Usher Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978 in Chattanooga, Tennessee), known s… Read Full Bio ↴Usher Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978 in Chattanooga, Tennessee), known simply as Usher, is a Grammy Award winning American R&B singer-songwriter, producer and actor. He rose to fame in the late 90s, releasing the multi-platinum albums My Way and 8701. His success continued with the release of his 2004 album, Confessions, which has sold over 20 million copies worldwide, and earned Usher four American Music Awards and eight Grammy nominations. To date, he has sold approximately 40 million albums worldwide and has won five Grammy Awards. He released his debut album in 1994 and has since released 1997's My Way, 2001's 8701, 2004's Confessions and 2008's Here I Stand. His sixth studio album, Raymond v. Raymond, was released March 2010.

In 1990 Usher joined an R&B local quintet called the NuBeginnings, which was organized by local music svengali, Darryl Wheeler and then he decided to pursue a career in music. Aside from recording, Usher has ventured into business. He has established his own record label, US Records, and is a part owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers franchise. He has also dabbled in acting, with a recurring role on the teen sitcom Moesha, and roles in the films The Faculty (1998, with Josh Harnett) She's All That (1999, with Freddie Prinze, Jr.) and Texas Rangers (2001, with Ashton Kutcher).

05. Love Em All
Usher Lyrics

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Usher, baby
I'm alone in this room
The only thing that's on my mind is you
I can't lie and say that I don't hear you calling out
Got something for you, got plenty to go around
I guess I gotta remind you how I put it down

There's too many women in here and I wanna love 'em all

Love 'em all, love 'em all
And I just can't pick one out of them so I'ma love 'em all
Love 'em all, love 'em all

There's enough for me to go around
Up in this club, yeah
There's enough for me to make sure
I pleasure all these girls in this club, yeah
I'm gonna make sure it's fair
Gon' do you, you, and you and you
And then I'm gonna do her
Okay, let's get it straight
All my ladies get in line, yeah
I'ma take you back to school
Just raise your hand, girl
If you wanna me to get to you

There's too many women in here and I wanna love 'em all
Love 'em all, love 'em all
And I just can't pick one out of them so I'ma love 'em all
Love 'em all (love 'em all, oh)

'Cause they wanna love me
They wanna love me
They wanna love me (love me, yeah-yeah)
They wanna love me
They wanna love me
They wanna love me
They wanna love me (love me, yeah)
They wanna love me

These girls are gonna hate me
If I give too much attention too one girl, yeah
So I might just have to double up, no, triple up
To make it through these girls, yeah
You kiss me here, touch me there
You move over, bring her here
All aboard, get up on this plane
I gotta seven-forty-seven kinda love, girl
And I can take you all over the world

There's too many women in here and I wanna love 'em all
Love 'em all, love 'em all (hey, hey)
And I just can't pick one out of them so I'ma love 'em all
Love 'em all (love 'em all, oh)

'Cause they wanna love me
They wanna love me (love me)
They wanna love me (love me)
They wanna love me (love me)
They wanna love me (love me)
They wanna love me (love me, yeah-yeah)
They wanna love me
They wanna love me

Listen
Now usually I'ma one-kinda-girl kinda guy
Now I'ma free-to-get-at-every-girl kinda guy
And if you down for that (I'm down)
Say put me down for that (put me down)
I don't think you really hear me
Baby, lemme break it down
'Cause lately I've been a oh-up-in-love kinda guy
But now I'm single-to-beat-it-up kinda guy
And if you down for that (I'm down)
Say put me down for that (put me down)
Raise your hands in the air
if you want Usher, yeah

There's too many women in here and I wanna love 'em all (love 'em all, girl)
Love 'em all, love 'em all (love 'em all, oh-oh)
And I just can't pick one out of them so I'ma love 'em all
Love 'em all (love 'em all)

'Cause they wanna love me (woah, love me)
They wanna love me (they wanna love me)
They wanna love me (I love 'em too)
They wanna love me (said I love 'em too, girl)
They wanna love me
They wanna love me (wanna love me, girl)
They wanna love me
They wanna love me

