Group Vocal WK 5 & 6

This week we started on the hit song from Rhianna, “Stay” featuring Mikky Ekko. We will be focusing a lot of this week and next on the harmonies of this tune, so the rockers start to get a thorough understanding of how vocalists harmonize.

Backing Track (No vocals)

Original Version (with vocals)

“Stay”

(feat. Mikky Ekko)

[Rihanna:]

All along it was a fever

A cold sweat hot-headed believer

I threw my hands in the air, said, “Show me something,”

He said, “If you dare, come a little closer.”

Round and around and around and around we go

Oh now, tell me now, tell me now, tell me now you know.

Not really sure how to feel about it.

Something in the way you move

Makes me feel like I can’t live without you.

It takes me all the way.

I want you to stay

[Mikky:]

It’s not much of a life you’re living

It’s not just something you take, it’s given

Round and around and around and around we go

Oh now, tell me now, tell me now, tell me now you know.

Not really sure how to feel about it.

Something in the way you move

Makes me feel like I can’t live without you.

Yeah, it takes me all the way.

I want you to stay.

[Both:]

Ooh, ooh, ooh, the reason I hold on

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ’cause I need this hole gone

Funny you’re the broken one but I’m the only one who needed saving

‘Cause when you never see the light it’s hard to know which one of us is caving.

[Rihanna:]

Not really sure how to feel about it.

Something in the way you move

Makes me feel like I can’t live without you.

Yeah, it takes me all the way.

I want you to stay, stay.

I want you to stay, oooh.