Edf85
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Post by Edf85 on Feb 29, 2004 0:52:41 GMT -5
"Unpretty" by TLC, written by T-Boz and Dallas Austin for the album FanMail, soared to #1 on Billboard in 1999, riding off the success of "No Scrubs"! The music video is one of the most expensive of all time! :o Cost: $1,600,000+ Floating yoga pods: $60,000 Field of purple flowers: $50,000 Laptop computer animating breast enhancements: $63,000 Flying robot camera: $35,000 Hairstyling: $11,000 Makeup: $25,000 Costumes: $11,000 How about that breast part?
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Post by krazymack on Feb 29, 2004 1:17:42 GMT -5
I absolutely loved this song, I give it a super A+! It was one of their best songs ever. Definitely one of my favorites by them.
The music video was awesome, it was very "poppy." Words can't describe how much I enjoyed this song.
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Keith3000
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Post by Keith3000 on Feb 29, 2004 1:28:03 GMT -5
I liked this song, though it's not my favorite from them (which would be ''Creep'').
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irice22
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Post by irice22 on Feb 29, 2004 1:29:11 GMT -5
Great song, my favorite by them. Defnitely in the Top 20 of my favorite songs of all time, maybe Top 10.
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irice22
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Post by irice22 on Feb 29, 2004 1:29:59 GMT -5
By the way, I have the CD single and the remix is pretty good. Unfortunately, "Cash Money" totally ripped off the beat.
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Post by krazymack on Feb 29, 2004 1:31:39 GMT -5
I liked this song, though it's not my favorite from them (which would be ''Creep''). "Creep," is actually my other favorite by them. :)
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Edf85
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Post by Edf85 on Feb 29, 2004 1:35:26 GMT -5
By the way, I have the CD single and the remix is pretty good. Unfortunately, "Cash Money" totally ripped off the beat. Actually, TLC ripped off Dennis Edwards ;)
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George Tropicana
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Post by George Tropicana on Feb 29, 2004 2:24:10 GMT -5
Kewl song! The video was a "Friday Night" favorite! Rita Sever just couldn't stop playing it. I wished I didn't sell my "Fanmail." :(
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Post by strong4PMB! on Feb 29, 2004 4:44:52 GMT -5
Great song and video! I remember wondering why I liked it so much since it was "one of those boring songs."
I loved the breast implant removal part! SPLAT!
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Post by reception on Feb 29, 2004 5:55:04 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Feb 29, 2004 7:22:17 GMT -5
I loved it and the video is one of their best. I like the little fake guitar solo at the end too.
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JanetFan
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Post by JanetFan on Feb 29, 2004 8:41:41 GMT -5
This is the song that made me go buy the Fanmail album. I couldn't get enough of it!
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Post by FreakyFlyBry on Feb 29, 2004 11:16:22 GMT -5
Good song, one of my favourites from TLC.
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jimmy74747
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Post by jimmy74747 on Feb 29, 2004 21:22:44 GMT -5
Very good song. One of their best.
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Brethren
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Post by Brethren on Mar 1, 2004 8:50:01 GMT -5
Good song, not their best song however (that would go to Creep) but definitely one of their best videos. I always thought there was no way they would be able to top Waterfalls but they did. Excellent.
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Hervard
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Post by Hervard on Mar 1, 2004 13:05:56 GMT -5
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Post by HER MINAJesty on Mar 1, 2004 18:31:32 GMT -5
I really liked it because you could relate, even though it kinda made you misty-eyed whenever you heard it or saw the video.
I find the song sad, even moreso if I hear it now.
If I heard it now I'd probably change the channel, not that it's a bad song, just that it's sorta depressing.
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Edf85
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Post by Edf85 on Mar 16, 2004 22:59:50 GMT -5
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Post by gbaby on Jan 5, 2005 21:31:37 GMT -5
I liked this song from the get-go. And I always enjoyed the video. Now, I'm older, so I can appreciate the message it delivers. Good stuff!
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KikiMets
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Runaway brides do it better
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Post by KikiMets on Jan 5, 2005 21:42:04 GMT -5
Amazingly catchy, deceptively upbeat song with a message that just hits hard.
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Krypton46
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Post by Krypton46 on Dec 26, 2005 3:34:55 GMT -5
Interesting stats about the money put into the video! I never knew it was that expensive to make it.
This isn't among their best IMO but I like it nonetheless. It wasn't your typical TLC song with the guitar riffs involved in this and the mellowness of it.
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Purple Dreams
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Post by Purple Dreams on Dec 26, 2005 7:18:11 GMT -5
Very good song. One of their best.
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Libra
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Post by Libra on Dec 26, 2005 11:33:21 GMT -5
Not my overall favorite from them, but it is my favorite FanMail single.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2011 18:46:34 GMT -5
Great song, love the lyrics.
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brady47
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Post by brady47 on Jun 29, 2013 11:42:27 GMT -5
Really good song, it's so down to earth and simplistic. I love it.
Love the bridge of the song and the Oh Oh Oh part.
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NeRD
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Post by NeRD on Jun 29, 2013 13:36:44 GMT -5
I loved this song.
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spoonabdul3
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Post by spoonabdul3 on Jul 2, 2013 13:00:08 GMT -5
I loved Unpretty. Lots of "waterfalls" talk. am i the only one who really thought "waterfalls" was underrated. I think the video is what made Waterfalls such a hit. I think the song is a lil boring esp if i hear the version without Left Eye. I think Waterfalls is DEFINATLY one of those songs that was REALLY defined and helped by its video
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Post by johnnywest on Jan 2, 2015 9:29:37 GMT -5
I'd give it a "B." Good but not their best work.
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grandelf
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Post by grandelf on Jan 2, 2015 11:37:57 GMT -5
This one never clicked with me. Dallas Austin is not really among my most appreciated producers, outside Secret and Creep, not much to love...
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Post by Wavey✨️ on Jan 2, 2015 13:57:47 GMT -5
Impowering, but not my favorite.
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