There are several key signifiers in the video of the R&B genre. Firstly, the iconography of R&B such as the cigars, the 'bling', the fast cars, the fancy houses, the money (seen being thrown around in the party shots) and the baggy trousers, sunglasses, caps and hoodies. The language in the lyrics of the song is stereotypically African american street slang: 'Word', 'Homie', 'Yo', 'Dawg' and are typical of this genre. The performances of the artists' body language is also associated with Aftrican American music and R&B culture (lots of hand gestures and pointing to camera).
There are lots of different types of shots used to emphasise the idea that this song(and video) is a conversation through song. Firstly is the split-screen shot, with Usher in close-up, and R kelly in a medium close-up, leaning back slightly away from the camera. Both are dressed in similar colours, to signify their similarity and the 'bond' between them. Interestingly they are both in white - they are indeed, in this case, innocent and the colour of their costume reflects this. The split screen offers the singers almost a mirror image; both are holding the phone in the opposite hand, again emphasising their similarities. Slightly further into the video, the frame divides into three and the two close-up shots are separated by a close-up of a woman's mouth (suggesting that perhaps she might literally divide these two friends apart). Later on we see a sequence of the over-the-shoulder shots, which are usually reserved for dialogue shots in film and TV fiction. Again these shots give a very strong sense of the music being a conversation.
The target audience for this video is likely to be primarily male, who might identify the 'issue' of being two-timed by a woman (in fact the subject of many fan forums after the release of the song talked about fans being in a similar situation themselves), and who might aspire to the kind of lifestyle that R Kelly and Usher apparently have. Fans of the artists would be excited about seeing these two famous R&B singers in a duet, and having access to their 'personae' through seeing them 'at home' (though obviously a set), and having friendship where they are familiar with one another to have nicknames such as 'Ush', 'Dog' and 'Kells', and to see them hanging out together. There is an opportunity to develop personal relationships with the artists in this way, as well as an element of escapism through images of an aspirational lifestyle. Girls and women might also be attracted to the romantic declarations of the artists, and identify with the woman in the video and the idea of being a 'Potential Wife'.Usher Ft R Kelly Same Girl Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Yo Ush
What up Kels
Wanna introduce you to this girl, think I really love this girl
Yeah?
Man she so fine
Straight up dawg?
She stand about 5’4” coke cola red bone
Damn
She drives a black Durango license plate say “Angel” tattoo on her ankle
Plus she’s making pay so she got a crib on Peachtree right on 17th street
And I call her “TT”
Wait a minute hold on dawg do she got a kid?
Yep
.... she love some waffle house?
Yep
Do she got a beauty mark on her left side of her mouth?
Man?
Went to Georgia Tech?
Yep
Works for TBS?
Yep
Man, I can’t believe this chick… damn… mm
Tell me whats wrong dawg, what the hell you damning about
I'm your homie so just say what's on your mind
Man I didn't know that you were talking about her
So man you're telling me you know her?
Do I know her? like a pastor knows his word
[Chorus]
We messing with the same girl same girl same girl
How could the love of my life, and my potential wife be the
Same girl, same girl, same girl
Man I can’t believe that we’ve been messing with the
Same girl, same girl, same girl
Thought she someone that I can trust
but she’s been doubling up with us
U K, man we’ve been messing with the same girl
[Verse 2]
See I met her at this party in Atlanta
Well I met her in this party in Chicago
She came right up to me given me a conversation
I said do you got a man she sad no, with no hesitation
Well it must be a music thing 'cause she said the same to me
at a party all in my face, when I’m laughin and buyin her drinks
And she whispered in my ear, said can you take me home?
Me too
Man she was in the chi. singin that same tune
Is that true?
And I thought it was true confession when she said
I love you
Man I thought her body was calling when she said
I want you
Look I even got some pictures on my phone
Look at there how she's wit' some boys shorts on
[Chorus]
We messing with the same girl same girl same girl
She’s the apple of my eye, and my potential wife be the
Same girl, same girl, same girl
Man I can’t believe that we’ve been messing around with the same damn girl
Same girl, same girl, same girl
Thought she someone that I can trust
but she’s been doubling up with both of us
U K, man we’ve been messing with the same girl
[Bridge]
She said she got me on ringtone
Are you talking about the pink phone
Mm-mm the blue one
Man she told me that one was turned off
Its obvious that she been playing us playing us
and constantly she’s been lyin to us lyin to us
Don’t like the way that she’s been goin 'bout it goin 'bout it
Kels what do you think we should do about it do about it
Well call her up at her home, she won’t know that I'm on the phone
Yeah man that’s the plan
Homie we about to bust this chick
Man just ask her to met up with you and I'm gonna show up too
And then she wouldn’t know what to do
Well be standing there singing
[Chorus]
same girl same girl same girl
She’s was the apple of my eye, and your potential wife the
Same girl, same girl, same girl
I can’t believe that we’ve been messing with the same girl
Same girl, same girl, same girl
She gonna be lookin' so stupid when see us together
U K, man we’ve been messing with the same girl
See she was taken flights going back and forth
I would pick her up at Antoines
Man I really can’t believe the
Same girl, same girl, same girl
Hey…. The same girl same girl same girl
