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Post by Air Jordin on Feb 18, 2015 10:55:19 GMT -5
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58 48 JORDIN SPARKS How Bout Now 313 186 127 2.934 +17 spins -6 bullet +0.175 AI
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Post by Kishi KCM on Feb 18, 2015 10:57:36 GMT -5
I just want to see this chick back on the charts and doing music. I LOVE her music!
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Post by divasummer on Feb 18, 2015 15:10:42 GMT -5
That's dumb not to include a song that's actually getting play on her upcoming cd. It's not like she gets all that much love from radio. Why would she include a cover of a throwaway Drake song?! I didn't know it was a Drake Throwaway song. I figured since she actually touched a chart with this song they would want to include it on her cd.
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Post by George on Feb 25, 2015 14:42:50 GMT -5
Hmmm...I wonder if they'll release a 3rd digital single by then?
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Post by jdanton2 on Feb 28, 2015 9:28:20 GMT -5
Hmmm...I wonder if they'll release a 3rd digital single by then? since Double Tap is being released March 3rd to Rhythmic radio and digital that will most likely still be the main single by mid May .
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Post by Air Jordin on Mar 3, 2015 15:19:54 GMT -5
From Sunday’s chart:
Rhythmic: 94 72 SPARKS, JORDIN Double Tap f/2 Chainz 149 74 75 1.03 199 122 SPARKS, JORDIN How Bout Now 43 15 28 0.216 189 240 SPARKS, JORDIN It Ain't You 10 16 -6 0.041
Urban: 47 47 SPARKS, JORDIN How Bout Now 432 334 98 3.227 58 63 SPARKS, JORDIN It Ain't You 169 186 -17 0.564 950 531 SPARKS, JORDIN Double Tap f/2 Chainz 5 2 3 0.025
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Post by Air Jordin on Mar 7, 2015 14:02:57 GMT -5
Black Hollywood Live interview. One of my favorite interviews Jordin has ever done!
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Post by Air Jordin on Mar 9, 2015 19:05:47 GMT -5
Jordin is a guest judge on RuPaul's Drag Race tonight
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2015 22:34:21 GMT -5
Jordin has been gone for six years. How would any of us know this isn't her? By the time I was 25 I was a different person from 17-18 year old me, so I'm not going to assume that Jordin is trying to be something that's not her just because it's not the same Jordin from a time so long ago that CHR has gone through at least two shifts in trends during her absence (neither of which I think would have accommodated a Tattoo/One Step At a Time/Battlefield Jordin Sparks anyway). I actually don't think it's an extreme detour, but that's only because I'm looking at little things and picking up on nuances that most wouldn't think twice about, or would dismiss even if they did. Remember when she first lost weight and tweeted pics of herself in a bikini? She seems to like taking pics in general. That is totally the kind of person I would expect to make an Instagram anthem! Now, I do think she can be hit or miss with the songs she picks for herself, but I don't think that necessarily means it's not "who she is." Just means she picks wack songs sometimes, no different from many a singer. IMO, the direction she's choosing is as strong an indication as we could get that this IS her. R&B has plummeted in mainstream exposure and sales in the years since she's been gone; just picking the genre almost guarantees that she will flop regardless of how good she is at it. Why would she choose to jump into a lane that doesn't sell well, period, unless it was something she really wanted to do? In the BHL interview above (really great interview! thank you for posting Air Jordin) she said that when she got with Salaam he asked her, "so what kind of music do you want to make?" and she was blown away because no one had ever actually asked her that before. She could have easily tried to stick with pop and released something like Natalie La Rose's "Somebody," but she didn't. This isn't to say that I think she isn't trying to come as hard as possible with it, because songs like "Double Tap" (love) and "It Ain't You" (hate) are a very aggressive move - extremely urban and braggadocious in a way no one would ever have expected from her. But in that interview, she also said that right now she is so happy to be able to finally release music that she doesn't even care if it sells a lot. So I really think she just said eff the bullshit and is doing what she wants to in this moment. I support that freedom, even if I decide not to support the result that comes of it - we'll see how I feel about the whole project in May. Frankly, a lot of people are probably not going to support the result, which is what happens when you leave pop for a niche. She seems aware of the probable outcome of this choice.
