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Rihanna’s ‘SOS’ Has Hidden Eighties Song Titles in Lyrics

Songwriter Evan "Kidd" Bogart recently revealed Rihanna's 2006 massive hit track 'SOS' hides several Eighties references in plain sight.

Grammy award-winning songwriter Evan “Kidd” Bogart recently revealed Rihanna ‘s 2006 massive hit track “SOS” hides several Eighties references in plain sight. The songwriter, who started his career at Interscope Records and had garnered experience writing rap songs, said that when he wrote the Rihanna track, he “had no idea” what he was doing. Speaking to Wall, Bogart said that the song also features a sample of another Soft Cell 1981 hit, “Tainted Love.” Notably, Ed Cobb, who wrote the Eighties track, has a writing credit on “SOS.”

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