I tend to forget "Doesn't Really Matter" when thinking of good Janet songs – it didn't make my ballads – but that's part of its charm. And it was a terrific summer jam in '00: I lump it with "It's Gonna Be Me" and "Ride Wit Me."
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 14:23 (twelve years ago) link
*my ballot
it took me a long time to figure out that she was singing "what matters to me is you're nuttynuttynutty for me" which is just so cute
― horseshoe, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 14:25 (twelve years ago) link
God, I miss summer of 2000.
― dead-trius (Eric H.), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 14:25 (twelve years ago) link
i have nothing to say itt but I LOVE THIS SONG
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51MDPBGCZ6L._SL500_AA300_.jpg
― Big Mr. Guess U.S.A. Champion (crüt), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 14:26 (twelve years ago) link
The only bad thing I'll say about "Doesn't Really Matter" is that those chirpy sixteenth-note snaps atop the whole thing are incredibly annoying in a dentist's office.
― dead-trius (Eric H.), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 14:27 (twelve years ago) link
Those "snaps" = dental hygienist scraping tartars from your bicuspids.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 14:27 (twelve years ago) link
"Doesn't Really Matter" is an exercise in how awesome syncopation can be.
― (thinks and smiles) (DJP), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 14:28 (twelve years ago) link
Doesn't matter if I floss.
― dead-trius (Eric H.), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 14:28 (twelve years ago) link
IknowIknowIknow
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 14:30 (twelve years ago) link
28. Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation (122 points, 6 votes) from Janet Jackson'sRhythm Nation 1814, 1989
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAwaNWGLM0c
― Jamie_ATP, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 15:43 (twelve years ago) link
27. Michael Jackson - The Way You Make Me Feel (124 points, 6 votes) from Bad, 1987
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzZ_urpj4As
Some truly top 5 material is showing up way too low.
― dead-trius (Eric H.), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 15:48 (twelve years ago) link
This whole poll is about vote splitting.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 15:48 (twelve years ago) link
I shoulda voted "Rhythm Nation" but it looks like I let it slip...but "Earth Song" made my ballot, evidently. Nutty professor indeed.
― Euler, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 15:49 (twelve years ago) link
Might as well get this challops out of the way now. If "ABC" and "I Want You Back" place above "If" and "Don't Stop Til You Get Enough," I'll be pissed.
― dead-trius (Eric H.), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 15:49 (twelve years ago) link
yeah...no criticism to the poll runner but for better or worse i think the results would be MUCH different if we were allowed 30 or 40-song ballots
― TERMAINTOR 2 (some dude), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 15:49 (twelve years ago) link
i've been trying to figure out what Janet's top-placing song will be and i feel like it might be "If"?
― TERMAINTOR 2 (some dude), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 15:50 (twelve years ago) link
yeah xp I voted "Miss You Much" pretty high & I guess it was either that or "Rhythm Nation" for me, which in retrospect seems dumb.
― Euler, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 15:50 (twelve years ago) link
reminder: spotify playlist is here (http://open.spotify.com/user/mondosalvo/playlist/10p71pWZgUg51RLWu9lXSL) and it's collaborate, so if some of the tracks I've selected aren't showing up in other regions or whatever, feel free to add the ones that work in yours.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 15:50 (twelve years ago) link
*collaborative
26. Michael Jackson - Got To Be There (129 point, 5 votes) from Got to Be There, 1971
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1ODaEq9n3Y
― Jamie_ATP, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 16:38 (twelve years ago) link
25. Michael Jackson - Thriller (138 points, 5 votes, 1 1st Place Vote) from Thriller, 1982
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOnqjkJTMaA
O_O
― (thinks and smiles) (DJP), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 16:38 (twelve years ago) link
Hey! Something I voted for! The way MJ hits and holds those top notes on "Got To Be There" is just awe inspiring.
― Jeff W, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 16:45 (twelve years ago) link
lol I somehow completely forgot about "Thriller" the song when voting.
