bu. Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Read the Pop Cultcha thread. She even inspiring these Disney kids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotboy06 Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 I don't think it would have been as big as TTWLG. It probably would have peaked higher than #4, but it being a huge hit like Janet's other lead singles? I don't see it. I don't think it would have either. People said they couldn't understand what the hell she was saying with the lyrics. But the melody and the rap/singing was so ahead of it's time though. Ugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Wonder Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 I don't think it would have either. People said they couldn't understand what the hell she was saying with the lyrics. But the melody and the rap/singing was so ahead of it's time though. Ugh. People still can't decipher the lyrics. I understood them as soon as I heard the song when I bought the alberm about 11 years ago. The Pop/Rock/Dance fusion? The g3rls weren't quite ready for that level of progessive music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotboy06 Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 People still can't decipher the lyrics. I understood them as soon as I heard the song when I bought the alberm about 11 years ago. The Pop/Rock/Dance fusion? The g3rls weren't quite ready for that level of progessive music. The distraction was the video! Who gives a fuck what she is saying when she's dancing and giving you UBER SEX GODDESS. I wasn't ready for that song! I know her contemporaries were scrambling to catch up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Wonder Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 It still amazes me how she's still influencing people without any fucking new music. When people say she's not a "legend" it infuriates me. She truly changed the landscape of pop music. She doesn't get the recognition of her peers. But it's ok. The proof is in the pudding. It honestly doesn't bother me. The media can try their best to write her off, but they can't stop an artist from saying they're inspired by Janet. That's something that can't be censored. Even in Janet's time of recluse, you see ppl are still citing her work. You can't rewrite history as if it didn't happen, and there's nothing anyone can say or do to change that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Wonder Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 The distraction was the video! Who gives a fuck what she is saying when she's dancing and giving you UBER SEX GODDESS. I wasn't ready for that song! I know her contemporaries were scrambling to catch up! There was an article saying how "If" was like MJ's "Why You Wanna Trip On Me" in terms of the vocal style. Obviously that writer didn't hear "State Of The World" two years prior. All Janet's peers were playing catch up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotboy06 Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 It honestly doesn't bother me. The media can try their best to write her off, but they can't stop an artist from saying they're inspired by Janet. That's something that can't be censored. Even in Janet's time of recluse, you see ppl are still citing her work. You can't rewrite history as if it didn't happen, and there's nothing anyone can say or do to change that. It seems to have picked up since she's playing where's Waldo. From her harmonies being questioned, to her albums and performance skills being praised, it just doesn't STOP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Wonder Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 It seems to have picked up since she's playing where's Waldo. From her harmonies being questioned, to her albums and performance skills being praised, it just doesn't STOP. And now she has Disney girls 1/3 her age citing her as an inspiration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotboy06 Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 There was an article saying how "If" was like MJ's "Why You Wanna Trip On Me" in terms of the vocal style. Obviously that writer didn't hear "State Of The World" two years prior. All Janet's peers were playing catch up. Influencing her contemporaries..who would have thunk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotboy06 Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 And now she has Disney girls 1/3 her age citing her as an inspiration. GAG! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bu. Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 This once bitch had the nerve to say "Omg I love That's The Way Love Goes by N*Sync". I had to school her . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotboy06 Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 This once bitch had the nerve to say "Omg I love That's The Way Love Goes by N*Sync". I had to school her . :lmao: OH lawd! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bu. Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 :lmao: OH lawd! Some girls just TRY It ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotboy06 Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Some girls just TRY It ! I mean, it was a cover for the MTV Icon thingy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bu. Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 I mean, it was a cover for the MTV Icon thingy. Exactly. I was like 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotboy06 Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Exactly. I was like I can't view the gif. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarrylf Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Has not aged at ALL! This era was really just crazy epic! I was in 6th grade and I can remember radio stations playing it every hour on the hour the first day it came out. EVERYBODY LOVED IT!!!!!!!! This is back when R&B ruled the world and still got radio play on pop stations. TTWLG was giving people LIFE! you could not got to a Bar-b-que that summer and not here that song! Nobody was in her lane! NOBODY!!!!!! I mean, Janet was serving neo-soul 3 years before it was a genre. These new girls could never. And then elevated it with "Got Till It's Gone"(another song she fought for). Risk taker. Innovator. Icon. Legend. I can't take alllll this truth! WOO, 1 of my all time fave Janet songs, that song is so her it's ageless like her too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Damn, 20 years already? Time is flying the fuck by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Exactly. I was like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Britney or Ciara should cover this song. In hell 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock & Roll Hall of Game Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Britney or Ciara should cover this song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarrylf Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Britney or Ciara should cover this song. How did I miss that fuckery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock & Roll Hall of Game Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 How did I miss that fuckery? Mm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarrylf Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock & Roll Hall of Game Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 That's the way love goes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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