๐ง 13 More Songs Filled with Considerable Love ๐ features Justin Bieber, Mary J. Blige, Mitski, Summer Walker & The Weeknd.
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ove is always a great theme for a playlist โ itโs universal.ย Back in December 2021, The Musical Hype ran with this broad, relatable topic on ๐ง 15 Songs Filled with Considerable Love.ย As youโd expect, finding 15 songs about love was easy to the nth degree. So, if it was easy one time, how about compiling yet another list of love-centric songs? ย The inspiration, two months after the last love-driven list is Valentineโs Day 2022!ย That is the genesis โ the publication date โ for ๐ง 13 More Songs Filled with Considerable Love ๐.๐ง 13 More Songs Filled with Considerable Love ๐ features songs from ๐ Justin Bieber (2x), ๐ Mary J. Blige (also, 2x), ๐ Mitski, ๐ Summer Walker, and ๐ The Weeknd among others. Stylistically, the compendium encompasses alternative, pop, and R&B. So, without further ado, letโs embrace this love-centric sequel!
1. Mary J. Blige, โFailing in Loveโ
๐ฟ Good Morning Gorgeous โข Mary Jane Productions Inc. / 300 Entertainment โข ๐ 2022
โSo close to givinโ up / When you stay, youโre fuckinโ up.โ Da-yum! Love plagues the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul, ๐ Mary J. Blige, throughout her 14th (or 15th, depending on how you count) album, ๐ฟ Good Morning Gorgeous. Among the truly elite moments โ the crรจme de la crรจme โ is ๐ต โFailing in Love.โย I see what you did there, MJB! Of course, how could love work out considering that โFrom a boy to a man, still never grew up.โ Thatโs a problem!
Producer extraordinaire ๐ London on da Track and ๐ Slimwav set up Blige for surefire success, NO CAP.ย Here, MJB wants to find success in the love department but continues failing time and time again. โNot gettinโ any rest,โ she asserts in the second verse, continuing, โโCause this love has been a headache /โฆ It used to be fun /โฆ. Now itโs just aa mess.โ Her pain, of course, is our listening pleasure on this incredibly relatable number.ย In the pre-chorus, she admits to being โinโ and โout,โ including the urge to commit arson: โOoh, Iโm passinโ your house / Got me wantinโ to burn it to the ground.โ Mercy!
2. The Weeknd, โHow Do I Make You Love Me?โ
๐ฟ Dawn FM โข ๐ท Republic โข ๐ 2022ย
โIโll fix you mushroom tea / And cross the restless sea.โ Mushroom tea, huh? Sounds like ๐ The Weeknd (Abel Tesfaye) is serving up drugs on ๐ต โHow Do I Make You Love Me?โ โHow Do I Make You Love Me?โ is one of many gems from the ๐ Grammy winnerโs 2022 album, ๐ฟ Dawn FM.ย Of course, the ultra-slickly-produced (Tesfaye, ๐ Oscar Holter, ๐ Matt Cohn, ๐ Swedish House Mafia, ๐ Max Martin and ๐ Oneohtrix Point Never), synthpop gem isnโt about psychedelic mushrooms but rather about winning her affection.ย
According to Tesfaye, heโs willing to โteach you how to shine.โ Woo! He later adds, โLight you up again / Like embers of a fire.โ Like ๐ต โGasolineโ that precedes it, the Canadian R&B/pop superstar is on autopilot.ย One of the coolest aspects of โHow Do I Make You Love Me?โ is how the groove segues into one of the albumโs best songs, ๐ต โTake My Breathโ. ย Of course, we should highlight that infectious chorus too!
โHow do I make you love me?
How do I make you fall for me?
How do I make you want me
And make it last eternally?โ
3. Adele, โMy Little Loveโ
๐ฟ 30 โข ๐ท Melted Stone / Columbia โข ๐ 2021
โIโm holdinโ on (Barely) / Mamaโs got a lot to learn (Itโs heavy).โ In the context of ๐ฟ 30, the fourth studio album by ๐ Academy/Grammy award winner ๐ Adele, ๐ต โMy Little Loveโ has a tall task: following up โEasy on Meโ. Despite this tough draw, โMy Little Loveโ ends up being awesome itself.ย As she does throughout 30, Adele allows herself to be vulnerable, sharing her vulnerabilities with her son, Angelo, and musically, with the world.