Oh
Yeah, yeah
Wanna love me
They wanna love me

They wanna love me
They wanna love me

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Usher's song "Love Em All" are about a man who is struggling to choose one woman out of the many that he has in his life. He admits that he hears the call of a particular woman at night, but ultimately he wants to love and pleasure all of the women in the club. He sees himself as having enough love and pleasure to go around, and he wants to ensure that everyone gets a fair share. He even jokes about having to "double up, no triple up" to get through all of the girls. The chorus repeats that he wants to love and cut them all, referring to his desire to be with every woman present. The song ends with Usher saying that he's recently been an "all up in love kinda guy" but now he's a "single to beat it up kinda guy" and he encourages anyone who's down for that to raise their hand.

There are a few different ways to interpret the lyrics to this song. Some might argue that it's a celebration of polyamory and consensual non-monogamy, with Usher emphasizing the importance of communication and fairness. Others might view it as a more problematic and objectifying portrayal of women, with Usher treating them as interchangeable objects rather than individuals with their own desires and agency. Either way, the lyrics are provocative and suggestive, playing off of traditional gender roles and expectations around monogamy and sexuality.

Overall, "Love Em All" is a catchy and memorable song, with a beat that will get your feet moving and a chorus that will stay in your head long after you've stopped listening. It's not necessarily the most deep or meaningful song, but it's certainly an entertaining one that will get people talking.

Line by Line Meaning

I'm alone in this room
I am by myself in a room.

The only thing that's on my mind is you
I cannot stop thinking about you.

I can't lie and say that I don't hear your call at night
I hear you calling me at night, and I cannot deny it.

That's something for 'ya
It is something you should know about me.

Got plenty to go around
I have enough love to share with many women.

I guess I gotta remind you how I put it down
I need to show you how good I am at pleasing you.

There's too many women in here and I wanna
There are too many women in this place and I want to be with all of them.

Cut 'em all
I will have to choose all of them.

There's enough of me to go around up in this club, yeah (club, yeah)
I am popular and attractive to many women in this club.

And there's enough of me to make sure
I have enough love and energy to satisfy all of them.

I pleasure all these girls in this club, yeah (club, yeah)
I make sure to satisfy all of these girls.

I'm gonna make sure its fair
I will make sure that I am equally intimate with all of them.

Gone do you and you and you and you
I will be with all of you.

And then I'm gonna do her
After being with all of you, I will be with her.

Okay lets get it straight up
Let's be clear about what I am planning to do.

Ladies get in line, yeah
Women, queue up to be with me.

I'm a take you back to school
I am going to teach you a thing or two about love, ladies.

Just raise your hand girl
Show me if you are interested in me.

If you want me to get to you
If you want to be with me, let me know.

Cause they wanna love me
All of these women want to be with me.

These girls are gonna hate me
These women will not like me if I just choose one of them.

So I might just have to double up,
I may have to be with two women at the same time.

No triple up to make it through these girls, yeah (girl, yeah)
I will not be with three women at the same time, but two is okay.

You kiss me here, touch me there,
You can be intimate with me in different ways.

You move over, bring her here
Make room for her to be with us.

All aboard, get up on this plane
Come join me on this journey of pleasure and love.

I gotta 7-47 kinda love girl
My love is like a Boeing 747, it is big and can accommodate many people.

And I can take you all over the world
I can show you love and pleasure anywhere in the world.

Now I'm a free to get at every girl kinda guy
I am now single and interested in being with many women.

And if you down for that (I'm down)
If you want to be with me, I am interested as well.

Say put me down for that (put me down)
Let me know if you want to be with me.

Raise your hands in the air
If you want to be with me, show me by raising your hand.

Wanna love me
These women desire to love me.

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Esther Dean, Traci Colleen Hale, Aubry S. Delaine, Alexander Parhm, Usher Raymond, Dwight Reynolds, Jay Stevenson, Keith Thomas

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