Rihanna’s ‘SOS’ is another “old” song loved by my daughter Fiona. Given that is was released in 2006, her birth year, I guess that qualifies as an oldie in her book.
Fiona has played this song a lot recently, but her affection for it goes back at least eight years. We unearthed a Facebook video from 2009 of a 3-year-old Fiona dancing like crazy in the backseat of our car to this song.
‘SOS’ was Rihanna’s first #1 single. She has since placed 13 more songs on top of Billboard’s Hot 100, passing Michael Jackson and putting her behind only The Beatles (20) and Mariah Carey (18).
This is a great song which not only makes expert use of its sample of Soft Cell’s ‘Tainted Love’ but also sneaks in half a verse made up of the titles of other 80s classics. I’ll let you find it.
La la la, la la la, la la la la la, oh
(You know, I’ve never felt like this before)
Oh oh
La la la, la la la, la la la la la, oh
(This feeling’s like so real)
Oh oh
[Verse 1]
I’m obsessive when just one thought of you comes up
And I’m aggressive, just one thought ain’t close enough
You got me stressing, incessantly pressing the issue
Cause every moment gone you know I miss you
I’m the question and you’re of course the answer
Just hold me close boy ‘cause I’m your tiny dancer
You make me shaken, I’m, never mistaken
But I can’t control myself, got me calling out for help
[Hook]
S-O-S, please someone help me
It’s not healthy for me to feel this
Y-O-U are making this hard
I can’t take it, see it don’t feel right
S-O-S, please someone help me
It’s not healthy for me to feel this
Y-O-U are making this hard
You got me tossing and turning can’t sleep at night
[Interlude]
This time please someone come and rescue me
Cause you on my mind has got me losing it
I’m lost, you got me looking for the rest of me
Love is testing me but still I’m losing it
This time please someone come and rescue me
Cause you on my mind has got me losing it
I’m lost you got me looking for the rest of me
Got the best of me, so now I’m losing it
La la la, la la la, la la la la la, oh
[Verse 2]
Just your presence and I second guess my sanity
Yes, it’s a lesson, it’s unfair, you stole my vanity
My tummy’s up in knots and when I see ya it gets so hot
My common sense is out the door, can’t seem to find the lock
Take on me (uh huh) you know inside you feel it right
Take me on I could just die up in your arms tonight
I melt with you, you got me head over heels
(head over heels)
Boy you keep me hanging on the way you make me feel
[Hook]
S-O-S, please someone help me
It’s not healthy for me to feel this
Y-O-U are making this hard
You got me tossing and turning can’t sleep at night
I can’t take it, see it don’t feel right
S-O-S, please someone help me
It’s not healthy for me to feel this
Y-O-U are making this hard
You got me tossing and turning can’t sleep at night
[Interlude]
This time please someone come and rescue me
Cause you on my mind has got me losing it
I’m lost, you got me looking for the rest of me
Love is testing me but still I’m losing it
This time please someone come and rescue me
Cause you on my mind has got me losing it
I’m lost you got me looking for the rest of me
Got the best of me, so now I’m losing it
La la la, la la la, la la la la la, oh
[Bridge]
Boy, you know you got me feeling open
And boy, your love’s enough with words unspoken
I said boy! I’m telling you, you got me open
I don’t know what to do, it’s true
I’m going crazy over you, I’m begging
[Hook]
S-O-S, please someone help me
It’s not healthy for me to feel this
Y-O-U are making this hard
You got me tossing and turning can’t sleep at night
I can’t take it, see it don’t feel right
S-O-S, please someone help me
It’s not healthy for me to feel this
Y-O-U are making this hard
You got me tossing and turning can’t sleep at night
[Interlude]
This time please someone come and rescue me
Cause you on my mind has got me losing it
I’m lost, you got me looking for the rest of me
Love is testing me but still I’m losing it
This time please someone come and rescue me
Cause you on my mind has got me losing it (all of the time)
I’m lost you got me looking for the rest of me
Got the best of me, so now I’m losing it
La la la, la la la, la la la la la, oh
[Outro]
La la la, la la la, la la la la la, oh
Meet Me In Montauk 
I think you need to post that video of dancing 3 year old Fiona ASAP!
I agree with Dana ❤️
So do I!!!