yeah, i was just being a pedant
― frogbs in the trap (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 17:53 (twelve years ago) link
don't think i would've ranked it any higher or lower tho had i included "fistful of tears" instead
― frogbs in the trap (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 17:54 (twelve years ago) link
i don't really dig "Sexy Love" or "Mad" so i think my favorite Ne-Yo run is "Stay"/"So Sick"/"When You're Mad" but of course two of those weren't very big hits.
― some dude, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 18:06 (twelve years ago) link
v nice j0rdan though i disagree with a few. hadn't realised this discussion happened!
(i'm impressed that you can even untangle what the singles even were for the more recent ones)
― liberté, égalité, beyoncé (lex pretend), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 18:33 (twelve years ago) link
i was mostly going off wikipedia tbh
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 8 May 2012 18:37 (twelve years ago) link
definitely some interesting choices there...............
― Peace (peaceful) (The Brainwasher), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 18:38 (twelve years ago) link
- i think "cold" is definitely worthy of inclusion in any three-single run from blacksummer'snight- not down with the terius selection but you know i hate "falsetto" - would've chosen "rockin' that shit"/"my love"/"sweat it out" easily (and "my love" is the high point in that) (i'm assuming we can skip "walkin' on the moon" but i like that better than "falsetto" anyway)- i'd have included estelle's "wait a minute"/"american boy"/"no substitute love" (or "come over") myself- think "get up"/"promise"/"like a boy" is pretty unbeatable when it comes to ciara but it's remarkable that THREE of her albums have three-single runs that'd qualify
― liberté, égalité, beyoncé (lex pretend), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 18:40 (twelve years ago) link
i'm assuming you just classed beyoncé as pop, right?
wikipedia says "honey", "the healer" and "soldier" were singles, also "window seat", "turn me away" and "gone baby, don't be long"
(hang on i don't even believe that last one)
― liberté, égalité, beyoncé (lex pretend), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 18:42 (twelve years ago) link
ha if JT is R&B then how on earth would Beyonce not be
did "Cold" do well in the UK or something? i never heard it on the radio once and the other 3 were inescapable.
― some dude, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 18:43 (twelve years ago) link
i almost put 4 on there but really i'm not the hugest beyonce fan -- i like "b'day" as an album but not overwhelmed by any of the singles
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 8 May 2012 18:43 (twelve years ago) link
the thing about B is that every album has 8 singles out of which only 3 are good so the odds of them all being in a row are slim
― some dude, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 18:44 (twelve years ago) link
yeah it's sorta hard to suss out the badu stuff cuz her radio presence is so minimal, plus those albums seem like such whole pieces to me
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 8 May 2012 18:46 (twelve years ago) link
did "Cold" do well in the UK or something?
haha NONE of these songs did well in the UK
i exaggerate slightly but british listeners have experienced almost none of these singles as singles, esp in latter years
― liberté, égalité, beyoncé (lex pretend), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 18:46 (twelve years ago) link
although when i mentioned B'Day upthread (in terms of the whole singles campaign, not necessarily 3 in a row), i was thinking of "Ring The Alarm"/"Irreplaceable"/"Get Me Bodied," which you could do some backflips to call a consecutive trio if you throw out the soundtrack song, the deluxe edition-only Shakira collab, and the non-single airplay hit "Upgrade You"
xpost
― some dude, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 18:47 (twelve years ago) link
or just include "upgrade u" cuz it's brilliant
― liberté, égalité, beyoncé (lex pretend), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 18:47 (twelve years ago) link
ha wow maxwell hasn't charted in the uk since the kate bush cover
― some dude, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 18:48 (twelve years ago) link
which apparently charted...last month? what? did someone perform it on tv or something?
he hasn't charted properly since his debut, 1997
― liberté, égalité, beyoncé (lex pretend), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 18:53 (twelve years ago) link
erykah badu hasn't had a charting single here since '97 either
― liberté, égalité, beyoncé (lex pretend), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 18:55 (twelve years ago) link
hmm yeah that is weird!
― some dude, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 19:03 (twelve years ago) link
Damn I was hoping one of you could explain the resurgence of "This Woman's Work." I heard it a ton this winter, and couldn't figure out why
― Evan R, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 19:07 (twelve years ago) link
apparently the song is a favorite on various reality singer/dance competitions, but that still doesn't explain it. And it was used in the season 6 finale of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," but that really doesn't explain it, either
― Evan R, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 19:09 (twelve years ago) link
oh here we go smh
16-year-old Hope Murphy won over the Britain’s Got Talent 2012 judges tonight, with a take on Maxwell hit This Woman’s Work.
