“Temptation (Feat Rebecca)” is a great song by Arash with a music video that really shows his charm and personality. The video opens with an ordinary day in the streets of an ordinary city somewhere foreign but not entirely exotic. But what is this? A man in a radioactive shirt is riding a funky low-rider bicycle down the street, and that man is none other than Arash! Then the song opens with those enticing words that instantly click with anyone who has ever pined for another. Meanwhile, Arash just keeps on riding that amazing bicycle in a playful chase with The Tempations in their sparkly blue car. The grooving baseline of the music is a direct manifestation of Arash pedaling and pedaling his bicycle, helping to perpetuate the image of Arash zooming around inside your head as you listen to the song. By the end, he has jumped around while swinging his arms, danced the night away, and brought out some excellent bongo playing by the waterside. These are all activities that this song represents with its addicting rhythm and singing.
The chorus to “Temptation (Feat Rebecca)” is obviously sung by Rebecca, who is able use the power of music and voice to transform the words from being quite nice but admittedly average to being beautiful and strong:
Temptation, in my heart
I'm burning, I'm falling apart
When the night falls, my heart calls for love and devotion
Temptation, I want you
Can you be my only one?
When the night falls, my heart calls for the touch of your hands
Arash is clearly a man who knows that ending words that don't rhyme can often make the lines more powerful than ones that do. “Temptation (Feat Rebecca)” is a song that really personifies the underrated fun side to unrequited love. Its combination of dim red background music, yellow vocals and white drums matches nicely with the theme of temptation. Whether you have finally reached the end of your music video, or are still riding your bike to the man or woman of your dreams, “Temptation (Feat Rebecca)” is a song that will keep you going day and night.
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