Taking an interest in music from the age of 6, joining gospel groups and attending Young Musicians Program at Berklee during middle school, Saadiq got the chance phone call of a lifetime, when Sheila E. called one day looking for touring musicians to join Prince on his Parade tour. Saadiq spent two years on the road, a time he called "My University".
Saadiq made a name for himself as the lead vocalist in the rhythm and blues and dance trio Tony! Toni! Toné!. He went by his birth name during the beginning of Tony! Toni! Toné!, where he was joined by his brother Dwayne Wiggins, and his cousin Timothy Christian. He adopted the name of Raphael Saadiq in the mid-1990s.
After the 1996 Tony! Toni! Toné! album, House of Music, (when he performed under his current name) Saadiq started his solo career. He produced a few solo tracks, but Saadiq's next big project became the R&B supergroup Lucy Pearl. He recorded the self-titled album with Dawn Robinson (En Vogue) and Ali Shaheed Muhammad (A Tribe Called Quest). This group only lasted for one album. His solo album Instant Vintage, released in 2002, also earned 5 Grammy nominations.
Saadiq released his third solo album, The Way I See It, on September 16 2008, featuring collaborations with Stevie Wonder and Joss Stone. Saadiq acknowledges the album's old school soul sound, which he says includes nods to Gladys Knight & The Pips, Al Green, The Four Tops, The Delfonics and The Stylistics.
Various artists have tapped Saadiq to produce their work through the years. Some of Saadiq's most notable work has been with D'Angelo. The 2000 collaboration "Untitled" won D'Angelo a Grammy award for Best R&B Album. In 2007, Saadiq was called on to produce the whole third album from UK Soul singer Joss Stone. Other artists he has collaborated with include The Roots, Macy Gray, Snoop Dogg, Kelis, Q-Tip and Young Bellz.
In 2002, Saadiq founded his own record label, Pookie Entertainment. Among the artists on the label are Joi and Truth Hurts.
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Over You
Raphael Saadiq Lyrics
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For falling in love, far too many times
You know that I love you, you got what I need
Your kiss is so deep it knocks me to my knees
Oh, next time you see I'm not letting you get away
I'm locking you up and making love all day
Give the good loving, mix it up good
Girl everything is OK
when you kiss me that way
Oh, oh, save me so, don't stop just go
I never go to sleep without calling you
It's all in my head its amazing things you do
When I hear your voice it's sunny delight
Girl you ease my pain on a frozen night
So why don't we do it baby?
Get together again
I know it's crazy loose
but it comes when you wanna win
The stone is true, cause I'm your fool,
And I just can't seem to get over, you
Over you,
over you, you, you, you, oh
Over
Girl everything is okay
when you kiss me that way
Oh, oh, save me so, don't stop just go, oh
In the song "Over You" by Raphael Saadiq, he talks about his love for a woman and his inability to get over her. The song begins with him admitting that he falls in love too easily and has committed a crime by doing so. He confesses his love for this particular woman and how her kiss is so deep that it knocks him to his knees. Saadiq then declares that he won't let her get away again and will make sure to lock her up and make love all day.
As the song progresses, Saadiq talks about how everything is okay when she kisses him and how she eases his pain. He can't stop thinking about her and the amazing things she does. The chorus repeats the phrase "Over you" several times, emphasizing Saadiq's inability to let go of this woman. He ends the song by admitting that he is her fool and just can't seem to get over her.
Overall, the song is about a man who is deeply in love with a woman he can't seem to forget. He longs to be with her again and is willing to do whatever it takes to make it happen.
Line by Line Meaning
Next time you see, I just commit a crime
The next time you see me, it will impress upon you that I have committed a sin, but the crime is falling in love too frequently.
For falling in love, far too many times
The crime I've committed is that I've fallen in love too many times, and it has become repetitive.
You know that I love you, you got what I need
You're aware of my love for you, and you're the one I desire and depend on.
Your kiss is so deep it knocks me to my knees
Your kiss is so passionate that it leaves me in awe and on my knees.
Oh, next time you see I'm not letting you get away
The next time you see me, I won't let you depart from me because of my love towards you.
I'm locking you up and making love all day
I'm going to keep you locked in with me and engage in desires of your body throughout the day.
Give the good loving, mix it up good
I want to provide you with satisfying sexual pleasure by combining different varieties.
Give you grape wine, take it to the oh
I'll give you grape wine (euphemism for sexual pleasure) that will take you to the highest level of ecstasy.
Girl everything is OK when you kiss me that way
The world feels fine when you kiss me in that passionate manner.
Oh, oh, save me so, don't stop just go
Oh, please rescue me with your passionate kissing, so don't stop what you're doing, escalate it.
I never go to sleep without calling you
I can't fall asleep without communicating with you on the phone first.
It's all in my head its amazing things you do
My mind is preoccupied with the incredible things you do, it's remarkable.
When I hear your voice it's sunny delight
Your voice fills me with happiness, like drinking Sunny Delight.
Girl you ease my pain on a frozen night
Especially on a freezing night, you lift my spirits and remove my agony.
So why don't we do it baby?
Why don't we get intimate, sweetheart?
Get together again
Let's meet up and engage in intimacy once more.
I know it's crazy loose
It may sound nonsensical, reckless, or wild, but I still want you.
but it comes when you wanna win
It's because that's when you desire to succeed in romance.
The stone is true, cause I'm your fool
I'm a fool for you, which is an obvious fact.
And I just can't seem to get over, you
I can't seem to forget about you or move on from my love for you.
Over you, over you, you, you, you, oh
My feelings for you are so intense that I can't get over them, oh.
Girl everything is okay
Everything is all right when I'm with you.
when you kiss me that way
The way you kiss me is so passionate and exhilarating.
Oh, oh, save me so, don't stop just go, oh
Oh, please rescue me with your passionate kissing, so don't stop what you're doing, escalate it.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: RAPHAEL SAADIQ
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