best song on here that prob won't get a vote = "ladies in da house"
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 25 August 2010 23:10 (thirteen years ago) link
actually prob "final warning"
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 25 August 2010 23:14 (thirteen years ago) link
shut up! love that song!
― fuck ya law! (Spinspin Sugah), Wednesday, 25 August 2010 23:55 (thirteen years ago) link
fuuuck
― max skim (k3vin k.), Thursday, 26 August 2010 00:06 (thirteen years ago) link
"we need a resolution" vs "are you that somebody" vs "more than a woman"
― max skim (k3vin k.), Thursday, 26 August 2010 00:10 (thirteen years ago) link
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
― max skim (k3vin k.), Thursday, 26 August 2010 00:11 (thirteen years ago) link
Timbo didn't produce "Come Back In One Piece," and nobody called "One In A Million" overrated iirc
― some dude, Thursday, 26 August 2010 01:26 (thirteen years ago) link
Sorry, yeah it was "Try Again" not "One In A Million" that you and lex referred to.
― Tim F, Thursday, 26 August 2010 02:08 (thirteen years ago) link
going to vote for "heartbroken" since no one else will and it deserves a vote.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RloQjDU_AKI
― / (The Brainwasher), Thursday, 26 August 2010 02:09 (thirteen years ago) link
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.
― Tim F, Thursday, 26 August 2010 02:10 (thirteen years ago) link
iirc "acid squelches!!!"
― NOT FUNNY NEEDS MORE GUCCI (deej), Thursday, 26 August 2010 02:13 (thirteen years ago) link
Tough call between "More Than a Woman" and "We Need a Resolution"
― 'ello govna, Thursday, 26 August 2010 02:16 (thirteen years ago) link
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
― king boy swag (The Reverend), Thursday, 26 August 2010 04:38 (thirteen years ago) link
"one in a million" is my standard answer, but tbh i don't think this is possible.
― christopher dullan (Tape Store), Thursday, 26 August 2010 04:55 (thirteen years ago) link
"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
― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Thursday, 26 August 2010 07:58 (thirteen years ago) link
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
― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Thursday, 26 August 2010 07:59 (thirteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Monday, 30 August 2010 23:01 (thirteen years ago) link
i probably won't end up voting for it but <3 don't know what to tell ya
― horseshoe, Monday, 30 August 2010 23:23 (thirteen years ago) link
Not heard Heartbroken before. Nice.
― rhythm fixated member (chap), Tuesday, 31 August 2010 00:18 (thirteen years ago) link
okay just for the "silent majority" crack, I'm voting for "Try Again"
― Squirrel! (HI DERE), Tuesday, 31 August 2010 00:35 (thirteen years ago) link
is it okay if i love the acid squelches -- such a dope beat
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 31 August 2010 00:36 (thirteen years ago) link
I would go for 'that somebody' but I have a problem with the baby noises.
― Vasco da Gama, Tuesday, 31 August 2010 00:49 (thirteen years ago) link
crazy talk
― horseshoe, Tuesday, 31 August 2010 00:53 (thirteen years ago) link
it's just aural vomit to me
― Vasco da Gama, Tuesday, 31 August 2010 01:00 (thirteen years ago) link
no its aural baby noises
― NOT FUNNY NEEDS MORE GUCCI (deej), Tuesday, 31 August 2010 02:01 (thirteen years ago) link
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), Tuesday, 31 August 2010 02:28 (thirteen years ago) link
i still kind of hate "try again" but "hate" is too strong a word. don't really get why it's so loved tbh.
― horseshoe, Tuesday, 31 August 2010 02:56 (thirteen years ago) link
I mourn the loss of this gifted woman, her music means so much to me.
― mo radalj, Tuesday, 31 August 2010 04:01 (thirteen years ago) link
"Are You That Somebody?" no question
― Gucci, ME (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 31 August 2010 04:06 (thirteen years ago) link
"We Need a Resolution"
― Eric H., Tuesday, 31 August 2010 04:16 (thirteen years ago) link
― 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
― max skim (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 31 August 2010 04:31 (thirteen years ago) link
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.
― wears suburban hang-ups on her sleeve like some kind of corporate logo (daria-g), Tuesday, 31 August 2010 04:33 (thirteen years ago) link
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
― max skim (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 31 August 2010 04:35 (thirteen years ago) link
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.
