How Do You Sing About Alcohol Like T-Pain?
Grammy Award-winning rapper, T-Pain sings about life, love and his climb to mainstream success. However, one recurring theme that you can’t help but notice in T-Pain’s songs is alcohol. Whether straight-up or mixed into his lyrics, booze is definitely T-Pain’s muse. Ignore subtlety. If you’re going to sing about alcohol like T-Pain, let people know in advance with your song titles. Some of T-Pain’s include “Imma Buy You a Drink,” “Bartender” and “Tipsy.” Be redundant. In his song “Bartender,” T-Pain says, “Oh she made us drinks to drink/we drunk ’em.” T-Pain could wrap this line up much more concisely if he simply replaced it with, “We drank.” Instead, he repeats the word “drink” and its other variations so that you can’t miss the point even if you try. Promote alcohol as a method of getting girls. Lyrics such as “I know you aint feelin me/I promise that you take a sip of this you gon’ be right here hearin me” from “Tipsy,” or, “Let me talk to ya, let me buy you a drink” from “Imma Buy
