only painful, but they also can be unexpectedly humorous.

in Kickin it wit your gf, for example, Kells mentions how, on some level, it may partially be the chick's fault: "these are the reasons why some girls don't bring they friends around." (I'm quoting off the top of my head, so don't bust my balls if that wasn't an exact quote.)

another example would be the ENTIRE Real Talk song. yes, it's painful, but this song also reveals the ultimate triviality of brief relationships. and how over-fuckin-dramatic they can get.


as for Might Be Mine, I honestly believe that Kells is tryina do the same thing here--taking a serious situation and removing the fuckin drama from it.

he of course is acknowledging the seriousness of what's happening (knockin up a random stripper), but I think that cos of his own personal strength, Kells has the courage to say to errbody that, ultimately "shit happens," and we should try to find a "silver lining" in events that we consider to be bad.

And that if we can't find that so-called silver lining, we should at least tryand find the humor in it. Because, as the saying goes, "I keep on laughin, just to keep from cryin."

Everything here is spot on!

Maybe I will elaborate if necessary at a later date...other songs which could be added to this list:

'Busted' and 'Best Friend'...painful situations, but represented with humour of comic genius!

"How the hell is she your friend, when u dont that she got kids" (ABSOLUTELY CLASSIC)

"Awww, that's sweet but can u tell me why Charles is wearing the shirt you bought me" (Put yourself in the position of a guy seeing another man in your muthaf?ckin shirt...wooooooooooo!)

Originally Posted by AZ2Chi1Kelly

Man the last 1:15 of this song is a MONSTER!!!!!!

Kinda like Screamer. The last 30-40sec of Screamer is amazing too.

HELLA MONSTER (-ous)

AND Y'ALL...

To add to the genius of this song:

Listen to Rob's tone...does he not sound like an older person?

Imagine if your Grandmother/father was telling or reading you a fairytale...sitting on a rocking chair saying:

"Ga-ther round me, ga-ther round me..."

Rob is playing this role, and telling this story as if it was a Proverb or even a Modern day fable...

(maan this guy is the sh!t)

with the moral of the story being:

"Use protection kids!"

Rob's story telling ability is absolutely unprecendented, and its illustrated again in this awesome song!!..I really couldnt live without songs like this from Rob, cuz its that sustainance that I need and he is doing exactly what he said he would:

"Keeping us fed, off those melodies from heaven!"

'Thank God for Rooooooooooooooobert'!

Boy u blessed!

http://www.1003thebeatphilly.com/home.asp

They said the lines have been going bananas over this song...they said they are the only station to have this song and the phones have not stopped ringing since they played it....hit "the beat video" to hear what the dj and production manager were saying about the song.

Another TITC vibe.

"Say, Im on the way to take 'the test'!"

WOW!

I like it, its funny.

So I just really started listening to this song the last few days and it is truly funny. When I was driving around yesterday, I was jamming to it and laughing in my car. I gave it 4 Rs

i need tht freak too man...but not gonna hit it raw...5rs

One of the my favorites, very fresh song!!!!!! i gave it 5 R's

4 Rs from me. I love Rob's voice and the instrumental in the song but I'm not sure if I like this kind of story for a feel-good type of song.