May 14May 14 I’m a bit meh on this one, to be honest I can’t even remember how it goes.The only Ashanti song I can recall is Foolish. Aside from a few collaborations that is.
May 14May 14 Ashanti - Only U has interesting 'rock guitar' style production. I only discovered the song after Chase and Status sampled it in 'Selecta' ft. Stefflon Don (and it sounds very much like C&S's early guitar based sound).I prefer Ashanti's song 'Foolish' because of the lovely piano in it.2 hours ago, Viper* said:I don't know what it is with her and her music, but just all of it just has such little impact on me.Like, I find none of it to be absolutely terrible but none of it stands out or is memorable either, it just kind of... exists.Meh.I am guessing you didn't like the Aitch revival of 'Rok Wit U (Aww Baby)' in 2022 either. Thought it was a nice summery track.
May 14May 14 23 minutes ago, TheSnake said:I am guessing you didn't like the Aitch revival of 'Rok Wit U (Aww Baby)' in 2022 either. Thought it was a nice summery track.Eugh. The original version was bad enough, that managed to make it even worse.
May 15May 15 3 hours ago, TheSnake said:I am guessing you didn't like the Aitch revival of 'Rok Wit U (Aww Baby)' in 2022 either. Thought it was a nice summery track.You would absolutely be correct Awful.
May 15May 15 I know this is rather late, but concerning that Christina Aguilera one, apparently if she had her way then 'So Emotional' would have been the 2nd single, glad that didn't happen as that is basically just 4 minutes of vocal runs and ab-libs, and doubt it would have performed as well as 'What A Girl Wants' did.Ashlee Simpson - Pieces of Me - Great song and still to this day remains her best song. Shame that SNL performance tanked her career. Also think that 'Autobiography' should have followed this instead of 'Shadow' & 'La La'.Dannii Minogue - You Won't Forget About Me - Again a solid track, but don't its as amazing as many others think, it doesn't quite reach the heights of her 'Neon Nights' singles.Jennifer Lopez - Play - The perfect follow up to 'Love Don't Cost A Thing' & still stands as one of JLO's strongest singles to date.Ashanti - Only U - This is fine, but never been a huge fan of Ashanti, her stuff never quite clicked with me. Very overrated in the US where she was treated like the second coming, but over here in the UK, she never quite reached those heights, despite scoring a few decent sized hits.
May 15May 15 Author 11 Nina Sky - Move Ya Body (feat. Jabba)avg: 7.42👑 Pop Royalty: 10 (Dobbo, jimwatts, ...ready for it, Doug, Nina West, leww), 9 (RyanFM)❌ Pop Flop: 4 (Paddington James), 5 (777666jason, Lukuzz, Billy.)'Move Ya Body' just misses out on a top 10 position in this rate, with a jump in average to 7.42.Nina Sky comprises of identical twins Nicole and Natalie Albino. So the All Saints ladies aren't the only Nicole and Natalie sisters in the business! The girls were born in Puerto Rico and had an early knack for music after growing up around their DJ step-father. The first song they ever composed as kids was of course named 'Sisters'. Their sisterhood also influenced their group name, as Nina is a combination of the first two letters of both of their names and 'Sky' represents "independent twins" to them. In 2003 the girls were introduced to hip-hop DJ Cipha Sounds who was impressed when he heard them sing. He suggested they compose a song using the "coolie dance" riddim so they wrote 'Move Ya Body' in response to this challenge, alongside Elijah Wells and Lionel Bermingham, who also produced the song. American-Jamacian DJ Jabba joined the party as a featured artist. The aforementioned "coolie dance" riddim can be heard through the repetitive bongo motif in 'Move Ya Body'. This dancehall track also contains lyrics from 'Can You Feel the Beat' by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam.'Move Ya Body' was a big hit across both sides of the pond as it charted at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #6 in the U.K. chart. The All Saints connections continue as Shaznay Lewis debuted in the top 10 with 'Never Felt Like This Before' during the same week as 'Move Ya Body', at #8. Elvis' 'That's All Right' (#3) and Will Young's 'Friday's Child' (#4) were the new entries above Nina Sky. The girls spent three weeks in the top 10 with a 6-8-9 descent. They remain one hit wonders in the U.K. chart to this day so Jabba's "get used to that group" opener didn't age too well.I'm sure Dobbo, jimwatts, ...ready for it, Doug, Nina West and leww would happily move their bodies to this as they all gave Nina Sky a score of 10. Meanwhile, Paddington James was less keen to ride this beat and contributed its lowest score of 4.
