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Single: Rihanna - "Russian Roulette"
Member Since: 9/28/2009
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Originally posted by music135
I can't understand how some people are let down by this song? Big deal, it's not an uptempo, I don't care. This is a powerful song and I absolutely love it, I'm so excited for Rated R  |
Same here. 
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Member Since: 10/7/2009
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Originally posted by ChrisX
She makes really good music. Why can't you see/hear that? *sigh*
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Her last album was her only good album. If "Russian Roulette" and "The Wait Is Ova" are any indication, Rated R is going to be underwhelming just like her first 2 records were.
That's besides the point, though. There are a lot of good songs out there and they don't get played like Rihanna's tracks do. I was in shock and awe when "Take A Bow" reached #1, just dreadful.
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Member Since: 7/28/2008
Posts: 4,613
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Originally posted by hooligan87
I was wondering the EXACT same thing...In "unfaithful" you knew her ass was cheating, but i just can't seem to draw a comparison to any kind of relationship...If the song wasn't so damn dark, it would be perfect for Leona, the ballad queen.
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It pretty much is about commiting suicide...just the fuel someone troubled needs
or Mary
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Member Since: 11/8/2008
Posts: 1,014
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Originally posted by NE.
So is this song about commiting suicide?
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It's comparing a relationship to playing Russian Roulette. So it's saying that love is a risky game, where you could be struck out at any second.
Find out what Russian Roulette is and then it might make a bit of sense to you. x
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Member Since: 9/28/2009
Posts: 9,353
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Originally posted by ChrisX
I know .. but you're basically praying it doesn't become a big hit. Please, we want it to be a big hit.
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Well, if there was a way to make it be a big hit and NOT have it constantly playing, that would be ideal.
Or, I could just not listen to my radio for a while. 
Either way works.
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Member Since: 5/5/2009
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Originally posted by NE.
Wow.
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exactly why I don't.
Like it anymore.
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Member Since: 9/16/2006
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Originally posted by £100
Well, if there was a way to make it be a big hit and NOT have it constantly playing, that would be ideal.
Or, I could just not listen to my radio for a while.
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I like the second option.
Either way I'm sorry about the killing comment 
Stans UNITE!
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Member Since: 3/27/2009
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This bitch is a damn chameleon, she changes every time she comes back out...I feel like i don't know who she is.
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Member Since: 7/28/2008
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Originally posted by QueenRiRI
It's comparing a relationship to playing Russian Roulette. So it's saying that love is a risky game, where you could be struck out at any second.
Find out what Russian Roulette is and then it might make a bit of sense to you. x
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a death game that's what it is...the game can be reset by spinning the revolver after each shot or inserting another bullet in the chamber...u made no sense
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Member Since: 5/21/2009
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I don't really get how you guys think this is cool, but.....Ok. :-/
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Member Since: 9/16/2006
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Soooooooooooooooooooooo interesting. I actually had an amazing visual with this.
Satellites <3
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Member Since: 9/28/2009
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Originally posted by ChrisX
I like the second option.
Either way I'm sorry about the killing comment
Stans UNITE! |
Haha it's ok. 
Go Rihanna! 
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Member Since: 10/10/2009
Posts: 10,662
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Originally posted by hEz_iRvy_iRv
It pretty much is about commiting suicide...just the fuel someone troubled needs
or Mary
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im sorry, some people are idiots, have people heard of metaphors, and OTHER plays on words/phrases,descriptions...
it's about the level of risk involved in love and relationships, and that sometimes you loose in a major way, and are never the same thereafter...
ITS NOT LITERALLY ABOUT SUICIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
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Member Since: 1/9/2004
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LMAO at the usual suspects not being able to detect metaphors because urban radio doesn't play songs that actually have some hidden meaning behind them, even if the substance of this song is as deep as a retard's kiddy pool. 
Lord save the African American male. 
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Member Since: 9/29/2008
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Since some of you are confused about the meaning behind the song I hope this helps you interpret the song better.
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LA TIMES REVIEW:
After some initial hints and rumors the past few weeks, Rihanna has returned to the pop landscape with a brand-new single, "Russian Roulette." It's her first official release since her February incident with then-boyfriend Chris Brown and the first track from her forthcoming "Rated R," the Nov. 23 follow-up to 2007's "Good Girl Gone Bad."
Rihanna's recent, tragic history ensures there's more than a pop curiosity around the single, but she's also been one of the industry's fastest-rising stars. "Good Girl Gone Bad" spawned multiple hits, including the ubiquitous "Umbrella," and has sold 2.5 million copes in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan.
From the initial few listens on "Russian Roulette," it's clear that Rihanna isn't going to play nice, nor does she appear to have any intention to shy from tough, violent subject matter. This is far from the typical ballad. It's an assertive, harsh and, at times, frightening single, coming to a close with a gunshot. A guitar streak opens the number, but the song doesn't explode into "Shut Up and Drive"-like exhilaration.
Instead, the song, co-written with Ne-Yo, strikes a more resolute tone. It's hard to imagine it blasting out of car windows or even controlling a club, but it's all attention-grabbing stuff, standing in stark -- emphasis on stark -- contrast to much of the current pop landscape. The smattering of piano keys could be a soundtrack to a horror film, and Rihanna's quivering pre-verse gasps immediately put the listener on alert.
The lyrics are vague enough to keep people guessing but hint at a situation one probably doesn't want to be in the middle of. "He says close your eyes, sometimes it helps," Rihanna sings with unshaken directness, adding, ominously, "and then I get a scary thought." The beats close in around her, and the strings quiver as if they're being played through gritted teeth, building in the end to something almost approaching a theme to a Bond film.
But make no mistake, although the song comes to a close with a final bang, Rihanna is the heroine here. "So just pull the trigger," she tosses off in the cut's final moments, all swagger and confidence. The narrative of the song -- and just who, exactly, is the shooter -- matters less than Rihanna's command performance. A midtempo song without overbearing production, the single belongs all to Rihanna, and she makes the best of it -- a bit icy, a tad fearless, with the vocal strength to keep the orchestral flourishes at bay.
Listen to the song here.
-- Todd Martens
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Originally posted by hEz_iRvy_iRv
a death game that's what it is...the game can be reset by spinning the revolver after each shot or inserting another bullet in the chamber...u made no sense
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I did. I said that Russian Roulette is a game where you can be killed at any second and the song is comparing it to love. x
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Member Since: 9/16/2006
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Originally posted by hooligan87
This bitch is a damn chameleon, she changes every time she comes back out...I feel like i don't know who she is.
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Versatility.
Look it up.
When yo faves gon' do it?
Hehe. 
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Member Since: 7/28/2008
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Originally posted by inspiration4
im sorry, some people are idiots,
have people heard of metaphors, and OTHER plays on words/phrases,descriptions...
it's about the level of risk involved in love and relationships, and that sometimes you loose in a major way, and are never the same thereafter...
ITS NOT LITERALLY ABOUT SUICIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
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you being on of them like i said it's about suicide weather it be realtionship, human or love suicide is the key element that ties it all together so stfu and have a nice day
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Member Since: 5/21/2009
Posts: 11,151
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Originally posted by chi-town_kidd
exactly why I don't.
Like it anymore.
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Yeah. I like Rihanna and all, but Im really not feeling the message in this song....but maybe that's just me...
So basically Russian Roulette is a game in which people who are bored or suicidal pass a revolver around until it fires a bullet.
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Member Since: 1/22/2005
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Everything is on point with this song. Easily one of her all time best.
The improvement of her ballad skills alone is worth it, compare this to Unfaithful and you'll hear such a huge difference.
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