Aaliyah/Timbaland poll

fuuuck

"we need a resolution" vs "are you that somebody" vs "more than a woman"

also tim otm! "it's whatever" might be my favorite aaliyah song. this poll is gonna be a good excuse to listen to some aaliyah tonight

Timbo didn't produce "Come Back In One Piece," and nobody called "One In A Million" overrated iirc

Sorry, yeah it was "Try Again" not "One In A Million" that you and lex referred to.

going to vote for "heartbroken" since no one else will and it deserves a vote.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RloQjDU_AKI

I think "Try Again" was maybe slightly overrated at the time - mainly because lots of rock critic types (myself included) jumped onto Timbaland/Aaliyah between 1998 and 2000 and "Try Again" was the first new thing from them - but I get the impression its rep has receded slightly to a level more appropriate to its actual status as excellent but not best-thing-ever.

iirc "acid squelches!!!"

Tough call between "More Than a Woman" and "We Need a Resolution"

instinct-voted "we need a resolution" but should have gone with "if your girl only knew" for being the first time timbo blew my mind

"one in a million" is my standard answer, but tbh i don't think this is possible.

"try again" is brilliant because of the narrative and behind-the-game perspective she gives, not the ~acid squelches~

but yeah it tends to be the favourite of people who were disappointed that aaliyah had, like, ballads on it - you can't roll your eyes hard enough at them

I get the impression its rep has receded slightly to a level more appropriate to its actual status as excellent but not best-thing-ever

idk, i think it might even win this due to the usual annoying silent-majority shit

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i probably won't end up voting for it but <3 don't know what to tell ya

Not heard Heartbroken before. Nice.

okay just for the "silent majority" crack, I'm voting for "Try Again"

is it okay if i love the acid squelches -- such a dope beat

I would go for 'that somebody' but I have a problem with the baby noises.

crazy talk

it's just aural vomit to me

no its aural baby noises

i had that problem w/ it for like 10 years, so i understand even if i'm no longer actively annoyed by it. used to also hate "try again" for a long time.

i still kind of hate "try again" but "hate" is too strong a word. don't really get why it's so loved tbh.

I mourn the loss of this gifted woman, her music means so much to me.

"Are You That Somebody?" no question

"We Need a Resolution"

i had that problem w/ it for like 10 years, so i understand even if i'm no longer actively annoyed by it. used to also hate "try again" for a long time.

― bernard goony (The Reverend), Monday, August 30, 2010 10:28 PM (Yesterday)

weird i dunno i was like 10 when this song came out but it was just the biggest thing, everyone liked it. even now i can't think of a legit criticism against it. nb it's not even in my top 3 or anything but it's still nice

are you that somebody vs if your girl only knew.. i voted for the first one, but it's close!

also overlooked of her songs: loose rap. though timbaland didn't produce it, was written by static major. one of my favorites.

yeah loose rap is nice but if we're talking non-hits from the self-titled it's all about "it's whatever" - that song slays me no matter how many times i play it

xxp the singles from one in a million were my introduction to her and i loved those. i pretty much hated late-90s r&b production for a long time tho, always sounded very dry and cold compared to the mid-90s sound i grew up with and still wanted and those two aaliyah singles epitomized that. it's taken me until quite recently to come around to that era of r&b in general.

some day you'll be abt 'more than a woman'

"Are You That Somebody" because I've never met another song that still possesses all its original power from when I first heard it, at age 8, to now.

Like most things are compromised in some way by time and overplay. But not that song.

tbh 'more than a woman' kinda sounded like zelda music when i first heard it :-/

oof try again vs more than a woman vs r u that somebuddy

― 69, Wednesday, August 25, 2010 8:32 PM (6 days ago) Bookmark

^^^

think i'll vote "try again" just cuz i'm afraid it'll get overlooked vs. everything else. what a collection of songs, tho.

oops just read the thread, i didn't even know "try again" was the default. i figured that to be "are you that somebody" or something.

i love this remix of "are you that somebody?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGYAkMj38mo

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really wishing i did vote for "if your girl only knew" now

woah i was pretty sure "we need a resolution" would win. it's what i voted for anyway

ok i am happy with these results

i always forget to vote in the v important polls :(

probably would have voted i care 4 you

imo u shoulda broken the 2nd place tie

troo; one in a million is a lot better than try again

Are You Feelin' Me? not getting one vote kinda lame.

"if your girl only knew" only getting ONE vote is...surprising

"i care 4 u" so underrated ;_;

voted "Are You That Somebody?" because that was the one that really made me pay attention, but "If Your Girl Only Knew" was my second choice. Sad it only got one vote.

"4 page letter" is so pretty

And how did you not miss a chance to be a pedant?

How could I not? It's Sunday afternoon.

how the hell did "try again" get 12 votes

If at first you don't succeed

i am happy with these results

― some dude, Tuesday, August 31, 2010 8:44 PM (11 months ago) Bookmark

how did try again not win...?

because people correctly surmised that are you that somebody is better?

How did Try Again get as many votes as One In A Million is what I want to know

"we need a resolution" was a bit life-changing for me in ways that i currently struggle to describe

tough to argue with these results

If Timbaland used a real baby pic.twitter.com/Mm8ZESKsBH

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