R. Kelly - Step In The Name of Love (remix)

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this song is so beautiful and happy. i'm so glad it's starting to get some heavy airplay here, they even play the whole long thing.

― Al (sitcom), Sunday, 21 September 2003 18:15 (twenty years ago) link

i think it's sad

― jones (actual), Sunday, 21 September 2003 18:46 (twenty years ago) link

clapping in the name of love is lonely

― jones (actual), Sunday, 21 September 2003 18:46 (twenty years ago) link

i think i need to go outside

― jones (actual), Sunday, 21 September 2003 18:47 (twenty years ago) link

man this completely sounds like it should be on What's Going On. i almost feel like he's got marvin's ghost actually singing on the track.

not a bad song, but for some reason the mp3 of it i have has a really annoying tick on most of the claps. it's way louder than the rest of the track. i'm not sure if this is on the cd and it's poor production or if it's just bad encoding?

― JasonD (JasonD), Sunday, 21 September 2003 20:58 (twenty years ago) link

bad encoding - the production is buttery ultra smooth... how could you suggest otherwise, this is r we are talking about!

― minna (minna), Monday, 22 September 2003 03:02 (twenty years ago) link

one month passes...

I would like to state once again how much I love this song. It seems to be on the radio roughly 50% of the time when I turn it on, and I never get sick of it.

― Al (sitcom), Tuesday, 28 October 2003 07:47 (twenty years ago) link

the video's way cute. all the older couples dressed in white dancing. and zoro dancing like James Brown

― JasonD (JasonD), Tuesday, 28 October 2003 17:37 (twenty years ago) link

two months pass...

I love this song , everybody has to love this song , it's the best song I've heard in a long time. R. Kelly's songs are all soo good.

― holly summers, Friday, 16 January 2004 17:22 (twenty years ago) link

can't believe you all leave your conscience at the door. r kelly is a creep. and if i hear him roll out his "afterparty/hotel lobby" bullshit once more...

― paulhw (paulhw), Friday, 16 January 2004 17:41 (twenty years ago) link

Generic Rap Song

― $$, Friday, 16 January 2004 17:43 (twenty years ago) link

This might be my favorite R. Kelly song ever.

― Andy K (Andy K), Friday, 16 January 2004 17:57 (twenty years ago) link

If I were to eliminate the creeps from my record collection, I probably wouldn't have a record collection.

― Andy K (Andy K), Friday, 16 January 2004 18:08 (twenty years ago) link

definitely my favorite of all the Chocolate Factory singles.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Friday, 16 January 2004 22:30 (twenty years ago) link

That woman he dances with in the video has some great big womanly thighs. I love-hate that video.

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Saturday, 17 January 2004 02:22 (twenty years ago) link

bye bye Sex Pistols

― M Matos (M Matos), Saturday, 17 January 2004 02:23 (twenty years ago) link

haha miles davis, ike turner, biggie smalls, stockhausen (he supports imperialism you know), fela kuti...

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Saturday, 17 January 2004 02:37 (twenty years ago) link

. . . Prince, James Brown, Chuck Berry . . .

― M Matos (M Matos), Saturday, 17 January 2004 02:50 (twenty years ago) link

Speaking of which, have we all read the new Richard Goldstein essay on R. Kelly and Michael Jackson yet?

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Saturday, 17 January 2004 02:52 (twenty years ago) link

does it ever dawn on people that the reason he's doing so well right now might have something to do with the fact that he's making the best music of his career?

― M Matos (M Matos), Saturday, 17 January 2004 02:55 (twenty years ago) link

"As for Jacko: If he wants to save his career, he'll have to start fooling around with 14-year-old girls."

no, dumbass, he'll have to start making good records again.

― M Matos (M Matos), Saturday, 17 January 2004 02:56 (twenty years ago) link

yeah, you would think the whole pissing thing would be, like, an impediment and the quality of the work is what has pulled him through.

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Saturday, 17 January 2004 02:57 (twenty years ago) link

Jesus, has there been a review of Chocolate Factory or R in R&B Collection that DIDN'T mention the child abuse charges? I mean, rightly so! but Goldstein seems to think it's all a big joke to people, and I don't really see that being the case.

