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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2011 13:51:37 GMT -5
Phyllis Hyman and Mary Wilson (The Supremes) both rejected "Holiday" which was eventually recorded by Madonna.
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Post by bat1990 on Oct 10, 2011 14:21:59 GMT -5
Toxic was offered to Kylie Minogue J.Lo's Louboutins was offered to Brandy :o was my reaction to these two. I also laughed at the latter, because it would've flopped just as hard with Brandy.
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Post by Ezekiel 23:20–21 on Oct 10, 2011 15:32:59 GMT -5
Toxic was offered to Kylie Minogue J.Lo's Louboutins was offered to Brandy :o was my reaction to these two. I also laughed at the latter, because it would've flopped just as hard with Brandy. Here's Brandy's version. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC7M4DSq8Hw
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Post by clem on Oct 10, 2011 15:38:29 GMT -5
Ryan Tedder offered "Halo" to Beyonce and then the same song to Kelly Clarkson. Oh wait, those were different songs...
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Post by Au$tin on Oct 10, 2011 16:50:02 GMT -5
Ryan Tedder offered "Halo" to Beyonce and then the same song to Kelly Clarkson. Oh wait, those were different songs... He also offered said song to himself twice, Jordin Sparks, and Natasha Bedingfield. Oddly, enough, he kept renaming the song to throw people off. (Battlefield -> Halo -> Already Gone -> All the Right Moves -> Secrets -> Strip Me)
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Post by Gravity. on Oct 12, 2011 9:57:26 GMT -5
Ryan Tedder productions sounding the same jokes are so 2009.
Plus, "Battlefield" doesn't sound like "Halo,' nor does "All the Right Moves" sound like any of those others.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2011 21:18:50 GMT -5
In his new book, Damizza says Dr. Dre originally offered the "Family Affair" beat to Mariah Carey. After she refused to fly to his studio to record it and he refused to send her the tape, he took the deal off the table and it went to Mary J. Blige.
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Post by Verisimilitude on Dec 17, 2011 10:32:47 GMT -5
Katy Perry rejected David Guetta's "Titanium" which Sia originally wrote for her in mind.
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Post by WotUNeed on Dec 17, 2011 12:34:17 GMT -5
Carrie Underwood - Some Hearts The song was actually written in the mid-90s for Kelly Levesque, who is currently one half of the duo Due Voci. After several staff changes on the label, Kelly's project was shelved. It was written earlier than that, actually. Marshall Crenshaw released it as a cut on his 1989 Good Evening album. The Carpenters' first big hit, "Close to You" was written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David and pitched to Herb Alpert, but he thought it would be better for a woman to sing and directed it to the Carpenters, then on his A&M label. Prior to the Carpenters, Richard Chamberlain had cut the track. It appeared as the b-side of his "Blue Guitar" single. "Blue Guitar" is also a Bacharach composition.
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Post by Grün on Dec 17, 2011 18:35:39 GMT -5
Carrie Underwood - Jesus Take The Wheel
Originally offered to Sara Evans, who thought it was "stupid." The song was then offered to Rascal Flatts, who thought it was more suited for a woman.
A song about a bad woman driver better suited for a woman lmao. priceless
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2011 19:51:55 GMT -5
I remember the story about "Jesus, Take The Wheel"; I'm sorry, but I thought it was rude of Sara to say the song was "stupid." Why, because it's about faith? She's had some pretty stupid songs herself. I like her, but that comment always left a bad taste in my mouth. And I'm glad Rascal Flatts turned it down; I also agree it does seem to be a song more naturally suited for a woman's voice; I always thought Danny Gokey's version was odd. It was listed on a songwriting database that Rascal Flatts had recorded Keith Urban's "Only You Can Love Me This Way" (Get Closer) and Little Big Town's "Kiss Goodbye." Personally, I'm glad they rejected both because OYCLMTW is so boring to me, and LBT has the perfect 4 part harmony to make KG interesting, while RF's harmony is a little more subdued. Gary could've probably pulled off the same vulnerability in the vocals, but there's something special about LBT's version.
And Kenny Chesney also recorded RF's "Take Me There," but he offered it to them after he decided his voice was "too low" to work on the song.
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Post by Stan4Jan on Dec 17, 2011 20:32:26 GMT -5
Lil Wayne's Lollipop was offered to Danity Kane DAFUQ??
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2011 21:40:39 GMT -5
Ironically, Rascal Flatts two biggest crossover hits, "What Hurts The Most" and "Bless The Broken Road, were both recorded several times before they became hits for RF.
"What Hurts The Most" was recorded by Mark Wills and it made the cut for an album in 2003. WHTM was also recorded by UK pop singer Jo O'Mera & it was recorded by Cascada (Everytime We Touch") in 2007.
"Bless The Broken Road" was recorded by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band ("Fishin' In The Dark") in 1994, and at least 3-4 Christian artists recorded it in the 90's.
