Tagged: Justin Timberlake
“Partition” may be the most-overt sex song of Beyoncé’s that we’ve covered in this blog. And for starters, the “partition” referred to in the title is – you know that sliding window that separates...
Justin Timberlake intended “SexyBack” to be a sexualized piece. But if it is overtly so, it is ultimately dependent on how one interprets the word “sexy”. For instance, let’s momentarily harp back to the 1991 classic “I’m...
It doesn’t take much to figure out the meaning behind the title (“LoveStoned”) of the first half of this song. Being “stoned” is common lingo pointing to the notion of being intoxicated. And usually when...
“Holy Grail” has an unforgettable intro, in which the vocalist is emotionally addressing someone that he has a toxic relationship with. In other words, he would do anything for this individual, but instead it treats...
T.I. was unfortunate enough to have witnessed the murder of his best friend. In terms of the psychological toll, that tragedy was compounded by the fact that Tip actually feels said bullets were meant for him...
If there’s one thing we know about pop musicians, is that’s they really like dancing. Or at least such subject matter tends to be a regular part of their catalogs. And as we have pointed...
Some may say that the song “Better Days” blew up kinda late, as in the masses more or less being over the setbacks of 2020 as of early-2021. That is to say that upon its...
Many people consider “What Goes Around… Comes Around” to be an extension (i.e. sequel) of another Justin Timberlake classic, “Cry Me a River” (2002). Indeed according to the history of What Goes Around, that is at least partially true. But...
Perhaps more than any other track that came out during the first decade of the 21st century, “Where Is the Love?” is one of those types of songs that if you heard it once, it got stuck...
This is a song about romantic love in which a lot of the wording utilizes mirror-based metaphors. Indeed the central allegory is comprised of the singer depicting his significant other as a mirror image of...
