adorn (2:19) (3:13)

i only listen to the long version now. took some time getting used to but why deprive yourself of that final minute

if not for the glory of the result it would make me sad that they had to make it LONGER for radio, and it's still probably the shortest song on the R&B charts right now. radio singles are all a bloated 4-5 minutes these days.

I'm quite partial to the Sammy Bananas remix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEqODXbfDT4

yeah I played the hell out of that over the weekend.

2.19. because it's perfectly formed?, like the extra verse is it changing direction for me, the thing less symmetrical. good poll!

sammy bananas versh is crazy

there's a couple screwed versions on youtube, oh i can't even decide!!

This weekend I heard an a cappella version a friend had made. Wow.

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you gonna share?

honestly as much as I love the longer version it's the shorter one for me, i think the way it ends is perfect and i thought it was brave of him to end such a substantial song so abruptly. i'm beginning to realize that i'm something of a miguel contrarian tho

naw man I complete agree with you

the diddy/french remix of this is completely awesome

!

haha this is both dope and features french montana rapping about drowning a woman

perfect!

for lazy bros: http://soundcloud.com/tedsmooth/adorn-dj-tedsmooth-remix

ooh that slowed down version is nice

the only acceptable reason for voting for the 3:13 version is the falsetto

... that's totally a good reason!

reasons i'm voting for the 3:13 version:

1) the reverb on the snare when the drums snap back in
2) the bassline modulation
3) "look up, sugar"
4) the way he leans into the word "world"
5) the "just let" that really soars
6) the "you got to know" that he really bites down on
7) the falsetto, yeah
8) the emphasis on "looked" on "love ain't never looked so good"
9) the way he drifts just behind the beat on "oh put it on, baby," which is highlighted really well in that Bad Boy remix where the beat keeps going
10) the echo that envelops that final sublime "let my love adorn..."
11) that tiny, perfect spoken "you" that most radio stations cut off or start another song over

2:19 by some distance

oh and 12) the little synth bit that bridges from the old ending to the new section

that's all off memory, if my headphones were out i'd probably be able to do a few more

8) the emphasis on "looked" on "love ain't never looked so good"

This knocked me out too -- yet another example of the degree to which joy infuses his singing.

much as i eulogised 2:19 for its concision i gotta agree with j0rdan, once 3:13 is heard it simply cannot be unheard

:D at the bad boy mix btw

clunky as shit but in terms of sheer nostalgia that's kinda an honest virtue somehow

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the only acceptable reason for voting for the 3:13 version is the falsetto

Really? How much do the 2:19 stand actively dislike the new section? I love the concision of the short version, especially the harmonies at the very end, the longer version just finds a whole new register.

Cherry vs icing really but I'm going with the icing.

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justice

yall havent heard adorn (14:12) yet tho

the chopped & screwed version posted above is great

real miguel heads come back to the 2:19 versh

wrong

all 7 real miguel heads

; )

4:07 live on Ellen imo

^^

of course the ellen version is no longer on youtube

feel like a dylan stan in preferring live versh's over the studio

2:19 versh is pure like the driven snow~~~

is there anything actually wrong with the additional 53 seconds in your opinion? because i listed like 11 reasons i love that section upthread and you haven't really suggested any real issue with the content of it besides some vague "less is more" ethos

well, less is more

idk man, the 2:19 versh is the one I fell in love with first ya know? I appreciate all 11 reasons but sometimes love is ~irrational~

like yeah, the falsetto + the whispered 'you' is all time but sometimes you just wanna hear the O.G.

we're fortunate to have the 2:19, the 3:13, the 4:09 ellen, all the other live vershs, it's a beautiful world

true

i prob mentioned this in the main miguel thread but the baltimore station always plays the EP version and it can be such a frustrating experience for me, when it comes on the radio i check the station real quick and if it's not one of the DC stations i am genuinely disappointed and have to kind of dial back how much i can expect to enjoy listening to the song

haha

well the 3:13 does add some ornamental instrumentation, when I play it on speakers there's that 'pop' sound that I've mentioned before, it's weird idk, I also just like how the 2:19 versh ends in the a capella harmonies

yeah i kinda hate how awkward the 'ooh ooh' outro is, was one of the reasons i was not yet crazy about the song circa Art Dealer Chic and always wondered if the extra minute had already been written at that point and just cut off for the EP

haha well I box lefty, I'm awkward

the bridge at 2:20 is so perfect. I love hearing the chords at the end of the bridge-thing kinda unexpectedly creep up. why wouldn't you want to hear that? And it feels totally natural and not simply "tacked on" to make the length appropriate for radio.

IMO

yeah, the second modulation in the last bar of the bridge is really effective, if that's what you're getting at

Love how this tune has been such a sleeper; in the last week like three friends asked if I've heard this song by this guy named Miguel.

Yeah coworkers just started asking about it over the last few weeks since they know I like r&b.

i'm still bowled over by the Song Of The Year nomination, never really expected that

oh wow, I missed that

yeah "adorn" is gonna keep on running with the soty nomination and if the rumours are correct the wider publicity that's going to surround him being on beyoncé's new single (AND THEREFORE POSSIBLY HIM SHOWING UP AT THE SUPERBOWL OMG OMG)

sweeeet

i'm still bowled over by the Song Of The Year nomination, never really expected that

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grammy voters were def http://www.soulstrut.com/images/smileys/real_headz.gif w/ that one

lmao

Miguel ‏@MiguelUnlimited
ART DEALER CHIC is a lifestyle. ART DEALER CHIC is not for everyone. Modern day martyrs only.

otm

hahaha

i hope this means ADC vol. 4 is waiting in the wings

you don't strike me as a modern day martyr though?

this art dealer sheikh could be a modern day martyr: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2226278/Royal-sheikh-spent-1billion-art-collection-accused-leaving-extraordinary-trail-unpaid-debt-worlds-auction-houses.html