What can I say? Just recognize I'm trying baby" "You need to get done done done What can I say? Just recognize I'm trying baby" Whether that "him" will be Drake in the end or not remains to be seen. Then there's the ever-present secondary meaning of work, which when used in a phrase such as "putting in work" can mean someone trying hard to be a good lover.įor Rihanna's part of "Work," the lyrics that can be understood despite her accent speak of a woman who is trying to make amends and move forward and show that special someone that she is trying - indeed, putting in work to show her love to him. First, there's the incessant work that comes along with high-powered careers, including people like Rihanna and Drake, who both work so hard on their music. Thus far, the lyrics of the "Work" song hit upon both meanings of the word work. Rihanna's thick accent from Saint Michael, Barbados, really comes through in the "Work" song, more so than any of her other hit songs. They are also posting photos from the "Work" video shoot, the casting call, and all the stuff that can be sneaked onto social media without getting removed by copyright claims.
When Drake sings, "because you're a good girl and you know it," from the lyrics of his "Hold On, We're Going Home" song, it refers to the fact that Rihanna's breakout third album in 2007, dubbed her a "Good Girl Gone Bad." And now with Rihanna and Drake's collaboration on "Work," fans on Twitter are calling for an entire album collaboration from the beloved duo.
Rihanna and Drake have always had great chemistry, as seen when the duo performed at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, February 13, 2011, in Los Angeles.īefore "Work" dropped, Drake's lyrics always had folks guessing about the love interest in some of his main songs. Now that Rihanna and Drake are breaking the Internet with their new "Work" single, folks are hot and heavy on the trail of Rihanna and Drake's "Work" music video.