Advice | 5 Gems

Advice: 5 Gems No. 24 (2026) Gems features songs by Kehlani, Lyrical Lemonade, Stevie Nicks, TAEMIN, and Tears For Fears.  

Jack Harlow said what he said on the Lyrical Lemonade, PERIODT. As for Kehlani, she came to the realization, “It’s time to take my own / Take my own ADVICE.” That also deserves a big-time PERIODT. Also, Stevie Nicks had something to say about the hard advice given to her by Tom Petty: “Sometimes he’s my best friend / Even when he’s not around / But the sound of his voice / Well, it follows me down / And reminds me.” All three of the songs have advice in their titles, feature advice in their lyrics, and are focused on… wait for it… ADVICE! Beyond Lyrical Lemonade, Kehlani, and Stevie Nicks, TAEMIN and Tears For Fears also have something to say about A-D-V-I-C-E on Advice: 5 Gems No. 24 (2026). So, without prolonging this introduction any longer, let’s guzzle down this heaping dose of advice, shall we?!

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1. Lyrical Lemonade, Jack Harlow & Dave, “Stop Giving Me Advice”	2.TAEMIN, “Advice”	3. Kehlani, “Advice”
4. Stevie Nicks, “Hard Advice”	5. Tears For Fears, “Advice for the Young at Heart”	5 Gems (2026)

 

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1. Lyrical Lemonade, Jack Harlow & Dave, “Stop Giving Me Advice”

All Is Yellow » Lyrical Lemonade LLC / Def Jam » 2024

Ah, we’ve all said some form of those words. “Stop Giving Me Advice” the song, is a collaboration between Lyrical Lemonade and Dave featuring Jack Harlow. “Stop Giving Me Advice” appears on the Lyrical Lemonade album, All Is Yellow. This four-minute rap track features chill vibes, compelling flows, and some memorable bars. If nothing else comes from the song, clearly, it’s time to stop advising someone who doesn’t want it! “Stop Giving Me Advice” was produced by a team comprised of Hollywood Cole, Daz, Rascal, Matthew Tavares, and Angel Lopez.

Jack Harlow dominates “Stop Giving Me Advice” early on.  His first verse is filled with questions, all phrased with ‘Have you ever.’ That leads to the simple chorus where the advice is unwanted! In the second verse, he asserts, “All this unsolicited advice from the guys gettin’ booked for a quarter of  my price / All this red carpet shit, brand partnerships, I must’ve let y’all forget that boy nice.” Oh, snap! Again, the advice is unnecessary! As for Dave, he drops an entertaining third verse, made all the more charming by his British accent: “I’m a lone survivor, and the way I spell lone is A-L-O-A-N / I don’t ever wanna spend on a ho again / But I’m a fuckin’ feminist, so I go again.” Woo! All in all, encouraging the stoppage of unsolicited advice never sounded better than it does on “Stop Giving Me Advice”.

Appears in 🔻

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2. TAEMIN, “Advice”

Advice – The 3rd Mini Album » SM Entertainment » 2021

 Say what now? TAEMIN (Lee Tae-Min of SHINee and SuperM), you handsome 😍 and talented fella, I caught the advice part of those lyrics, but the Korean… not so much.  The chorus of “Advice,” the opener from TAEMIN’s 2021 EP, Advice – The 3rd Mini Album, plays out a little something like this when translated to English.

“Show your imagination in a more novel way

I destroy the torso that you were chasing after

It’s that one piece of advice you already know

I’ll shoot the one piece of advice.”

Ooh-wee! Even if you don’t understand one lick of Korean, the advice still hits, and “ADVICE” (the song) still slaps. The chorus is catchy, thanks to the tunefulness of the melody and the rhythmic lyrics. The gorgeous, warm pianistic intro is EVERYTHING.  The overall production by Cutfather and PhD is sensational. TAEMIN has a colorful accompaniment to sing over.  And sing he does, delivering a strong vocal performance from the get-go.  He eats it up with his awesomely ripe falsetto, the rhythmic, melodic, and spoken word lines, and infuses the track with a big, confident personality.  Whether he believes it in real life or not, he comes over as the sugar, honey, iced tea on “Advice.”  My advice to anyone? Don’t worry about the meaning of the lyrics in English, just enjoy the ride and vibe that is this high-flying advice.  ‘

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3. Kehlani, “Advice”

SweetSexySavage » TSNMI / Atlantic Recording Corporation » 2017

Sometimes, that’s exactly what you gotta do, Kehlani! Long before winning Grammys for the juggernaut “Folded”, the R&B singer-songwriter came to this realization on “Advice”, a superb promo single from her 2017 debut album, SweetSexySavage. Kehlani, Matt Campfield, OAK, Pop Wansel, and Danny Klein wrote “Advice.” Some Randoms and Pop & Oak produced this, featuring lush cues including driving synths, piano, and rhythmic drum programming.

