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Literally nothing discussed on a musical artist's message board is "that deep." However, since that's what we do here, and since that dance moment is arguably the most iconic in her entire career, I believe it's worth a small discussion.  That better for you?  

Ive noticed the last few tours that Janet never does the cool first part of the If dance breakdown with the other dancers.  She just stands in place slinging her head up and down.  I wonder why?  It drives me crazy! Hahaha 

Design of a Decade.  It's her hits throughout her most successful years. Then you ease them into individual albums and their themes.  

Back in '89, '90 and '91, she and Janet were the two big rivals, in my opinion.  I was in J's corner, and I always wanted her to beat Paula at everything.  My friends and I would argue over who was better.  Looking back now, obviously Janet's work was MUCH more groundbreaking and the music was better quality.  At the time, though, I did really love Paula deep down - totally fun and could dance up a damn storm.  

She's talked shit about J in just the last few years actually.  

Good for her, with her back troubles over the years.  Glad she's at it.  Her choreography is dated and a little lame, but she still doing her thing (even if heavily auto-tuned or totally lip syncing). 

oh it DEFINITELY did. Hahahaha. I honestly think she detests Janet, and always has, because she was jealous that she couldn't compete with her performance abilities.  

Female celebs like Madonna are why people are always trying to put women against each other.  It's a shame.  

No thanks to this song.  Reminds me of something JD would have produced.  

Loved this post Janet. / pre Velvet Rope time.  

I was 18 and had just moved to college.  I was already a super fan, though (had been since I was 10 or 11), so that's why I was kind of felt let down at first.  I do still remember rushing out and buying TVR, opening up the booklet for the first time as "The Velvet Rope" track started playing.  I instantly fell in love with the entire project - the music ("sonic bed" as Jimmy Jam put it), the images, the message, the groove.  But I still skipped GTIG for a while. LOL

I remember not appreciating this song when it first came out.  I guess I was just wanting that banging single from Janet.  However, over the years it became one of my favorites.  Those muted chords at the beginning and throughout, the beat, there's just so many understated layers to its production.  Love.  

LOL  What the...?

Control was quite a breakthrough into the music industry and was Janet's personal announcement to the pop world that she had arrived.  But Rhythm Nation, the album and the song, transcended just being great pop / R&B / dance music, and went to another level of "cultural significance" because of the message, the hard-hitting production and the ground-breaking choreography, which still exists today on a plane all its own.  No other dance artist since has attempted to touch it.  MTV had the RN "mini-movie" on repeat for what seemed like 2 or 3 years.  

Rhythm  Nation album and song.  That's all.  

I feel like The Voice has rendered a remake of AI irrelevant.   I am very often floored by the level of raw talent on there.  I'd buy several of the top 10's albums right now just based on their vocal abilities alone.  

Very cool. Love this. 

LOVE Runaway live , even though it's been performed on every tour since its release in 1995 until Unbreakable.  It also lends itself to great audience participation during the Yeah, yeah yeah's too! =) 

I'm meh on all these, actually.  STCML was not performed well, IMO, on the AFY tour.  Of those, State of the World is a given, and I think would be quite good.  Enjoy might not be bad.  

My personal wish would be "Tonight's the Night."  I know it's way obscure for the general public (at least her version), and would never be on a set list, but I think it would be beautiful to hear her sing it live.  It's one of my faves.  I also wish she'd do What'll I Do again.  Great vocals in that one and a fun song!

I personally think you assume a lot about how Janet may or may not tick.  I used another artist, but there are many, to shed light on how other song writers that write love songs typically "reinvent" them for different times in their lives. You simply put out baseless theories you dreamed up. Just saying. Anyway, not worth a silly argument. Just discussing.  

what's your point ?  Janet is not Shania, shania is not janet.  Buy artists are artists, song writers are song writers.  

By that logic, Shania Twain would never sing You're Still the One or From This Moment On since they were written with her husband who left her for her best friend.  Lives change, but human emotions transfer to new people sometimes.  Take Me Away, at least parts of it, can certainly have multiple meanings as well.  

Any new music is something to be excited about, especially if it's from the Unbreakable sessions.  Good stuff.    

My GUESS would be that "Take Me Away" would be included on the new tour set list because, let's be honest, with the current "state of the world," who the hell hasn't thought those very words to themselves?  Even without Janet's song in mind.  I know I have on the daily.   Also, from previous work, I could maybe see New Agenda being tossed in there for good measure.  

She could really do (and I honestly hope she does do) several other Unbreakable songs.  I know the casual fan won't want to hear a lot of the new stuff, but I just think it's important to have Should have Known Better (preferably directly after Rhythm Nation), Black Eagle and Gon' Be Alright (nice positive closer, perhaps).  

All Nite was the SHIT.  Very impressive, pretty much impossible to learn and look half way good doing it.  I also always loved Tina's choreography for That's the Way Love Goes.  

I like Janet exactly as she was in this era (minus the drop crotch pants).  I love the mysterious, shy woman that is explosive on stage and writes beautiful, creative music.  

I couldn't care less about her marketing campaign or exposure at radio. We live in a different world now than 2001.  Just give me quality music written and performed from the heart, like Unbreakable.  This album fed my soul. That's all the matters to me.