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Post by bat1990 on Apr 1, 2007 20:40:31 GMT -5
How did this song do @ Pop radio before that AWFUL remix with Ja Rule was released to radio & video stations?
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Post by oscillations. on Apr 1, 2007 22:48:11 GMT -5
The original reminds me of a Janet b-side. I like it better than the Ja Rule mix, which started the whole Pop-to-Urban remix trend.
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Post by BillboardBoy on Apr 2, 2007 7:47:29 GMT -5
The original is great. The remix sucks. It was a completely different song.
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Post by Disco🌶️📖 on Apr 2, 2007 15:03:16 GMT -5
I actually liked the original more than the new urban mix of it. It was a nice little song. It's a shame that the new version was more popular than the original because I never hear the original anymore anywhere.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2012 15:53:15 GMT -5
Great pop song, better than the remix.
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Post by Soulsista on Feb 15, 2012 10:39:03 GMT -5
The remix is MUCH better than the original.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2012 11:08:06 GMT -5
<3 the remix
<33333333333 the original
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Post by esoteric76 on Feb 15, 2012 14:18:25 GMT -5
Dezrok did a slammin club mix of this using the original version.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2012 19:47:44 GMT -5
I loved the remix. The original was rather good, but the remix made it an anthem.
The complete opposite for Ain't It Funny. Epic original, disaster of a remix that was painful to hear.
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Post by johnm1120 on Feb 17, 2012 11:34:59 GMT -5
The original is great. The remix sucks. It was a completely different song. This. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2012 21:06:37 GMT -5
I couldn't understand why this wasn't the second single instead of "Play" at the time. I loved both versions, but I don't really listen to either much anymore. Oddly enough "Play" is probably the single I listen to the most from the J.Lo album at this point, and it was my least favorite of the album's singles at the time.
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Post by Lozzy on Feb 19, 2012 2:47:07 GMT -5
The original is good, but the Murder Remix is incredible. <3
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Post by skizzo on Feb 28, 2015 22:38:37 GMT -5
The remix sucked ass, much prefer the original. MTV Europe played the original here, the remix got far less play, but I guess European audiences always prefer pop over hip hop, especially back then.
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Post by Ginger Spice on Feb 28, 2015 22:54:16 GMT -5
I love both, but I definitely prefer the original.
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Post by surfy on Mar 1, 2015 2:58:38 GMT -5
I love both, but prefer the remix by far!!!
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Post by #LisaRinna on Mar 1, 2015 16:45:44 GMT -5
The original version is better than the remix imo.
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Post by Glove Slap on Mar 1, 2015 17:11:51 GMT -5
The remix was much better. The original has a neat track, but the actual song is kinda weak.
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Post by Tea-why on Mar 2, 2015 13:42:15 GMT -5
I always thought this should have been the second single off of J. Lo instead of "Play".
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Post by Live Your Life on Oct 15, 2015 13:46:07 GMT -5
It's alright. I definitely prefer the remix.
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Post by B-Boy on Jul 10, 2016 12:21:03 GMT -5
The original version is just as good as the Murder Remix.
If I recall, both versions were released around the same time, late June to early July. I didn't know the remix was promoted as such until I saw the original video version. I assumed the remix was for the Hip Hop and R&B stations while the other version was for pop. It didn't take pop stations (or at least mine) long to add it to their playlists.
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Post by Relaxing Cup on Jul 10, 2016 14:59:44 GMT -5
Her voice is horrible on this song. I like the pre chorus and chorus though.
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Post by someguy on Jul 13, 2016 0:41:52 GMT -5
I've always really liked this (and the remix). The original is probably my favourite Jennifer Lopez song though. Hard to believe that it's 15 years old now.
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Post by Caviar on Jul 27, 2016 20:24:13 GMT -5
I prefer the original.
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Post by Wave. on Jul 28, 2016 10:16:32 GMT -5
I like both.
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Post by 🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲 on Dec 21, 2018 20:12:37 GMT -5
Very cute and Poppy. I like the remix as well.
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Post by Positive Tension on Jun 19, 2020 23:52:40 GMT -5
At the time I was only familiar with the original version because I bought the CD. I didn't listen to top 40 much until 2004ish or so and was not familiar with the remix until a few years later (my commutes in the car were short so I didn't hear a lot of the prior years' hits), so I was a bit puzzled when I read how well "I'm Real" did on the charts just by listening to the original. When I finally heard the remix, I instantly saw why so many liked it. The original is OK, but the remix is in a different league, imo.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2020 23:59:14 GMT -5
The surperior version of the song definitely is this
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Post by Trilogy on Jun 20, 2020 1:39:44 GMT -5
at least i tolerate this more than the remix
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Post by disman00911 on Jun 20, 2020 12:11:20 GMT -5
Although I am more used to the Murder remix with Ja Rule, I always hated that song. Easily one of my least favorite 2000s songs. I despised Ja Rule back in the 2000s. His voice was so off-putting trying to be the rap version of Barry White doing duets with various R&B/pop singers Also J-Lo caused controversy when she used the N-Word in that song. Although I don't mind most profanity, I have zero tolerance for the N-word (whether the singer/rapper is using it is black, white, Latin, etc).
The original version wins by default.
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Post by disman00911 on Oct 4, 2021 16:06:38 GMT -5
I already commented on the horrid Ja Rule remix. Just heard the original version on an old 2001 episode of AT40 w/Casey Kasem. The original version has grown on me. I like the sampled being used ("Computer Game" by Yellow Magic Orchestra). If only B96 played this version instead of the Ja Rule version back when I was coming of age. music video (original) www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD2D6phvRRkmusic video (remix w/Ja Rule) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sjx9oSJDAVQ |
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