Ne-Yo:Rihanna Russian Roulette Like Thriller
By Spread-Music on Oct 24, 2009 in Rihanna | 1 Comment | |
Ne-Yo:Rihanna Russian Roulette Like Thriller – Ne-Yo who wrote Rihanna’s newest single ‘Russian Roulette,’ sat down with MTV to defend the track after critics categorized as dark and violent.Ne-Yo said:
“We just wanted to do something entertaining.’Thriller’ was dark, but it was one of the biggest selling records of all time. Our main thing was the entertainment factor of the whole thing. Nobody is really going out and playing Russian roulette or thinking about killing themselves or nothing like that. It was just an interesting topic over a crazy beat and who else to pull that off than somebody like Rihanna?”
He added:
“And I just started thinking, ‘What would go through your mind if you was in that situation?’ It just all started coming together, and Rihanna has never been one to be afraid to take a chance, especially with me. She’s always game to do something a little different. I played it for her, and she loved it [we] went in and knocked it out. The rest is history.”
‘Russian Roulette’ will be featured on Rihanna’s upcoming album, ‘Rated R,’ which is due out on November 23.
exoticmoon75 | Nov 3, 2009 | Reply
I don’t think this song is about Chris. Her high vocal perfomance is perfectly delivered. But I get the feeling the lyrics hint about her sexuality. divided. her dark side, addiction…a sexual kind. It seems to me- on a universal note- that it can relate to anyone’s uncontrolled addiction, to danger, to extreme sports, to abusive relationship, to adrenlin rush, to crime, to food, to body image & maintenance, to drugs, to the price of fame & becoming an icon/having crazy fans/stalkers it could be anything …that can bring to death. On her own personal note – by the way she seemed to have evolved through fame, to me it seems, she sings about rough sexual encounters.