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1992 Ain't No Sunshine 0:30 measures time in degrees of cold. She walks out and the light in the room changes. He knows she will come back. The knowing does not warm the room while she is gone.
The repeated I know is a man trying to convince himself. He does not know. Not really. He keeps saying it because the alternative is too much to hold while she is away.
A man so happy he defies gravity itself tonight. The upbeat rhythm bounces like champagne bubbles rising up. Pure joy becomes a physical force lifting him higher. Love turns ordinary rooms into magical playgrounds of delight. Dancing represents freedom from all earthly weight and worry.
Damon Wayans wrote and starred in Mo Money, a 1992 comedy about a small-time crook who falls for a woman while working a credit card scam. Heavy D's 'Money Can't Buy You Love' is the title track. The song is about the limits of wealth. The film is about discovering those limits in real time.
Money can't buy you love. The film proved it. 1,414 artist portraits across 5 genres (Rock, Jazz, Soul, Blues, Folk). 1,363 sourced from Wikipedia (Creative Commons / Public Domain), 50 from Deezer (promotional artwork).
Ain't No Sunshine 0:30 measures time in degrees of cold. She walks out and the light in the room changes. He knows she will come back. The knowing does not warm the room while she is gone.
The repeated I know is a man trying to convince himself. He does not know. Not really. He keeps saying it because the alternative is too much to hold while she is away.
1,414 artist portraits across 5 genres (Rock, Jazz, Soul, Blues, Folk). 1,363 sourced from Wikipedia (Creative Commons / Public Domain), 50 from Deezer (promotional artwork).