On “Advice,” Kehlani brings it with her smooth vocals. She shines in the first verse, singing, “You have a way with words / Your silence is a curse / You always seem to break me down, down, down.” Victim card well played. Throughout the song, she delivers a well-rounded performance. She asks questions on the pre-chorus: “Cause how is the man of my dreams / Not a man of his words? / And how is the man for me / Just a man that makes me hurt?” Word. Legit questions! The smoothness carries over to the chorus, excerpted earlier, handled by backing vocals, while Kehlani riffs and ad-libs. Her falsetto (for lack of a better word) during the second iteration is stunning to say the least. Kehlani grows more assertive in the second verse, ascending higher and packing a mightier punch. “I took a chance on this, yeah / I took too big a risk, yeah,” she proclaims, and concludes, “And now I’m left with the pain to get me high.” Ooh-wee! The bridge is sound, differentiating itself from the verses and chorus: “You had to break me, take me, to make me better / But I had to save me, baby, now or never.” Now that is some hard but sound A-D-V-I-C-E.  Kehlani has changed and evolved since her decade-old single.  But much of what we love about the Grammy winner was well intact: those high-flying vocals and memorable songwriting.

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4. Stevie Nicks, “Hard Advice” 

24 Karat Gold: Songs From The Vault » Reprise Records » 2014

Whose music? Who did the legendary, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, Stevie Nicks (b. 1948), reference on “Hard Advice”? According to her, it was written about her friend and rock legend Tom Petty.  As the title suggests, her deceased friend gave her hard advice that is tough to hear, but ultimately, necessary. “Hard Advice” is the seventh track from Nicks’ eighth studio album, 24 Karat Gold: Songs From The Vault, released in 2014. Throughout its course, Nicks speaks about the “hard advice” given to her, including “Go and write some real songs / Stay out of music stores / Don’t buy that doll.” The crème de la crème lyric comes by way of “Sometimes he’s my best friend / Even when he’s not around / But the sound of his voice / Well, it follows me down / And reminds me.”  The truth hurts, but Nick acknowledges on this fantastic ballad that it only makes you stronger.

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5. Tears For Fears, “Advice for the Young at Heart”

The Seeds of Love » Mercury Records Limited » 1989

Curt Smith, that is a great question.  He and the other half of Tears For Fears, Roland Orzabal, were on a music tear in the 1980s.  The duo’s 1989 platinum-certified album, The Seeds of Love, brought more top 40 hits, led by “Sowing The Seeds Of Love”.  Although not a substantial pop hit (number 89 on the Billboard Hot 100), the nearly five-minute-long, ultra-sophisticated sound ballad, “Advice For The Young At Heart”, marked another elite musical offering from the duo.  Smith handles the lead vocals on this standout. Orzabal and Nicky Holland wrote “Advice.” Tears for Fears and Dave Bascombe produced it.   

“Advice For The Young At Heart” marks another prime example of progressive pop music. From the first moment you hear it, “Advice” is striking and unique. The bright, exuberant, and rich sounds shine.  The musical accompaniment provides a masterclass of musicianship and utter refinement. I love the Latin-tinged drum groove and percussive touches.  The synthesized moments are ear-catching, too.  “Advice” masterfully blends pop, rock, and a taste of Latin flavor.  Curt Smith excels on vocals.  “I could be happy, I could be quite naïve,” he sings in the first verse, and continues, “It’s only me and my shadows / Happy in our make-believe, soon.” In the second verse, he characterizes the four-letter word: “Love is a promise, love is a souvenir / Once given / Never forgotten, never let it disappear.” Beyond the verses and chorus, there are additional sections: refrains, pre-choruses, the bridge, and an outro.  All of these speak to the complexity and care in writing this cut.  The chorus, excerpted earlier, is the most memorable section. Beyond Smith’s lead, the vocal harmonies sound celestial.  The outro is superb, where the tempo slackens, and Smith caps things off (“Working hour is over / We can do anything that we want / Anything that we feel like doing / (Advice)”). Ultimately, “Advice For The Young At Heart” marks another big-time, musical achievement by Tears For Fears.  The vocal performance, songwriting, and production are top-notch.

Appears in 🔻:

Tears For Fears, Advice For The Young At Heart: Throwback Vibez No. 25 (2026)

 

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