Duffy is one of those acts that we've been
told we're going to love this year. Mercy is
the second single from her forthcoming debut
album, Rockferry.
Mercy isn't the first song in recent history
to play on the iconic bassline from Stand By
Me. It starts out that way, but it isn't long
before the hammond organ is tooting away and
we're transported back to Dusty
Springfield-era soul.
Duffy's voice lives up to the hype alright -
she carries off the authentic soul sound and
displays a good range at the same time. She
avoids making the song a complete retro
anthem by having an almost rapped vocal line
in the middle.
I can't help drawing comparisons to the
once-celebrated Joss Stone and how she was
initially lauded as a big star of that retro
soul scene. Unfortunately, the music industry
is trying to tell us that Duffy's ability to
recreate the 60s soul sound is the big thing
in music for 2008.
Amy Winehouse pulled off the retro thing with
Back To Black because she had an edge and the
backing of the genius that is Mark Ronson.
Amy and Duffy are two totally different
artists :)
Lyrics:
Yeah Yeah Yeah x4
I love you
But i gotta stay true
My morals got me on my knees
I'm begging please stop playing games
I don't know what this is
'Cos you got me good
Just like you knew you would
I don't know what you do
But you do it well
I'm under your spell
Chorus
You got me begging you for mercy
Why wont you release me
You got me begging you for mercy
Why wont you release me
I said release me
Now you think that i
Will be something on the side
But you got to understand
That i need a man
Who can take my hand yes i do
i dont know what this is
but you got me good
just like you knew you would
i dont know what you do
but you do it well
I'm under your spell
[Duffy Mercy Lyrics & Video
on http://songlyricsvideos.com]
You got me begging you for mercy
why wont you release me
you got me begging you for mercy
why wont you release me
I said you'd better release yeah yeah yeah
I'm begging you for mercy
Yes why wont you release me
I'm begging you for mercy
You got me begging
You got me begging
You got me begging
Mercy, why wont you release me
I'm begging you for mercy
Why wont you release me
You got me begging you for mercy
I'm begging you for mercy
I'm begging you for mercy
I'm begging you for mercy
I'm begging you for mercy
Why wont you release me
yeah yeah
break it down Tags :duffymercynewmusicwelshamywinehouse
British newcomer Duffy performs the track
'Mercy', taken from her upcoming 2008 debut
album Rockferry, at BBC2's Later... with
Jools Holland. Tags :DuffyMercyliveLaterJoolsHolland
Song from debut album "Rockferry"
Yeah Yeah Yeah x4
I love you
but i gotta stay true
my morals got me on my knees
I'm begging please stop playing games
I don't know what this is
cos you got me good
just like you knew you would
I don't know what you do
but you do it well
I'm under your spell
Chorus
You got me begging you for mercy
why won't you release me
you got me begging you for mercy
why won't you release me
I said release me
Now you think that I
will be something on the side
but you got to understand
that i need a man
who can take my hand yes i do
I don't know what this is
but you got me good
just like you knew you would
I don't know what you do
but you do it well
I'm under your spell
You got me begging you for mercy
why wont you release me
you got me begging you for mercy
why wont you release me
I said you'd better release yeah yeah yeah
I'm begging you for mercy
yes why wont you release me
I'm begging you for mercy
you got me begging
you got me begging
you got me begging
Mercy, why wont you release me
I'm begging you for mercy
why wont you release me
you got me begging you for mercy
I'm begging you for mercy
I'm begging you for mercy
I'm begging you for mercy
I'm begging you for mercy
Why wont you release me yeah yeah
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