song "Good Man"

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"Good Man" is a soulful R&B song by Raphael Saadiq that narrates the struggles of a devoted man facing betrayal in a retro, Motown-inspired style.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Stone Rollin'
artist Raphael Saadiq
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception positive
featuresActorInMusicVideo Chad Coleman
Yaya DaCosta
genre R&B
neo soul
soul
hasAudience R&B listeners
neo soul fans
hasInstrumentation bass guitar
drums
horn section
piano
strings
hasLivePerformances yes
hasMusicVideo true
hasNarrativePerspective first person
influencedBy 1960s soul music
classic Motown sound
isIncludedIn Raphael Saadiq concert setlists
language English
lyricMood dramatic
melancholic
lyricSubject a devoted man facing betrayal
musicalStyle Motown-inspired
retro
musicVideoDirector Noel Calloway
narrativeTheme betrayal
devotion
relationship struggles
notableFor cinematic storytelling in lyrics
retro-soul production
partOf Stone Rollin'
performer Raphael Saadiq
Raphael Saadiq
surface form: Raphael Saadiq & The Ummah (live arrangements)
productionStyle analog-soul aesthetic
recordingArtist Raphael Saadiq
tempo slow-to-mid tempo ballad
topic emotional pain
infidelity
romantic relationships
vocalArrangement lead vocals with background harmonies
vocalist Raphael Saadiq
vocalStyle soulful

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Raphael Saadiq notableWork song "Good Man"