May 15May 15 Glad 'Move Ya Body' made the top half in this rate! One of the more distinctive sounding pop hits of 2004. 'Breathe In' is the only other loss so far that I care much for - as I've noted before, Lucie seemed to have so much potential, but couldn't sustain the momentum 'What You're Made Of' and this one had established.I'm also pleased a certain song has made the top 10 despite picking up a lot of very low-to-middling scores!
May 15May 15 I don't mind the original version, but the only time I've heard this in the last few years it seems to be mashed up with 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody' and it really annoys me. Whatever happened to them after this?
May 15May 15 Always quite enjoyed Move Ya Body but was never obsessed with it. Probably about right in the ranking for me. Only U is probably my favourite Ashanti song but it’s still nothing great. 🫢
May 15May 15 Author 13 minutes ago, Jessie Where said:Whatever happened to them after this?The follow-up to 'Move Ya Body' didn't really make any noise and their album missed the top 100 here, looks like they released a second album independently in 2012, plus the odd song over the years and they still DJ/perform at festivals, bars etc.!They also have an Apple Music show called Pure Throwback Radio
May 15May 15 Not a bad position for the song considering the jump on the average score from 12th's 7.02. Looking forward to see 10 to 1!
Saturday at 12:045 days Only U and Move Ya Body are both glowing examples of timeless bangers from a golden era of R&B that can’t be touched. Both have aged brilliantly!
Saturday at 13:415 days “Move Ya Body” is so clever and infectious and still sounds great! The best to miss the Top 10 here by miles.
Saturday at 18:425 days Author 10 Girls Aloud - Wake Me Upavg: 7.82👑 Pop Royalty: 10 (Lukuzz, Jade, JosephStyles, Nina West), 9 (Viper*, Jessie Where, ElectroBoy, Scene, 777666jason, blacksquare, Tafty)❌ Pop Flop: 5 (Paddington James, Henessy Lake, Billy.), 6 (DaTilt, Roba.)Girls Aloud kick off the top 10 with a significant average jump, as they finished on a score of 7.82.Polydor Records enlisted Brian Higgins and the rest of the team at Xenomania to produce the entirety of Girls Aloud's sophomore album What Will The Neighbours Say?, after they had already worked on some of the tracks from their debut, including first GA #1 'Sound of the Underground'. Several songs were earmarked as the potential first single of the project, including: eventual choice 'The Show', album track 'Graffiti My Soul', B-Side 'Androgynous Girls' and what would instead be the fourth single, 'Wake Me Up'. It was decided that this harsh pop-rock sound was too much of a risk to lead the era with. But the edgy instrumental had its fans, including Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand, who wanted to work with Brian Higgins himself after hearing the song. Kapranos described it as "immediate but dangerous".'Wake Me Up' was released in February 2005 and landed at #4 in the U.K. singles chart, the first Girls Aloud hit to miss the top 3, but their eighth consecutive top 5 result at this point. It debuted behind a top 3 of 'Over and Over' by Nelly and Tim McGraw, 'Get Right' by Jennifer Lopez and Elvis re-release '(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame'. Girls Aloud may have been shut out of a podium position in the charts but won the £20 Popjustice Music Prize with this song.The music video for 'Wake Me Up' was directed by Harvey & Carolyn who were also behind Dannii's 'You Won't Forget About Me' visuals earlier in the countdown. The girls take on rocker chick personas and spend a lot of time riding motorbikes. Harley Davidson even lent Girls Aloud some motorbikes to use for the Top of the Pops performance of the song too. I saw them live just two years ago and bikes were also incorporated at their concert. Finally, I recall a flash game called 'Girls on Bikes' on their website during the 2000s, which could also be found on the 'I'll Stand By You' CD single.Lukuzz, myself, Joseph and Nina West just couldn't refuse 'Wake Me Up' and gave it a strong 10. Meanwhile, Paddington James, Henessy Lake and Billy. sifted through the haze and decided this one was worth an average 5.
Saturday at 18:525 days Ooh @Paddington James is think i gone off you a t seriously 😮😮Wake me up is such a fun bop should be higher than 10
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