Best Song on Diddy - Dirty Money's "Last Train to Paris"

Hopefully by then, I'll be ready to answer this.

― tears of a self-clowning oven (The Reverend), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 03:54 (2 years ago) Permalink

tell ya I ain't gonna decide right away, but for me it's between "Yeah Yeah You Would" for that chorus and bridge, "Looking for Love" for its sterility, and that awesome coda where Usher lets loose, or "Ass on the Floor" for the synth washes, the melody, and the percussiveness.

can't decide yet.

― those balls look like a butt (San Te), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 03:54 (2 years ago) Permalink

"Someone to Love Me" is just the dopest, but I'm a true school herb

― endlamoosing (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 04:09 (2 years ago) Permalink

Too soon, but "Yesterday" clicked tonight.

Chris Brown and I are going to hell.

― Gus Van Sotosyn (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 04:10 (2 years ago) Permalink

too soon :(

― fruit of the goon (k3vin k.), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 04:18 (2 years ago) Permalink

strobe lights may not be the most fun to listen to but I admire its frigid 5 AM comedown

― dayo, Wednesday, 5 January 2011 04:24 (2 years ago) Permalink

still don't know, but i'm rly happy to see all the love this is getting. my fav album of 2010.

― stare into my soul (Tape Store), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 07:03 (2 years ago) Permalink

ok i've decided it's "ass on the floor"

i think every song (inc. "change") is amazing but sometimes that one rly hits me emotionally and the ending is next-level

― stare into my soul (Tape Store), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 07:16 (2 years ago) Permalink

jesus, way way way too soon

― lex diamonds (lex pretend), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 08:42 (2 years ago) Permalink

right now i'd go with "yeah yeah you would" for the sweeping drama

― lex diamonds (lex pretend), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 08:42 (2 years ago) Permalink

i think the point of these threads, or at least how i've found them useful, is to catalyze discussion after the original album thread has died down. idk what the point iz of having two going on the same thing when the first is still going strong

― fruit of the goon (k3vin k.), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 11:02 (2 years ago) Permalink

lol is*, v early

― fruit of the goon (k3vin k.), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 11:02 (2 years ago) Permalink

or do it like whiney, make the end date like 6 months away

― dayo, Wednesday, 5 January 2011 11:23 (2 years ago) Permalink

*shrug*

― those balls look like a butt (San Te), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 12:28 (2 years ago) Permalink

but for me it's between "Yeah Yeah You Would" for that chorus and bridge, "Looking for Love" for its sterility, and that awesome coda where Usher lets loose, or "Ass on the Floor" for the synth washes, the melody, and the percussiveness.

pretty much

― sisilafami, Wednesday, 5 January 2011 12:54 (2 years ago) Permalink

"Ass On the Floor" has been the best overall song for me. Kalenna has a great atonal, Grace Jones like lead that just personifies the whole pissed off mood of the song. I'm also shocked by Swizz Beatz's use of the clear percussive sound of the marching drum. I never recalled him using that sound before and I hope he doesn't use it again as it will strip away the uniqueness of the song.

Also for some odd reason, when Kalenna and Dawn sing in harmony on the refrain:

Baby I want you to need me
I need you to want me, I want you to love me forever

with the synths flowing is aural heaven in my earbuds/headphones.

And Diddy was decent only for the smoking weed listening to Sade part.

― Just Saw Bobby Brown perform Every Little Step. Life is Great! (lilsoulbrother), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 16:22 (2 years ago) Permalink

or do it like whiney, make the end date like 6 months away bernie

― dayo, Wednesday, January 5, 2011 6:23 AM (5 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

― endlamoosing (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 16:37 (2 years ago) Permalink

I love the "smoke weed, listen to sade" line cause it's totally on some ~~diddy teaches you how to live~~

― tears of a self-clowning oven (The Reverend), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 21:07 (2 years ago) Permalink

the synth swell as diddy's verse ends is some epic shit

― dayo, Wednesday, 5 January 2011 23:54 (2 years ago) Permalink

i shoulda done a No Way Out poll first as a sorbet

― those balls look like a butt (San Te), Thursday, 6 January 2011 04:38 (2 years ago) Permalink

I'm also shocked by Swizz Beatz's use of the clear percussive sound of the marching drum. I never recalled him using that sound before and I hope he doesn't use it again as it will strip away the uniqueness of the song.

