The Way U Show "Hey Annie" Vocal Sample... Where/What is it?

[Elwyn_Hayseed]

Annie are you ok? Are you ok Annie?

[rodox_head]

So I tried posting a snippet of it to a translation subreddit and someone on there suggested that it might be Russian. They said that the second phrase might be "я тебя люблю", meaning "I love you".

[media]https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/ ... u_show.mp3[/media]

well it definitely sounds like "я тебя люблю" but with some kind of an accent. like a non-native Russian speaker, maybe?

I only know a minuscule amount of Russian, but the way they pronounce "way ya" doesn't sound like Russian to me. "ya show" does sound like "еще", but I wouldn't expect that at the end of a sentence. I'd love to be corrected if I'm wrong though.

[sandrail]

I hear "ей шов" instead of "U Show" which doesn't make much sense... Still a possibility.

Also worth noting: Does anyone hear Make That Move by Shalamar in this song?

[rodox_head]

Also worth noting: Does anyone hear Make That Move by Shalamar in this song?

Yes, actually. At the very beginning it's most noticeable.

[theconiferoust]

not Russian...sounds more Hindi to me.

[theconiferoust]

I never really picked up on it being Arabic, mainly due to the quality of the recording, my old ears...and not really liking the track. However, part of the lyrics could be the following:

bay-yin-ii or بيّني

Sometimes I hear bay-yan-ii but the difference would probably be dialectal.

Translated, it would be 'Show me!', also carrying a sense of 'demonstrate to me'.

I'm basing all this on the song title though and trying to find a phrase which bears some resemblance. I could be miles out.

conicidentally...Bayyan is the adapted Muslim surname of several members of Kool and the Gang. the plot thickens...