Synth Single Review: “Say It Right” by Beckett
by Karl Magi
Beckett’s “Say It Right” is a call to passion and romance as smoothly swinging beats move with radiance to lock into an easygoing groove, starting up a dancing motion. A funky electric bass moves with seductive vibrancy while Beckett’s voice evokes attraction and desire above the locked-in rhythm.
Anticipatory need permeates Beckett’s vocals, spilling through me like the melody’s burning emotional flow. A feeling of relaxation spills from the chimes while the talk box adds unique chill before Rachael Jones’ backing vocals erupt with more fervent feeling. Popping bass intertwines with vocals that reach to the sky while disco-ball sparkles flash.
Cruising along, the beat supports Beckett’s performance as it blazes with confident sensuality, while bouncing bass intertwines with the luminosity above it and Rachael Jones creates warmth before the track ends.
"Here comes the night, here comes the groove, here comes the dancing," followed by luck, kissing and romancing for the narrator and the song's subject. "Don't know where you're going, but tell me where you've been," because he wants the other person to stay longer. "My heart freezes up" with the thought of the other person leaving, so he asks them to maybe take things more slowly.
"You're the melody, I'm the beat, together we're a dance floor symphony," as they dance together through the night while doing "Cameo moves to that Chromeo song." Our storyteller asks the song's subject to stay for the night because it feels right and "if you can comply, just try one night." If the other person says the right thing, "could be more than tonight, I'm sure if we both abide, let your heart decide."
Waking up to find the song's subject gone, the narrator has questions. The other person left for work, so he asks, "What did I do wrong? How does this change things?" He adds that he means it when he says, "I'm gonna have a lot of fun," so the other person needs to make the right moves once more as he concludes, "Believe me and the hype, I really think between us, we got this groove."
