With a song like Déjà vu you can close your eyes and accomplish that. I can tell you that living in this post disaster environment there are times where mental escape is a necessity for those of us who try not to give in to the insanity. It’s also a great song for sitting by a lake and watching the waves just to get your mind off of reality for a few minutes. The lyrics are an escape and it makes me want to take a long ride through the city at night just to enjoy the moonlight. I love the song because unlike most ballads it doesn’t take you to a place of lost love or a personal reference to anyone. That’s what the words of this song do for me. It’s like those moments when you catch someone daydreaming and can tell wherever they are is special. It’s that space in your mind that tells you there is so much more to the universe than what we can see. The lyrics to this song are mystical and spiritual and she takes you on a journey to a mental place that most people have probably been in their own thoughts from time to time. Her gift is that she sings in a way that draws you into the song and everything she says make sense. One of the characteristics of a Teena Marie ballad is that the lyrics are written like poems and sometimes you don’t always know what she’s trying to say.
Give me deja vu song skin#
Now she’s arguably the standard for blue eyed soul and no one pays attention to her skin color. When Motown released this album in 1979 they purposely left her face off of the cover out of fear that black listeners would discriminate against her. There’s a story about this album that shows how the world has changed in 30 years.
Give me deja vu song full#
That’s a fact that proves sometimes a person’s behavior isn’t a full indication of their talent. It was written and composed by Rick James. The song is from her debut album Wild and Peaceful on the Motown label in 1979. I went back and forth with a few different selections but decided to go with Déjà Vu (I’ ve Been Here Before). Another reason is that she has one of the most beautiful voices I have ever heard. One of the reasons is I think she is the most underrated soul singer in the last 30 years.
I wanted to make my first entry to this blog a Teena Marie song for a few reasons. I’m excited about his contributions to Just A Song and look forward to many more. Peace and love to all.Clifton Harris lives in New Orleans and blogs at Cliff writes about music and living in New Orleans, and perfectly captures the impact of politics and social policy on the daily life of the individual. I wish Sam all the best for his ongoing career. In these times we live in this is hardly news. Sam did the right thing and I have thought no more about this. “How it got out to the press is beyond Sam or myself. And no more was to be said about it,” Petty continued. “The word lawsuit was never even said and was never my intention. Sam’s people were very understanding of our predicament and we easily came to an agreement. Most times you catch it before it gets out the studio door but in this case it got by. All my years of songwriting have shown me these things can happen. Two high-profile situations that were settled out of court include Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars’ 2014 hit “Uptown Funk” (which has quietly added writers twice) and Sam Smith’s “Stay With Me,” the writers of which in 2015 made an undisclosed settlement with Tom Petty over their song’s similarity to his 1989 hit “I Won’t Back Down.” Petty and cowriter Jeff Lynne’s names were added to Smith’s song’s credits and royalties, even though the writers claimed not to be previously familiar with the earlier tune.Īfter news of the addition became public, Petty wrote in a statement, “Let me say I have never had any hard feelings toward Sam. Such cases can get extremely complicated, unpredictable and, not least, expensive when they go before a jury of ordinary people who are not music experts, as evidenced by the back-and-forth with recent lawsuits involving Katy Perry’s “Dark Horse,” Robin Thicke and Pharrell’s “Blurred Lines” and even Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven.”
Reps for Swift and Rodrigo did not immediately respond to Variety’s requests for comment, but what seems likely is that the matter was settled quietly behind the scenes, as is often the situation with potential copyright-infringement cases.
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