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Post by tamed09 on Mar 10, 2015 16:12:44 GMT -5
Its not even so much to me about whether this is her, it's more that if it is her I need her to own it completely. She can make this work and not come across as corny. She can do r&b and have it more vibey as in the vein of 11:11. It works great for her but it just has to be presented properly. The scene with her and 2 chainz she looks an uncomfortable mess Lawd.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2015 16:53:21 GMT -5
After watching the video i stand by what i said more than ever.... I haven't watched the vid yet but I saw the snippet last night and assuming the vid is pretty much like that (I see no reason to expect much more), I still stand by what I said, too. Maybe Jordin Sparks is just a sweet but kinda corny girl who genuinely likes her bops; let her live. I went to school and hung out with people like this...well, I kind of am one of those people? I dare someone to tell me I am not being myself when I am jamming out to [insert any number of hip-hop/r&b people here]. I'm sure I look corny af while doing so, though, especially back when I used to club. The dance floor is where my black card gets snatched like Naomi Campbell's edges. I will grant this, the look from the vid contrasted with how she appears when she does interviews (which is more in line with the old Jordin that everyone remembers) is probably creating some cognitive dissonance to some people. I'm not bothered by this but mainly because when she does these interviews you can also see that she is so excited about her music and being able to put it out there. It's hard for me to brush that off as fake when she so clearly enjoys what she is doing.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2015 16:56:17 GMT -5
Its not even so much to me about whether this is her, it's more that if it is her I need her to own it completely. She can make this work and not come across as corny. She can do r&b and have it more vibey as in the vein of 11:11. It works great for her but it just has to be presented properly. The scene with her and 2 chainz she looks an uncomfortable mess Lawd. Can she? Cause I think Jordin is naturally, inherently a bit corny. That is totally her, and I kind of like that about her in a strange way, haha. Everybody can't be a cool kid! But I'm a dork like that, so I get that not everyone is gonna be here for that.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Mar 10, 2015 17:45:43 GMT -5
Jordin haters need to let the girl enjoy her life and breathe for a change, after being smothered under that greasy sock monkey-looking thing Jason Derulo.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2015 22:56:54 GMT -5
I get a really uncomfortable vibe when people say that this sound isn't her because A) none of us know her, B) the last time she was releasing her Becky anthems she was basically a teen talent show winner and C) what it really sounds like you're saying is that she isn't "black enough" to be singing R&B music.
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Post by popbox on Mar 11, 2015 4:30:18 GMT -5
Why would she include a cover of a throwaway Drake song?! She's done it before with a Fefe Dobson record. That cover is a guilty pleasure of mine, lol. But then again, I'm a sucker for anything on that album. Still love it to pieces.
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Post by popbox on Mar 12, 2015 15:06:15 GMT -5
After watching the video i stand by what i said more than ever.... I haven't watched the vid yet but I saw the snippet last night and assuming the vid is pretty much like that (I see no reason to expect much more), I still stand by what I said, too. Maybe Jordin Sparks is just a sweet but kinda corny girl who genuinely likes her bops; let her live. I went to school and hung out with people like this...well, I kind of am one of those people? I dare someone to tell me I am not being myself when I am jamming out to [insert any number of hip-hop/r&b people here]. I'm sure I look corny af while doing so, though, especially back when I used to club. The dance floor is where my black card gets snatched like Naomi Campbell's edges. I will grant this, the look from the vid contrasted with how she appears when she does interviews (which is more in line with the old Jordin that everyone remembers) is probably creating some cognitive dissonance to some people. I'm not bothered by this but mainly because when she does these interviews you can also see that she is so excited about her music and being able to put it out there. It's hard for me to brush that off as fake when she so clearly enjoys what she is doing. I definitely agree with this last bit. She comes off very much like the old "cutesy" and relatable Jordin in her interviews. Yet her music is so different now and she's trying to pull off the whole sex sells thing. It's easy to feel like it's all just an "image" when you compare the two, not really her.
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Post by think pink. on Mar 12, 2015 17:08:35 GMT -5
I get a really uncomfortable vibe when people say that this sound isn't her because A) none of us know her, B) the last time she was releasing her Becky anthems she was basically a teen talent show winner and C) what it really sounds like you're saying is that she isn't "black enough" to be singing R&B music. It very well could be her vibe, she just isn't selling it well. She looks like a freshman in high school desperately trying to fit in, in her new music video.
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Post by SHOOTER on Mar 12, 2015 22:52:45 GMT -5
I'm not denying that Jordin doesn't genuinely love this music and direction she's going in and that she's putting 100% into it. However, it does not come across as a genuine fit to me; these records sound like she's TRYING to be instead of them coming from a natural flow.
