Umbrella

Artist: Mandy Moore
Song Title: Umbrella (Originally by Rihanna)


You have my heart and we'll never be worlds apart
May be in magazines
But you'll still be my star
Baby cause in the dark
You can't see shiny cars
That's when you need me there
With you I'll always share
Because

[CHORUS]
When the sun shines, we’ll shine together
Told you I'll be here forever
Said I'd always be a friend
Took an oath I'ma stick it out till the end
Now that it's raining more than ever
Told you we'll still have each other
You can stand under my umbrella
You can stand under my umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(Ella eh eh)

These fancy things, will never come in between
You're part of my entity, here for infinity
When the war has took its part
When the world has dealt its cards
And if the hand is hard, together we'll mend your heart
Because

[CHORUS]
When the sun shines, we’ll shine together
Told you I'd be here forever
Said I'll always be a friend
Took an oath I'ma stick it out till the end
Now that it's raining more than ever
Told you we'll still have each other
You can stand under my umbrella
You can stand under my umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(Oh)

Oh, you can run into my arms
That's okay don't be alarmed
Come into me
(There's no distance in between our love)
Gonna and let the rain pour
I'll be all you need and more
Whoa, because

[CHORUS]
When the sun shines, we’ll shine together
Told you I'll be here forever
Said I'd always be a friend
Took an oath I'ma stick it out till the end
Now that it's raining more than ever
Told you we'll still have each other
You can stand under my umbrella
You can stand under my umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(Ella ella ella eh eh)

[BRIDGE]
It's raining, ooh, baby it's raining
Baby come into me, come into me
It's raining, ooh, baby it's raining
Come into me, come into me

You know, I used to hate this song to the max. Thought that it was such a we-share-nothing-but-bimbo-love kinda song. I mean, what's up with ella ella ella? (I still don't really like that part, actually.) The whole equating-love-to-sharing-umbrellas thing just seemed so far from anything even remotely serious. Sharing an umbrella isn't enough to show love, okayyy.

...till I heard Mandy's version of the song.
An umbrella is so very enough now, man...

*grin*

It's all about the delivery. I'm not really a fan of her voice but there's something hypnotic about Ms Moore's voice this time. It seems more powerful than it used to be, too! I mean, I like some of her other songs and I do sing along to them... but I never thought that her voice was that fantastic. You know? She's no Mariah, Whitney or Christina. But this time, the woman nailed the song. Her rendition just carries the song to a whole other level and she obviously sings it better than Rihanna does. O.B.V.I.O.U.S.L.Y. No harm stating the obvious, right? It's called 'stressing my point'. Also, it's interesting to note how different the song sounds without actually having many melody or tune changes to it. This version is a masterpiece.


One thing about Mandy that I have to commend is that she acknowledged Rihanna in the intro to the song. I really respect her for that. She even screened Rihanna's original video clip in the background. That's more than some tribute to the original singer, right? It's only courteous to do so, actually... but how many artists actually do it?

So penuh feeeel, huh? Haha.

Question: Why does she stuff the mic up her nose
when she sings? So tak sedap tengok.

Anyhew, I used to think Rihanna's version of Umbrella was cheap and tacky but now, I KNOW for sure that it was. Mandy's got my vote. Good girls don't win at things as much as they should but they always come out on top when it really counts. Go, Mandy!