― bernard goony (The Reverend), Tuesday, 31 August 2010 04:38 (thirteen years ago) link
some day you'll be abt 'more than a woman'
― max skim (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 31 August 2010 04:42 (thirteen years ago) link
"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.
― Brad Nelson (BradNelson), Tuesday, 31 August 2010 05:13 (thirteen years ago) link
Like most things are compromised in some way by time and overplay. But not that song.
― Brad Nelson (BradNelson), Tuesday, 31 August 2010 05:14 (thirteen years ago) link
tbh 'more than a woman' kinda sounded like zelda music when i first heard it :-/
― NOT FUNNY NEEDS MORE GUCCI (deej), Tuesday, 31 August 2010 05:58 (thirteen years ago) link
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.
― a tenth level which features a single castle (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 31 August 2010 12:48 (thirteen years ago) link
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.
― a tenth level which features a single castle (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 31 August 2010 12:52 (thirteen years ago) link
i love this remix of "are you that somebody?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGYAkMj38mo
― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Tuesday, 31 August 2010 14:05 (thirteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Tuesday, 31 August 2010 23:01 (thirteen years ago) link
really wishing i did vote for "if your girl only knew" now
― bernard goony (The Reverend), Tuesday, 31 August 2010 23:38 (thirteen years ago) link
woah i was pretty sure "we need a resolution" would win. it's what i voted for anyway
― max skim (k3vin k.), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 00:20 (thirteen years ago) link
ok i am happy with these results
― some dude, Wednesday, 1 September 2010 00:44 (thirteen years ago) link
i always forget to vote in the v important polls :(
― horseshoe, Wednesday, 1 September 2010 02:13 (thirteen years ago) link
probably would have voted i care 4 you
imo u shoulda broken the 2nd place tie
― NOT FUNNY NEEDS MORE GUCCI (deej), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 02:24 (thirteen years ago) link
troo; one in a million is a lot better than try again
― horseshoe, Wednesday, 1 September 2010 02:25 (thirteen years ago) link
Are You Feelin' Me? not getting one vote kinda lame.
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 03:28 (thirteen years ago) link
How the hell did probably Aaliyah/Timbaland's biggest hit win this?
― Gus Van Sant's Gerry Blank (Eric H.), Sunday, 28 August 2011 21:34 (twelve years ago) link
"Try Again" is actually their biggest hit but
― a 'catch-all', almost humorous, 'Jeez' quality (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 28 August 2011 21:34 (twelve years ago) link
How did that ever land in second place?
― Gus Van Sant's Gerry Blank (Eric H.), Sunday, 28 August 2011 21:36 (twelve years ago) link
And how did you not miss a chance to be a pedant?
How could I not? It's Sunday afternoon.
― a 'catch-all', almost humorous, 'Jeez' quality (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 28 August 2011 21:37 (twelve years ago) link
how the hell did "try again" get 12 votes
― prolego, Sunday, 28 August 2011 21:37 (twelve years ago) link
If at first you don't succeed
― a 'catch-all', almost humorous, 'Jeez' quality (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 28 August 2011 21:47 (twelve years ago) link
i am happy with these results
― some dude, Tuesday, August 31, 2010 8:44 PM (11 months ago) Bookmark
― ed o'neil & rakim - i know you got swole (some dude), Sunday, 28 August 2011 22:39 (twelve years ago) link
how did try again not win...?
― kolakube (Ross), Monday, 8 January 2018 22:02 (six years ago) link
because people correctly surmised that are you that somebody is better?
― porg and bess (voodoo chili), Monday, 8 January 2018 22:38 (six years ago) link
How did Try Again get as many votes as One In A Million is what I want to know
― i know kore-eda (or something), Monday, 8 January 2018 22:40 (six years ago) link
"we need a resolution" was a bit life-changing for me in ways that i currently struggle to describe
― dyl, Monday, 8 January 2018 23:15 (six years ago) link
tough to argue with these results
― k3vin k., Monday, 8 January 2018 23:15 (six years ago) link
If Timbaland used a real baby pic.twitter.com/Mm8ZESKsBH— yasb∞gie (@yasboogie) August 31, 2022
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Wednesday, 31 August 2022 16:43 (one year ago) link