― M Matos (M Matos), Saturday, 17 January 2004 02:59 (twenty years ago) link

Matos on point. If Michael Jackson could make one single even a quarter as good as "I Want You Back," all would be forgiven/ignored/minimized. Unfortunately, MJ has not made a good song since "Jam," so it's the hoosegow for Jacko

― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Saturday, 17 January 2004 03:00 (twenty years ago) link

Goldstein is conveniently ignoring the influence of the Bayeux Tapestry of Dysfunction that has been Jackson's public life for the last twenty-plus years -- peeing on underaged girls, however twisted or illegal it is, is in comparison nowhere near as audience-alienating as the plastic surgery and the baby-dangling and the hyperbaric chambers and Bubbles the Chimp and the "Jew me" line and the mannequins and the...

Goldstein fucks up because he's so insistent on viewing the seeming inconsistency of the public reaction to these similiar-ish scandals solely through the prism of gender (with, oh, maybe a quick glimpse of the race prism) when there's so much OTHER ones to look at, too. Like, class (or wealth), authenticity, music quality etc.

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Saturday, 17 January 2004 03:17 (twenty years ago) link

I just blogged this: http://m-matos.blogspot.com/2004_01_01_m-matos_archive.html#107430951924829264

― M Matos (M Matos), Saturday, 17 January 2004 03:22 (twenty years ago) link

R. referring to himself as the Pied Piper kind of freaks me out.

― bnw (bnw), Monday, 19 January 2004 07:43 (twenty years ago) link

I will certainly grant you that.

― M Matos (M Matos), Monday, 19 January 2004 07:50 (twenty years ago) link

That and the fact that "like the sun" he just wants to "shine on everybody".

― the icebox (nordicskilla), Monday, 19 January 2004 10:21 (twenty years ago) link

that's a lot more ambiguous, though

― M Matos (M Matos), Monday, 19 January 2004 10:25 (twenty years ago) link

I mean, he doesn't say "just like the sun, I'd like to spread my golden showers all over you, little girl" or anything, you know?

― M Matos (M Matos), Monday, 19 January 2004 10:25 (twenty years ago) link

It's still there beneath the surface for me.

― the icebox (nordicskilla), Monday, 19 January 2004 10:30 (twenty years ago) link

whatever you say, DeRo

― M Matos (M Matos), Monday, 19 January 2004 10:31 (twenty years ago) link

― the icebox (nordicskilla), Monday, 19 January 2004 10:32 (twenty years ago) link

;-)

― M Matos (M Matos), Monday, 19 January 2004 10:32 (twenty years ago) link

8====D

― Le Coq (DarrenK), Monday, 19 January 2004 10:34 (twenty years ago) link

(I didn't know how to type out legible pee)

― Le Coq (DarrenK), Monday, 19 January 2004 10:34 (twenty years ago) link

two weeks pass...

my letter to the editor, and Goldstein's reply: http://www.villagevoice.com/letters/

― Matos W.K. (M Matos), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 20:52 (twenty years ago) link

His reply seems sorta cryptic.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 20:56 (twenty years ago) link

OK Matos, but I guess "the best music of his career" is still cheesy, annoying, empty, and soulless. he has so few ideas, it hurts me to think of it as r 'n b.

― paulhw (paulhw), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 21:55 (twenty years ago) link

haha do alert us when you've removed the cloth from yr ears, won't you?

― Matos W.K. (M Matos), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 21:56 (twenty years ago) link

Don't worry Paul without him it's just N'B so you can like that instead.

― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 21:59 (twenty years ago) link

I only like the "and" part anyway.

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 22:06 (twenty years ago) link

but do you really like his voice? the ridiculous multi-tracking? the way he's rhymed "hotel lobby" with "freak somebody" about 9 times? the fact that he's blotted hov's history forever?

― paulhw (paulhw), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 22:25 (twenty years ago) link

haha WHY WOULD I SAY I LIKE HIS MUSIC IF I DIDN'T LIKE IT?!

― Matos W.K. (M Matos), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 23:13 (twenty years ago) link

maybe you're taking the piss?

― andrew s (andrew s), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 23:37 (twenty years ago) link

maybe you're trying too hard?

― Matos W.K. (M Matos), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 23:40 (twenty years ago) link

(haha Tom pls delete ILM) ()

― Matos W.K. (M Matos), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 23:41 (twenty years ago) link

My work here is undone.

― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 23:44 (twenty years ago) link

damn it that second paren was supposed to say < /old-skool Jess>

― Matos W.K. (M Matos), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 23:46 (twenty years ago) link

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as much as I enjoy the new album, this song crushes everything on it

― manthony m1cc1o (Anthony Miccio), Saturday, 11 September 2004 23:44 (nineteen years ago) link

But the first disc is basically 10 more remixes!