Double Tap is a jam regardless that I will use until Ciara gives me one better.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2015 23:06:11 GMT -5
I get a really uncomfortable vibe when people say that this sound isn't her because A) none of us know her, B) the last time she was releasing her Becky anthems she was basically a teen talent show winner and C) what it really sounds like you're saying is that she isn't "black enough" to be singing R&B music. It very well could be her vibe, she just isn't selling it well. She looks like a freshman in high school desperately trying to fit in, in her new music video. I didn't even think the video was that bad, aside from those awkward groping scenes against the stone wall. I did kinda laugh that 2 Chainz shows up for a verse at what looks like a Calabasas high school party. Either way, hope the song becomes a hit for her.
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Post by dbhmr on Mar 13, 2015 10:00:35 GMT -5
I get a really uncomfortable vibe when people say that this sound isn't her because A) none of us know her, B) the last time she was releasing her Becky anthems she was basically a teen talent show winner and C) what it really sounds like you're saying is that she isn't "black enough" to be singing R&B music. I think you're reaching for the furthest of stars with your last point. Unless the color of one's skin dictates one's ability to sing with conviction, I don't see how that can even come up. Jordin, to me, has proven herself to be a corny, bland, personality-free singer who seems to want to reinvent herself, but it's coming across as a 12 year old who just discovered makeup and heels. The lack of authenticity (not to mention the positively dreadful material) is the problem for me, and likely others. Not some perceived level of blackness, whatever that means.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2015 11:18:14 GMT -5
People also often say that someone "going country" isn't authentic. Does that mean they're perceived as not white enough? People seem to have more of an issue with the types of lyrics she's singing because they don't align with her public image, not because she's singing R&B now.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2015 12:14:49 GMT -5
fair warning: this is lengthy. I get a really uncomfortable vibe when people say that this sound isn't her because A) none of us know her, B) the last time she was releasing her Becky anthems she was basically a teen talent show winner and C) what it really sounds like you're saying is that she isn't "black enough" to be singing R&B music. I think you're reaching for the furthest of stars with your last point. Unless the color of one's skin dictates one's ability to sing with conviction, I don't see how that can even come up. Jordin, to me, has proven herself to be a corny, bland, personality-free singer who seems to want to reinvent herself, but it's coming across as a 12 year old who just discovered makeup and heels. The lack of authenticity (not to mention the positively dreadful material) is the problem for me, and likely others. Not some perceived level of blackness, whatever that means. This is territory that I avoided, but here's the issue I've been having with the criticisms. Jordin looks like a middle class college girl in this video, and if she weren't a singer that is what she probably would be, or one who just graduated. Personally I think there's nothing about Double Tap (song or video, which I've finally watched) that is any less than "2 On" except that "2 On"'s video had a better budget and/or camera direction, and Tinashe can dance. Jordin can pose her ass off though. That's her lane and I'm cool with that. All the accusations that this isn't who she is almost feel contradictory because the entire basis of saying that she's being inauthentic is that she is being exactly what you think she is. She is behaving exactly how one 'expects' Jordin Sparks to behave - like a nice young lady with no dramatic backstory or over the top antics to otherwise pique your interest. Again, very middle-class college girl aesthetic she has going on, which is arguably relatable, but it's not really very exciting or cool, right? Yet we have it made up in our heads that only a certain type of personality can make this kind of music - and normal, drama-free girls aren't it. If you're a girl next door you make girl next door music. If you're a middle class college girl, you get your bop on when your favorite song comes on in the club but you accept that you are a basic bitch and you deal. Vixens and cool sexpots get to do the more adventurous stuff, but the 'good girls' are not allowed to attempt being sexy or edgy in any way without being scoffed at (and Double Tap isn't even all that edgy, IMO, it's just a hot beat and a little bragging). Never mind that if she did stop being 'normal' we'd accuse her of trying too hard, being an attention whore, self-destructing, etc. If you're not cool, by God don't do fun, cool things. Then you're just faking it, and God forbid you want to be a better you. Think back to Rated R and the massive insistence that someone like Rihanna couldn't possibly be serious or genuine with songs like "Hard." Rihanna was doing an almost 180 degree flip, but eventually we came around to it as Rihanna showed herself (for better or worse) to be exactly what she was giving us. So why can't Jordin pull off what is really not even a 90-degree rotation? Why is she not cool enough to basically play cute for the selfie camera and then have a house party with her closest friends (and no one else b/c she couldn't really afford extras), but for some reason she's perfectly 'cool' enough to do pop (or so we tell ourselves until she releases a pop song which the Pulse masses inevitably hate)? I guess she should she be singing songs like "Somebody" - hey, Natalie La Rose and Jordin could even pass for sisters now that I think about it - but then, is that not the same damn thing except with blander lyrics to match her bland personality? That would just prove your point even more, so now she can't win. I believe this is where soblu felt a vibe that people are implying that she's not 'black' enough for r&b; there's a certain level of crazy, sexy, and/or cool many expect from urban artists that Jordin just isn't exhibiting. But I know that at least half the people criticizing Jordin here are pop fans who couldn't give two shits about most current r&b and never thought she was cool regardless, so that's not really it IMO. I personally have a bigger bone to pick from the feminist point of view with how our culture boxes women in to being one thing or the other and never allows for one to reflect different sides of herself. Saying she looks like a