That snare is from Pon De Floor by Major Lazer, and just made me want to listen to Pon De Floor frankly. The rest of the song just kind of sits damply on top of that snare, no song called Ass On The Floor should be this limp.

― Matt DC, Thursday, 6 January 2011 09:33 (2 years ago) Permalink

matt, i got your text yesterday about this album sounding limp just as i was falling asleep, and frankly i thought i was imagining it. this album limp?!?!

― lex diamonds (lex pretend), Thursday, 6 January 2011 09:40 (2 years ago) Permalink

I've posted in a bit more detail on the other thread. It is limp though.

Keeping it positive on this thread, it's either I Hate That You Love Me or Strobe Lights for me.

― Matt DC, Thursday, 6 January 2011 09:56 (2 years ago) Permalink

"Pon de Floor" sucks and "Ass on the Floor" is great tho.

― tears of a self-clowning oven (The Reverend), Thursday, 6 January 2011 17:03 (2 years ago) Permalink

Actually they're both great.

If you hate "Pon De Floor" your taste is music is so far removed from mine that if we were ever in the same room it would explode.

― Indolence Mission (DJP), Thursday, 6 January 2011 17:05 (2 years ago) Permalink

The beat is great but the synths really fucking annoy me.

― tears of a self-clowning oven (The Reverend), Thursday, 6 January 2011 17:13 (2 years ago) Permalink

maybe you need to have gooned over toytown hardcore from the rave scene circa 93-95 before it clicks

― Indolence Mission (DJP), Thursday, 6 January 2011 17:18 (2 years ago) Permalink

if Swizz Beatz actually sampled a drum sound originated by Diplo (if that's possible!) then barf

― Johnny Cheever (some dude), Thursday, 6 January 2011 17:26 (2 years ago) Permalink

that can't be true

― Whiney G. Weingarten, Thursday, 6 January 2011 17:27 (2 years ago) Permalink

I dunno that it's an actual sample, but it definitely uses the same (distinctive) cadence.

― tears of a self-clowning oven (The Reverend), Thursday, 6 January 2011 17:28 (2 years ago) Permalink

They might just use the same source sample, but in the UK Pon De Floor has impacted way, way wider than pretty much everything else Diplo has done. It may be Diplo but it's not just a hipster touchstone, and Diddy knows his club music and I'd be very surprised if he hadn't heard Pon De Floor.

― Matt DC, Thursday, 6 January 2011 19:02 (2 years ago) Permalink

poor Switch, it's like he doesn't even exist

― Indolence Mission (DJP), Thursday, 6 January 2011 19:03 (2 years ago) Permalink

Switch is the more talented one!

― Matt DC, Thursday, 6 January 2011 19:04 (2 years ago) Permalink

major lazer = diplo and switch, right? switch's presence prob more key than diplo's to its quality

haha xps!!!

― lex diamonds (lex pretend), Thursday, 6 January 2011 19:04 (2 years ago) Permalink

yeah but all of the talk about "Pon De Floor" has automatically reverted to talk about Diplo when both of them were involved in the Major Lazer stuff (altho if there's a breakdown somewhere about who specifically produced what and Diplo was the one responsible for "Pon De Floor", fair enough; I assumed Switch had a hand in it do to rhythmic pulse similarities to the bassline in "Bamboo Banger")

xp: lol it's that part of the thread where everyone posts the same idea at the same time

― Indolence Mission (DJP), Thursday, 6 January 2011 19:07 (2 years ago) Permalink

it was THE anthem of the recent student protests in london, fwiw. teenagers dutty wining in parliament square to "pon de floor" and gyptian/nicki minaj = such a moment.

also dan you've heard the princess nyah remix of "pon de floor" right?

