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Post by MattyJam on Aug 16, 2019 10:23:33 GMT
Yeah, Prince was definitely too impatient for that. I remember when he released the triple disc Emancipation and said he was going to release 18 singles, thinking "yeah right." We got two. Madge had a couple of album cuts that could've been singles off those albums you mentioned. Survival and Forbidden Love from Bedtime Stories would've worked. ROL could've added Skin and Sky Fits Heaven. To be fair, Janet was scraping the barrel when she started releasing songs like "Because Of Love." I just think she wasn't going to be outdone by her brother. It's testament to the quality of albums like Bad and Dangerous that they had the audacity to release so many (mostly successful) singles. It's also testament to an album like HIStory that they could release five singles and still have album tracks at the standard and quality of Tabloid Junkie, 2 Bad, Smile and Little Susie. Man, I miss the days when album campaigns were really 2-3 year eras, instead of this shitty idea of releasing all the singles upfront and watching the album die a slow death a couple of weeks after it's released. Quite right. The weird thing about Janet releasing 'Because of Love' was it was only the 3rd single from janet (unless my memory is failing me) i.e. before the superb You Want This and Anytime, Any place. Never sure why Throb wasn't a single. But yeah, those 2/3 year campaigns.... I guess apart from the quality of those albums, attention spans are less these days. Plus they have these teams working on albums so can just churn them out before the public move onto the next thing. Love them or loathe them, I guess only Adele & Ed Sheeran work in that way now? Yeah, I guess it's a reflection of who the labels are pumping the money into at any given time. As for why Throb wasn't a single, I'm guessing the loud sexual moaning of "awwwww shit" might have factored into that decision!
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Post by TonyR on Aug 16, 2019 10:32:40 GMT
Quite right. The weird thing about Janet releasing 'Because of Love' was it was only the 3rd single from janet (unless my memory is failing me) i.e. before the superb You Want This and Anytime, Any place. Never sure why Throb wasn't a single. But yeah, those 2/3 year campaigns.... I guess apart from the quality of those albums, attention spans are less these days. Plus they have these teams working on albums so can just churn them out before the public move onto the next thing. Love them or loathe them, I guess only Adele & Ed Sheeran work in that way now? Yeah, I guess it's a reflection of who the labels are pumping the money into at any given time. As for why Throb wasn't a single, I'm guessing the loud sexual moaning of "awwwww shit" might have factored into that decision! Yeah but she could have done a This Time Around on it and redone it as 'awwww spit' Actually that may be worse...
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Post by MattyJam on Aug 16, 2019 10:36:53 GMT
Yeah, I guess it's a reflection of who the labels are pumping the money into at any given time. As for why Throb wasn't a single, I'm guessing the loud sexual moaning of "awwwww shit" might have factored into that decision! Yeah but she could have done a This Time Around on it and redone it as 'awwww spit' Actually that may be worse... Gob on it!
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Post by ghost on Aug 16, 2019 12:04:42 GMT
Not a huge fan of any of them, but I'd go:
1. MJ 2. Madonna 3. Janet
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Post by TonyR on Aug 16, 2019 12:26:40 GMT
Not a huge fan of any of them, but I'd go: 1. MJ 2. Madonna 3. Janet A classic Madonna ballad! An underrated and understated acoustic gem imo.
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Post by ghost on Aug 16, 2019 12:39:57 GMT
Not a huge fan of any of them, but I'd go: 1. MJ 2. Madonna 3. Janet A classic Madonna ballad! An underrated and understated acoustic gem imo. Not one of my favorite M ballads. Give me You'll See or This Used To Be My Playground any day.
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Post by Vega on Aug 16, 2019 12:48:51 GMT
In all fairness, it was: The 8th single from an album that everyone owned. The first single after the allegations. But yes, not sure it was single material in all fairness. I remember being VERY surprised at the time. I think the title track with a killer video would've been a bigger hit, although I'm sure MJ had other things on his mind at the time. But yeah, the allegations wouldn't have helped GTS, although I couldn't see it being a massive hit even if it was released early on in the Dangerous campaign. It was mad how many singles they released from Bad/Dangerous. I don't know about that. Jam didn't really light the world on fire chart wise, and I'd argue it was more commercially friendly than Dangerous. And it had a killer video.
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Post by mjjfan810 on Aug 18, 2019 12:05:40 GMT
The Jacksons OMC is a classic slow-jam and probably the best Jacksons song sans MJ. I would've voted for that if it was on the list. Janet's version is a sweet tribute, but I would never choose to listen to it over the original!
So I voted for MJs. I like it. It isn't as good as YANA, but miles better than Cry.
Not too familiar with Madonna's song. Not a big fan, although I respect her longevity.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2019 14:40:54 GMT
What about Notorious BIG
"Biggie biggie, give me one more chance, biggie biggie give me one more chance"
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Post by butterflies on Mar 5, 2020 23:58:34 GMT
I love Janetโs cover the best.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2020 8:03:27 GMT
Jackson 5
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Post by MattyJam on Apr 1, 2020 16:38:41 GMT
The Jackson 5 have one too? Or do you mean The Jacksons?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2020 16:47:46 GMT
The Jackson 5 have one too? Or do you mean The Jacksons? Here brah. Enjoy.
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Post by rena on Apr 24, 2021 17:46:47 GMT
In this order:
Janet Michael Madonna
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Post by Maxym on May 3, 2021 18:45:46 GMT
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