Decent outcome.
― Tim F, Monday, 17 November 2008 05:19 (fifteen years ago) link
all of his best songs are album tracks:
MirrorMake It WorkSay ItSo You Can CryCrazy
... I probably would've voted for "Because of You" or "Do You".
― Hair Weave's Lookin Kinda Purdy (The Brainwasher), Monday, 17 November 2008 05:25 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm not sure Kanye has a concept of what awesome drums sound like anymore. I like the way it kinda jacks the organ sound from "Flashing Lights," though.
Really? I always thought it sounded jacked from "My Love" to be honest.
― ilxor, Friday, 13 February 2009 18:39 (fifteen years ago) link
Talking about "Miss Independent" there.
eh, who's to say what influenced what, maybe all 3 tracks have nothing to do with each other, but imo "My Love" sounds like a very synthetic strobing keyboard riff, whereas "Flashing Lights" and "Miss Independent" both having kind of a lush harmonic organ texture with more similiar rhythmic cadences.
― some dude, Friday, 13 February 2009 18:41 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah "my love" is so chopped and stuttering, the "flashing lights"/"miss independent" one is much more fluid i think
― happy house of representatives (J0rdan S.), Friday, 13 February 2009 18:42 (fifteen years ago) link
both are really fun to play air-keyboard to (although i haven't tried to figure out how to play on an actual keyboard)
― some dude, Friday, 13 February 2009 18:43 (fifteen years ago) link
oh man repoll
― some black dude (k3vin k.), Friday, 13 February 2009 20:53 (fifteen years ago) link
"mirror" really should have been a single
― someone who seems to only rep for ghastly prefab autotuned pop (The Brainwasher), Friday, 13 February 2009 20:54 (fifteen years ago) link
He's no Chris Brown tbh
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― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Friday, 13 February 2009 20:55 (fifteen years ago) link
if i had to pick one of these snogs i jsut couldnt live without, it would have to be 'mad', though i would never want to be put in that situation
― some black dude (k3vin k.), Friday, 13 February 2009 20:56 (fifteen years ago) link
lol snogs
The keyboard riffs on "Flashing Lights" and "Miss Independent" have a similar syncopation that's much different and more complex than the more straightforward 8th-8th-quarter note rhythm on "My Love".
― The Reverend (rev), Friday, 13 February 2009 21:17 (fifteen years ago) link
love the stuttering keyboards on "Miss Indepenent". didn't vote in this pole, but would have voted for "Mad".
― Dan S, Saturday, 14 February 2009 03:13 (fifteen years ago) link
:D
― Jewish Lager (k3vin k.), Saturday, 14 February 2009 03:14 (fifteen years ago) link
poll, sorry
― Dan S, Saturday, 14 February 2009 04:07 (fifteen years ago) link
heard "hate that i love you" on the radio tonight and realized it's probably in my top 5 ne-yo singles. it shouldnt really be much but its really great - sounds like a backstreet boys song to me, which i dig
― big fatass rick ross (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 14 February 2009 04:15 (fifteen years ago) link
It's a great song!
― ilxor, Saturday, 14 February 2009 07:33 (fifteen years ago) link
it is, but i prefer 'good girl gone bad', which is essentially the same song but more complex and conflicted
― lex pretend, Saturday, 14 February 2009 10:06 (fifteen years ago) link
mad 0
This is absolutely nuts.
― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Saturday, 20 February 2010 14:28 (fourteen years ago) link
that is nuts, it should've gotten 1 vote since you're apparently crazy enough to think it's his best single
― waka flock*a*teens (some dude), Saturday, 20 February 2010 14:46 (fourteen years ago) link
Very funny. I wouldn't say it's his best but I might be willing to call it his most endearing. Great tune, regardless.
― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Saturday, 20 February 2010 15:43 (fourteen years ago) link
so we're back to 0 votes then.
