The opener to Echoes of Silence is The Weeknd’s rendition of Michael Jackson’s classic, “Dirty Diana”, but with an even darker vibe.
Like the original song, Abel experiences the struggles of dealing with groupie love, especially when he’s supposed to already have something going with a girl from th...
[Intro]
Oh no
Oh no
Oh no, oh no
[Verse 1]
You'll never make me stay so take your head off of me
I know your every move, so won't you please let me be?
I've been here times before but I was too blind to see
That you seduce every man, this time you won't seduce me...
She's saying, "That's okay, hey baby, do what you please
I am the stuff that you want, I am the thing that you need."
She looked me deep in the eyes, she touchin' me so to start...
She say, "There's no turnin' back," she trapped me in her heart!
[Hook]
Dirty Diana, no
Dirty Diana, no...!
Dirty Diana, no
Dirty Diana, let me be!
(Oh no...) (Oh no...) (Oh no...)
[Verse 2]
She likes the boys in the band, she knows when they come to town
Every musician's fan after the curtains come down
She waits at backstage doors for those who have prestige
Who promise fortune and fame, a life that's so carefree
[Pre-Chorus]
She's saying, "That's okay, hey baby do what you want
I'll be your night lovin' thing, I'll be the freak you can taunt
And I don't care what you say, I want to go too far
I'll be your everything if you make me a star."
[Hook]
Dirty Diana, no
Dirty Diana, no
Dirty Diana, no...
Dirty Diana, no, Dirty Diana, let me be!
(Oh no...) (Oh no...) (Oh no...)
[Verse 3]
She said, "I have to go home ‘cause I'm real tired you see
But I hate sleepin' alone, why don't you come with me?"
I said, "My baby's at home, she's probably worried tonight
I didn't call on the phone to say that I'm alright."
Diana walked up to me, she said, "I'm all yours tonight."
At that I ran to the phone sayin', "Baby I'm alright."
I said, "Unlock the door cause I forgot the key!"
She said, "He's not coming back because he's sleeping with me!"
[Hook]
Dirty Diana, no
Dirty Diana, no (Dirty Di-)
Dirty Diana, no (Oh)
Dirty Diana, no (Oh)
Dirty Diana, no...!
Dirty Diana, no, Dirty Diana, let me be!
(Oh no...) (Oh no...) (Oh no...)
D.D. was written by Michael Jackson.
D.D. was produced by Illangelo & The Weeknd.
The Weeknd released D.D. on Wed Dec 21 2011.
“Dirty Diana” is my favorite song of all time, it is literally my No. 1. It takes all these genres and it puts it into one song — rock, experimental, hip-hop, R&B. It’s why I wanted to write these dope songs.