โI wanted you to have everything I never had,โ she sings to Angelo in the third verse. She continues, โIโm so sorry if what Iโve done makes you feel sad.โ Essentially, she asserts, โMamaโs got a lot to learn,โ regarding being the best mother and as a person whoโs imperfect like everyone else.ย One of the coolest features of this โMy Little Loveโ are the conversations incorporated with her son.ย โTell me you love me,โ Adele says to Angelo, who responds, โI love you a million percent.โ How sweet! โMy Little Loveโ is worth every second of itโs six-and-a-half-minute duration.
4. Justin Bieber, โLove You Differentโ (Ft. BEAM)
๐ฟ Justice โข ๐ท Def Jam โข ๐ 2021
โI will love you different / Just the way you are / And I will love you different.โ Fair enough, ๐ Justin Bieber. Following his chill, no. 1 hit ๐ต โPeachesโ from his 2021, ๐ Grammy-nominated album, ๐ฟ Justice, the ๐ Grammy winner has plans to ๐ต โLove You Different.โ ย Why? Well, apparently, sheโs the one.ย โWhen we touch,โ he gushes on the first verse, โI think we skip a beat (Beep, beep, beep).โ
Something that is specifically different about โLove You Differentโ is the sound, which embraces sleek, tropical pop.ย In fact, itโs one of a couple of records from Justice that integrate some international flavor. Confirming the topical, Jamaican tinged sound is a guest appearance by ๐ BEAM, who guests on the third verse (โA real ting we feel this time / You gimme goosebumps, yeah, yeahโ). ย The record is catchy, even if it doesnโt quite reach the top echelon of Justice.
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5. Summer Walker, โNo Loveโ (Ft. SZA)
๐ฟ Still Over It โข ๐ท LRVN / Interscope โข ๐ 2021
โBut if I had you back, all I wanna do is fuck / Get drunk, take drugsโฆโ Um, okay ๐ Summer Walker โ you do you boo! In the chorus of her ๐ฟ Still Over It standout, ๐ต โNo Love,โ the R&B standout adds, โAll lust, there will be no lovinโ you.โ So, basically, Summer doesnโt want to get in her feelings, getting emotionally attached โ she just wants to have fun.
Walker is joined by ๐ Grammy-nominated R&B artist, ๐ SZA, who provides her own rationale for โNo Love.โ โIf I did it all again / I would give, like ten percent,โ she sings, continuing, โYou deserve, like, half of that / Iโma need my money back.โ Damn, he mustโve really did her wrong! Of course, like her โsista in crime,โ itโs about pleasure without attachment: โGive me what I want, I donโt need it / Just CC me, just VV me, just that dick when I call / No more feelings involved, I done seen all I need to.โ ย Summer ends up dropping a third verse, where sheโs clearly โ wait for it โ STILL OVER IT! ย โFunny now that you callinโ, that you ringinโ my line /โฆ Tell me whatโs changed, is it my status? Is it my fame/ Is it my pockets? Is it my change?โย โNo Loveโ is a must hear, especially with that smooth production work by ๐ FORTHENIGHT & ๐ Sonni (BR).ย
6. Lewis Capaldi, โSomeone You Lovedโ
๐ฟ Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent โข ๐ท Universal Music โข ๐ 2019
๐ต โSomeone You Loved,โ from the 2019 album, ๐ฟ Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent, is indisputably ๐ Lewis Capaldiโs mainstream breakthrough.ย The former number one is a gorgeous, piano ballad that places emphasis on the Scottish singerโs prodigious vocals.ย Perhaps this review sounds like a broken record, but Capaldi possesses a โonce in a generationโ voice that has a hypnotic, mesmerizing quality.ย Additionally, โSomeone You Lovedโ is simply a well-written song.
โIโm going under, and this time, I fear thereโs no one to save me,โ he sings in the first verse. He later adds, โI need somebody to heal, somebody to know / Somebody to have, somebody, to hold.โย As compelling as the verse lyrics are, the chorus marks the most memorable and elite moment of this ๐ Grammy-nominated gem.ย
โNow, the day bleeds into nightfall
And youโre not here to get me through it all
I let my guard down and then you pulled the rug
I was getting kinda used to being someone you loved.โ
7. Mitski, โLove Me Moreโ
๐ฟ Laurel Hell โข ๐ท Dead Oceans โข ๐ 2022
โIf I keep myself at home / I wonโt make the same mistake / That I made for fifteen years.โ Hmm, intriguing ๐ Mitksi (Mitski Miyawaki).ย On ๐ต โLove Me More,โ a highlight from her 2022 album, ๐ฟ Laurel Hell, the singer/songwriter goes deep.ย Furthermore, sheโs vulnerable, referencing her problems, loneliness, monotony, and of course, the need for L-O-V-E.