― C0L1N B3CK3TT (Colin Beckett), Sunday, 12 September 2004 01:08 (nineteen years ago) link

one year passes...

stepping in he name of love is a beautiful song to share with someone who want to be with you no matter what others may say a gainst all odds, when you find some one who love you unconditionally willing to trust your with someone finding your heart a home, the music it self is viberant energizing, feeling the mood to step on, feeling happy to live to love, extremly bless whhen you have someone to love a love thats true, and there for you./ Beautiful R. Kelly LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sharon, step on... My Favorited Song, LOVE THE WORDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

― sharon johnson, Tuesday, 3 January 2006 02:51 (eighteen years ago) link

Step on, Sharon!

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 3 January 2006 03:20 (eighteen years ago) link

two years pass...

i love this fucking song.

― gr8080, Friday, 25 January 2008 21:51 (sixteen years ago) link

-- sharon johnson, Tuesday, January 3, 2006 2:51 AM (2 years ago) Bookmark Link

beautiful

― s1ocki, Saturday, 26 January 2008 01:30 (sixteen years ago) link

This song is insanely good.

― The Reverend, Saturday, 26 January 2008 02:11 (sixteen years ago) link

what kind of idiot was I to think the original was better than the remix, anyway? for shame.

― Matos W.K., Saturday, 26 January 2008 02:22 (sixteen years ago) link

it took me over four years to realize the play on "stop in the name of love"?

― john. a resident of chicago., Saturday, 26 January 2008 17:11 (sixteen years ago) link

Oh shit. Me too.

― jim, Saturday, 26 January 2008 17:15 (sixteen years ago) link

Although to be fair I didn't understand a sandwich shop called "Rolland Butter".

― jim, Saturday, 26 January 2008 17:16 (sixteen years ago) link

heh

― john. a resident of chicago., Saturday, 26 January 2008 17:19 (sixteen years ago) link

five months pass...

this is on the money

― J0rdan S., Saturday, 28 June 2008 07:21 (fifteen years ago) link

i wish every time i walked out of my house this song started playing just in the air

― J0rdan S., Saturday, 28 June 2008 07:23 (fifteen years ago) link

this song still rules. been playing it out a lot lately at the end of a disco set.

― gr8080, Saturday, 28 June 2008 07:34 (fifteen years ago) link

I put this song on the playlist at my wedding, it came on just as we were leaving the reception and I really wanted to go back and dance some more :(

― some dude, Saturday, 28 June 2008 12:09 (fifteen years ago) link

and I KNOOOWWW that it's somebody's birthday somewheeerre....tonight

― The Reverend, Saturday, 28 June 2008 17:04 (fifteen years ago) link

Should be the official anthem of the Doha Round Talks.

― Tim F, Friday, 11 July 2008 11:26 (fifteen years ago) link

six months pass...

see i know there's somebody breakin out the champagne somewhere

― jordy (J0rdan S.), Friday, 16 January 2009 09:59 (fifteen years ago) link

WE DID IT FOR LOVE YEAH

― jordy (J0rdan S.), Friday, 16 January 2009 10:00 (fifteen years ago) link

THAT'S WHY WE DID IT

― jordy (J0rdan S.), Friday, 16 January 2009 10:00 (fifteen years ago) link

LET'S STEP OUT HIT THE CLUB DJ'S PLAYIN THAT SONG FOR US

― CRYING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CLUB (The Reverend), Friday, 16 January 2009 10:06 (fifteen years ago) link

okay lol @ inadvertant combination of post and screen name

― CRYING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CLUB (The Reverend), Friday, 16 January 2009 10:07 (fifteen years ago) link

LET'S STEP OUT HIT THE CLUB THAT DUDE IS CRYING IN THE MIDDLE FOR US

― jordy (J0rdan S.), Friday, 16 January 2009 10:08 (fifteen years ago) link

two months pass...

virginia and joyce daniels

― J0rdan S., Sunday, 12 April 2009 09:34 (fifteen years ago) link

THAT'S WHY WE DID IT

― jordy (J0rdan S.), Friday, January 16, 2009 4:00 AM (2 months ago) Bookmark

― J0rdan S., Sunday, 12 April 2009 09:34 (fifteen years ago) link

it's Regina and George Daniels (his publicist and her husband, whose daughter R. reportedly slept with)

