Can't Resist
by Phyllisia Ross · 2017 · kompa, zouk · 3:53 · Haitian Creole, French
“Can't Resist” places an English declaration over movement between kompa and zouk in Phyllisia Ross’s 2017 official video. In under four minutes, her voice stays soft but controlled, carrying the experience of a singer and pianist able to move from R&B and soul into Caribbean love-song codes. The title presents attraction as a force stronger than resistance, while melody makes the idea intimate rather than dramatic. Phyllisia uses English without removing the song from her Haitian and Francophone world; all her languages live inside the same emotion.