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Originally posted by YouDaIcon
I believed all of your dreams, adoration
You took my heart and my keys and my patience
You took my heart on my sleeve for decoration
You mistaken my love I brought for you for foundation
All that I wanted from you was to give me
Something that I never had
Something that you've never seen
Something that you've never been!
Mmmmm!
But I wake up and act like nothing's wrong
Just get ready fi...
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... are those actual Work lyrics? I've never been able to make out half of them, nice.
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It doesn't feel like an event even though its all over radio, #1 everywhere on streaming, and everyone is talking about it and taking snapchats singing and dancing to it? What?
The excuses in here always give me a kii. Its a big hit and thats it. Stop reaching everyone.
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Harlem Shake was #1 for like, 5 weeks, and that song was the pits, but it was used majorly as a novelty song, for stupid little memes and whatnot. I feel like Work is similar in that aspect. People are streaming it, sure, but nobody wants to buy it. And again, just cause Radio is tryna force the song on everyone with its over-saturation, doesn't mean everyone wants it.
When any big artist comes out with their lead single, I feel like they almost always do this, especially if that artist has been in high-demand in the past and has been missing for x amount of years.
Rihanna also has Drake to expand her audience, and she already has a firm grip on the drunk-at-the-bar crowd.
I think my points stand, for those who
don't feel like this song is an event, cause it's not like Rih's previous crazy-big singles, it's just as close as any song gets on Anti.