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Jessie Reyez Nearly Broke Down In Tears During A Performance Of ‘Still C U’ On ‘Fallon’
In between legs of her Yessie tour, Jessie Reyez stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night (January 6). She took to the stage, performing “Still C U,” a fan-favorite from her latest album, Yessie.
On the song, she is content with being done with an ex, however, she still finds herself thinking of them from time to time.
“I still see you in my sleep / How come I still see you when I dream? / I been running from the truth / But it don’t matter what I do / It never matters what I do / I just can’t get away from you,” she sings on the song’s chorus.
During the performance, she wore a white tank top and matching skirt, the simple colors allowing for a minimalistic aesthetic, as her vocals shine through. She delivered her signature raspy vocals throughout the song, and visibly appeared to be fighting back tears.
Reyez is known to be candid about her emotions in her songs. She also has said she is working to let go of the anger she felt while recording her earlier material.
“What I’ve understood is that sometimes you need to use that anger as a lily pad to keep it moving,” she said in an interview with CBC.
While her Yessie tour may be coming to an end, Reyez doesn’t plan to slow down anytime soon. Later this year, she plans to join Sam Smith on their Gloria tour.
In the meantime, you can watch the performance of “Still C U” above.
The Best Canadian Songs of 2022
20. Akintoye, “Pizzazz”
19. Nonso Amadi f/Majid Jordan, “Different”
18. City Fidelia f/Shelley fka Dram, “Soulmate”
17. Dylan Sinclair, “Open”
16. Sadboi, “That’s Your Problem (Stank Hoez)”
15. Chxrry22, “The Falls”
14. Skiifall, “Fam Without Blood”
13. Dvsn, “If I Get Caught”
12. Sinzere, “The Mission”
11. Nate Husser, “Dwayne Carter Flow”
10. Nav, “Demons in My Cup”
9. Daniel Caesar f/Badbadnotgood, “Please Do Not Lean”
8. Northsidebenji f/Unknown T, “One In the Chamber”
7. Pressa & Smiley, “Vince Carter”
6. Dijahsb, “Khadijah”
5. The Weeknd, “Out of Time”
4. Savannah Ré f/Dylan Sinclair, “Last One”
3. Kaytranada f/Anderson .Paak, “Twin Flame”
2. Jessie Reyez, “Mutual Friend”
1. Drake f/21 Savage, “Jimmy Cooks”
Jessie Reyez And 6lack Reminisce On Romantic Memories In The Music Video For ‘Forever’
Jessie Reyez released a new music video for her collaboration with 6lack, “Forever,” as a Facebook exclusive today. The track appears on her recent album, Yessie, finds Reyez reminiscing about someone who isn’t in her life anymore.
“‘Cause sometimes somebody loves somebody / But that body don’t love ’em back / And it’s easy to say that you didn’t know / You didn’t know what you had,” she sings.
6lack enters on the chorus, as the duo’s vocals blend perfectly together. He then gets his own verse while Reyez lip-syncs his lines in the background. “I want you to stay, save the moment / Gotta put it on the camcorder,” he notes. “You could be happy, you should be happy / Long as you here with me.”
Directed by Dane Collison, Reyez and 6lack dance around in a car as old-school recorded camcorder footage (as fittingly mentioned in the lyric) is spliced in of each of them in the woods, adding to the chill vibes of it all. They also appear in matching baseball caps, which is pretty fun.
“You ever meet someone and just know they’re going to be in your life forever?…” Reyez captioned the video on a Facebook post.
Watch the music video for Jessie Reyez and 6lack’s “Forever” here.
Jessie Reyez Drops Video For “Forever” Featuring 6lack
The Best Canadian Albums of 2022
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Image via Publicist 20. Dylan Sinclair, ‘No Longer In The Suburbs’
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Image via Artist 19. Chung, ‘See You When I C U’
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Image via Publicist 18. Raccoon, ‘C00N: la prophétie’
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Image via Publicist 17. Thelonious, ‘Albion Road Demos.’
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Image via Publicist 16. Pierre Kwenders, ‘José Louis and The Paradox of Love’
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Image via Artist 15. Mike Shabb, ‘Sewaside II’
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Image via Publicist 14. Nate Husser, ‘All Time High’
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Image via Publicist 13. DJ Charlie B, ‘Across the Board’
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Image via Publicist 12. Dvsn, ‘Working On My Karma’
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Image via Publicist 11. Tanika Charles, ‘Papillon de Nuit: The Night Butterfly’
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Image via Publicist 10. Savannah Ré, ‘No Weapons’
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Image via Publicist 9. Nav, ‘Demons Protected By Angels’
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Image via Publicist 8. Snotty Nose Rez Kids, ‘I’m Good, HBU?’
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via OVO 7. Drake & 21 Savage, ‘Her Loss’
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Image via Publicist 6. Adria Kain, ‘When Flowers Bloom’
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Image via Publicist 5. Nicholas Craven & Boldy James, ‘Fair Exchange No Robbery’
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Image via Artist 4. Backxwash, ‘His Happiness Shall Come First Even Though We Are Suffering’
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Image via Publicist 3. Jessie Reyez, ‘Yessie’
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Image via Publicist 2. Drake, ‘Honestly, Nevermind’
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Image via Publicist 1. The Weeknd, ‘Dawn FM’
Jessie Reyez Releases Sophomore Album, YESSIE’
With an appearance from 6LACK.