― lex diamonds (lex pretend), Thursday, 6 January 2011 19:08 (2 years ago) Permalink

― lex diamonds (lex pretend), Thursday, 6 January 2011 19:08 (2 years ago) Permalink

Yeah Pon De Floor seems to now occupy that Witness: One Hope slot of songs that were never really hits but now everyone seems to love.

― Matt DC, Thursday, 6 January 2011 19:09 (2 years ago) Permalink

yeah Lex, I caught that on another thread

so so hot

― Indolence Mission (DJP), Thursday, 6 January 2011 19:11 (2 years ago) Permalink

All the important bits of "Pon De Floor" are by Afrojack actually. Major Lazer just dressed it up a bit (e.g. adding Vybz).

― Tim F, Thursday, 6 January 2011 22:08 (2 years ago) Permalink

That's one reason why it feels like such an important record, it short-circuits mainstream clubbing and frankendance so efficiently.

― Tim F, Thursday, 6 January 2011 22:10 (2 years ago) Permalink

Linn LM-1 drums! Is this song featured on the deluxe edition? If ever there was an album that needs a mixtape of unreleased tracks.

― RU/SH (Spinspin Sugah), Friday, 7 January 2011 23:51 (2 years ago) Permalink

On that note:

http://www.badboyblog.com/item/2010/12/13/diddy-hints-at-uncut-freeze-your-face-version-of-dirty-money-s-last-train-to-paris-more-tracks

"We got this version of the album that's called 'uncut,' he said. "This thing is like the freeze your face of the album. We had to put some cut on it, to be honest, just in this day and age. But, we feel it was the right type of balance. We did 60 tracks..."

― Just Saw Bobby Brown perform Every Little Step. Life is Great! (lilsoulbrother), Saturday, 8 January 2011 07:32 (2 years ago) Permalink

would pay for that just on principle

― J0rdan S., Saturday, 8 January 2011 07:35 (2 years ago) Permalink

i love the 81-minute deluxe version so much that i'm kind of salivating at the idea of some kind of insane souped up 3-hour version

― some dude, Saturday, 8 January 2011 07:36 (2 years ago) Permalink

really want that to actually emerge

― lex diamonds (lex pretend), Saturday, 8 January 2011 07:48 (2 years ago) Permalink

It probably won't but I'm anticipating a bunch of leaks.

― Just Saw Bobby Brown perform Every Little Step. Life is Great! (lilsoulbrother), Saturday, 8 January 2011 08:12 (2 years ago) Permalink

jesus, way way way too soon

^^

haven't had a chance to hear this yet ;_;

― ilxor this could be a standout thread for you imo (ilxor), Sunday, 9 January 2011 05:56 (2 years ago) Permalink

i love the 81-minute deluxe version so much that i'm kind of salivating at the idea of some kind of insane souped up 3-hour version

― some dude, Saturday, January 8, 2011 2:36 AM (Yesterday)

^^^^^

― fruit of the goon (k3vin k.), Sunday, 9 January 2011 05:59 (2 years ago) Permalink

the chorus of this song includes the phrase 'I just wanna be successful'

― --bob marley (lag∞n), Sunday, 21 October 2012 03:47 (6 months ago) Permalink

haha

― Spottie_Ottie_Dope, Sunday, 21 October 2012 03:50 (6 months ago) Permalink

lol i just thought to myself 'jay and kanye should make an album together' what a terrible idea

― --bob marley (lag∞n), Sunday, 21 October 2012 03:51 (6 months ago) Permalink

this was while otis was playing

― --bob marley (lag∞n), Sunday, 21 October 2012 03:52 (6 months ago) Permalink

haha

― Spottie_Ottie_Dope, Sunday, October 21, 2012 3:50 AM (6 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

― Spottie_Ottie_Dope, Sunday, 21 October 2012 03:57 (6 months ago) Permalink

spottie where are you?

