How Do I Say

This isn't exactly a classic but it's one damn good R&B song by Usher. He's had a few songs that were amazing and soared to the top of the charts respectively. This one however was hardly heard. It's called How Do I Say and if you didn't purchase Usher's 2001 8701 album then you never got the chance to hear this beauty. It wasn't released as a single and it had no video. Amazingly this song was album filler and it's my favorite song off of that album.

Written by Usher, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, How Do I Say takes you on a trip of someone who sees a vision of beauty but cannot let her know how he feels. They don't speak the same language so he does what can be done to draw her in and then does his best to express what he feels for her. The magical part of the song is at the end where Usher gets a tutorial on how to say certain phrases in a different tongue.

The song is smooth and easy with a great rhythm. It's a danceable track, the kind that would require some up close and personal moves, you know the kind I'm talking about, where the candles burn in silent witness. And to think, this song was album filler. Enjoy!