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Post by Sounds from the Other Side on Dec 21, 2011 8:49:27 GMT -5
Toxic was offered to Kylie Minogue J.Lo's Louboutins was offered to Brandy :o was my reaction to these two. I also laughed at the latter, because it would've flopped just as hard with Brandy. Kylie Minogue has a nasal singing so I can totally hear her singing "Toxic". And yes Brandy most likely would have flopped with "Louboutins" as well.
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Post by Sounds from the Other Side on Dec 21, 2011 8:52:02 GMT -5
In his new book, Damizza says Dr. Dre originally offered the "Family Affair" beat to Mariah Carey. After she refused to fly to his studio to record it and he refused to send her the tape, he took the deal off the table and it went to Mary J. Blige. I can't hear Mariah singing over that beat for some reason.
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Post by spooky21 on Dec 21, 2011 9:52:00 GMT -5
:o was my reaction to these two. I also laughed at the latter, because it would've flopped just as hard with Brandy. Kylie Minogue has a nasal singing so I can totally hear her singing "Toxic". And yes Brandy most likely would have flopped with "Louboutins" as well. Brandy did do a demo session (on youtube) but they decided to not go with it. It was still miles better than the JLO version.
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Post by Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815... on Dec 22, 2011 13:34:16 GMT -5
When I first heard 'Jesus Take The Wheel' I also thought it was stupid. I grew to like it thought.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Dec 25, 2011 22:35:59 GMT -5
I remember the story about "Jesus, Take The Wheel"; I'm sorry, but I thought it was rude of Sara to say the song was "stupid." Why, because it's about faith? She's had some pretty stupid songs herself. I like her, but that comment always left a bad taste in my mouth. Interesting. I've never heard that before. In all honesty though, she's perfectly entitled to her opinion on whether she finds the song stupid or not, and it no way reflects anything anti-Carrie (like her saying that it's a stupid song after Carrie made it a smash hit). I love JTTW and it's my favorite Carrie Underwood song, but looking at the song at face value w/ out any vocals, it does seem a bit ridiculous to have a song about Jesus taking the wheel of some woman's car. It works somehow, but the idea itself is a bit of a stretch. I would've loved to hear Sara Evans record the song, but I'm more than okay with Carrie getting it.
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Dec 25, 2011 22:48:33 GMT -5
The production for My Last from Big Sean actually came out of the sessions No I.D. had with J. Cole for his album. He rejected the track because it was too pop oriented.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2011 23:30:09 GMT -5
I remember the story about "Jesus, Take The Wheel"; I'm sorry, but I thought it was rude of Sara to say the song was "stupid." Why, because it's about faith? She's had some pretty stupid songs herself. I like her, but that comment always left a bad taste in my mouth. Interesting. I've never heard that before. In all honesty though, she's perfectly entitled to her opinion on whether she finds the song stupid or not, and it no way reflects anything anti-Carrie (like her saying that it's a stupid song after Carrie made it a smash hit). I love JTTW and it's my favorite Carrie Underwood song, but looking at the song at face value w/ out any vocals, it does seem a bit ridiculous to have a song about Jesus taking the wheel of some woman's car. It works somehow, but the idea itself is a bit of a stretch. I would've loved to hear Sara Evans record the song, but I'm more than okay with Carrie getting it. Uhm... the song isn't lyrically focusing on Jesus taking the wheel of a car; it's a song about needing help through Jesus in their current struggles of life. They need His help to find strength because they're about ready to give up.
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Post by Au$tin on Dec 26, 2011 13:41:24 GMT -5
Interesting. I've never heard that before. In all honesty though, she's perfectly entitled to her opinion on whether she finds the song stupid or not, and it no way reflects anything anti-Carrie (like her saying that it's a stupid song after Carrie made it a smash hit). I love JTTW and it's my favorite Carrie Underwood song, but looking at the song at face value w/ out any vocals, it does seem a bit ridiculous to have a song about Jesus taking the wheel of some woman's car. It works somehow, but the idea itself is a bit of a stretch. I would've loved to hear Sara Evans record the song, but I'm more than okay with Carrie getting it. Uhm... the song isn't lyrically focusing on Jesus taking the wheel of a car; it's a song about needing help through Jesus in their current struggles of life. They need His help to find strength because they're about ready to give up. I think he was more or so talking about the literal structure of the lyrics. Not really the meaning behind the metaphor.
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Post by WotUNeed on Dec 26, 2011 14:30:43 GMT -5
Uhm... the song isn't lyrically focusing on Jesus taking the wheel of a car; it's a song about needing help through Jesus in their current struggles of life. They need His help to find strength because they're about ready to give up. I think he was more or so talking about the literal structure of the lyrics. Not really the meaning behind the metaphor. In any event, the song itself seems to want you to take it both literally (take the wheel of the literal car) and figuratively (take the wheel as the character travels down the road of life). For example, the whole "running low on faith and gasoline" demonstrates the way the two ideas are mixed in the song. I would say the first chorus focuses on the literal wheel (based on the preceding lyrics describing an incident in a car) whereas the second is about the metaphorical one (based on the preceding lyrics describing renewed faith and changing one's way of life). Anyway, one I didn't see mentioned here, though not technically a rejection: When Donna Summer penned the song "Dim All the Lights," her intention had been to offer it to Rod Stewart. She later changed her mind and released her own recording, which would become a big hit. During her Live and More Encore performance, she performed a partial rendition of the song as she'd envisioned Stewart might have. That can be heard here.