― Big Mr. Guess U.S.A. Champion (crüt), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 16:46 (twelve years ago) link
i made sure to vote for "Thriller" the song because i love it and feel like it tends to get overshadowed by "Thriller" the video and Thriller the album
― TERMAINTOR 2 (some dude), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 16:49 (twelve years ago) link
i made sure i gave 'thriller' top spot because i just *knew* it'd get overlooked by ilx. surprised it was overlooked that much though. the bassline and the bridge are just undeniable. it's one song that i've heard a million times that i can still get along with, in fact i probably like it more now than i did back then.
― second only to popcorn (or something), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 17:04 (twelve years ago) link
Got to be There really is one of the most beautiful songs I can think of, such an amazing vocal too.
― Kitchen Person, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 17:04 (twelve years ago) link
'Thriller' placing so low is why I tend to think these rundowns should ideally be top 20 only - it'd be quite exciting to reach the top five and find all these classics that hadn't shown yet.
(no criticism intended btw Jamie, I always err on the long side myself)
― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 17:13 (twelve years ago) link
Almost sure that nothing from the Motown era made my ballot, but it was at least in part a strategic move.
― dead-trius (Eric H.), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 17:14 (twelve years ago) link
I didn't mention a single pre- or puberty hit song.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 17:21 (twelve years ago) link
24. The Jackson 5 - Never Can Say Goodbye (138 points, 6 votes) from Maybe Tomorrow, 1971
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snihdG1rE0Y
― Jamie_ATP, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 17:31 (twelve years ago) link
23. The Jackson 5 - I'll Be There (143 points, 6 votes, 1 1st Place Vote) from Third Album, 1970
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6pAxF2br_U&feature=related
how is "I'll Be There" so low
― (thinks and smiles) (DJP), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 17:36 (twelve years ago) link
just started listening to the Spotify playlist, 50 may have been too much...huge improvement starting in the high 30s. great countdown so far though!
― skip, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 17:37 (twelve years ago) link
because either "Centipede" or "Diamonds" will be #1 with a bullet
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 17:40 (twelve years ago) link
i would've been surprised if "I'll Be There" placed higher tbh
― TERMAINTOR 2 (some dude), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 17:41 (twelve years ago) link
Not if my ballot box stuffing on behalf of "Hot Potato" has anything to say about it.
― dead-trius (Eric H.), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 17:44 (twelve years ago) link
― dead-trius (Eric H.), Wednesday, February 22, 2012 10:49 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
listen, "i want you back" has to be reckoned with
― horseshoe, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 17:49 (twelve years ago) link
also, regarding "if":
here is my janet jackson challop: "rhythm nation" and "if" are essentially the same song, except "rhythm nation" is better.
― horseshoe, Thursday, February 16, 2012 10:45 PM (6 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― horseshoe, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 17:50 (twelve years ago) link
in conclusion:
IT'S TIME TO GIVE A DAMN LET'S WORK TOGETHER
― horseshoe, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 17:51 (twelve years ago) link
that's not a challop, that's true
― (thinks and smiles) (DJP), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 17:52 (twelve years ago) link
It's not a challop!
I like "If" fine though, especially her feral tone on the verses.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 17:52 (twelve years ago) link
"thriller" didn't even make my ballot but it seems too low. everything on this poll is too low.
― horseshoe, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 17:53 (twelve years ago) link
i thought it was a challop because "If" is such an ilx fave
ha I was just about to post that the main thing "If" has going for it is Janet singing in a low tenor register for most of the verse and the rising scale out of it that leads into the pre-chorus
― (thinks and smiles) (DJP), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 17:53 (twelve years ago) link
her outfit in the "if" video is the cutest thing she's ever worn, maybe
― horseshoe, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 17:54 (twelve years ago) link
it actually shocked college-aged me that I was taken aback at Janet Jackson cooing "your silky smooth/It feels so good against my lips, sugar" at me
― (thinks and smiles) (DJP), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 17:56 (twelve years ago) link