child playing dress-up doesn't sit well with me either, for more than one reason. Not least of which because Katy Perry's entire career model makes the criticism moot for purposes of saying it can't be successful, but pressing me the most is that we're infantilizing an adult woman and ridiculing her for even daring to think of herself in "that" way. We're implying that there was only one correct way for her to 'grow up,' and that is ironically to keep the same kind of music and image she had when she was not yet an adult, or had just become one. Jordin's biggest problems are: 1) she's been gone long enough that she's pretty much a new artist, but not enough ago that people will actually regard her as a new artist with a clean slate; 2) she has no great hype machine to generate excitement and buzz around her 'new leaf' or 'triumphant return to music' or however else a great hype machine would spin it; 3) no budget, which shows a bit in the video and a lot in the lack of a great hype machine. None of this is to say that everyone should suddenly see the light and all go buy "Double Tap," now on iTunes! If you think the song itself is wack then hey, don't pay for wack s**t. But every one-off song she released ever since SOS has also been dragged here, so I can't fully wrap my mind around what people actually want from her. If she'd been able to keep "The Way" for herself I suspect y'all would have hated that too. Honestly I just think the heart of the issue is that most people don't want anything from her at all anymore; too much time has passed and she will not get a pass for B-grade material*** that new artists could break through with. But people usually like to feel justified in such a feeling. "There's nothing actually wrong with her, I just have no use for her" sounds pointlessly mean even if it's true and the industry is 75% people with this dilemma; so it's easier to come up with a reason, any reason, to make her deserve her unlikability. But God, I'd so much rather people say "We no longer have any use for her" or "I only care when she does x type of songs" than try to dress it up in accusations of not being her true self, as if there were some magical formula that might the light bulb over everyone's heads go off and say 'ahhhh, now I absolutely know this is who Jordin Sparks really is!' Dressing her up in a midtempo-power-pop disguise that has been handed to her by some label exec might make her more palatable to the masses, but then it would also make her the very thing you're saying she is now...inauthentic, personality-free, and perpetually stuck in teenager mode as she tries to appease those who will never see her as more than that 17-year old who won Idol. But I guess it's really only inauthentic if you fail. ***I still think "Double Tap" is an A so screw all of you, I will continue to get my life
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Post by dbhmr on Mar 13, 2015 12:21:52 GMT -5
I mean, maybe some of that is true, but mostly I just think the material is bad, and listening to her sing some of those lyrics make me cringe. I don't think--maybe it's my own naiveté--that it's that deep. Jordin has always been boring to me, and this feels like she's trying to spice herself up with table salt.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Mar 13, 2015 13:07:51 GMT -5
OK, miss Cynthia Rose. Give us that perfect post. I couldn't agree more. For every asinine thing I read, it's so refreshing to see that this board has some truly intelligent beings, capable of putting cogent thoughts onto the screen, even ones I disagree with.
Meanwhile, I just played and watched Double Tap again. I really am intrigued to see what she comes up for ballads. I want Jhene Aiko mood pieces, NOT Diane Warren.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2015 13:24:15 GMT -5
I mean, maybe some of that is true, but mostly I just think the material is bad, and listening to her sing some of those lyrics make me cringe. I don't think--maybe it's my own naiveté--that it's that deep. Jordin has always been boring to me, and this feels like she's trying to spice herself up with table salt. But maybe she is table salt. I know that post was a lot more than Jordin specifically warranted, but really, I just think she is being herself, and it is merely a matter of execution. I'll always have issues with boxing people in and keeping them from trying new things (esp. if it ends up striking a feminist chord, which is like catnip for my itchy gingers) but I'll never try to hold someone back from a fair criticism of the end product. I guess that's why I still find it so easy to root for her even though I only like half of what I've heard from her so far. It would be like telling me that I shouldn't sing r&b because it "isn't me," when I grew up on r&b along with a bunch of other things. It's not really anyone else's place to say what or who I am. Now mind you, if I were to ever become a singer I would probably not be a very good r&b one because of the type of voice I have. And in that sense, there an argument to be made that maybe Jordin's showing too much of her true self - that this is just that side of herself that is not as strong as her other elements. she has mentioned she will still have her big vocal ballads, and that is something that most people agree she can do well. The mixtape was half and half for me and I haven't gone back to revisit in a while, but the BHL interview played three or four snippets and I didn't realize until then some of her songs, especially her ballads, have an Aaliyah-esque quality to them that is nice (arguably one of the few singers I've heard to date actually capture that essence without coming off as trying too hard to imitate it). Whoever chose those songs either has a good ear or checked the feedback to figure out what to highlight, b/c they did a good job of choosing the strongest material to showcase. I still stand by my opinion that DT is a hot song though, and had it been the follow-up to "2 On" or a release from a brand new artist, I don't think the opinion of it would be nearly as harsh. Also, I know you haaaaaaaaaate boring people, so I don't think there's much Jordin can do for you one way or the other. And not that it disqualifies you from critiquing, but you're going in with an opinion that weighs so heavily against her, you know? I honestly cannot imagine what symphony she would have to release for you to be into it, because she is so not your cup of tea in any flavor. Meanwhile, I just played and watched Double Tap again. I really am intrigued to see what she comes up for ballads. I want Jhene Aiko mood pieces, NOT Diane Warren. Have you heard 11:11? If not, go find it right now. I don't think she'll be giving us Diane Warren on this.
