Rob64
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Post by Rob64 on Oct 7, 2005 7:26:05 GMT -5
LOL! Kelly Clarkson is giving the 2pac west-side sign with her hands! I dunno what Kiki is doing Not very gangsta kiki!
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Post by How Do You Do? on Oct 7, 2005 11:51:00 GMT -5
Just saw this video and it was so beautiful. Quick question - was Kelly wearing extensions in the scenes where she was just singing to the camera wearing the black shirt? It's by far the best her hair has ever looked and I hope she keeps that look for a while.
By the way - cute pic Kiki.
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Post by francky on Oct 7, 2005 16:01:04 GMT -5
More I listen to Because of you more I like this song,it really grew on me.
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Post by muscleclub on Oct 8, 2005 9:10:17 GMT -5
The bullet went down but GD's bullet is loosing more ground than BOY ... close to 300 the (bullet) deference now ... was over 400 3 days ago.
My prediction: Because Of You will be the next #1!
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Post by Becks on Oct 8, 2005 10:03:28 GMT -5
But Kanye is now pretty close to Kelly (200-300 spins difference) and his bullet is still much higher than Kelly's so I don't know
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Post by MinusName on Oct 8, 2005 10:13:18 GMT -5
Kelly deserves #1 now more than ever, at least she was blocked out by a superior artist with "BTHE." The spin gap between her and "GD" has remained relatively consistent over the past few days, and "GD" bullet has fallen a lot more than Kelly's. I wouldn't be surprised if "GD" bullet dropped below Kelly's bullet sometime next week. I think a lot of people are already getting sick of "GD" but "BOY" is still relatively new to the general public, there are advantages to being played first at Pop.
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Post by Becks on Oct 8, 2005 14:09:18 GMT -5
...and the video for BOY has just been released, though it's a long time since the one for GD has been released.
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Post by Becks on Oct 9, 2005 6:16:13 GMT -5
Kanye's bullet is up today...
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Post by MinusName on Oct 9, 2005 9:56:45 GMT -5
Oh no! 2 2 KELLY CLARKSON Because Of You 7625 6776 849 60.280 4 3 KANYE WEST Gold Digger 7506 6303 1203 64.639 Kayne has gained about 50 spins since the last update, maybe he will get #1 after all. Come on Kelly, you can take him! I wonder if this will be another 9000+ spin battle like with "WBT" and "BTHE."
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Post by muscleclub on Oct 9, 2005 11:45:20 GMT -5
Kanye's bullet is up today... Oh no! That was not part of my plan! >:(
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Post by Becks on Oct 9, 2005 12:36:17 GMT -5
I wonder if this will be another 9000+ spin battle like with "WBT" and "BTHE." That's what I thought first. Wait & see...
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Post by britrocks16 on Oct 9, 2005 12:48:59 GMT -5
Even if this doesn't get to #1 before Kayne, it most likely will get there after!
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Post by clem on Oct 9, 2005 12:54:18 GMT -5
If this misses #1 because of Gold Digger, every time I hear any Kanye song on the radio I'm changing the channel. So that Kanye's audience is lowered. >:]
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Post by muscleclub on Oct 9, 2005 12:56:23 GMT -5
Even if this doesn't get to #1 before Kayne, it most likely will get there after! Yeah but I have a problem with that ... I just don't see the reason why a not that great hip-hop song overpass a pop masterpiece on pop radio ... I really hope it won't happent. ;) ... I had to take it out of me!
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Post by KikiMets on Oct 9, 2005 13:20:30 GMT -5
As long as this gets #1 (which it most likely will), it doesn't bother me if Kanye gets there first, since I like his music too.
Hopefully, they don't wait too long to release the Nevins remix on iTunes (BTHE totally got screwed out of the top 5 Hot 100 peak it deserved because sales (#3) and airplay (#4) peaked at different times).
