For the past few days, I've been in this Erykah Badu phase. I mean absolutely no music unless it was hers. Which is awsome because nobody has that kind of talent and uses it like she does. Don't even try to say I'm crazy because you know that's the truth. Anyway, this week's song is one of the essential Erykah Badu songs, at least I think so.
Orange Moon - Erykah Badu
Featured on the Mama's Gun album, this song is an seven minute deeply devoted and passionate love song. It is a dreamy jazz ballad that makes her voice the center piece. There are maybe three or four lyrics, but you can feel each line came directly from her soul. Probably because she had started dating Common around this time. I'm not sure though, so don't quote me on it. First, she gives you a bit of an education singing, "I'm an orange moon/ I'm an orange moon/Reflecting the light of the sun.." In case you didn't know, that's why it's called an orange moon. She sings of a man who was alone for a while and once they saw each other, they knew it was love.
The best part for me is when she sings this one line repeatedly, "How good it is/ How god he is.." Ok, it does get a bit redundant, but for me, each time she sings that line, it's like discovering a new depth of emotion. Sometimes, she punctuates each word and sometimes she just lets the words flow. Each time is something different and special. If you're in love and can't express how you feel, pop this in. If you're single, this will make you want to fall in love just so you can tell them you love them like she does on this. "Orange Moon" personifies that emotion of many splendid things. Honestly, me describing it isn't doing it justice. So just check it out yourself. I promise, you won't be disappointed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ROOfKwm0o8<--check it out here (If the link doesn't work, copy and paste this into the address bar.)
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