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Post by Glove Slap on Dec 26, 2011 22:21:46 GMT -5
Speaking of Donna Summer, when Bruce Springsteen wrote Cover Me, he wrote it with the intention of giving it to her. However, his manager thought it had potential to be a hit for Bruce, and so decided that it should be kept for Born In The U.S.A., with the demo vocal. Ultimately, it was released as a single and hit #7.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Dec 27, 2011 2:20:22 GMT -5
I think he was more or so talking about the literal structure of the lyrics. Not really the meaning behind the metaphor. In any event, the song itself seems to want you to take it both literally (take the wheel of the literal car) and figuratively (take the wheel as the character travels down the road of life). For example, the whole "running low on faith and gasoline" demonstrates the way the two ideas are mixed in the song. I would say the first chorus focuses on the literal wheel (based on the preceding lyrics describing an incident in a car) whereas the second is about the metaphorical one (based on the preceding lyrics describing renewed faith and changing one's way of life). This, exactly. The song is talking about Jesus taking the wheel of the car in the first half of the song, and then the metaphor is used in a different way for the second half, which is how the song manages to work. From face value though, a song about having Jesus guide a car spinning on ice to safety is verging on comedic.
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Post by johnm1120 on Dec 27, 2011 12:16:50 GMT -5
Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone.
The song was originally written for Bryan Adams who turned it down cause he wasn't a fan of the film (Top Gun). The song was then offered to Toto, who were unable to record it. Kenny Loggins took the song to #2.
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Post by Libra on Jan 3, 2012 17:10:55 GMT -5
Speaking of Donna Summer, when Bruce Springsteen wrote Cover Me, he wrote it with the intention of giving it to her. However, his manager thought it had potential to be a hit for Bruce, and so decided that it should be kept for Born In The U.S.A., with the demo vocal. Ultimately, it was released as a single and hit #7. Really? I guess that explains why it's his song - personally, I think it sounds weird with him singing it. I dunno, there's just something in the lyrics that makes it sounds like a weird song for him to sing. Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone. The song was originally written for Bryan Adams who turned it down cause he wasn't a fan of the film (Top Gun). The song was then offered to Toto, who were unable to record it. Kenny Loggins took the song to #2. It's more than that for Bryan, really - he felt the film glorified war, and therefore didn't want to be associated with it. It's the same reason that Loverboy's keyboardist Doug Johnson didn't appear in their "Heaven in Your Eyes" (the film's third single) video. I dunno if this counts as a rejection, but The Motels were also originally considered for "Take My Breath Away". No idea why that fell through, though.
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Post by divasummer on Jan 18, 2012 1:07:02 GMT -5
Speaking of Donna Summer, when Bruce Springsteen wrote Cover Me, he wrote it with the intention of giving it to her. However, his manager thought it had potential to be a hit for Bruce, and so decided that it should be kept for Born In The U.S.A., with the demo vocal. Ultimately, it was released as a single and hit #7. That's how Donna's song "Protection" came about. Bruce wrote it for her I believe because he kept Cover Me for himself. They actually recorded it as a duet but it was rejected by the label. I also heard on the raido years ago that Donna rejected "I've Had The Time Of My Life" I've heard Donna say in the past that her label head wanted her to give Cher Bad Girls but Donna insisted on recording it.
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Post by HolidayGuy on Jan 22, 2012 13:02:06 GMT -5
Some clarification for the passed-on tracks that ended up in Madonna's hands:
* "Holiday": Both Mary Wilson and Phyllis Hyman turned it down.
* "Like a Virgin": Bill Kelly wrote it for no one specific; it was his own experiences that inspired the track. He recorded a demo and had a WB A&R guy listen to it. The A&R guy played it for Madonna and the rest is history.
* "Open Your Heart": It was originally "Follow Your Heart"; the writers had Cyndi Lauper in mind, but never played it for her. Madonna changed a good amount of the lyrics and changed the sound a little bit.
* "La Isla Bonita": Originally a lament, Madonna and Pat Leonard rewrote the lyrics.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2012 13:37:10 GMT -5
Some clarification for the passed-on tracks that ended up in Madonna's hands: * "Holiday": Both Mary Wilson and Phyllis Hyman turned it down. * "Like a Virgin": Bill Kelly wrote it for no one specific; it was his own experiences that inspired the track. He recorded a demo and had a WB A&R guy listen to it. The A&R guy played it for Madonna and the rest is history. * "Open Your Heart": It was originally "Follow Your Heart"; the writers had Cyndi Lauper in mind, but never played it for her. Madonna changed a good amount of the lyrics and changed the sound a little bit. * "La Isla Bonita": Originally a lament, Madonna and Pat Leonard rewrote the lyrics. So only one of those was actually rejected by another artist. ???
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Post by Fat Ass Kelly Price on Jan 22, 2012 13:51:27 GMT -5
Irreplaceable. Fantasia.
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