![]() ![]() “I can be your hero, baby / I can kiss away the pain,” he sings in the chorus, continuing, “I will stand by you forever / You can take my breath away.” Essentially, Iglesias seems willing to die for this person. On “Hero,” his dedication and devotion to his lover is respectable. ![]() “Hero” spent 34 weeks on the Hot 100, peaking at no. Does it help that Iglesias is easy on the eyes – quite the heartthrob? Yes,it does help, but he is more than his dashing good looks – he is incredibly talented. His tone is truly radiant, particularly on arguably his best song, □ “Hero” ( □ Escape, 2001). Throughout the course of his career, Iglesias has wowed with his expressive instrument. □ Grammy-winning Latin pop artist □ Enrique Iglesias is… SMOKING HOT □! Now that I got that out of the way, let’s focus on what truly matters – his voice. O-Town, “Liquid Dreams”: After Dark □ □ No.I mean, has a nocturnal emission ever sounded so rad? The big takeaway regarding “Liquid Dreams” is this is a prime example of utterly infectious, sex-driven pop music. In 2001 that included the likes of Destiny’s Child, Madonna, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek – you get the gist of it! Horny guys who have gotten so worked up they are experiencing these “liquid dreams.” While the music video □□ does NOT depict a nocturnal emission, it is captivating, nonetheless. The innuendo doesn’t stop there of course, as “this hot girl” is “So fine designed to blow your mind / She’s a dominatrix supermodel beauty queen.” Day-um! Of course, as “Liquid Dreams” progresses, O-Town name drop the hottest women whom their sexy girl is patterned after. Clearly, the youngsters of O-Town were fantasizing about women they wanted to be with (*cough have sex with ). ![]() Wow! There’s a significance with the word ‘comes,’ if you catch my drift. “Posters of love surrounding me, lost in a world of fantasyĮvery night she comes to me and gives me all the love I need.” Hmm, what makes a dream liquid exactly? Think back to those adolescent days, and a certain release that takes place at night, and there’s your answer, confirmed via an interview with Cosmopolitan (“… It’s about nocturnal emissions, to be honest… thought this was a way for us to make our mark separate: we were a lot more dirty, a lot more edgy than the others ”). □ Backstreet Boys, □ N*Sync, and □ 98º they weren’t, but they earned a platinum album with □ O-Town (2001), and a gold single, □ “Liquid Dreams”. Another requirement? Be hot! □ O-Town had both things covered during their brief run □. One of the requirements of any boy band is to sing songs about girls. D’Angelo, Untitled (How Does it Feel): After Dark □ □ No.Also, later, he asserts, ‘Let me take off your clothes…” All told on □ “Untitled (How Does it Feel)”, D’Angelo sings his ass off, and understandably, women (and men too) felt ‘some type of way’ listening to this one. Yes, there’s dedication too, but “I can provide everything that you desire” certainly indicates plans to stick key in ignition. Those layered harmonized vocals are utterly sublime! As heavenly as this seven-minute aughts R&B classic sounds, there’s nothing godly about this record. “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” checks off those boxes, adding guitar to the mix. Some of the most soulful R&B hearkens back to the sounds of the church with big bass lines, marvelous piano riffs, harmonized vocals, and the groove. Why? Well, D’Angelo goes all in on the neo-soul sound, meaning the influence of gospel music is crystal clear. Listening to “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” you can’t help feeling a bit guilty. That said, no matter how fine D was, the song itself is the crowning achievement. Yes, the music video □□ stole plenty of attention, and how could it not? A nude, chiseled D’Angelo was certainly a sight to behold □. “I’d love to make you wet / In between your thighs ‘cause / I love when it comes inside you.” WOW! Cutting straight to the chase, □ D’Angelo delivered one of the sexiest, most soulful gems of all time with □ “Untitled (How Does it Feel)”. D’Angelo, “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” □ Voodoo So, without further ado, let’s take it back to 2000s music style, shall we?ġ. 1 f eatures music courtesy of □ 50 Cent, □ Alicia Keys, □ Beyoncé, □ Green Day, and □ Usher among others. Keeping it as eclectic as the 2000s were, many different styles of music are covered on this musical compendium. All the songs from this list were released between 20 without exception. 1, another entry into the ever-expanding decade series. For me, most of my teenage years took place in the 2000s, the era explored on □ Incredible Songs: 2000s, Vol. O ften, the music that shapes you, or that you remember the most, comes from the era when you were a teenager. 1 features music courtesy of 50 Cent, Alicia Keys, Beyoncé, Green Day, and Usher. ![]()
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