1. an R&B performer … Read Full Bio ↴There are at least three artists known as Case.
1. an R&B performer from New York, NY, United States.
2. a British punk / ska / oi! band of the early 1980's (reformed in 2011)
3. a rapper, skateboarder and drummer from San Francisco, CA, United States
1. Case Woodard was born in New York City and was signed to Def Soul records. He first started working in the R&B industry as a backup singer, working with big name R&B artists like Usher. In 1996, Case released his self-titled debut album. The album featured "Touch Me Tease Me" with rapper Foxy Brown and R&B singer Mary J. Blige, the hit single from "The Nutty Professor". The single went gold, reaching #4 on the R&B charts and #14 on the Hot 100.
Case's second album,Personal Conversation, was released in 1999 and went gold. The album featured the hit single "Happily Ever After" which reached #3 on the R&B charts and #15 on the Hot 100. The album's other single, "Think Of You" failed to do well on the charts, managing to only reach #50 on the R&B charts.
Open Letter, Case's most well-known album was released in 2001. The album went gold, likely a result of the single "Missing You." "Missing You" is Case's only #1 single to date as it topped the R&B charts and reached #4 on the Hot 100.
After the success of “Open Letter”, Case moved to Atlanta to be closer to his children, and has over the last several years proven to be a real survivor. To say his seven years “away” from music have been interesting would be an understatement. In 2002 his true determination to survive was witnessed when Case accidentally shot himself in the throat. The bullet that went in through his throat and came out of the back of his neck was miraculously less than a centimeter away from paralyzing and killing him. To the shock of everyone around, Case was out of the hospital in four hours with just bandages around his neck.
With no damage done to his vocal chords Case continued to work on completing his fourth album, but due to professional differences Case asked to be released from Def Jam Records in 2004. He has since worked through the challenges of a changing music industry and partnered with manager Blue Williams to create and independent record label, Indigo Blue. Case is now poised to release his much anticipated album, The Rose Experience in Fall 2008.
A great deal of Case's success has been due to his appearance on movie soundtracks. Many of Case's most popular tracks appear on the soundtracks for Nutty Professor, Rush Hour, Nutty Professor II and The Best Man. These singles were "Touch Me Tease Me" (Nutty Professor), "Faded Pictures" (Rush Hour), "Best Man I Can Be" (The Best Man) and "Missing You" (Nutty Professor II).
2. Hailing from South London, United Kingdom, Case were a five-piece punk (sometimes ska-tinged) outfit led by vocalist Matthew Newman. Their best known line-up featured drummer Derwent, sax players Neil Pyzer and Micky Donnelly, guitarist Rob Brooks and bassist Marc Adams. Their only official release was the Wheat From The Chaff EP (1983), until all of their demo recordings were gathered up on the compilation CD, Ain't Gonna Dance (2011).
Can't Force Love
Case Lyrics
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It's been so many moments since we touched
Been so many motions since the last time we kissed
Just can't seem to heal
The time, the pain just hides deeper in my heart
And the loneliness just keeps on growing
But I do miss you, I do
I mean it, I miss us
You can't make a man love a woman
You damn sure can't make a woman love a man
The lyrics of Case's song "Can't Force Love" convey the pain and heartache of a failed relationship. The vocalist laments the passing of time and the distance that has grown between him and his former partner. He acknowledges the deep sadness that is buried within his heart, and the seemingly insurmountable loneliness that has taken hold of him. Despite the raw emotions he feels, he admits that he does indeed miss his former flame and the connection they shared. However, he also realizes that his efforts to make the relationship work were in vain. He comes to accept that love cannot be forced, as much as one may wish it to be.
The song's lyrics touch on a theme that is universal and relatable - the hunger for love and connection that we all experience, and the pain that comes from unfulfilled desires. The vocalist's words express the frustration and disappointment that arise from wanting something that cannot be achieved, and the acceptance that is necessary in order to move on.
Line by Line Meaning
My love
Addressing the subject of love
It's been so many moments since we touched
It has been quite some time since the two individuals were physically intimate
Been so many motions since the last time we kissed
It has been a long time since the two individuals shared a kiss
Just can't seem to heal
The emotional wounds that have been inflicted in the past still linger
The time, the pain just hides deeper in my heart
The longer time passes, the more pain the individual feels inside
And the loneliness just keeps on growing
The individual is becoming more and more lonely as the relationship remains distant
But I do miss you, I do
The individual misses their partner very much
I mean it, I miss us
The individual misses the relationship they had, not just the person
And I realize now that everything I did was just wrong
The individual acknowledges that they made mistakes in the past and contributed to the relationship's downfall
You can't make a man love a woman
It is impossible to force someone to feel a certain way about someone else
You damn sure can't make a woman love a man
It is even more impossible to force someone to love you if they do not have those feelings for you naturally
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: CASE E WOODARD, JAMES MAYNES, KEVIN MC DANIELS
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Antoinette Alvarez
on Touch Me Tease Me
Touch me tease me
Antoinette Alvarez
on Missing You
I'm Missing you