Rema “Calm down” review
Rema “Calm down”: A good enough listen?
Mavin artiste- Rema, is out with his latest single “Calm down” off his forthcoming debut album, and there is a lot to say about it.
“Calm down” is a song about Rema- or the singer’s persona in this case, seekingĀ a lady’s love interest. However, the issue here is trust- Which the lady believes Rema does not possess.
On “Calm down“, Rema tries to allay her fears by telling her that she should “Calm down” and not feel all “Insecure” because:
“If I tell you say I love you, no dey do iyanga”
On “Calm down”, Rema expresses that he loves the girl in question and that he wants her. He uses descriptive lyrics to explain how desirable her body is and how he wants it no matter what because he can’t get his mind off her.
He even says he can’t take a “no” from her. Therefore, it may be right for her to not express so much trust in Rema since her body is his attraction. Which means if he sees another lady with better “qualities“, he would “fall” in love with her too.
He says the lady’s body puts him on “Lockdown” because he can’t do anything else but think of her- or her body in this case.
Meanwhile, in Rema’s defense, the lady should “Calm down” and trust him because there are actually more girls who want him but he doesn’t like them like he does the girl. He says:
“If you leave me, I no go fall in love again”
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Storytelling
On “Calm down“, Rema employs storytelling to get us interested in the song. He even discusses how he met her in a party and apart from her body, he says her character of being “Mellow” rather than other girls doing “too much” is what attracts him.
He says “other girls commot like chewing gum” but the girl is permanent.
This storytelling plot on Rema’s “Calm down” makes the song hold you down till it ends. If Rema did something else other than this on “Calm down“, “Calm down” would have been a boring listen. But the storytelling makes it an intriguing listen.
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RelatabilityĀ
“Calm down” is a relatable song because it happens that what most guys observe first before even seeing a lady’s character is her body. It is the point of attraction for most guys, and in “Calm down“, Rema asserts it is what has put him on “Lockdown“.
Being on “Lockdown” is the default for most guys when they want a lady. They they can never “Calm down” while showing the lady that they desire her so much. So yes, Rema’s “Calm down” is very relatable.
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Flaw(s)
The only thing that seems like a flaw with Rema’s “Calm down” is incomplete storytelling. Rema tells us literally everything about the wooing process, he even gets detailed to you the point of telling us her dress colour- Yellow.
However, at the end of “Calm down“, we are not told if she agreed or not. Did she agree or decline Rema’s love interest? Did Rema get over his supposed lockdown? Our questions on the song are unanswered.
This doesn’t make “Calm down” a flawed song, because an artist’s reason for their art should not be questioned, but can only be evaluated.
So yes, Rema’s “Calm down” is a good enough listen,Ā but it would have been better if it was supported with complete storytelling
Rating
Songwriting: 1.7/10
Mixing/Producing: 1.5/2
Song direction/theme: 1.6/2
Relatability: 1.9/10
Reply value: 1.5/10
āTotal: 8.2/10
Lyrics
(Vibez)
Another banger
{Chorus}
Baby, calm down, calm down
Girl, this your body e put my heart for lockdown
For lockdown, oh lockdown
Girl you sweet like Fanta, Fanta
If I tell you say I love you no dey form yanga, oh yanga
No tell me no, no, no, no, woah, woah, woah, woah
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Baby come gimme your lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-love
You got me like woah-woah-woah-woah-woah-woah-woah-woah-woah
Shawty come gimme your lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-love, hmmm
{Verse 1}
I see this fine girl, for my party she wear yellow
Every other girl they dey do too much but this girl mellow
Naim I dey find situation I go use take tell am hello
Finally I find way to talk to the girl but she no wan follow
Who you come dey form for?
Why you no wan comform?
Then I start to feel her bum-bum
But she dey gimme small-small
I know say she sabi pass that one
But she feeling insecure
‘Cause her friends go dey gum her like chewing gum
Go dey gum her like chewing gum
Baby, calm down, calm down
Girl, this your body e put my heart for lockdown
For lockdown, oh lockdown
Girl you sweet like Fanta, Fanta
If I tell you say I love you no dey form yanga, oh yanga
No tell me no, no, no, no, woah, woah, woah, woah
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Baby come gimme your lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-love
You got me like woah-woah-woah-woah-woah-woah-woah-woah-woah
Shawty come gimme your lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-love, hmmm
{Verse 2}
As I reach my house I say make I rest small (Make I rest small)
As me I wake up na she dey my mind (Na she dey my mind)
Day one, day two, I no fit focus (I no fit focus)
Na so me I call am, say make we link up (Say make we link up)
As I start to dey tell her how I feel all my heart dey race
Baby girl, if you leave me I no go love again
Because e get many girls wey put my heart for pain
Shebi, you feel my pain
{Chorus}
Baby, calm down, calm down
Girl, this your body e put my heart for lockdown
For lockdown, oh lockdown
Girl you sweet like Fanta, Fanta
If I tell you say I love you no dey form yanga, oh yanga
No tell me no, no, no, no, woah, woah, woah, woah
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Baby come gimme your lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-love
You got me like woah-woah-woah-woah-woah-woah-woah-woah-woah
Shawty come gimme your lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-love, hmmm
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