Throwback Thursday: Usher – “Twork It Out”
Cocaine is bad, as is an oversized ego. Mix the two together and you get The Weeknd saying that Usher’s “Climax” was influenced by his sound. Unfortunately, the Weeknd and many of his deluded fans will never appreciate the recklessness of his comments because Diplo, who co-wrote and produced “Climax,” essentially co-signed what he said.
As a token of my rejection of the Weeknd’s tomfoolery, this week’s TBT selection could only be one from Usher’s catalog, which offers dozens of hits. However, I’m opting for an album cut.
Ursh’s third album, 8701, gave us classics like “U Remind Me” and “U Got It Bad,” but it also blessed us hidden gems like “Twork It Out.” Co-written by Usher, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, “Twork It Out” takes us back to a time when major R&B stars needed to know how to sing, and with the Weeknd showing his whole ass and getting away with it, I long for those days more deeply than usual. Click play.
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