11 Songs That Are Either Lost or Found | Playlist 🎧

1. Trey Songz, “Lost & Found”

💿 Back Home • 🏷 Atlantic • 🗓 2020

On the slow, slick burner, 🎵 “Lost & Found,” 🎙 Trey Songz wants to be her savior – essentially.  The chorus says it all, as he’ll “Turn that lost into a found” and “Put my lost into your found.”  While there’s some redeeming substance on this selection from his 2020 studio album, 💿 Back Home, there’s also some surefire double entendre.  That double entendre concerns exactly what Trey’s “lost” is that he desires to “put […] into [her] found.”  Thought provoking FOUND-ness!

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2. Carly Rae Jepsen, “Now That I Found You”

💿 Dedicated • 🏷 Interscope • 🗓 2019

🎵 “Now That I Found You” appears as the third track on 💿 Dedicated, the fourth studio album by Grammy-nominated pop artist, 🎙 Carly Rae Jepsen. “Now That I Found You” keeps Dedicated rolling along without a hitch (contextually) – the groove continues to be a driving force.

Furthermore, Jepsen impresses thanks to a nice blend of personality and sweet, appealing vocals.  The songwriting offers nothing ‘brand-new,’ but “Now That I Found You” is ‘tried-and-true,’ and there’s nothing wrong with that. 

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3. Brent Faiyaz, “Lost Kids Get Money”

Fuck the World • Lost Kids • 2020 

“Money get lost when you don’t chase it / What you lookin’ at me for? Should be lookin’ at bankroll.” As the title of the song suggests, 🎵 “Lost Kids Get Money” is all about money – the drip is real you might say. While it’s actually the penultimate track, “Lost Kids Get Money” serves as the final ‘full-length’ song on 💿 Fuck the World (killer title, right), the 2020 album by Baltimore, Maryland R&B artist 🎙 Brent Faiyaz (Christopher Brent Wood).

“Lost Kids Get Money” is produced by Faiyaz and 🎙 L3GION.  The sound can be described as contemporary R&B overall, with its fair share of soulful sensibilities.  Still, “Lost Kids Get Money” also has a hip-hop vibe, particularly with its drippy lyrics, and agile melodic lines.  A prime example:

“I just pull up in this bitch
In the function with my clique
I stay in the back, big thing on my hip
Fuckin’ in the back, I stay with a bitch
Smellin’ like a lick, smellin’ like Margiela
Seein’ is believin’, I don’t seer none of you fellas (Stevie Wonder) …”

Even with his flow, Faiyaz maintains more of a singing approach as opposed to, say, rapping melodically. All in all, the results are quite effective, clichés and all (“Better grab your girl ‘cause I’ma fuck her (I will) / She chose up, I do it like no other, no”).

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4. Marc E. Bassy, “Til I Get Found”

💿 Gossip Columns • 🏷 Republic • 🗓 2017 

On 🎵 “Til I Get Found” a standout from 💿 Gossip Columns, pop artist 🎙 Marc E. Bassy delivers dope vocals (Gossip Columns marked his full-length debut album, FYI). Artistically, he excels in his niche, slated somewhere between pop and R&B.  While he doesn’t spoil us with his falsetto, it’s definitely ripe AF when he hits it.  Besides a well-rounded performance, “Til I Get Found” features excellent, smooth production work (🎙 Jacob Olofsson and 🎙 Rami Dawod).  The beat, groovy to the nth degree, is ready-made for the steppers.

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5. H.E.R., “Lost Souls”

Ft. DJ Scratch

💿 I Used to Know Her • 🏷 RCA • 🗓 2019

🎙 H.E.R. is special – understatement.  In a time where R&B hasn’t necessarily seen the level of notoriety it once enjoyed; she’s been one of the artists propelling the genre.  The accomplishments this young Grammy-winner has earned over two Grammy cycles (61^st and 62^nd Grammy Awards) is impressive.  Sure, she walked out empty handed during her second Grammys cycle with 💿 I Used to Know Her, but the fact that she was nominated twice consecutively in the big categories – awesomeness exemplified.  One of the standouts from I Used to Know Her not named “Hard Place” is 🎵“Lost Souls,” featuring 🎙 DJ Scratch.   

The brief “Lost Souls” has 🎙 Lauryn Hill written all over it.  For one, it samples Hill’s classic, 🎵 “Lost Ones” from her 1998 masterpiece, 💿The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.  Besides the prominence of the sample, and that vintage 90s hip-hop sound, H.E.R. emulates Hill lyrically and in regard to how she performs the song.  “Confusing self-conscious with self-confidence,” she raps with attitude on the first verse, continuing, “So you monogamous, but body positive / Post pills you swallowing for a following / What he got to offer? He don’t see the kids that he fathering.” Like Ms. Hill, H.E.R. is woke AF lyrically.  It’s summed up brilliantly with the titular lyric, which appears on the chorus:

“A lost soul can’t lead the people, no
A lost soul can’t lead the people, nah
A lost soul can’t lead the people, no
A lost soul can’t lead the people, uh.” 

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6. Rihanna, “We Found Love”

Ft. Calvin Harris

💿 Talk That Talk • 🏷 Def Jam • 🗓 2011

“We found love in a hopeless place, we found love in a hopeless place…” 🎙 Rihanna secured a big-time number hit with 🎵 “We Found Love,” which appears on her sixth studio album, Talk That Talk, released in late 2011.

There are ample pros regarding “We Found Love,” beginning with the bright sounding, enthusiastic production by 🎙 Calvin Harris. Furthermore, catchy, if simplistic songwriting helped to make “We Found Love” a no. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. Vocally, Rihanna sounds awesome and sings the chorus very well in particular, just adding to the many reasons to adore this FOUND hit.

