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The name Sir Knight speaks volumes. Knight is the English term for a social position originating in the middle ages. This term we all know carry a sense of royalty and a form of gentry. From 1992 with the release of the self entitled “Brian McKnight” to the present, Sir Knight has been R&B’s Knight in shining armor.  In 1995 Brian released “I Remember You” and that was “The Day The Earth Stood Still”. This album reminded you that his musical career began with a musical childhood, in which he was a member of a Seventh-day Adventist Church choir. But his love for both never over shadowed each other with songs like “Oh Lord”, “My Prayer”, and “When the Chariot Comes”. History shows that R&B has had some difficult times, but with every Brian McKnight album release we as R&B fans, were given hope that our genre of music would stand the test of time. During the peaks of hip-hop, Sir Knight never wavered. His sound continued down the path of suggestive, sexual, passionate, affectionate, and loving. Everything that we as R&B fans needed was attainable through his songs. When the eagles forgot how to fly and it’s 20 below in July, and violets turned red and roses turned blue he stayed in love with his fans. While other artist’s cracked under the pressures of the industry it was Brian, three labels later still in love with his fans. His passion for music fueled him as he mastered piano, guitar, drums, percussions, trombone, tuba, French horn, and trumpet. Learning the tuba is far from cool, but his love for music is pure. With every beat of his heart his love for music endured. His collaborations run deep. From Mase, Sean Combs, Mary J. Blige, Justin Timberlake, Nelly, Vanessa Williams, Luete Sangalo, Kirk Franklin, For Real, Canibus, Quincy Jones, Boyz II Men, Christina Aguilera, Shoshana Bean, Mariah Carey, Regina Velasquez, Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band, Rascal Flatts and Josh Groban. This diversity is unmatched in the entertainment industry. With his uncanny ability to mimic the timbre and style of other singers I think he could sing “Mary had a Little Lamb” and it would shoot to #1 on the Bill Board. It was his “Crazy Love” for his music and fans when he paid the ultimate sacrifice when he divorced his wife, and dove deeper into his music. I’ve found his love for music runs so deep as evidenced in the lyrics to “Marilie.” The lyrics are as follows: 

[verse]
Dear, every time you’re near
Unreal as it may seem
You stepped right out of a dream
Oh my, did you fall down from the sky
To cause my world to spin
Now I’m back in love again

[chorus]
Marilie, I know you’re the one for me
Yo te quiero a si
(Yo te quiero a si)
Everytime I look into your eyes
Marilie, the most beautiful I’ve ever seen
You’re everything I’d ever need
(everything I’d ever need)
You help me be all I can be
That’s why I love you, Marilie

[verse]
I feel like I could fly
With your hand in my hand
I’m some kind of superman
See, now you and I are here
Still what goes up comes down
I’ll never let you touch the ground

[chorus–repeat and fade] 

Now replace “Marilie” with “Melody”. I think you get the picture. When creating a song you have to start with melody before building the structure of the song. Brian has truly given his all and given us fans a lifetime of music. His songs are great as a mere puzzle piece, but together they are a marvelous work of art. Enjoy some of my favorite songs.ANYTIMECOULDSHOW ME THE WAY BACK TO YOUR HEARTYOU GOT THE BOMBTHE ONLY ONE FOR METIL I GET OVER YOUI BELONG TO YOUWHEN THE CHARIOT COMESLAST DANCESTAYBACK AT ONE6,8,12LONELYTHE WAY LOVE GOESLOVE ME, HOLD MEAFTER THE LOVEONE LAST CRYNEVER FELT THIS WAYI COULDN’T SAYSTAY THE NIGHTIS THE FEELING GONEON THE FLOORANYWAYSTILL IN LOVEEVERY BEAT OF MY HEARTMUST BE LOVECRAZY LOVEMARILIEKISS YOUR LOVE GOODBYETHE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILLWHEN YOU WANNA COMEWHAT’S IT GONNA BELOVE OF MY LIFEEVERYTHINGGET OVER YOUSTILLWHEN WILL I SEE YOU AGAINBACK SEATSHOULDA, WOULDA, COULDATRY OUR LOVE AGAINWHERE DO WE GO FROM HEREBEEN SO LONGSOMEDAY, SOMEWAY, SOMEHOWONE OF THE ONES WHO DID

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