Analyzing โLove Me Moreโ effectively might take a while. Why? Well, so many of the lyrical passages carry tremendous weight or require more context.ย That, of course, speaks of the brilliance of the songwriting (Miyawaki is a beast). One extremely compelling lyric: โBut when Iโm done singing this song / I will have to find something else / To do to keep me here.โ Deep, deep, deep! Generally, โLove Me Moreโ highlights the importance of love (however youโd like to interpret it) and how it makes you feel better and stronger. ย Thereโs no better example of the significance of love on Mitski than the chorus:
โI need you to love me more
Love me more, love me more
Love enough to fill me up
Fill me up, fill me up
โฆ Love enough to drown it out
Drown it out, drown me out.โ
What does Miyawaki want to drown out? Her problems, of course.
8. Anthony Hamilton, โReal Loveโ (Ft. Rick Ross)
๐ฟ Love is the New Black โข ๐ท My Music Box / BMG Rights Management โข ๐ 2021
โReal love, the kind you dream of / Comes once in your life.โ Woo! After an excruciating five-year wait, ๐ Grammy-winning, contemporary soul singer/songwriter ๐ Anthony Hamilton released a brand-new studio album, ๐ฟ Love is the New Black. One song Iโve had on repeat from the 2021 LP is ๐ต โReal Loveโ featuring ๐ Rick Ross.ย โReal Loveโ provides a brilliant balance between old- and new school.ย Neo-soul is firmly in play, amplified by interpolation of ๐ต โSwahililandโ (๐ Ahmad Jamal). Those syncopated, jazzy chords are nothing short of awesome. Besides the kick-ass jazz sample, the beat provides a more contemporary anchor, while also recalling the hip-hop soul of the 90s.
โReal love, the kind worth heaven
Youโve gotta hold tight
Real love, real love, real love, real love
Real love.โ
Phew, Anthony Hamilton, thatโs a lot of โreal loveโ right there! As always, Hamilton is locked in, blessing the soulful, love-oriented track with his anointed, distinct pipes. In the first verse, he speaks about a special love, one that doesnโt appear to be โromanticโ: โAnd I was a child in your arms of love / And I just wanted to make you proud.โ As for Ross, he excels at a soulful, old-school beat, but opts for a romantic brand of love, sex, and of course, touts his drip. ย Thereโs no gray area when โThe Bawseโ asserts: โBaby girl, Iโma kill somethinโ / Let me eat you out and Iโma kill somethinโ.โ WOO! ย โReal Love,โ produced by ๐ 9th Wonder, is โreallyโ good, NO CAP!
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9. Eric Nam, โOne Way Loverโ
๐ฟ There and Back Again โข ๐ท The Eric Nam Company โข ๐ 2022
๐ Eric Nam is a fantastic singer, marvelously showcasing his vocal gifts on the short but sweet album, ๐ฟ There and Back Again.ย The Korean American standout shines from start to finish, serving up a relatively low-key, crooning style of K-pop encompassing pop and R&B.ย He may never break a sweat, but the temperature rises nonetheless throughout There and Back Again! The project concludes on a high note with ๐คฉ ๐ต โOne Way Loverโ.
Those expecting the one โexplicitโ song from There and Back Again to be โdirtyโ will likely be disappointed.ย Nam utters one swear word in the second verse when he easily sings, โIโm okay with the way / That youโre handling your shit.โ Yup, thatโs all we get, and he slides it in like itโs nothing.ย Thematically, anybody whoโs experienced with love should be able to relate to the heartbreak and conflicted feelings Nam experiences.ย The chorus is the centerpiece, made even better by the tasteful, colorful synths of producer, ๐ Rabitt.
โHow you living?
Bet itโs not so different
Donโt you ever wanna miss me at all?