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7. Tame Impala, “Lost in Yesterday”

The Slow Rush • Island • 2020

“And if it calls you, embrace it / If it holds you, erase it / Replace it.” 🎵 “Lost in Yesterday” delivers the expected cues from a 🎙 Tame Impala (Kevin Parker) record; idiomatic to the nth degree.  How so? Colorful production, and of course, those potent tenor pipes from Parker, particularly the falsetto.  He floats atop the busy backdrop, that also includes a driving, infectious groove that kicks some serious ass. Songwriting and theme also make the fourth single and eighth track from 💿 The Slow Rush (2020) captivating. “Lost in Yesterday” speaks to the power of the past and moving forward into the future.

Parker’s philosophy regarding the past is best summed up on the pre-chorus, where he sings: “So, if they call you, embrace them / If they hold you, erase them.” The key seems to be releasing the bad memories, and not letting them destroy you. Further confirmation of moving beyond the past occurs on the chorus, where Parker scolds all of us who keep returning to, well, YESTERDAY:

“And you’re gonna have to let it go someday
You’ve been diggin’ it up like Groundhog Day
‘Cause it might’ve been somethin’, don’t say
‘Cause it has to be lost in yesterday.” 

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8. James Bay, “Found You”

💿 Electric Light • 🏷 Republic • 🗓 2018

🎵 “I Found You” gives English singer/songwriter 🎙 James Bay one of the most soulful songs of his career.  This gospel-infused number may be the most pleasant surprise of 💿 Electric Light. That said, why should anyone be surprised? Bay broke into the game with a degree of soulfulness.  Clearly, upon recording this cut, backed by choral vocals, he was listening to some soul.  He absolutely slays, truly ‘bringing it on home’ during the totally dedicated chorus section.

“I found you
I can’t believe I get to know you
Whoa, I can’t believe I get to show you
I had no one ‘til I found you
‘Til I found you.”

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9. FINNEAS, “I Lost a Friend”

💿 Blood Harmony [EP] • OYOY • 2019

🎙 FINNEAS (Finneas O’Connell) deserves more credit as an artist in his own right.  Case in point, 🎵 “I Lost a Friend” from his 2019 EP, 💿 Blood Harmony.

“I lost a friend / Like keys in a sofa / Like a wallet in the backseat / Like ice in the summer heat / I lost a friend.” Lyrically, “I Lost a Friend” latches the first time you hear it.  FINNEAS describes a fallout of a childhood friend from him past, and how much it has affected him to this day. This is best exemplified on the incredibly catchy chorus, where O’Connell sounds absolutely marvelous vocally:

“I lost my mind, and nobody believes me
Say, ‘I know that he don’t need me
‘Cause he made a little too much money to be twenty and sad’
And I’ll be fine without him
But all I do is write about him
How the hell did I lose a friend I never had?
Never had.”

Adding to the allure of the lyrics is the production, which is, well, FINNEAS’ ‘ace in the hole.’ Like his work for others, he crafts a stellar musical backdrop, which perfectly suits his voice.  Again, let me emphasize, more people need to get on the FINNEAS train as his own, legit artist.  “I Lost a Friend” is a certified bop in its own right.

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10. Kane Brown, “Found You”

💿 Kane Brown [Deluxe] • 🏷 Sony • 🗓 2017 

Following a slow, but steady promo, 🎙 Kane Brown released his self-titled debut album in late 2016.  He returned in 2017 with the 💿 Deluxe Edition.  He released a brand-new single, 🎵 “Found You”, in advance. On “Found You,” Brown showcases his deep and pleasant voice. Also, helping his cause, is a little twang. The sound of the record leans country (as opposed to say, country pop, etc.).

Like most good songs, “Found You” has a catchy hook working in its favor.

“‘Cause I’d have never found you
At that random house party that I didn’t even wanna go to
The way you move
Had me first time feelin’ in a while I should make one too
Sometimes the finish line is just the start of something new
If I’d have never lost her
Then I’d have never found you ...”

“Found You” could’ve used a bit more ‘oomph,’ mind you, but again, it’s pleasant and totally inoffensive.

11. Ruth B., “Lost Boy”

💿 Safe Haven • 🏷 Columbia • 🗓 2017

Cutting straight to the chase, 🎙 Ruth B. is best known for one big hit: 🎵 “Lost Boy.”  “I’m a Lost Boy from Neverland / Usually hanging out with Peter Pan and / And when we’re bored, we play in the woods / Always on the run from Captain Hook.” As you can gather from the chorus, the Canadian pop singer/songwriter relies on elements of 📚 Peter Pan to fuel her fire.  The result is one truly electrifying piano ballad, which ultimately appeared on Ruth’s 2017 album, 💿 Safe Haven.  That said, “Lost Boy” actually arrived back in 2015.

It is the storytelling that makes “Lost Boy” special. Sure, Ruth B. sings beautifully, and although minimal, the production is nice, but the biggest selling point are those Peter Pan-tinged lyrics.  “He sprinkled me in pixie dust and told me to believe,” Ruth sings on the second verse, later adding, “As we soared above the town that never loved me / I realized I finally had a family / Soon enough, we reached Neverland.” On the bridge, she references every character explicitly: “Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, Wendy Darling / Even Captain Hook, you are my perfect storybook.” While Ruth B. didn’t become a gargantuan star beyond the brilliance of “Lost Boy,” this song is absolutely phenomenal in all senses of the word.

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