― racewar driver (k3vin k.), Sunday, 21 October 2012 03:58 (6 months ago) Permalink

Home, why?

― Spottie_Ottie_Dope, Sunday, 21 October 2012 03:59 (6 months ago) Permalink

lol that was creepy i guess

it says your post was at 4 am, i thought you lived on the west coast, why are you posting from the future?

― racewar driver (k3vin k.), Sunday, 21 October 2012 04:00 (6 months ago) Permalink

Yeah, Phoenix. 9 pm here. This thing is UK time or something right?

― Spottie_Ottie_Dope, Sunday, 21 October 2012 04:02 (6 months ago) Permalink

dude you can change that! preferences

― racewar driver (k3vin k.), Sunday, 21 October 2012 04:03 (6 months ago) Permalink

Haha, oh.

― Spottie_Ottie_Dope, Sunday, 21 October 2012 04:04 (6 months ago) Permalink

greenwich mean time bro

― --bob marley (lag∞n), Sunday, 21 October 2012 04:04 (6 months ago) Permalink

Done, ty.

― Spottie_Ottie_Dope, Sunday, 21 October 2012 04:08 (6 months ago) Permalink

like half of these songs arent technically the promised 'hip hop'

― --bob marley (lag∞n), Sunday, 21 October 2012 04:15 (6 months ago) Permalink

I mean jamie fox

― --bob marley (lag∞n), Sunday, 21 October 2012 04:15 (6 months ago) Permalink

why did Jamie fox do this idgi weird dude

― --bob marley (lag∞n), Sunday, 21 October 2012 04:16 (6 months ago) Permalink

oscar winning actor records generic auto tuned club banger

― --bob marley (lag∞n), Sunday, 21 October 2012 04:17 (6 months ago) Permalink

fn a late eminem is sooo bad

― --bob marley (lag∞n), Sunday, 21 October 2012 04:18 (6 months ago) Permalink

this video would be better if it was Rihanna beating up eminem, wake up hollywood

― --bob marley (lag∞n), Sunday, 21 October 2012 04:20 (6 months ago) Permalink

lol the host just claimed that video opened up people's eyes to the dangers of domestic violence, sexy sexy domestic violence

― --bob marley (lag∞n), Sunday, 21 October 2012 04:22 (6 months ago) Permalink

fn late jayz is so bad

― --bob marley (lag∞n), Sunday, 21 October 2012 04:26 (6 months ago) Permalink

crouching uncomfortably bent over a piano is Alicia keys personal brand

― --bob marley (lag∞n), Sunday, 21 October 2012 04:28 (6 months ago) Permalink

this song enrages me

― --bob marley (lag∞n), Sunday, 21 October 2012 04:28 (6 months ago) Permalink

who is flo-rida, does anyone really know flo-rida

― --bob marley (lag∞n), Sunday, 21 October 2012 04:39 (6 months ago) Permalink

this poll came too soon feels like we need a repoll

― 乒乓, Sunday, 21 October 2012 12:47 (6 months ago) Permalink

important video

― --bob marley (lag∞n), Sunday, 21 October 2012 15:44 (6 months ago) Permalink

itt lagoon catches up on songs everyone else heard in 2009

― my mansplain songz (some dude), Sunday, 21 October 2012 19:06 (6 months ago) Permalink

please don't ever repoll this album but i just have to say 'yeah yeah you would' may be unique in blowing my head off as if it's brand new every single time, just forever like whoa