The Essex teenager explained to hosts Ant and Dec before her audition: “I’ve been singing since a toddler. I’ve come to Britain’s Got Talent today because it’s my dream to make it worldwide.”
But kicking off with a performance of Jessie J’s Mamma Knows Best, Simon Cowell was immediately left unimpressed.
He moaned: “I’ve heard that song so many times.
“I want to hear something different to whatever anyone else is singing.”
Under pressure, Hope instead performed Maxwell’s cover of Kate Bush classic This Woman’s Work, to a standing ovation.
― liberté, égalité, beyoncé (lex pretend), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 19:15 (twelve years ago) link
only criminal omission there is b'day obv, but otherwise good job
pissed i missed this debate a few days ago haha
― dharunravir (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 19:17 (twelve years ago) link
btw do you have an equivalent site to this for US chart runs? http://www.polyhex.com/music/chartruns/chartruns.php
― liberté, égalité, beyoncé (lex pretend), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 19:25 (twelve years ago) link
not that i know of but i sure do hope so!
― some dude, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 19:32 (twelve years ago) link
when i saw maxwell, he performed "this woman's work" on one knee backlit by a spotlight, which would have been amazing if not for the fact that the spotlight was pointed straight at my eyes.
― The Reverend, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 19:48 (twelve years ago) link
hahaha
― Evan R, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 19:50 (twelve years ago) link
One of the highlights of the winter Trey Songz tour was when one of Songz's backup singers sang that track while Trey was offstage. The crowd went absolutely ape shit when the guy hit those notes
― Evan R, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 19:52 (twelve years ago) link
One of the highlights of the winter Trey Songz tour was when Trey was offstage
― some dude, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 20:07 (twelve years ago) link
Ha, yeah, I know. Whole show was great, but I know I'm in the minority opinion here about Trey Songz
― Evan R, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 20:58 (twelve years ago) link
speaking of trey, i like his new single
― The Reverend, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 20:59 (twelve years ago) link
which one
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 8 May 2012 21:01 (twelve years ago) link
yeah "Heart Attack" is dope
― some dude, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 21:03 (twelve years ago) link
I could probably make a kick-ass mix of unreleased Trey Songz tracks from the last several years... "When I See You," "Flatline," "For The Sake Of Our Love." Dude probably has nearly a dozen unreleased songs that hold their own against many of his singles
― Evan R, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 21:24 (twelve years ago) link
xp that one
― The Reverend, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 21:47 (twelve years ago) link
Cool article Jordan! Downloading a couple of these records that I haven't heard. Cheers!
Re: Miguel, can't say that Quickie is my favorite from those singles, but it's an interesting choice :)
― MikoMcha, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 08:38 (twelve years ago) link
i would most certainly listen to that mix evan
― tundra, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 10:31 (twelve years ago) link
thank u for this, ilm/j sarge p4k review
― call all destroyer, Monday, 14 May 2012 00:43 (twelve years ago) link
"All" might be my fav song off this right now but it was funny today to see an R&B mixtape with it as track 1 with '(HOT!!!)' next to the song title
― Tailpipe Store (some dude), Saturday, 19 May 2012 01:30 (twelve years ago) link
that low sustained moaning coursing through "All" is the best
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 19 May 2012 01:38 (twelve years ago) link
"party life" and "candles in the sun" are just great
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 20 May 2012 16:52 (eleven years ago) link
yeah i really love "Candles," works so much more than it has a right to
― judas, a scary ho (some dude), Sunday, 20 May 2012 18:44 (eleven years ago) link
I haven't gooten into any of the tracks on vol. 3 as much as I have "Adorn"/"Gravity"/"Arch N Point"/"All"
― The Reverend, Sunday, 20 May 2012 20:37 (eleven years ago) link
"party life" is cool but not really as amazing as the "arch & point"/"...all" pinnacle of this series
― liberté, égalité, beyoncé (lex pretend), Sunday, 20 May 2012 20:46 (eleven years ago) link
"candles..." gets away with what it does but only barely imo
haha otm
― The Reverend, Sunday, 20 May 2012 20:48 (eleven years ago) link
hmmm, i think "party life" just hit me in a big way
― The Reverend, Monday, 21 May 2012 11:41 (eleven years ago) link
it's kinda sad but i think we're gonna keep on dancing
― The Reverend, Monday, 21 May 2012 11:43 (eleven years ago) link
::swoon::
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0yMV8B1v18&feature=related
― go down on you in a thyatrr (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 02:10 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNm1kNYbg0o
― go down on you in a thyatrr (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 02:11 (eleven years ago) link