By Genna Dara

“Girl, your wish is my command/ I submit to your demands/ I will do anything, girl you need only ask”
If the first couple of chords didn’t pluck at your heart strings, then ladies these three lines got you for sure. Sexual lyrics mixing with a sentimental sound of piano and bass make for the perfect recipe to an iconic Boyz 2 Men song.

The instrumental alone makes the listener feel instantly relaxed with the slow tempo and consistent rhythm. Definitely leaves you in the mood to light some candles and bask in the melodic ambiance. Every girl in the 90’s wanted a significant other like this, and every guy wanted their swagger. There’s a reason this love ballad stayed on the Billboard charts for fourteen weeks, and spent five of those weeks with their album, ||, at number one. Simply because people fall in love with the way they talk about love, hopelessly romantic and wholesome.

Members Nathan Morris, Wayna Morris, and Shawn Stockman create such beautiful harmonies and melt you into a puddle of emotions, that you wish they could serenade you forever and yes, it makes you wish that your partner would deliver you a hand-written love letter chalk filled with raw emotion and their undying love for you all tied in a neat package with a rose as the cherry on top.

Unlike so many R&B artists today, they don’t have to swear or compare the number of women they’ve slept with on their tracks in order to convey their passion and love. They should start taking notes out of Babyface’s lyric books.

So I leave you now to experience the romance for yourself- go and light some candles, plan a date night, call up your love. For brownie points, learn the song and serenade her. You’re welcome.

-Genna Dara