Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you awesome new songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, pop star Kelly Clarkson sings about rejuvenating a listless relationship in her 2017 gospel-inspired release, “Heat.”
In the song, Clarkson assumes the role of a woman whose marriage is suffering because the passion seems to be gone. Although she still loves her husband, she hammers home the sobering message that the status quo isn’t good enough…
She sings, “Baby I deserve it, don’t let me down / You used to make me feel like a diamond / Now it don’t even seem like you’re tryin’ / So give me one good reason that I should need you.”
In real life, Clarkson and her husband/manager Brandson Blackstock have made a concerted effort to remain fully devoted to each other — no matter what obstacles get in the way.
“[My husband and I] put our kids down and it’s like date night every night,” she told Entertainment Weekly. “We don’t want to be one of those relationships where the passion is gone because you’re so tired.”
Described by music critic Michael Cragg of The Observer as “pure unadulterated joy,” “Heat” was released as the third single from Clarkson’s eighth studio album, Meaning of Life. The song peaked at #17 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, while the album hit #2 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart and #4 on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart.
Clarkson, who is currently a coach on The Voice, performed “Heat” on that show in early December and on NBC’s New Year’s Eve telecast a few days ago.
Born in Ft. Worth, Texas, in 1982, Kelly Brianne Clarkson rose to fame in 2002 after winning the inaugural season of American Idol. Since then, Clarkson has sold more than 25 million albums and 45 million singles worldwide. She has earned three Grammy Awards, three MTV Video Music Awards, four American Music Awards and two Academy of Country Music Awards.
Please check out the video of Clarkson’s live performance of “Heat” as part of her “Nashville Sessions” series at the War Memorial Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn. The lyrics are below if you’d like to sing along…
“Heat”
Written by Andre Davidson, Sean Davidson, Mick Schultz, Jessica Ashley Karpov and Michael Pollack. Performed by Kelly Clarkson.
I’m stumblin’ through the darkness
There ain’t no sign of a spark here
I’m used to feelin’ that fire
You watered down that desire
I put my work in, day in, day out
Baby I deserve it, don’t let me down
You used to make me feel like a diamond
Now it don’t even seem like you’re tryin’
So give me one good reason that I should need you
Come turn this around
(Oh, whoa, oh)
No, no, don’t let us down
I need more heat from ya, baby
Make me feel weak for ya, babe
(Oh, whoa, oh)
And I feel alive
(Oh, whoa, oh)
Like my heart’s in the wild
I need more heat from ya, baby
Make me feel weak for ya, babe
I’m slippin’ out of your fingers
Keep coolin’ down like November
I’m used to feelin’ that fever
I wanna dive in you deeper
I put that work in, day in, day out
Baby I deserve it, don’t let me down, no
Give me one good reason that I should need you
Come turn this around
(Oh, whoa, oh)
No, no, don’t let us down
I need more heat from ya, baby
Make me feel weak for ya, babe
(Oh, whoa, oh)
And I feel alive
(Oh, whoa, oh)
Like my heart’s in the wild
I need more heat from ya, baby
Make me feel weak for ya, babe
Better than that
Better than that
You know I love you
Better than that
Better than that
So come on love me
Better than that
Better than that
Oh we can do so much
Better than that
Better than that
Come turn this around
(Oh, whoa, oh)
No, no, don’t let us down
I need more heat from ya, baby
Make me feel weak for ya, babe
(Oh, whoa, oh)
And I feel alive
(Oh, whoa, oh)
Like my heart’s in the wild
I need more heat from ya, baby
Make me feel weak for ya, babe
Better than that
Better than that
You know I love you
Better than that
Better than that
So come on love me
Better than that
Better than that
Oh we can do so much
Better than that
Better than that
Better than that
Better than that
You know I love you
Better than that
Better than that
So come on love me
Better than that
Better than that
Oh we can do so much
Better than that
Better than that
Screen capture via YouTube.com/Kelly Clarkson.