Tinashe, Talk To Me Nice | Midnight Heat

In the 63^rd edition of Midnight Heat (2023), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind “Talk To Me Nice” by Tinashe. 

“Talk, talk, talk, talk, talk, talk, talk, talk.” Damn, that’s a lot of talking! Ah, bring on Midnight Heat ! Wait – it is not usually hot at midnight! Well, it is steaming hot at midnight when it comes to this naughty, innuendo and sex-laden column featuring songs intended for nighttime. Yeah, we are talking about that after dark, bedroom boom $hi†, ya dig? These unapologetic records often raises both eyebrows and temperature alike. Woo! In the 63^rd edition of Midnight Heat (2023), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind, “Talk To Me Nice” by Tinashe. 

“Mix up my days, got me in a daze / Stuck in a phase, so talk to me nice.” Woo! Tinashe brings the heat, sexiness, and innovative spirit simultaneously on “Talk To Me Nice”. She continues singing in the chorus, “Come get me laid, sing me lullabies, yeah / Come drive me craze ‘fore I catch a flight.” Sex is written all over those lyrics, particularly anytime you bring the word laid into the picture – well, save for, say, “When I Am Laid in Earth (Dido’s Lament)”.  Anyways, focusing on the sex song at hand, Tinashe gets a huge boost from the creative, distinct, futuristic, and rhythmic production work by Nosaj Thing and Scoop DeVille. You might say that they help amplify and elevate the sex!

The thing is, “Talk To Me Nice” explores more than pleasure. In the first verse, Tinashe seems to emphasize independence, differentiating between wants and needs. “I don’t wanna wait all life for the right time, I know,” she sings, adding, “You got options, I got options / Want you, but don’t need you / Tease you, but I please you.” Ooh-la-la! Still, by the time the change of pace in production arrives in the refrain of sorts, Tinashe emphasizes the fact that “This a feeling that money can’t buy /… Loyalty, what the money can’t buy.” That suggests a relationship more than just a hook up.  Even the second verse, suggests more, even with the sex front and center: “Ride on ya, when we gettin’ high, we the closest / High-end, private charter to an island / Real good sex to break the silence.” Ooh wee! “Talk To Me Nice” is nothing short of vibe.  It’s also some smoldering hot, Midnight Heat ! Call this one an intriguing balance between bomb sex and the R-word – relationship.

Tinashe • “Talk To Me Nice” • Tinashe Music Inc. / Nice Life Recording Company • 2023

Tinashe, Talk To Me Nice: Midnight Heat No. 63 (2023) [: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Tinashe Music Inc. / Nice Life Recording Company; Ash via Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Dorothe, Stefan Schweihofer via Pixabay]