The Problem With… Usher’s “DJ Got Us Falling In Love”

Take it from someone who’s been there: DJs have great power if they do their job right.

They can get people to shake, sweat, and pick invisible apples. But I can’t remember ever getting people in the crowd to fall in love. I guess it wouldn’t hurt to get back on the turntables and try doing that sometime? Maybe I will.

So, what has Usher been up to these past few months? Well, he’s prepping
for the VMAs, dropping a surprisingly good single with Jay-Z called “Hot
Tottie,” and singing with a goat.

Usher’s got another
single on the charts too these days: “DJ Got Us Falling In Love.” It’s another
attempt by Usher to expand his boundaries and attain an electronic
sound. Only, this time, it sounds more like a forgettable track from Taio
Cruz than from a makeout-enabling R&B artist.

Guesting for
the track is my friend and yours, the money-allergic Pitbull. I like
call his guest lines “pitgin,” where Pitbull throws out his rapid-fire
pidgin of English and Cuban Spanish.

One line in his pitgin
shouts out to Waka Flocka Flame, a rapper who said earlier this year
that lyricism in hip-hop doesn’t make money. Whatever you say, Waka. By the way, how did “O Let’s Do It” do in the charts?

Anyway, speaking of lyrics: Usher’s lines in the track have a few lemons as well. Along
with your usual repeating of one word a few times, there’s a line in the beginning
compares his state to a zombie coming back to life.

Holy shit, y’all! Zombies!
Aim for the head!

Other odd lines include a
promise to “burn this motherfucker down!” and to lose control of his
body.

Ew, Usher, ew.

Usher’s got an EP coming up titled Versus.
I’m guessing it won’t hold a candle to the badass Japanese movie with
the same name. Oh well. At least they both have zombies coming back to life.