100 Reasons Why "Ignition - Remix" Is So Damned Great

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148. dan perry in being completely wrong again shockah!

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Monday, 16 June 2003 14:59 (twenty-two years ago)

149. Tico that could be true in yr universe.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Monday, 16 June 2003 15:01 (twenty-two years ago)

150. Solo Morrissey has produced exactly as many good songs as R. Kelly (ie, three).

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 16 June 2003 15:11 (twenty-two years ago)

151. I have heard v little by either. the 'score' is: r kelly 1 really great song (+video), morrissey solo 0 (haven't seen any videos).

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Monday, 16 June 2003 15:17 (twenty-two years ago)

152. Dan that "Morrissey solo has only got three good songs" is mentalism of a very high order

― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Monday, 16 June 2003 15:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Dan Perry, it is very unfortunate that you don't like the song. I'm sorry. You're totally missing out. But do you have to try to wreck this thread with your whining and weak attempts at critique and humor? This is about LOVING the song. Start another 100 Reasons thread about why you hate it if you've got to, but leave this be.

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Monday, 16 June 2003 15:32 (twenty-two years ago)

153. It is my sole mission in life to wreck this thread for Matthew Perpetua.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 16 June 2003 15:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Dan's critiques are at least actual critiques based on listening to the song, unlike comedy bogglement that anyone could even be discussing it or one-line dismissals.

― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Monday, 16 June 2003 15:36 (twenty-two years ago)

yes on ILM there have been these kind of threads ('reasons to hate/love song/artist x) on ILM before and there are ppl who do put in the opposite view (I did that when there was some similar thing on reasons people hate the doors but that was a long time ago) and that's fine.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Monday, 16 June 2003 15:58 (twenty-two years ago)

154. This thread has now gone to 154 reasons.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 16 June 2003 16:00 (twenty-two years ago)

155. and 154 is the name of a wire record.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Monday, 16 June 2003 16:01 (twenty-two years ago)

156. 57 more balloons than Nena had.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 16 June 2003 16:02 (twenty-two years ago)

157. this thread made me download a whole bunch of R Kelley songs. the best part of all of them is in "I Wish" when he's talking about this guy who'll "always be his nigga" and he goes "radio don't take the 'nigga' out this song'

― JasonD (JasonD), Monday, 16 June 2003 17:47 (twenty-two years ago)

I've been defending this song for about two months now. Thanks.

btw: The "murder she wrote" line requires reference to the dancehall original. Chaka Demus and Pliers sing 'bout hot gal wit di angel face and di devil heart. Dem gal act "flirty flirty" when dem "character dutty."

I think this is the kind of chick Mr. Kelly is talkin' about.

Oh, and that lazy fall into the chorus. Heavenly.

I don't, however, really feel the dancehall here...it's WAY too slow and lazy. It's got more of that Club Med reggae vibe. If it was over something like the diwali (see Wayne Marshall's "No Letting Go"), I might be willing to agree. Even then, dancehall deejays are anything but lazy and that's the charm of this tune.

― cybele (cybele), Monday, 16 June 2003 18:52 (twenty-two years ago)

158. Man JasonD that version of "I Wish" is so goddamn beautiful I can hardly take it

― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Monday, 16 June 2003 18:57 (twenty-two years ago)

159. Dave Chapelle did a parody of this song on his Comedy Central show. It is so much better than the original:
http://comedycentral.com/tv_shows/chappellesshow/showclips.jhtml
lemme get a poop poop

― Brian Bruxvoort, Monday, 16 June 2003 19:31 (twenty-two years ago)

160. Based on the fact that you are talking about the Chapelle Show, which blows, and that last phrase, I can say, without having seen said clip, that you are WRONG WRONG WRONG!

― NA. (Nick A.), Monday, 16 June 2003 19:35 (twenty-two years ago)

161. John Darnielle's big-upping of this song is due to him appearing in the video as the white dancer </slander>

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Monday, 16 June 2003 19:38 (twenty-two years ago)

I like Dave Chappelle and all, but his show is so hit and miss. That parody only has one thing going for it: "Poo poo, pee pee." It's pretty bad otherwise.

162. But the song holds up despite the bad parody.

― Vinnie (vprabhu), Monday, 16 June 2003 20:51 (twenty-two years ago)

163. No matter how loud you turn the song up, it still sounds somehow muted, low and subtle and chilled-out. It managed to keep me sane through a day of innumerable hot, sticky and crowded tube journeys.

― cis (cis), Monday, 16 June 2003 21:31 (twenty-two years ago)

161. John Darnielle's big-upping of this song is due to him appearing in the video as the white dancer

164. Ain't/no/half/steppin'

― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Monday, 16 June 2003 21:51 (twenty-two years ago)

165. the fact that 'R' stands for Rob

― JasonD (JasonD), Wednesday, 18 June 2003 07:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Jess is absolutely right about the "Re-Rewind" parallels

― Mike Ouderkirk (Mike Ouderkirk), Wednesday, 18 June 2003 07:44 (twenty-two years ago)

166. Unsurprisingly, I hate "Re-Rewind", too.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 18 June 2003 11:13 (twenty-two years ago)

two months pass...