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Post by dbhmr on Mar 13, 2015 13:40:01 GMT -5
Definitely not here for her, so I get that she just won't "work" for me unless something just randomly clicks, but I just want to be clear that I don't find her doing R&B inauthentic, I find her inauthentic in these particular tracks. There are a few Melanie Fiona tracks I could see her sounding quite good on, for example ("You Stop My Heart," "Cold PIece," "Teach Him," "Wrong Side Of A Love Song").
Anyway, I'm being a total grump and I'll bow out of Jordin's thread now!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2015 13:42:40 GMT -5
Anyway, I'm being a total grump and I'll bow out of Jordin's thread now! But then who will I be grumpy with? :(
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2015 18:02:23 GMT -5
I thought the song she did with Salaam Remi was a good fit, and that was R&B (more R&B than "Double Tap" I'd say). "Skipping A Beat" was cute too.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Mar 13, 2015 20:19:27 GMT -5
But maybe she is table salt. I know that post was a lot more than Jordin specifically warranted, but really, I just think she is being herself, and it is merely a matter of execution. I'll always have issues with boxing people in and keeping them from trying new things (esp. if it ends up striking a feminist chord, which is like catnip for my itchy gingers) but I'll never try to hold someone back from a fair criticism of the end product. I guess that's why I still find it so easy to root for her even though I only like half of what I've heard from her so far. It would be like telling me that I shouldn't sing r&b because it "isn't me," when I grew up on r&b along with a bunch of other things. It's not really anyone else's place to say what or who I am. Now mind you, if I were to ever become a singer I would probably not be a very good r&b one because of the type of voice I have. And in that sense, there an argument to be made that maybe Jordin's showing too much of her true self - that this is just that side of herself that is not as strong as her other elements. she has mentioned she will still have her big vocal ballads, and that is something that most people agree she can do well. The mixtape was half and half for me and I haven't gone back to revisit in a while, but the BHL interview played three or four snippets and I didn't realize until then some of her songs, especially her ballads, have an Aaliyah-esque quality to them that is nice (arguably one of the few singers I've heard to date actually capture that essence without coming off as trying too hard to imitate it). Whoever chose those songs either has a good ear or checked the feedback to figure out what to highlight, b/c they did a good job of choosing the strongest material to showcase. I still stand by my opinion that DT is a hot song though, and had it been the follow-up to "2 On" or a release from a brand new artist, I don't think the opinion of it would be nearly as harsh. Also, I know you haaaaaaaaaate boring people, so I don't think there's much Jordin can do for you one way or the other. And not that it disqualifies you from critiquing, but you're going in with an opinion that weighs so heavily against her, you know? I honestly cannot imagine what symphony she would have to release for you to be into it, because she is so not your cup of tea in any flavor. Hold up. Let me double tap that post. Definitely not here for her, so I get that she just won't "work" for me unless something just randomly clicks, but I just want to be clear that I don't find her doing R&B inauthentic, I find her inauthentic in these particular tracks. There are a few Melanie Fiona tracks I could see her sounding quite good on, for example ("You Stop My Heart," "Cold PIece," "Teach Him," "Wrong Side Of A Love Song"). Anyway, I'm being a total grump and I'll bow out of Jordin's thread now! Way to keep it classy. Even more reason you are an asset here. #dontchange. LOL. I thought about buying this on iTunes but I am buying the album most likely so...lemme go find it and add it to my iTunes immediately LOL.
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