WhySoSerious?
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Post by WhySoSerious? on Jun 26, 2004 9:36:18 GMT -5
Love this song! Chaka's vocals are pure genius. The song could have been so trite and cliche with the lyrics, but she knocks it out of the park. Starts it off with the smoldering laid back thing, and then rips into it at the end.
It works because it's so simple. The production with the guitar licks is just enough. This is possibly my favorite Chaka song. Mary J. Blige did a respectable cover on her What's the 411? album.
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Post by snoman on Jun 26, 2004 9:52:28 GMT -5
I used to love this song, but it is extremely overplayed. Rufus and Chaka had a number of great songs that don't get near enough airplay. "Sweet Thing" is great, but I just get tired of hearing it.
B Angie B also did a very different version of the song (Sweet Thang) in the early 90's. It was more of a mid-tempo version. Not exactly a great version, but enjoyable.
Mary J.'s version is a flawless cover.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2004 10:16:06 GMT -5
I love Chaka's work that she did while she was with Rufus. She had a good solo career, but none of it compares to her Rufus years. Of course there's like the big three Rufus songs, those being "Sweet Thing," "Tell Me Something Good," and "Ain't Nobody" but there's a lot of other great Rufus songs that didn't become such big hits (atleast as far as crossover hits go). The "Ask Rufus" material is just classic... "Hollywood," "Everlasting Love" (no not the Carl Carlton song lol), and "At Midnight". "Rufusized" also had some great singles, "Once You Get Started" and "Please Pardon Me" to name a couple. Once Chaka went solo though, I think the quality of their work really went downhill. "Ain't Nobody" is really the only song that lived up to classic Rufus. Once she rejoined after starting her solo career, a lot of the Rufus material sounded like weaker versions of her solo material.
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Bob
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Post by Bob on Jun 26, 2004 15:20:16 GMT -5
I love this song, my mom always tells me how she saw them in concert before they hit it big haha.
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Post by mst3k on Jun 26, 2004 15:35:49 GMT -5
Great song. I think I like Mary J's cover version better, but they're both good.
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Post by strong4PMB! on Jun 26, 2004 16:43:44 GMT -5
JAM!
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Post by reception on Jun 28, 2004 19:06:27 GMT -5
Great song. I think I like Mary J's cover version better, but they're both good. |
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Post by ClassicCase on Jun 29, 2004 21:49:20 GMT -5
Best of both worlds -- the origianl and Mary J's....flawless to a T.
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Post by bluenote on Jun 30, 2004 10:10:25 GMT -5
Marys was better
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Post by Ling-Ling on Jul 3, 2004 18:39:51 GMT -5
Obviously, this song is an R&B classic. I agree with Rebirth, Chaka had some nice solo material, but nothing matched her Rufus material.
And don't forget "Do You Love What You Feel" on that list... One of their biggest hits, and my personal fav.
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Post by Radical347 on Jul 5, 2004 12:59:03 GMT -5
I haven't heard this but I'm interested. Ironically enough, I heard the two other major Rufus/Chaka Khan songs that Josh mentioned this week for the first time on two different stations ("Ain't Nobody" on the smooth jazz station and "Tell Me Something Good" on the Triple A one.)
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Post by real2reel on Oct 2, 2005 19:08:32 GMT -5
I love it. I heard this today.
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Post by Nick on Oct 3, 2005 18:42:37 GMT -5
Classic!
Mary J. did an OK job with her cover, but there's no comparison.
Mary is no Chaka!
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Post by real2reel on Oct 3, 2005 18:44:40 GMT -5
Classic! Mary J. did an OK job with her cover, but there's no comparison. Mary is no Chaka! Agree and I love Mary J Blige. |
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Post by A Thug Named Slickback on Oct 3, 2005 21:40:44 GMT -5
I personally think MJB did a better job than Chaka... I think Mary's is HOT!
Other favorites by Chaka/Rufus: "Everlasting Love," "Ain't Nobody," & "You Can Make The Story Right."
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Post by francky on Oct 8, 2005 6:04:40 GMT -5
Sweet thing is really great,i love everything they did together.
Chaka Khan is my favourite female artist with Mariah Carey,she is so talented!
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Post by FADE AWAY on Oct 8, 2005 12:01:50 GMT -5
"This is the song that Mary J. Blige f*cked up" is what Chaka used to say when she perfomed it in concert.
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Post by mst3k on Oct 10, 2005 16:50:47 GMT -5
"This is the song that Mary J. Blige f*cked up" is what Chaka used to say when she perfomed it in concert. LOL... bet Chaka wasn't complaining when she received the songwriting royalty checks, though. |
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Post by Bob on Oct 10, 2005 23:18:04 GMT -5
"This is the song that Mary J. Blige f*cked up" is what Chaka used to say when she perfomed it in concert. LOL... bet Chaka wasn't complaining when she received the songwriting royalty checks, though.  now that's da TROOF! |
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Oct 12, 2010 20:18:06 GMT -5
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Post by Soulsista on Oct 13, 2010 18:37:57 GMT -5
I love both the original and the cover by Mary J.
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Post by 🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲 on Jun 19, 2020 23:11:23 GMT -5
I love both the original and the cover by Mary J. Me too.
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Post by Sounds from the Other Side on Aug 7, 2020 16:47:50 GMT -5
This song is pretty good, I love it.
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now that's da TROOF!
