erica234427 rants...
I bought Sorry For Party Rockin\' and was pretty dissappointed. It wasnt as good as I expected. Oh w ...
HOME FIND MUSIC MEET PEOPLE SEARCH JOIN!
Forgot username or password?
MUSIC NEWS
OTHER STUFF
Alicia Keys Drops New Song 'Speechless'
Posted on 2010-12-29 03:00:26
Artist/band(s): Alicia Keys [FB]

musicnews View: Profile - All Posts
Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1654994/20101228/keys_alicia.jhtml

Ballad, which also features Eve, was inspired by Keys' son, Egypt.By Jocelyn Vena

Alicia KeysPhoto: Michael Loccisano/ WireImage

Motherhood has put Alicia Keys in the mood to write new songs. Hubby Swizz Beatz debuted Keys' latest, "Speechless," on his website as part of his Monster Mondays.

The ballad samples Kanye West's "Devil in a New Dress" and finds Keys doing what she does best: singing about love. "I'm at a brand-new time in my life and a brand new feeling, and it's like this little guy, man, he takes my breath away," Keys says before starting the first verse. The piano-heavy tune gets funky once the chorus kicks in.

On the chorus, the R&B singer expresses her joy over the new love of her life, singing, "Makes you speechless, baby/ Don't know what to say/ I'm just speechless, baby/ The poet in me has gone away."

Midway through the track, Eve makes an appearance. The tough rapper shows her soft side, spitting rhymes like, "In the morning when I rise up/ Go to the window and I smile, put my eyes up/ Stare in the clouds, like, 'Wow, look at my luck.' " Keys finishes the track with the song's chorus. She laughs, "You take my breath away," as the song fades out.

In a video posted on the site, Keys opens up about writing the song, saying, "I always start writing at the piano, because I just feel like it's the best way to get the song out. It makes me take everything else away, and it just makes me, like, I get into it."

Beatz also appears in the video, noting that the song is just a fun little gift to Keys' fans. "This should be a treat for the fans," he said. "This will be a treat."

After she gave birth to Egypt, Keys noted that she felt inspired to pen a song for her son. "Every moment is beautiful; delicious even! Every moment I'm learning and living in a way I never have before. Being present in a way I never have before. Existing in moments I never have before," Keys wrote in a blog. "Never have I felt so calm, so purposeful in taking the time to truly observe the world around me, to live in it fully and watch it, discuss it, put time toward it. It feels really incredible — so peaceful, so complete and long overdue."

What do you think of Keys' new track? Let us know in the comments!

RELATED NEWS

Alicia Keys ? ?Girl On Fire? and ?Gummi Bears? (Theme Song) 11/21 Fallon
Related Artist/Band(s): Alicia Keys [FB] 
Alicia Keys w/Nicki Minaj ? ?Girl On Fire? MTV VMA Video
Related Artist/Band(s): Alicia Keys [FB]  Nicki Minaj [FB] 
Alicia Keys, Swizz Beatz Share Intimate Details With Vibe
Related Artist/Band(s): Alicia Keys [FB] 
Whitney Houston Laid To Rest In Private Ceremony
Related Artist/Band(s): Stevie Wonder [FB]  Alicia Keys [FB]  Whitney Houston [FB] 
Whitney Houston 'An Angel,' Alicia Keys Sings At Funeral
Related Artist/Band(s): Alicia Keys [FB]  Whitney Houston [FB] 
Page -
Page -
AllRespect.com // Alicia Keys Drops New Song 'Speechless'
This site has 2 goals:
  1. Find Music that you will love
  2. Meet People who share your great taste in music
If this sounds like your kinda place, why not join?