167-354 -- that's 1point for every second of this video

― JasonD (JasonD), Saturday, 23 August 2003 04:41 (twenty-two years ago)

btw, if you don't like stupid college kids wasting time in the dorms, please don't watch this video and complain to me later.

― JasonD (JasonD), Saturday, 23 August 2003 04:50 (twenty-two years ago)

two months pass...

355. I just heard this for the first time last week and I'm still recovering. Also, this is the greatest thread ever.

― M Matos (M Matos), Thursday, 13 November 2003 06:11 (twenty-two years ago)

eight months pass...

I just heard this song for the first time this evening, on my way home from work, and on my way to a party at my house. Total unbridled enthusiasm

― fizzcaraldo (Justin M), Wednesday, 11 August 2004 07:58 (twenty-one years ago)

The whole melody is The Jackson 5... brilliant

― Jimmy Mod, Man About Towne (ModJ), Wednesday, 11 August 2004 09:45 (twenty-one years ago)

eleven months pass...

358. it is STILL GREAT TO THIS DAY and probably forever

― jeremy jordan (cruisy), Monday, 8 August 2005 13:31 (twenty years ago)

I'll admit, Ignition V2.0 is far better than the original 747 mix. That high pitched bass note on the offbeat and the delayed intro are extremely powerful!

Wait, we are talking about Dynamix II, right?

― PappaWheelie (PappaWheelie), Monday, 8 August 2005 14:55 (twenty years ago)

11) What does this song have in common with the original "Ignition" besides some lyrical similarities, chiefly the really awful "stick my key in the ignition" vagina/woman = car thing? How is a completely different song on every level a remix?

same chords/bassline

― noodle food, Monday, 8 August 2005 15:48 (twenty years ago)

six months pass...

check out my R. Kelly spoof on http://www.fullmoon316.com/
and give me your honest opinions.

One Love.

― Wolfe, Bryan D., Sunday, 26 February 2006 22:21 (twenty years ago)

PICK ANOTHER F*CKING ANIMAL ALREADY!

― team jaxon (jaxon), Sunday, 26 February 2006 23:04 (twenty years ago)

R. Kelly spoof

----this is the sound of me backing out the thread slowly.

― deej.. (deej..), Monday, 27 February 2006 02:43 (twenty years ago)

one year passes...

still great

― teeny, Sunday, 14 October 2007 22:22 (eighteen years ago)

359. this is the only song i listened to the year i graduated from high school and is inextricably tied up in my mind with weeks on end being drunk with high school friends and having the best time of my entire life smoking metric tons of weed in my garage

― max, Sunday, 14 October 2007 22:44 (eighteen years ago)

bump.i was just watching music videos on youtube and was reminded of this ,easily my favourite ever thread about music

― robin l, Monday, 22 October 2007 10:28 (eighteen years ago)

This thread makes up for any Egyptian Lover-related beardiness twice over.

― The Reverend, Monday, 22 October 2007 14:21 (eighteen years ago)

A few years ago, on his blog, the white folk rocker John Darnielle declared his admiration for R. Kelly’s new R. & B. single “Ignition.” Thirty years ago, Darnielle might have attempted to imitate R. Kelly’s perverse and feather-light soul. Now he’s just a fan.

― da croupier, Monday, 22 October 2007 14:29 (eighteen years ago)

^^^was gonna make this zing when i saw thread had been bumped

― Dom Passantino, Monday, 22 October 2007 14:30 (eighteen years ago)

six months pass...

Probably has the best example in music of rhyming a word with itself, specifically "lobby".

― Dom Passantino, Tuesday, 6 May 2008 11:59 (eighteen years ago)

This is gonna be a highlight of future VH1 'I Love the 00's!' shows in the future

― baaderonixx, Tuesday, 6 May 2008 12:16 (eighteen years ago)

bounce bounce bounce bounce bounce bounce bounce

― forksclovetofu, Tuesday, 6 May 2008 13:27 (eighteen years ago)

one year passes...

still the ultimate weekend song

― Fetchboy, Saturday, 9 May 2009 17:23 (seventeen years ago)

This is my favorite ILM thread.

― magna cum lord (The Reverend), Saturday, 9 May 2009 19:00 (seventeen years ago)

28. The good grammar: "Food everywhere / as if the party was catered"

― amateurist (amateurist)

Good grammar would be "food everywhere/as if the party were catered".

― lil waynes babymama (musically), Saturday, 9 May 2009 19:05 (seventeen years ago)

like "hey ya" or "crazy" this is another song that i love but really don't want to hear ever again

― triple-hater protection (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 9 May 2009 19:07 (seventeen years ago)

also ruined by the amount of non-rap/r&b listeners who're all OMFG GREATEST SONG EVER R. KELLY LOVE THIS but don't want to dance to say.... "step in the name of love" - yeah it's an awesome song but let's move on

― triple-hater protection (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 9 May 2009 19:09 (seventeen years ago)

let's step on

― s1ocki, Saturday, 9 May 2009 19:25 (seventeen years ago)

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