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Post by Pink Champagne Ricochet on Oct 9, 2005 15:04:01 GMT -5
I agree with Kiki. Kelly songs are notorious for not letting go of the chart's upper reaches for a long time, so "Gold Digger" will have more than enough time to peak at #1 and drop before she comes in.
I'm pleasantly surprised at how well this song is doing. Obviously Kelly is one of pop's darlings right now, but I still didn't think a deeply personal ballad like this would do so well - I thought the lower half of the top 10 would have been great. #2 is absolutely amazing, and even if it peaks there it's still better than I expected.
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Post by muscleclub on Oct 9, 2005 16:18:45 GMT -5
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Post by [upsilon]™ on Oct 9, 2005 19:22:47 GMT -5
The video for this is just beautiful. One of the best of the year.
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Post by clem on Oct 9, 2005 23:08:11 GMT -5
The video for this is just beautiful. One of the best of the year.
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Post by kellydicted on Oct 10, 2005 1:56:28 GMT -5
Did you take pictures? Her tour manager takes a picture of Kelly with each fan. Here's my pic - it didn't come out that great, but hey, I got to meet Kelly and talk to her for a couple of minutes and get my picture taken with her (the gangsta pose was her idea). And did I mention the two hugs? Oh my gosh, this is so cute. What did you ask her?
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Post by clem on Oct 11, 2005 1:42:36 GMT -5
I am sad. Kanye will surely pass over Kelly, and thus reveals America's bad taste in music.
*cries in a corner*
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Post by muscleclub on Oct 11, 2005 1:46:39 GMT -5
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Post by Becks on Oct 11, 2005 10:25:06 GMT -5
But hope is back, Kanye lost spins while Kelly didn't! ;)
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Post by muscleclub on Oct 11, 2005 14:23:43 GMT -5
Cross your fingers! I have nothing against Kanye or GD. Good song ... I just don't think it deserves the #1 spot.
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Post by MinusName on Oct 11, 2005 14:32:09 GMT -5
I still think Kelly may continue to lead, Kayne's bullet continues to fall, but Kelly's is stabilizing, hopefully it will stay this way. Besides, Kelly doesn't have another single "new" single out like Kayne, which brings up another good point, this song is truly deserving considering that it is at #2, yet she is still getting over 5700 spins a week from her other singles! Over 13,600 spins total! BTW, did anyone else see the Mad TV video parody for "Since U Been Gone," they changed it to "Since We Were On," I didn't care much for it, they can make fun of everyone else on American Idol all they want, but Kelly doesn't deserve to be.
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Post by botoxic on Oct 11, 2005 14:51:04 GMT -5
BDS Real-Time Charts: Mainstream Top 40
1. Because of You - Kelly Clarkson 2. Shake It Off - Mariah Carey 3. Gold Digger - Kanye West
source: Billboard Airplay Monitor
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Post by muscleclub on Oct 11, 2005 14:55:11 GMT -5
BDS Real-Time Charts:Mainstream Top 401. Because of You - Kelly Clarkson2. Shake It Off - Mariah Carey 3. Gold Digger - Kanye West source: Billboard Airplay Monitor Thanks bOtO! I hope the pop Top3 will look like that soon!
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Post by The Rebirth Of ffej on Oct 11, 2005 15:00:43 GMT -5
I am sad. Kanye will surely pass over Kelly, and thus reveals America's bad taste in music. *cries in a corner* Not that i like "Gold Digger" better than this, but it's a good song and it doesn't mean that America has a bad taste in music, jsu tbecause go forbid kelly doesnt get ANOTHER #1 when Kanyes had how many?
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Post by Longshot on Oct 11, 2005 15:15:22 GMT -5
I agree. Saying one song is horrible to credit another is pretty shady. Both GD and BOY are great songs, but the charts are about popularity not quality.
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Post by Love Plastic Love on Oct 11, 2005 20:27:22 GMT -5
GD is not a great song.
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