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Post by Nick on Jun 25, 2006 12:04:33 GMT -5
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Post by A Thug Named Slickback on Jun 25, 2006 18:59:37 GMT -5
Their harmonies never sounded quite as good in the singles they released after "Runaway Love." This song is no exception: It's ok, but nothing spectacular.
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Post by 620 Soul Train on Jun 25, 2006 22:49:17 GMT -5
This was a hot song! I'm going to spin this next after Joe's "Where U At". Anyway back to the song, I have no idea why Urban radio slept on this. I know our local Urban station here in MPLS (KMOJ) played this quite a bit.
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Post by JamaicaFunk² on Jun 26, 2006 9:33:30 GMT -5
this is definately my second favorite En Vogue song. my friends got so sick of me playing this out. i liked the cd it was on as well. it had the "en vogue love suite" and that was pretty cool.
but yeah, i loved this song and the video. it was a hit in my world.
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Post by johnnywest on Jun 26, 2006 23:43:32 GMT -5
I liked it. Like Rick Dees once mentioned, the lyrics were inspired by the children's nursery rhyme "10 Little Indians."
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Post by Big Brother on Jun 29, 2006 15:47:07 GMT -5
I always loved this song. I think I even bought the cassette single.
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Post by cartman2002 on Apr 18, 2007 21:46:18 GMT -5
The Riddle got to #92 on the Hot 100 in 2000
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Post by busyboy on Apr 19, 2007 2:52:39 GMT -5
Yeah, it flopped but I enjoyed this one pretty much.
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Post by johnm1120 on Apr 19, 2007 7:37:14 GMT -5
I liked it.
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Post by johnnywest on Apr 19, 2007 19:24:48 GMT -5
The Riddle got to #92 on the Hot 100 in 2000 And it reached the 30s in R&R. Talk about a big difference - over 50 notches. |
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WhySoSerious?
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Post by WhySoSerious? on Apr 20, 2007 15:48:44 GMT -5
I remember almost trying to force myself to like this for nostalgia's sake. It wasn't good though and sounds even worse listening to it now.
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Post by glenpwood on Apr 16, 2011 22:47:08 GMT -5
This was the closest thing to contemporary on the Masterpiece Theater CD. They tried to go high brow and it blew up in their face. That song about men being dogs was howlingly bad.....
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Post by Whi$tlin' Pete on Apr 17, 2011 23:10:51 GMT -5
49 40 39 38 36 34 32 33 34 36 41 43 This was the R&R chart run.
I thought it was a pretty good song.
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Post by Tea-why on Apr 18, 2011 23:55:07 GMT -5
I actually really liked it when it came out. Still do :) The second verse is hilarious about the letter in your pocket from Lousie... PLEASE!
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spoonabdul3
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Post by spoonabdul3 on Apr 12, 2013 17:35:08 GMT -5
still love this song! anyone recomend any good remixes?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2013 17:40:21 GMT -5
I like it, but that album was not good, and it didn't come close to their glory days.
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Post by Sir Benji on Apr 12, 2013 17:48:04 GMT -5
This was a good single but it's far from their best. This one never really took off and tbh I can see why.
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Post by halo19 on Apr 15, 2013 9:18:51 GMT -5
it's alright. Before checking back on YouTube I only really remembered the chorus part.
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Post by Agent Yoncé on Apr 18, 2013 13:20:42 GMT -5
Never cared for it.
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Post by spoonabdul3 on Apr 18, 2013 14:02:03 GMT -5
i remember my local CHR station at the time had this on heavy rotation for a couple weeks. they also played WHATEVER alot and i loved that song too
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Post by Ginger Spice on Oct 8, 2014 10:22:44 GMT -5
This randomly was in my head the other day. It was good, but not great.
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Post by Ling-Ling on Oct 8, 2014 11:29:44 GMT -5
It's a cute song. Nothing spectacular though and doesn't hold a candle to their best stuff. I always thought the video was hot though.
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Post by Glove Slap on Oct 8, 2014 14:13:58 GMT -5
This was terrible. I was surprised by how much I hated it, given that I hadn't disliked any of their prior singles.
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Post by bat1990 on Oct 8, 2014 14:40:56 GMT -5
I love this song so much!!!!!!!!!!! I guess the polarized reactions in this thread are why the song didn't blow up back in 2000.
I do agree that the Masterpiece Theater album as whole was weak. Soul Flower was so much better.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2014 15:28:15 GMT -5
I agree that the album was lackluster, but this song was great. And the video was hot! It should have been a bigger hit.
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Post by Relaxing Cup on Oct 15, 2014 21:46:18 GMT -5
I LOVE riddle! THat chorus is so infectuous.
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Post by Verisimilitude on Oct 31, 2017 19:07:17 GMT -5
A bop. Love the "My Lovin'" sample in there too.
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Post by Ling-Ling on Mar 18, 2020 8:51:48 GMT -5
LMAO, the club remix of this just popped up in a mix I was playing. It's cute, but did MJ just take the instrumental of "Waiting For Tonight" and lay En Vogue's vocal over it? It's not even subtle.
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Post by stunnedout on Apr 5, 2020 14:07:05 GMT -5
This song is horrible. This was the beginning of the end.
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Post by Ginger Spice on Apr 8, 2020 11:07:27 GMT -5
LMAO, the club remix of this just popped up in a mix I was playing. It's cute, but did MJ just take the instrumental of "Waiting For Tonight" and lay En Vogue's vocal over it? It's not even subtle. Maurice was notorious for doing this. His Digital Black-N-Groove mix of "Bills, Bills, Bills" is a cheap and obvious imitation of the Thunderpuss mix of "It's Not Right, But It's Okay." |
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