― far beyond steendriven (some dude), Sunday, 12 April 2009 12:25 (fifteen years ago) link

i was literally just thinking yesterday about how much i love this song, btw

― far beyond steendriven (some dude), Sunday, 12 April 2009 12:26 (fifteen years ago) link

lol wow i was so off

― J0rdan S., Sunday, 12 April 2009 17:33 (fifteen years ago) link

step
step
side to side
round and round
dip it now
step away
bring it back

NOW LET ME SEE YOU DO THE LOOOOOOOVE SLIDE

― The Reverend, Sunday, 12 April 2009 21:14 (fifteen years ago) link

i always wanted that line to resolve into some kind of rhyme w/ the word "back" so for like 6 months i thought he was saying "love slap" or "love slack" or something

― brewer and what (some dude), Sunday, 12 April 2009 21:20 (fifteen years ago) link

CUZ IT FEELS SO GOOD

DANCING TO THIS REEEEEMIX

MAKES ME WANNA STEP

CUZ

IT'S THE CUT!

― brewer and what (some dude), Monday, 13 April 2009 02:06 (fifteen years ago) link

"forever" off of chocolate factory is incredible too

― J0rdan S., Monday, 13 April 2009 02:07 (fifteen years ago) link

the most talented man on the guitar, mr. johnny lyle

― The Reverend, Monday, 13 April 2009 02:25 (fifteen years ago) link

i used to think he said 'virginia enjoys dankness'

― uptown churl, Monday, 13 April 2009 04:40 (fifteen years ago) link

a) how amazing is his phrasing on this song?

b) 4:55-6:05 is, at least as of right this very second, the best minute and ten seconds in music

c) http://www.maltese-diamond.com/exhibitions/photo/97.jpg

― The-Reverend (rev), Monday, 13 April 2009 15:22 (fifteen years ago) link

is it a challop to say this track destroys "Ignition (Remix)" or just the god's honest truth?

― brewer and what (some dude), Monday, 13 April 2009 15:48 (fifteen years ago) link

god's honest truth

― the sultan of ban (J0rdan S.), Monday, 13 April 2009 17:24 (fifteen years ago) link

seems like kind of a fool's errand to pick between the two

― The-Reverend (rev), Monday, 13 April 2009 17:27 (fifteen years ago) link

is it a challop to say this track destroys "Ignition (Remix)" or just the god's honest truth?

― brewer and what (some dude), Monday, April 13, 2009 11:48 AM (1 hour ago)

nahh, this song is awesome but cmon

― europeen handball (k3vin k.), Monday, 13 April 2009 17:40 (fifteen years ago) link

i was always the lone holdout saying the original "Ignition" is better than the remix fwiw

― brewer and what (some dude), Monday, 13 April 2009 17:41 (fifteen years ago) link

okay, now that is a challop, although the way they segue into each other on the album is brilliant

― The-Reverend (rev), Monday, 13 April 2009 17:53 (fifteen years ago) link

three months pass...

step

― ❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉Plaxico❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉ (I know, right?), Friday, 17 July 2009 11:31 (fourteen years ago) link

one month passes...

you can be suuuure that......somebody's gonna make looove....night until the day

― horribly jaded internet person who takes nothing too seriously (The Reverend), Friday, 28 August 2009 10:28 (fourteen years ago) link

i think it's sad
― jones (actual), Sunday, September 21, 2003 2:46 PM (5 years ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

clapping in the name of love is lonely
― jones (actual), Sunday, September 21, 2003 2:46 PM (5 years ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

i think i need to go outside
― jones (actual), Sunday, September 21, 2003 2:47 PM (5 years ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

― pfuckboy (some dude), Friday, 28 August 2009 13:06 (fourteen years ago) link

one year passes...

this fucking song

― just sayin, Friday, 19 August 2011 11:08 (twelve years ago) link

i did it for love

― just sayin, Friday, 19 August 2011 11:08 (twelve years ago) link

i think it's sad

― jones (actual), Sunday, September 21, 2003 2:46 PM (7 years ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
clapping in the name of love is lonely

― jones (actual), Sunday, September 21, 2003 2:46 PM (7 years ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
i think i need to go outside

― jones (actual), Sunday, September 21, 2003 2:47 PM (7 years ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

classic posts

― some dude, Friday, 19 August 2011 11:58 (twelve years ago) link

seven years pass...

what a shame

― groovemaaan, Saturday, 19 January 2019 14:17 (five years ago) link

I wonder if Andy K has gotten rid of his record collection.

― MarkoP, Saturday, 19 January 2019 15:05 (five years ago) link

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