Part 3, song meme.

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13) Stranger - LTD.
Jeffrey Osborne at the peak of his vocal powers. Very simple lyrical structure, powerful rendition. The definition of ballad.

14) I was a King - Eddie Murphy and Shabba ranks. Yes, THAT Eddie Murphy. Singing conscious lyrics about race relations. Wasn't a huge hit, but I like it. I'm still trying to figure out what Shabba says. I've figured it out.

Lyrics:
"I was, I was the first
Of all man, to walk on this earth
You're from I, or did you forget
Your father deserves some respect" That was Eddie, by the way.

15) Diamonds are Forever - Shirley Bassey.
From the eponymously titled James Bond movie. I really dig this now, I'm gettin' old!
Lyrics
"Diamonds are forever
Sparkling 'round my little finger
Unlike men, the diamonds linger
Men are mere mortals who are not
Worth going to your grave for"

(left out "Goldfinger" by Shirley Bassey)

16) Diamonds are Forever - Kanye West featuring Jay-Z.
Shirley hated that he took her tune. But which modern rapper will talk about the diamond trade in Sierra Leone? And make it sound so good?

"Though it's thousands of miles away
Sierra Leone connect to what we go through today
Over here, its a drug trade, we die from drugs
Over there, they die from what we buy from drugs
The diamonds, the chains, the bracelets, the charmses
I thought my Jesus Piece was so harmless
'til I seen a picture of a shorty armless
And here's the conflict
It's in a black person's soul to rock that gold
Spend ya whole life tryna get that ice
On a polar rugby it look so nice
How could somethin' so wrong make me feel so right, right?"

Fiddy what?

(Left out "Gold Digger" by Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx)

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