In unpacking the many strange charms of "Umbrella," it's worth noting that Jay-Z literally (and perhaps figuratively) begins the track.
She gives it a go anyway.īy May, it would be the summer jam of the year. "Umbrella" reads at first as ineffably strange, metaphorically obvious, darkly futuristic if her problem heretofore was unclassifiability, here it was in song form. Rihanna's unlikely ticket out arrived in early 2007, when a hastily assembled demo fell into her lap. As a teenager of obvious talent, Rihanna seemed to be throwing known formulas against the wall to see if they would stick the fact that many of them did only complicated her identity crisis. There was her debut hit "Pon De Replay," a dancehall-inspired number which marketed her Caribbean roots "SOS," a radio-friendly electro-pop confection and "Unfaithful," a tactful if mostly conventional, piano- and string-soaked ballad. Chris Brown) Numb (Ft.The summer jam of 2007 can be summarized in seven syllables: "ella, ella, ay, ay, ay."Ĭonsider, for a moment, the early singles of Rihanna.
Calvin Harris) Talk That Talk Fool In Love Roc Me Out Drunk On Love Red Lipstick Birthday Cake Cockiness We All Want Love Do Ya Thang You Da One Farewell Watch And Learn Saxon Where Have You Been Love Is The Only Way Game Over Boom Boom Oh Baby Lease My Love Diamonds Immortal Cheater Happy Love Without Tragedy Get It Over With No Love Allowed Lost In Paradise Loveeeeeee Song Half Of Me Right Now Jump What Now Pour It Up Nobody's Business (Ft.
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Akon) Hatin' On The Club Bad Girl Bitch Iam Special Whipping My Hair Silly Boy Te Amo Year Without Rain Just Be Happy Russian Roulette Roll Don't Even Try Stupid In Love The Hotness Hurricane If I Never See Your Face Again Don't Give A Damn About You Let This Be The Last Time Bring It Back Sexuality It Just Don't Feel Like Xmas (without You) Vogue Redemption Song My Name Is Rihanna I'm Back Rockstar 101 Wait Your Turn Mad House The Wait Is Ova Photographs The Last Song G4l Fire Bomb Hard Rude Boy (ft Rick Ross) Only Girl (in The World) Who's That Chick A Child Is Born What's My Name S&M Complicated Skin Man Down Fading Cheers (Drink To That) Raining Men Love The Way You Lie Part Ii Black Butterflies Ready Prototype Afterparty Last Call Like It Miracle California King Bed We Found Love (Ft. (I'm Still Not Over You) Selfish Girl Unfaithful We Ride Crazy Little Thing Called Love Dem Haters Hate That I Love You Breakin' Dishes Cry Don't Stop The Music Good Girl Gone Bad Haunted Lemme Get That Push Up On Me Question Existing Say It Sell Me Candy Coulda Been The One Hypnotized Should I Who Ya Gonna Run To Winning Women Take A Bow Emergency Room (Ft. (Rescue Me) A Girl Like Me A Million Miles Away Break It Off Final Goodbye Kisses Don't Lie P.S. Umbrella Warning Tornado Pon De Replay Rehab Shut Up And Drive Disturbia Cold Case Love Love The Way You Lie Stay Here I Go Again If It's Lovin' That You Want Let Me Music Of The Sun Now I Know Rush That La, La, La The Last Time There's A Thug In My Life Willing To Wait You Don't Love Me (No, No, No) S.O.S.