― waka flock*a*teens (some dude), Saturday, 20 February 2010 16:09 (fourteen years ago) link
i was surprised that it had no votes too tbh when i looked back at this last night, but it had only been a single for barely a month when this poll was made -- it's a strong #6 for me after the big top 5
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 20 February 2010 22:55 (fourteen years ago) link
it would be no better than #8 for me
― the passantino of the christ (The Reverend), Saturday, 20 February 2010 23:26 (fourteen years ago) link
Yup.
― Inculcate a spirit of serfdom in children (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 20 February 2010 23:37 (fourteen years ago) link
in "one in a million" he quotes aaliyah, drake and dj khaled
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 3 April 2011 06:58 (thirteen years ago) link
the only one that's an unambiguous reference to a phrase coined by a specific song is "all we do is win," the others are just garden variety phrases that happen to be titles of other songs. unless you think Ne-Yo has created a rich tapestry of quotes from songs by Dr. Dre ("been there, done that"), Lisa Stansfield ("all around the world"), The Spinners ("one of a kind"), The Postal Service ("nothing better") and Brian McKnight ("the only one for me") and isn't just spouting cliches.
― bernard so icey (some dude), Sunday, 3 April 2011 16:39 (thirteen years ago) link
well yeah -- i mean clearly those other two are a bit more ambiguous but any r&b singer naming their song "one in a million" is gonna bring ppl directly back to aaliyah & idk "best i ever had" is pretty recent enough that it seems like slightly lazy songwriting idk
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 3 April 2011 16:50 (thirteen years ago) link
xp damn son, let the kid have his dreams
― r|t|c, Sunday, 3 April 2011 16:51 (thirteen years ago) link
lol
― bernard so icey (some dude), Sunday, 3 April 2011 16:51 (thirteen years ago) link
i honestly think the title of the song could have been "best i ever had" OR "one in a million" and they only went with the latter because the former had been the name of a hit more recently
― bernard so icey (some dude), Sunday, 3 April 2011 16:52 (thirteen years ago) link
also there are prob like 30 songs named "one in a million" so what's one more
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 3 April 2011 16:56 (thirteen years ago) link
j0rdan's gift for hilariously microbanal musing apropos of nothing and no one in particular is honestly one of my fave ilx things - let us all cherish that fleeting shit
otoh they would make a superb series of philosoraptor jpegs
― r|t|c, Sunday, 3 April 2011 16:59 (thirteen years ago) link
haha i drive (a lot) in a car that only has FM radio so microbanal musings on overplayed radio songs are unavoidable on my end
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 3 April 2011 17:45 (thirteen years ago) link
haha @ this
― kl0p's son (k3vin k.), Sunday, 3 April 2011 18:16 (thirteen years ago) link
some of them can be p unpredictably fruitful in case you ever feel self-conscious from hereon btw
― r|t|c, Sunday, 3 April 2011 20:09 (thirteen years ago) link
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hehehe
― have you ever even read The Drudge Report? Have you gone on Stormfron (k3vin k.), Friday, 26 August 2016 19:35 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vhhtsLoR4k
― maura, Thursday, 7 December 2017 16:41 (six years ago) link
feel like this youtube channel could be the tapemasters inc of the pivot to video era
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feTndcovNdY
wish this had 'decisions' on it
― maura, Thursday, 7 December 2017 16:43 (six years ago) link
still one of my faves
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_D2kdxQEcSY
this version has brandy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=key9U0_T2eo
― maura, Thursday, 7 December 2017 16:44 (six years ago) link
He's no Chris Brown tbh― Peter "One Dart" Manley (The stickman from the hilarious 'xkcd' comics), Wednesday, November 12, 2008 1:18 PM (nine years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
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that post has aged well huh
― competitive shooter - - - - (Spottie), Thursday, 7 December 2017 19:11 (six years ago) link
dont love me is nicehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBkfskJtF80
― Spottie, Thursday, 26 May 2022 19:56 (two years ago) link