Rihanna's Umb-a-rella

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Print the lyrics and I will tell you.

My guess would be it's about getting wet.
 

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[Jay-Z]
Ahuh Ahuh (Yea Rihanna)
Ahuh Ahuh (Good girl gone bad)
Ahuh Ahuh (Take three... Action)
Ahuh Ahuh

No clouds in my storms
Let it rain, I hydroplane in the bank
Coming down with the Dow Jones
When the clouds come we gone, we Rocafella
We fly higher than weather
And G5’s are better, You know me,
an anticipation, for precipitation. Stacked chips for the rainy day
Jay, Rain Man is back with little Ms. Sunshine
Rihanna where you at?

[Rihanna]
You have my heart
And we'll never be worlds apart
May be in magazines
But you'll still be my star
Baby cause in the dark
You can't see shiny cars
And that's when you need me there
With you I'll always share
Because

[Chorus]
When the sun shines, we’ll shine together
Told you I'll be here forever
Said I'll always be your friend
Took an oath I'ma stick it out till the end
Now it's raining more than ever
But we'll still have each other
You can stand under my umbrella
You can stand under my umbrella
(Ella ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(Ella ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(Ella ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh eh)

These fancy things, will never come in between
You're part of my entity, here for Infinity
When the war has took it's part
When the world has dealt it's cards
If the hand is hard, together we'll mend your heart
Because

[Chorus]
When the sun shines, we’ll shine together
Told you I'll be here forever
Said I'll always be a friend
Took an oath I'ma stick it out till the end
Now that it's raining more than ever
Know that we'll still have each other
You can stand under my umbrella
You can stand under my umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh eh eh eh)

You can run into my arms
It's okay don't be alarmed
Come into me
There's no distance in between our love
So go on and let the rain pour
I'll be all you need and more
Because

[Chorus]
When the sun shines, we’ll shine together
Told you I'll be here forever
Said I'll always be a friend
Took an oath I'ma stick it out till the end
Now that it's raining more than ever
Know that we'll still have each other
You can stand under my umbrella
You can stand under my umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh eh eh eh)

It's raining
Ooh baby it's raining
Baby come into me
Come into me
It's raining
Oh baby it's raining
 

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ugh, i hate that song. people like her who call themselves musicians these days can't even come up with good material anymore. if she can make up a song about an umbrella and win a grammy, why haven't i got my foot in the door with my made up a song about teddy bears and snicker bars? rhianna's umbrella song = so fucking annoying :mad:
 

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I actually found the song quite tuneful and I wouldn't switch channels if it came on.

But whoever wrote the lyrics is surely certifiable.
 

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From both literal and metaphoric interpretations, it's actually about the commitment to stick out a relationship thru thick and thin as a couple. When one does well, they both do well and when times are tough for both they're there for each other. The umbrella to me is her good fortune and love shielding both of them from the torrential rains of misfortune.

RIHANNA - UMBRELLA LYRICS

I will say there are some of the lyrics that could be interpreted sexually, but for the most part it doesn't seem a dirty song.
 

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i'm always being told that it's a double entendre like kelis' "milkshake," i don't see it here though.

seriously though, she's the only person i know who can take a 3 syllable word and turn it into a 9 syllable word.
 
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i'm always being told that it's a double entendre like kelis' "milkshake," i don't see it here though.

seriously though, she's the only person i know who can take a 3 syllable word and turn it into a 9 syllable word.

Huh? She didn't turn it into a 9 syllable word, the producer utilized a delay effect but that didn't change the syllables of the word, just echoed it.
 

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ugh, i hate that song. people like her who call themselves musicians these days can't even come up with good material anymore. if she can make up a song about an umbrella and win a grammy, why haven't i got my foot in the door with my made up a song about teddy bears and snicker bars? rhianna's umbrella song = so fucking annoying :mad:


I agree until I heard marie digby sing it. I like the chorus about shining together and taking an oath about friendship, even when it rains.

YouTube - Rihanna - Umbrella (Acoustic)
single
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLi_9pQkFjc

the politicized version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U93zLymGlas
 
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She's getting her hands on some hot songs at the moment. No great singer or dancer but when you hook up with the right people.....
 

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She's getting her hands on some hot songs at the moment. No great singer or dancer but when you hook up with the right people.....

You give her too much credit. She sits in a chair and gets her make-up done. Somebody else finds the songs. You're right, she got really lucky *cough* it's not hard to get lucky when you're pretty and exotic *cough*
This is the format for 99% of female pop artists today.
 

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I can't believe I just read every single post in this thread......:dunno: I will never get that time back.....:tongue:

There's more.

Can anyone confirm or deny that Kellis was one of the naked/topless girl-candy in a Snoop-Dog video, before she got famous herself (obviously).?
 

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You give her too much credit. She sits in a chair and gets her make-up done. Somebody else finds the songs. You're right, she got really lucky *cough* it's not hard to get lucky when you're pretty and exotic *cough*
This is the format for 99% of female pop artists today.

She's a pretty puppet with sturdy strings attached. When the songs dry up she'll sink. But at the mo she's on a golden roll; Disturbia is yet another great commercial pop song. She doesnt seem to match her single success with album sales though, Ive noticed. Hmmm