TS: Best Of My Love v. Got To Be Real

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Same beat, different songs, which is better?

― Mark (MarkR), Thursday, 26 August 2004 16:31 (nineteen years ago) link

"Best of My Love" all the way. Earth, Wind and Fire were the backing band, weren't they?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 26 August 2004 16:35 (nineteen years ago) link

TS: Being force-fed tepid baby food or having alarm clocks glued to your ears.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 26 August 2004 16:36 (nineteen years ago) link

Oh whoops, I was thinking of The Eagles' "The Best of My Love".

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 26 August 2004 16:37 (nineteen years ago) link

"Same beat" = a bit misleading. Anyways, 'Got To Be Real'! Catchy cyclical simplicity that I can move to that little bit better. Also, if you take sides on modernisations, 'Best Of My Love' is an disappointing Javine song and 'Got To Be Real' is an asskicking, uber-catchy electroclash bomb.

― R.I.M.A. (Barima), Thursday, 26 August 2004 17:19 (nineteen years ago) link

They both rock, especially when played back-to-back by a good DJ.
(By the way, who remembers Ladycop's awesome house remake of "Got To Be Real"?

― Tantrum The Cat (Tantrum The Cat), Thursday, 26 August 2004 17:23 (nineteen years ago) link

"Got to Be Real," no question, though "That's the Joint" might trump both.

― The Good Dr. Bill (Andrew Unterberger), Thursday, 26 August 2004 17:34 (nineteen years ago) link

Well, Cheryl Lynn's histrionics are fun, but "Best Of My Love" wins 'cause the backing musicians were Earth, Wind & Fire instead of Toto. I had an 8-track sampler with a slightly longer version of "Got To Be Real". After the singing fades, the band continues playing for a minute, and I swear it's some of the deadest, un-funkiest bits of alleged disco (or music) ever.

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Thursday, 26 August 2004 18:27 (nineteen years ago) link

It's true, Cheryl and the loop are the best things about it, but when it's on, it's the bomb diggy.

― R.I.M.A. (Barima), Thursday, 26 August 2004 18:29 (nineteen years ago) link

Haha, guess which one of these is playing as I type!

― R.I.M.A. (Barima), Thursday, 26 August 2004 19:11 (nineteen years ago) link

Heard "Best of My Love" on Lite Radio today...but I'm going with "Got to Be Real" beause I've heard it less.

― Mark (MarkR), Thursday, 26 August 2004 19:14 (nineteen years ago) link

I'll have to play them both again to decide, but damn if these aren't two of the most joyously giddy songs ever to rip out of a radio speaker. I love that sound so much I'm also going to play "This Will Be" just to make sure.

― briania (briania), Thursday, 26 August 2004 19:20 (nineteen years ago) link

"Emotion"

― dave q, Thursday, 26 August 2004 20:06 (nineteen years ago) link

Whoa, I never thought of that!

― Mike Ouderkirk (Mike Ouderkirk), Friday, 27 August 2004 00:58 (nineteen years ago) link

Mariah's "Emotions" is a blatant homage to / ripoff of "Best Of My Love".

― Tantrum The Cat (Tantrum The Cat), Friday, 27 August 2004 05:47 (nineteen years ago) link

"got to be real" easy

― cinniblount (James Blount), Friday, 27 August 2004 06:55 (nineteen years ago) link

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