Crab Rangoons

Drawing a lot of inspiration from the Timbaland/Justin Timberlake tracks of the mid-aughts, I was shooting for a kind of Lovestones/Sexyback sorta' deal. We all KNOW those choruses, even with a few more lyrics. We had to throw some dance club references in. Lyrically, we've got the following: "I know you like this beat, cuz Sean's been doing the damn thing" is a direct pull from Dua Lipa's "Future Nostalgia," another slow-but-amazing dance banger. The prechorus features "from every window to wall, I want you down on the floor" as a reference to the incredible Get Low. Both the prechorus and verse two feature a harmony singing "music make you lose control," a nod to Missy's "Lose Control." The third verse makes a direct reference to SexyBack, the authors of which are this song's prime influences. And what is the club, exactly? It's a circus (thanks Britney). It's a pool of sweat. It might even be the floor upon which you are getting down with me. Are you ready to go?

I decided to pull a lot of inspiration from Timbaland for this one. I accomplished the following items into the beat: Big Nasty Drop Tension Building Rise and Breakdown Dramatic Pause Beat Switch Memorable Fill/Transition Bass Switch Surprise Instrumental (Saxophone on the chorus (I know. I love horns.)) DJ Friendly mixable intro and outro Energy Rest before the final section This beat was really fun and this is my first time pulling off a drop like I did for this song. One could argue that the song has 2 drops and not just 1 (Verse 3/Bridge and the actual drop after Verse 3), but who's counting anyways. For Verse 3, I went half-time with the beat as well as a beat switch for the whole Verse. All challenges have been met and I think this is, hands down, our best song in the competition to date.

One shot you feeling loose and
Two shots it's party time
We got the place surrounded
And music on our minds

I know you like this beat
Cuz Sean's been doing the damn thing
You want to go right now?
Mr. Persona is the name

I wanna let it all go
I want you moving real slow
I want you right in front of me

From every window to wall
Come throw it down on the floor
And we can set this party free

This got you breathing heavy
I see you losing control
This party got you sweating
I think you're ready to go

This got you breathing heavy
I see you losing control
This party got you sweating
I think you're ready to go

I wanna dance with you all the time
Oh can't you feel it? Come on now and feel it.
I got your body on my mind
Music make you lose control

I wanna let it all go
I want you moving real slow
I want you right in front of me

From every window to wall
Come throw it down on the floor
And we can set this party free

This got you breathing heavy
I see you losing control
This party got you sweating
I think you're ready to go

This got you breathing heavy
I see you losing control
This party got you sweating
I think you're ready to go

Yeah we do it like that
Turn the god damn club to a circus act
And with Rikkaari on the mix
Zilla on the attack
I got a full cup and a big ol' stack

I had big ol' blast spending alla that cash
And a big ol' blast had turned the world to ash
I scribbled runes at the start of the match
Now we're taking the sexy and we're bringin' it back

YEAH

Come on feel that beat flowin' through your hips
And from the base to tip
It's in your face, the lips
And from the center of the big top
Crack the whip
It's like a pool a sweat
Go and take a dip

Come on over here, give me a sign
Say the word and I'll make you mine
Sold, signed and sealed
Lemme show you how a couple of snacks
Make a whole damn meal

This got you breathing heavy
I see you losing control
This party got you sweating
I think you're ready to go

This got you breathing heavy
I see you losing control
This party got you sweating
I think you're ready to go

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