"Lil Freak" (featuring Nicki Minaj) 1
I am the worst possible type of douchebag and I cordially invite you to punch me until I die
― The Reverend, Tuesday, 5 October 2010 23:06 (thirteen years ago) link
hahaha
― THE CHOMPING DUCK GETS HIS FATTY OUT FOR VADAR (HI DERE), Tuesday, 5 October 2010 23:13 (thirteen years ago) link
u-s / h-e-r / r-a / y-m / o-n-d
― yo zuccotti (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 19 November 2011 08:07 (twelve years ago) link
wow how did i never see this thread. much better results than the other poll.
― some dude, Saturday, 19 November 2011 19:29 (twelve years ago) link
"U Remind Me""U Got It Bad""U Don't Have to Call"
I am a big fan of Usher's "U" period
― Monkeys? Um, no. (HI DERE), Friday, September 24, 2010 2:01 PM (1 year ago) Bookmark
no joke, the original title for 8701 was All About U
lmao @ "Pop Ya Collar" being lex's #1
― some dude, Saturday, 19 November 2011 19:30 (twelve years ago) link
Pop Ya Collar is amazing tho
It resonates with me
― all i see is angels in my eyes (lex pretend), Saturday, 19 November 2011 19:35 (twelve years ago) link
fyi that song may have been a huge hit in the UK but in the US it was seen as an embarrassing debacle that led Usher to delay and retool the album
― some dude, Saturday, 19 November 2011 19:40 (twelve years ago) link
Really?! I had no idea! It's, like, classic 4eva here. As it should be
― all i see is angels in my eyes (lex pretend), Saturday, 19 November 2011 19:41 (twelve years ago) link
there was a whole segment in his 'behind the music' about how that was one of the big crisis moments of his career
― some dude, Saturday, 19 November 2011 19:42 (twelve years ago) link
Huhhhh
But it's so much fun to dance and indeed pop one's collar to
More fool them
― all i see is angels in my eyes (lex pretend), Saturday, 19 November 2011 19:46 (twelve years ago) link
i'd never heard this... it's pretty good, sounds like a destiny's child song or something tho, not sure it really works
― yo zuccotti (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 19 November 2011 19:47 (twelve years ago) link
strangely usher's random duet with romeo santos is basically the most interesting thing i have heard from him in a while
― teledyldonix, Saturday, 19 November 2011 19:57 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.billboard.com/column/the-juice/usher-s-20-biggest-billboard-hits-1007252152.story#/column/the-juice/usher-s-20-biggest-billboard-hits-1007252152.story
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 6 June 2012 21:09 (eleven years ago) link
this is really awesome http://rapradar.com/2013/02/24/usher-ludacris-lil-jon-at-so-so-def-show/
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 24 February 2013 21:51 (eleven years ago) link
So much love for this
― Harlem vs Alabama (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Monday, 25 February 2013 08:16 (eleven years ago) link
^____________________________^
― The Reverend, Monday, 25 February 2013 09:16 (eleven years ago) link
hadn't heard "burn" for probably years until it came on the radio the other day, man, what a song. really struck me what an obvious "papers" antecedent it was too
― twist boat veterans for stability (k3vin k.), Saturday, 16 November 2013 19:39 (ten years ago) link
ok the idea of "Papers" being more of an Usher touchstone than "Burns" is so bizarre I almost wonder if you were originally from earth
― old homophobic boom bap rap traditionalist (The Reverend), Sunday, 17 November 2013 05:07 (ten years ago) link
lol Burns
??
― twist boat veterans for stability (k3vin k.), Sunday, 17 November 2013 05:10 (ten years ago) link
oh i just meant i hadn't been thru the ursh discography in a while and the song was a nice trip down memory lane, i know it was huge
― twist boat veterans for stability (k3vin k.), Sunday, 17 November 2013 05:11 (ten years ago) link
I still hear it pretty frequently tho! I haven't heard "Papers" since it was out
― old homophobic boom bap rap traditionalist (The Reverend), Sunday, 17 November 2013 18:32 (ten years ago) link
Boo-urns
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Sunday, 17 November 2013 18:47 (ten years ago) link
also 'confessions' the album is really great stuff
the first 7 or 8 tracks on my list are really some of my favorite songs of all time -- early usher means a lot to me
i might like "u remind me" better actually
― high efficiency unit (J0rdan S.), Friday, September 24, 2010 2:00 PM (4 years ago)
everything about this post
― usic ally (k3vin k.), Saturday, 12 September 2015 02:02 (eight years ago) link
everything about that album really except "Yeah"
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 12 September 2015 02:04 (eight years ago) link
― Monkeys? Um, no. (HI DERE), Friday, September 24, 2010 2:01 PM (4 years ago)
^yes
i also include bUrn
― usic ally (k3vin k.), Saturday, 12 September 2015 02:04 (eight years ago) link
I love this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cx36wHIUS5k
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 12 September 2015 02:10 (eight years ago) link
so when Usher says in the rap on "My Way" that his mind is on "seven digits, before I pay heaven's skies a visit"
is he saying literally the only thing he wants before he dies is this girl's number
or that he thinks her boyfriend is going to murder him for hitting on her
― Gardyloominati (Neanderthal), Thursday, 7 October 2021 23:01 (two years ago) link
or millions of dollars?
― mens rea activist (k3vin k.), Friday, 8 October 2021 01:28 (two years ago) link
lol i didn't even consider that one
― Gardyloominati (Neanderthal), Friday, 8 October 2021 01:32 (two years ago) link
Either way, seven digits doesn't get you what it used to
― Vinnie, Friday, 8 October 2021 02:03 (two years ago) link
i miss when you could dial seven digits and reach someone.
that ended in like middle school for me
― Gardyloominati (Neanderthal), Friday, 8 October 2021 02:04 (two years ago) link
Confessions is masterful.
f u if you disagree
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 8 October 2021 02:23 (two years ago) link
Is there any Usher fan who would?
― Tim F, Friday, 8 October 2021 02:25 (two years ago) link
Probably not.
I address the skeptics.
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 8 October 2021 02:26 (two years ago) link
i heard "pop ya collar" (mistyped the first word as 'poop' btw) recently for the first time since its original run. i didn't even realize it was by him back then! very indistinctive, alarmingly mediocre song for him. apparently it was actually a big hit in the uk or some other places? i guess it could be described as catchy
― dyl, Friday, 8 October 2021 02:40 (two years ago) link
I don't think of "Pop Ya Collar" as indistinct or mediocre, though I guess it could be said it doesn't really lean hard into Usher's singing skills - which I think is more a reflection of the fact that it's such a She'kspere / Kandi song that there's no room left for Usher to really insert much of his personality into the mix (which may in practice land in the same territory as "indistinctive").
The same could be said of She'kspere and Kandi's songs for Destiny's Child and Pink - some of which are peerless and epochal, but none of which really focus on the singers per se except and to the extent that Kandi came up with a great asymmetrical top line for some of them.
― Tim F, Friday, 8 October 2021 03:03 (two years ago) link
i like "U Don't Have to Call (Remix)" more than mot of his
― Gardyloominati (Neanderthal), Friday, 8 October 2021 03:09 (two years ago) link
*most
"Climax" would be a strong contender for winning this poll if it was run again (for the third time)
i go back and forth between that and "Burn" as my fave
― Roz, Friday, 8 October 2021 04:17 (two years ago) link