The Rundown: Robin Thicke, Paula
"Still Madly Crazy" singer woos his woman with his latest.
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The Rundown: Robin Thicke, Paula - If you didn't get enough of hearing about the split between singer Robin Thicke and Paula Patton in the news, it now has a soundtrack. Desperate to get his estranged wife back following their breakup (due to rumored infidelities), Thicke has ditched the disco-y feel of his "Blurred Lines" fame for the solemn sounds of redemption music. Moreover he begs, pleads and sings for a reconciliation. Click on for this play-by-play of Thicke's latest magnum opus. (Photo: Interscope Records)
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"You're My Fantasy" - Robin visits the melodies and rhythms of Brazil for this opener with bossa nova-esque acoustic guitars kicking breezy chords as the crooner tells his love that she is his fantasy. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for BET)
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"Get Her Back" - Sparse guitar strums backed by a hefty wah-wah and keyboard rhythms color Thicke's message of doing what he has to do get Paula back. Is it enough to win back his former lady? Only time will tell. (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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"Still Madly Crazy" - A lone piano accompanies the "Blurred Lines" singer's declaration that he is still crazy for his once betrothed. (Photo: Gabriel Olsen/FilmMagic)
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"Lock the Door" - "She's flying high, you can't hurt her no more," belts Robin. "And now she's locked the door 'cause you broke the key. And she's got a bright spot on her face now that she's got a little taste." Once again breaking out a piano, this time the singer's pleas are backed by a chorus of background harmonies. (Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Clear Channel)
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"Whatever I Want" - On this upbeat track Robin takes a break from the ballads and torch songs to party with his darling Paula... in his mind. Pianos and acoustic guitars give way to dance-music keys. (Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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"Living in New York" - Robin takes his funk pill for this brash, James Brown-esque celebration of his own freedom in the Big Apple. "Every night is a mystery," the R&B star intones. "Hey, I just can't sleep. I got to stay out all night: so you can find me... I'm livin' in New York City." (Photo: D Dipasupil/BET/Getty Images for BET)
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"Love Can Grow Back" - Having gotten the party and the head fantasy out of his system, Robin takes it back to the blues and his original mission: gettin' his woman back. Armed with swaying piano-fingering and a down home brass section, Robin sings of Paula being back and showing him how they can rekindle the old flame. (Photo: Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Myspace)
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"Black Tar Cloud" - Atop a foot-stomping rhythm, Robin opens up classified files on the turmoil of his home life with Paula, including fights, a suicide attempt, and golf clubs swinging. Sounds too real to be untrue. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for BET)
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"Too Little Too Late" - On this upbeat track, regret sets in as Robin goes over all the things he should have done in his marriage. "Everytime you walked up in this house," he melodically thinks, "I should have made you feel special."(Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
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