The programmed shuffle in the “Complicated” beat is a cousin of the rhythm in Zapp’s “ Computer Love,” while the backing vocals are sometimes warped through a vocoder like they would be in some of the great Blackstreet love songs from the Nineties. She sings “you’re giving me joy,” evoking an Anita Baker classic from 1986.
James offers a brief spoken intro - “Love ain’t gotta be this hard why you makin’ it so complicated?” - in the manner of grand Seventies ballads. 'Really Love' by DAngelo and The Vanguard. And this song is packed with other forms of sustenance for R&B fans. Best lyrics: 'I was never loyal, let you tell it, yo, but Im ready to fix it if you ready, baby.' 3. The way James sings, with gruff texture and tree-splitting power, links back to a long tradition in Southern soul.
James reduces everything to the simplest of equations: “You know I really want you, and you want me too.” This is a track about tearing through, if not obliterating, the red-tape that’s been standing in the way of a romance. Copyright © 2005-2007 All Rights Reserved.Leela James applies her gale-force voice in precise, leveling blasts in “Complicated,” a bouncy, lavish love song that marks her first release since 2019. Frump In The Iron Lung,Īll lyrics are property and copyright of their owners and are strictly for educational purposes only. Related Lyrics Random lyrics: Bohemian Polka, Buckingham Blues, Buy Me A Condo, Cable TV, Callin In Sick, Cavity Search, Christmas At Ground Zero, Couch Potato, Dare To Be Stupid, Dog Eat Dog, Dont Wear Those Shoes, Eat It, Everything You Know Is Wrong, Fat, Generic Blues, Genius in France, George Of The Jungle, Germs, Girls Just Want To Have Lunch, Good Enough For Now, Good Old Days, Gotta Boogie, Grapefruit Diet, Gump, Happy Birthday, Hardware Store, Harvey The Wonder Hamster, Headline News, Heres Johnny, Hooked On Polkas, I Cant Watch This, I Lost On Jeopardy, I Love Rocky Road, I Remember Larry, I Think Im A Clone Now, I Want A New Duck, I Was Only Kidding, Ill Be Mellow When Im Dead, Its All About The Pentiums, Jerry Springer, Jurassic Park, King Of Suede, Lasagna, Like A Surgeon, Livin In The Fridge, Living With A Hernia, Melanie, Midnight Star, Money For Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies, Mr. Haven't been the same since my head and I were separated I gotta tell ya, life without a head kinda makes me irritatedĬan't blink, I can't cough, I can't sneeezeīut my neck is enjoyin' a pleasant breeze now Why'd I have to go and get myself all mutilated? (yeah, yeah) Can't eat, I can't breathe, I can't snoreĬan't spit or blow my nose or even read Sports Illustrated 'Really Love' by D'Angelo and The Vanguard. This really is a major inconvenience, oh man, I really hate it Best lyrics: 'I was never loyal, let you tell it, yo, but I'm ready to fix it if you ready, baby.' 3. Why'd I have to go and get myself decapitated? What to do now? Should I go ahead and proposeĪnd get hitched and have kids with eleven toesĪnd move to Alabama where that kind of thing is tolerated? How was I supposed to know we were both related?īelieve me, if I knew she was my cousin we never would have dated Oh, should I take laxatives or have my colon irrigated? I sit and I wait and I strainĪnd I sweat and I clench and I feel the pain 'Cause right now I'd do anything to just get my bowels evacuated Why'd you have to go and make me so constipated? Song Lyrics Yankovic Weird Al - A Complicated Song