― r|t|c, Sunday, 21 October 2012 19:26 (6 months ago) Permalink

THIS WHAT YOU WANT

THIS WHAT YOU NEED

THIS WHAT YOU GET

THIS WHAT YOU LIKE

THIS THAT DIRTY MONEY

― r|t|c, Sunday, 21 October 2012 19:30 (6 months ago) Permalink

not nearly enough songs in this world make these decisions for me

― r|t|c, Sunday, 21 October 2012 19:31 (6 months ago) Permalink

haha yeah, "repoll" is the worst word ever to appear on ilx

― Cap'n Hug-a-Thug (The Reverend), Sunday, 21 October 2012 19:42 (6 months ago) Permalink

I don't think you guys recall the traumatic circumstance surrounding this poll

― 乒乓, Sunday, 21 October 2012 19:58 (6 months ago) Permalink

itt lagoon catches up on songs everyone else heard in 2009

― my mansplain songz (some dude), Sunday, October 21, 2012 3:06 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

itt some dude catches up on songs everyone else heard in 2009

― --bob marley (lag∞n), Sunday, 21 October 2012 20:21 (6 months ago) Permalink

idgi

― my mansplain songz (some dude), Sunday, 21 October 2012 20:25 (6 months ago) Permalink

exactly

― --bob marley (lag∞n), Sunday, 21 October 2012 20:26 (6 months ago) Permalink

but...i heard "blame it" and "successful" before this weekend

― my mansplain songz (some dude), Sunday, 21 October 2012 20:27 (6 months ago) Permalink

in 2009

― 乒乓, Sunday, 21 October 2012 20:27 (6 months ago) Permalink

but wait so did i

― --bob marley (lag∞n), Sunday, 21 October 2012 20:28 (6 months ago) Permalink

dun dun DUN

― --bob marley (lag∞n), Sunday, 21 October 2012 20:28 (6 months ago) Permalink

drake is here o no

― --bob marley (lag∞n), Saturday, October 20, 2012 11:45 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

the chorus of this song includes the phrase 'I just wanna be successful'

― --bob marley (lag∞n), Saturday, October 20, 2012 11:47 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post

oh c'mon no you didn't

― my mansplain songz (some dude), Sunday, 21 October 2012 20:30 (6 months ago) Permalink

uh

― --bob marley (lag∞n), Sunday, 21 October 2012 20:31 (6 months ago) Permalink

nvm i'm not gonna play detective, that'd just be a weird thing to say about a song you'd already heard many times over the last 3 years

― my mansplain songz (some dude), Sunday, 21 October 2012 20:48 (6 months ago) Permalink

yr definition of heard wouldnt happen to require committing to one or more lists would it

― --bob marley (lag∞n), Sunday, 21 October 2012 20:52 (6 months ago) Permalink

nah just no longer going "guys check out the chorus to this song"

― my mansplain songz (some dude), Sunday, 21 October 2012 20:53 (6 months ago) Permalink

i just found it noteworthy

― --bob marley (lag∞n), Sunday, 21 October 2012 20:55 (6 months ago) Permalink

not sure what you want me to do when living blogging fuse shows, maybe provide chart position infographics, plz feel free to submit notes instead of accusing me of the heinous crime of not having heard a terrible drake song many times over the last 3 years

― --bob marley (lag∞n), Sunday, 21 October 2012 20:57 (6 months ago) Permalink

give him advice, he just wants to be successful

― racewar driver (k3vin k.), Sunday, 21 October 2012 21:00 (6 months ago) Permalink

not sure what you want me to do when living blogging fuse shows

be funny instead of being all seinfeldy 'what's the deeeal with jay-z'?

― my mansplain songz (some dude), Sunday, 21 October 2012 21:03 (6 months ago) Permalink

haha u guys :(

― all mods con (k3vin k.), Sunday, 21 October 2012 21:03 (6 months ago) Permalink

this is a gross representation of my hilarious liveblog

― --bob marley (lag∞n), Sunday, 21 October 2012 21:04 (6 months ago) Permalink