Music Review: Robin Thicke & Kendrick Lamar "Give It 2 U"

Give It 2 U

Album: Blurred Lines

Year: 2013 

        Robin Thicke is quite impressed with a specific body part of his in the shifty   “Give It 2 U.”

              In the intro, Thicke “yeah, “uh-uh’s” and “baby’s,” licking his lips as an attractive woman stands near him. A distorted synth sets a woozy tone.

                  He walks right up to her and skips the small talk. He eyes her up and down and solicits her for sex. He says he’s interesting in bed. He adds it will be a welcome experience from the plain sex she regularly has as he ignores her boyfriend who is glaring at him. He promises her drugs, cars and money. He adds that he’s well-endowed and he would like for her to join him in the V.I.P. section. (“Girl give it to me/Girl you know what it do, girl give it to me/I got somethin brand new, girl give it to me/I'll put it all on you, girl give it to me/Wooo! I got a gift for ya/I got this for ya, a little Thicke for ya/A big kiss for ya, I got a hit for ya/Big dick for ya, let me give it to ya/Baby baby, I got a call for ya/I got a whip for ya, black car for ya/Ball hard for ya, I know you wanna get fancy/I know you wanna start dancin’”)

           In the pre-chorus, he uses a cheesy pick-up line and quotes a Rolling Stone lyric from “Start Me Up” to compliment her. (“Hey... girl/You know you're lookin so damn fly/You're lookin like you fell from the sky/You know you make a grown man cry.”)

         In the chorus, he says he wants to sleep with her. Nothing is taboo for him. He’ll enact any naughty thought that has ever occurred in her head. (“I wanna give it to you, tonight/And make everything you fantasize come true, ooh baby/I'll make you so so so amazing/I'll give it to you/Girl, give it to me/Girl, give it to me/Girl, give it to me/Girl, give it to me.”)

          She’s grinding on the dancefloor and he’s applauding each time she bends down, asking her to move her body a bit more to the right which would let him see more. She stops to look at her phone for a minute and he rushes to her. He takes the phone from her and snaps a selfie of himself. From his pocket, his grabs his phone and asks if she would pretty please give him a kiss on the cheek? He shows her an Agent Provacteur outfit he picked out for her. Whenever she’s ready to take him up on his offer, it will be hers. (“Ooh! What's that girl?/What's that baby? I like that girl/I like that baby, on your back girl/On your back, yeah shake it like that girl/Baby baby, I got an eye for ya/Got an eye for ya, I got a smile for ya/Cheese, let me put it on your face for ya/Please, I got a taste for ya/Tasty, I bought lace for ya/Freaky, I'll put it on ya/Yeah, so I can come and take it off ya/Yeah, and get off to ya.”)

           The pre-chorus and chorus are sung again.

          In the bridge, Kendrick Lamar backs Thicke up, telling her that Thicke has been looking for a girl like for a long time. Thicke would like to buy her a drink and then sleep with her. He comments she hasn’t had any plastic surgerym which is plus. He says nervous, knowing they both coming across as weird guys with a fetish. (“Uh, you're like a needle in a haystack/Uh, I wanna sit you where my face at/Uh, lunch with a few Mai-Tais/Uh, purple kisses on my tie/Uh, life can leave a dick loved/Uh, now you gettin this dick, love/Uh, I'm lookin for you with a flashlight/I wanna feel what a real fat ass like/No injection, I learned my lesson/I walk it like I talk it, baby this pedestrian/Runnin through your mind like Jackie Joyner/***** like pop like "DO!" Go get me a burner/Got shot like "DO!" This can be detrimental/T-shirt and panties, that's your credential/You're cotton candy, I need a fistful/I'm often antsy, hope that convince you.”)

        The pre-chorus is sung again.

        The chorus is sung twice.

        At the end, Thicke says “I’ll give it 2 U” to end the single.

       Thicke’s coercive, scuzzy vocals examine the woman’s body in detail, putting on her display to discuss among his friends. Once she’s deemed worthy of his attention, he will monopolize her for the entire night. If there is a signficant other around, his bodyguard intervenes, letting the guy know it’s private and takes his phone. Thicke prefers not to have evidence.

      Lamar’s rap, though proficient, pitches in after Thicke’s blatant overtures don’t work. He’s nothing more than Thicke’s minion, hoping to possibly to have a chance with her if he allows it.

       The perverted “Give It 2 U”  needs to put its measuring stick away and brush up on its social skills, first learning that women are not electrical outlets.