Man, I thought Funky Divas was good but Born to Sing is like even more next level
― hoda nkotb (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, 10 April 2013 22:46 (eleven years ago) link
also lol at "Time Goes On" riffing on Electric Cafe-era Kraftwerk. This is like one of the best intros of all time.
― hoda nkotb (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, 10 April 2013 22:48 (eleven years ago) link
"don't let go (love)" which is one of those great songs that erodes the banger/ballad distinction quite effectively
― lextasy refix (lex pretend), Friday, January 28, 2011 8:08 AM Bookmark
hehehe
― sandra dayo connor (The Reverend), Wednesday, 10 April 2013 22:55 (eleven years ago) link
not sure how I didn't vote for that song tbh
― sandra dayo connor (The Reverend), Wednesday, 10 April 2013 22:56 (eleven years ago) link
i don't like that song v much and it is totally not a banger.
― hoda nkotb (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, 10 April 2013 22:57 (eleven years ago) link
i mean it's a power ballad maybe but certainly not a banger.
It works very well at hen's nights IME
― Tim F, Wednesday, 10 April 2013 22:59 (eleven years ago) link
all tru power ballads are bangers
― r|t|c, Wednesday, 10 April 2013 23:05 (eleven years ago) link
^^^ truth
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 10 April 2013 23:07 (eleven years ago) link
"dont let go not a banger" is surely among the most astoundingly, self-evidently rong statements i've ever read on here. epic voight-kampff fail
― r|t|c, Wednesday, 10 April 2013 23:13 (eleven years ago) link
Also no song inspires people to move their hands in a vague approximation of the notes of the harmony so much as the "you've got the right, you've got the right!" vamping on this song.
― Tim F, Wednesday, 10 April 2013 23:35 (eleven years ago) link
tbh I wish I heard them more often down here. They've vanished -- TLC and Destiny's Child take their space.
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 10 April 2013 23:37 (eleven years ago) link
I taught myself how to play "Don't Let Go" on piano
― sandra dayo connor (The Reverend), Wednesday, 10 April 2013 23:48 (eleven years ago) link
you just need to hear it blasting out of surm's living room speakers and it will open right up for you, promise.
― How to Destroy How to Dress Well (lou), Wednesday, 10 April 2013 23:51 (eleven years ago) link
If I could wear your clothesI'd pretend I was youAnd lose control
this lyric always gives me very brief pause for reflection, before i instantly forget about it afterwards each time as the chorus sweeps back out
― r|t|c, Thursday, 11 April 2013 00:00 (eleven years ago) link
it's like ok wear clothes, right, metaphor... oh no wait whoa she's actually wearing them
― r|t|c, Thursday, 11 April 2013 00:01 (eleven years ago) link
/i don't like that song v much and it is totally not a banger./you just need to hear it blasting out of surm's living room speakers and it will open right up for you, promise.
oh?
― hoda nkotb (Stevie D(eux)), Thursday, 11 April 2013 01:04 (eleven years ago) link
Listened to En Vogue's greatest hits tonight. Besides the obvious world-beating songs, I never noticed how great the production on "Whatever" from 1997 is.
― Merzbox and whale songs (The Reverend), Sunday, August 23, 2009
man this arrangement kills. Those descending BOM-BOM-BOMMMS.
― A deeper shade of lol (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 28 June 2013 03:11 (ten years ago) link
My girlfriend got us En Vogue tickets as a slightly jokey Valentines present - they were so enjoyable! Ridiculously slick vocals, and bouncing around the stage like teenagers. I was shocked to learn that the oldest one is 54, you wouldn't have pegged any of them past mid thirties.
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Wednesday, 2 March 2016 10:08 (eight years ago) link
Was the the Mighty Hoop-la festival at the weekend there?
― boxedjoy, Wednesday, 2 March 2016 20:11 (eight years ago) link
they came out with a single this year and it's great!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXneXgisr5o
feels super right that raphael saddiq produced it.
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 2 December 2017 22:36 (six years ago) link
oakland! surprised they haven't worked together before
― brimstead, Saturday, 2 December 2017 23:38 (six years ago) link
I had forgotten about “fake timbo friki-frikipedia”
― Tim F, Sunday, 3 December 2017 04:53 (six years ago) link
Also any En Vogue thread revive is an opportunity to remind people to check “Those Dogs”.
― Tim F, Sunday, 3 December 2017 04:58 (six years ago) link
ty :)
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Sunday, 3 December 2017 10:57 (six years ago) link
the bassline on my lovin is weird, its first half is all proper and then the second half just kind of floats around
― j., Thursday, 10 January 2019 05:21 (five years ago) link