Youโre a one-way lover
Now it makes me wonder
Why Iโd ever wanna miss you at all.โ
10. Teddy Swims, โLove for a Minuteโ
๐ฟย Tough Loveย โขย ๐ท SWIMS Int. / Warner โขย ๐ 2022ย
โYou told me, I was crazy / Your stories, kept on changing / I hate that Iโm still hanginโ on to you.โ Not all musicians start out the same way. Atlanta, Georgia singer/songwriter ๐ย Teddy Swimsย (Jaten Dimsdale) got his start via YouTube. ย Eventually, thisย โchameleon soulโย ended up with a record deal which is rad to say the least.ย In 2022, Swims released a new EP, ๐ฟย Tough Love, featuringย ๐ต โLove for a Minute.โ
In โLove for a Minute,โ the love hasnโt worked out for Teddy. Weโve all been there, of course. โWouldโve never thought you could be so toxic,โ he sings in the pre-chorus, adding, โGo, my darling, oh my darling.โ Swims goes on to sing in the chorus, โI felt like love for a minute / Then you fucked up yeah, you did it / Iโll never fool myself again.โ Ultimately, Swims sings beautifully and expressively on โLove for a Minute,โ serving up a mix of full-bodied vocals and ripe falsetto.ย We clearly feel the pain of the plight of L-O-V-E, thatโs for sure!
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11. Keyshia Cole, โLoveโ
๐ฟ The Way It Is โข ๐ท A&M โข ๐ 2005ย
In 2005, the world was introduced to ๐ Keyshia Cole, a fabulous R&B singer, often compared to ๐ Mary J. Blige.ย Sure, Coleโs voice is incredible, but like Blige, she also has a compelling backstory.ย Her debut album, ๐ฟ The Way It Is, has no shortage of hits.ย Among the best hits is her moving, love-centric ballad, simply titled, ๐ต โLove.โ
โI used to think that I wasnโt fine enough / And I used to think that I wasnโt wild enough,โ Cole sings expressively and vulnerably. She continues, singing in the first verse, โBut I wonโt waste my time tryinโ to figure out / Why you playinโ games โ whatโs this all about?โ Basically, on this lushly produced number, Cole is heartbroken as her man is leaving/has already left her for someone else. ย Sheโs devastated in love because she felt sheโd found the real deal, best evidenced by the melisma-filled chorus:
โLove, never knew what I was missinโ
But I knew once we start kissinโ, I found
Love, never knew what I was missinโ
But I knew once we start kissinโ I found, I found you.โ
Oh, the plight of love!
12. Justin Bieber, โLove Yourselfโ
๐ฟ Purpose โข ๐ท Def Jam โขย ๐ 2015
โFor all the times that you rained on my parade,โ ๐ Grammy winner ๐ Justin Bieber sings on ๐ต โLove Yourself,โ adding, โYou think you broke my heart, oh girl for goodness sake / You think Iโm cryinโ on my own, well, I ainโt.โ โLove Yourselfโ certainly marked a more mature vibe for Bieber on his 2015 album, ๐ฟ Purpose.ย โLove Yourselfโ deserves some credit for the singer/songwriter vibe, which at the time, was a different sound for the pop star. ย Notably, it was nominated for two Grammy awards: Song of the Year and Pop Solo Performance.
โLove Yourselfโ was written by Bieber, ๐ผโ Benny Blanco, and ๐ผโ Ed Sheeran. โLove Yourselfโ features a simple but fitting backdrop, with Blanco handling the ๐ production duties.ย Thematically, this โLove Yourselfโ is both empowering and yet from another angle, not-so empowering โ choose your own perspective on self-love.ย On one hand, Bieber knows heโs better off without this self-centered girl, hence, why he leaves her and encourages her to โlove herself.โ โCause if you like the way you look so much / Oh baby you should go love yourself,โ he asserts on the chorus, continuing, โAnd if you think that Iโm still holdinโ on to somethinโ / You should go and love yourself.โ
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13. Mary J. Blige, โLove Without the Heartbreakโ
๐ฟ Good Morning Gorgeous โข Mary Jane Productions Inc. / 300 Entertainment โข ๐ 2022
Question: is it possible to have ๐ต โLove Without the Heartbreakโ?ย Not sure, but thatโs what ๐ Mary J. Blige seeks on the 10th track from her 2022 album, ๐ฟ Good Morning Gorgeous.ย After a five-year hiatus, The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul returned strong.ย If youโve been keeping up, youโll notice โLove Without the Heartbreakโ marks the second entry from GMG.ย We couldโve included most of the album, of course!
In the context of Good Morning Gorgeous, โLove Without the Heartbreakโ marks a second ๐ Anderson .Paak production (with ๐ Rogรฉt Chahayed). The record is classy, refined grown folks R&B at its best.ย That said, from Maryโs end, sheโs not fucking around; she keeps it uncensored and unfiltered.ย โIf I could pick the best parts of love, I can do without this,โ she asserts in the first verse, continuing, โI would take out all the bullshit / I would take out the part about your ex-bitch.โ Woo! Truly, MJB is, indeed, โso goddamn sick of the painโ โ love pain of course!
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