You’ll never make me stay
So take your weight 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 ok
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’s touchin' me so to start
She says there’s no turnin' back
She trapped me in her heart
Dirty Diana, no
Dirty Diana, no
Dirty Diana, no
Dirty Diana
Let me be!
Ooh
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
She’s saying that’s ok
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
Dirty Diana, oh
Dirty Diana, no
Dirty Diana, ooh
Dirty Diana
Dirty Diana, ooh
Dirty Diana, no
Dirty Diana, no
Dirty Diana
Let me be…
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
Because I forgot the key
She said he’s not coming back
Because he’s sleeping with me
Dirty Diana, oh
Dirty Diana, oh
Dirty Diana, oh
Dirty Diana, no
People fail to realize the purpose of a cover. A cover is a different take on a song, a different perspective, a rendition. Making a cover sound exactly like the original defeats the whole purpose of it being a cover.
I know how yall saying he's a MJ wannabe but he's not . This is how he actually sings go check all his songs . He just happened to made a dope ass cover . Why hate this is the best cover I've heard of any song . He made this cover for his album why all the hate ?
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 but unlock the door,
because i forgot the key,
she said he's not coming back,
because he's sleeping with me.
Dirty Diana is a very Weeknd-ish song in terms of subject and tone when you think about it, so much that it almost feels like a precursor to Wicked Games or something. That's why I think this cover works so well. He did it justice and put his own spin on it.