On the 98th edition of 5ive Songs (2021), we select five songs that are associated with YOU in some form or fashion.
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elcome to 5ive Songs, where we keep things short and sweet โ no extra calories or needless fluff! Thereโs a theme/topic, five songs, and a short blurb. Yes, itโs a playlist, but itโs a miniature playlist that shouldnโt take much time to consume. On the 98th edition of 5ive Songs (2021), we select five songs that are associated with YOU in some form or fashion. Okay, letโs get into it!1. benny blanco, Marshmello & Vance Joy, โYouโ
โYouโ โข
Interscope / Friends Keep Secrets / Joytime Collective โข
2021
In early 2021,
Benny blanco tapped
Marshmello and
Vance Joy โ an unlikely cast of characters โ for an enjoyable new pop single,
โYouโ. As unexpected as it is, โYouโ ends up being successful. โYouโ runs just under three minutes โ a sufficient length. It commences with those โsignatureโ pop guitars. Soon enough, we get lovely, clear vocals by Joy. As always, his tone is buttery smooth and simply gorgeous. Moving on to the backdrop (blanco, Marshmello, and
Blake Slatkin), the contrast provided by the drop is a selling point. For the most part, the verses are what we typically expect from a Vance Joy record. Further adding to that aesthetic is the addition of a thudding beat on the second verse.
The memorable chorus features lovely, tuneful melody:
โOh, you, only you When the night is over out of all the places I could choose Iโll go to you, only you Feel youโre just below the surface, darling All I wanna do is go to you.โ
Post-chorus, thereโs the combination of drop and a post-chorus highlighting select lyrics from the chorus. Like everything else regarding โYou,โ itโs quite successful. All in all, benny blanco comes through again with another bop.
2. Regard, Troye Sivan & Tate McRae, โYouโ
โYouโ โข
Ministry of Sound Recordings Limited โข
2021
What happens when you put DJ/producer
Regard, and pop artists
Troye Sivan, and
Tate McRae on the same track? That would be a certified BOP, folks. These three standouts come together for the dance single, simply titled,
โYouโ. Thereโs plenty to โYouโ considering it runs nearly four minutes in duration. Itโs a solid four-minutes, thanks to sleek production work by Kosovo-Albanian DJ, and a team of songwriters beyond the main musicians including
Frederik Castenschiold Eichen,
Koda,
SAKIMA, and
Tom Mann.
Regard fuels the fire with his electronic backdrop that sounds simultaneously modern and forward thinking. This sets up both singers for success for sure. Troye Sivan takes first blood on the refrain (not to be mistaken with the chorus), singing expressively, and showcasing some falsetto. Tate McRae arrives for the first time on the sole verse, singing with smoky, breathy vocals. She follows with the refrain (or pre-chorus) first performed by Sivan. The centerpiece, of course, is the incredibly catchy chorus:
โOoh, yeah When I try to fall back, I fall back to you (Yeah, ayy) When I talk to my friends, I talk about you (Yeah, ayy) When the Hennessy's strong all I see is you, is you, is you, oh you.โ
On the second chorus, Troye and Tate sing together with tremendous chemistry! The record features a nice bridge section performed mostly by McRae. During this section, Regard also gives us some more playful touches on the instrumental end. โYouโ = total vibe.
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3. Doja Cat, โYou Rightโ
Ft. The Weeknd
Planet Her โข
Kemosabe / RCA โข
2021
โI got a man, but I want you / And itโs just nerves, itโs just dick / Makinโ me think โbout somethinโ new.โ Woo!
Doja Cat keeps
Planet Her fiery with
โYou Right.โ โYou Rightโ is a steamy, honest duet featuring
Grammy-winning Canadian R&B singer/songwriter,
The Weeknd.
Clearly, Doja Cat is in a situation. She has a man, but she wants this other man, damn it! Likewise, The Weeknd feels the same, with the sex playing a big role:
โBut-but-but this sex will cloud your memory A couple of strokes to put it in, then youโll belong to me.โ
Woo! Safe to say, thatโs some potent Dโฆ
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4. Chris Stapleton, โYou Should Probably Leaveโ
Starting Over โข
Mercuryโข
2020
Four words: you should probably leave. Wow,
Chris Stapleton! What did we do to deserve such a harsh statement? โI recognize that look in your eyes.โ Hmm, seems like matters of the heart โ lust specifically โ is the primary reason the
Grammy-winning country musician is shooing us away! Well, not us, โherโ on โYou Should Probably Leave,โ a highlight from his fourth studio album,
Starting Over.
โYou Should Probably Leaveโ was written by Stapleton, Ashley Gorley and
Chris DuBois. The writing is on-point as it should be with that team. โThereโs still time for you to finish your wine / Then you should probably leave,โ Stapleton sings on the second verse. He continues, โAnd itโs hard to resist, alright, just one kiss / Then you should probably leave.โ Ooh la-la! Also, worth noting, the production sounds particularly slick here โa refined effort from Stapleton and
Dave Cobb. We get those cutting lead vocals from Stapleton, lovely, harmonized vocals, bluesy guitar, and Hammond B3. Thatโs that country music that I totally heart!
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5. Mariah Carey, โAll I Want for Christmas is Youโ
Merry Christmas โข
Sony โข
1994
Mariah Carey and Christmas go together perfectly, PERIOD. How so? Well, Carey has long reigned supreme when it comes to festive music, thanks especially to her no. 1 hit,
โAll I Want for Christmas is Youโ. It takes a special breed of original Christmas song to stick the way that โAll I Want for Christmas is Youโ has. A testament to its staying power is the fact that in 2019, it ascended to no. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time โ 25 years after being originally released on the album,
Merry Christmas. You know what โAll I Want for Christmas is Youโ did in 2020? It returned to no. 1!
Question: Why does โAll I Want for Christmas is Youโ kick so much @$$? Itโs the overall exuberant spirit, constructed via top-rate vocals by Carey, fun lyrics, and the refined, sweet, old-school vibes of the production by Carey and Walter Afanasieff. The chorus, of course, is the centerpiece!
โI just want you for my own (Ooh) More than you could ever know (Ooh) Make my wish come true All I want for Christmas is you You, baby.โ
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