Local singing sensation Melissa Roberts better known as ‘Vanilla’ has released yet another single titled ‘Till we meet again’. The song has been gaining a great deal of attention, even some that are quite controversial. There are some who have concluded that the song promotes infidelity or ‘blow’ and have said as much.
But Vanilla is not having it. She has made it clear that since the dictionary defines infidelity as “the action or state of being unfaithful to a spouse or other sexual partner,” her song cannot in anyway be associated with such an act.
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Instead, she explained, that the song, which was written by Writer and Producer, Burchmore Simon, is intended to emphasize that women can have casual encounters without leading further.
She has asserted too that the song is really a ‘feel-good’ tune that essentially speaks of a woman and a man [both of whom have their significant others] meeting at a party and get wrapped up in each other on the dance floor. But when the party is over at 02:00 hrs, they part ways, with the singer simply stating in the hook: ‘Till we meet again’.
“I can’t see why people seem to think that [infidelity], when all I’m talking about is that one night I decided to go out and party and leave my boyfriend alone. Men do it all the time. So as soon as a woman does it, it’s blow or infidelity? Oh, come on! We live in the 21st Century. People just need to learn to live a little and be honest with their partners,” she quipped.
The ‘Till we meet again’ single is the third track for the year from Vanilla, having been preceded by ‘We run things’ and her fireball track ‘Mash up the place’ which was a major hit during the Mashramani celebrations. These songs are all part of her album ‘Who I Am’ which is scheduled to be released before the end of this year.
Vanilla has been among the local artistes who have called on radio stations to play Guyanese music more often. Asked whether she felt that this situation has changed, she stated that some stations and DJs seem a bit more open to playing Guyanese music these days, but there is still some way to go in that regard.
Nevertheless, Vanilla is thankful to her own supporters who have been behind her throughout her career. That includes those DJs [and radio stations] who continue to support her music. “I’m also thankful to my fans who never give up on me, my label KrossKolor Records, my family, friends and Corporate Guyana. As I continue on my journey I hope that you continue to support in my endeavours,” she said. Persons interested in finding out more can keep updated at vanillagy.com.