Mr.Arroz
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BLACK GIRL DEBUT MAGIC™ - WINNER
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I am going to ignore the other ones for now, but BETTER AND LMK?!
This is not how 2018 should start.
ohnostalgia
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..... no.
Picking the order for what needs to go next is hard, so I'll just bless y'all with the correct top 10.
LES Artistes
Bet
2 On
212
Chasing Time
Soda
Love Galore
Drew Barrymore
LMK
Blue Light
LES Artistes
Bet
2 On
212
Chasing Time
Soda
Love Galore
Drew Barrymore
LMK
Blue Light
Mr.Arroz
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Mr.Arroz
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I mean these results have been pretty incorrect so far so I don't see the issue.But you said it was correct
Mr.Arroz
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Where was your commentary thoI mean these results have been pretty incorrect so far so I don't see the issue.
you're lucky i'm awake
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Bet and Lucid Dreaming is Tinashe's pinnacle. Brazenly Defiant, lush, effortlessly cool, and slightly sinister. It's one of my all time favorite songs and I think it takes on an added poignancy when you consider the state of black women in mainstream music as well as all the individualized struggles Tinashe's faced within her own career and her commitment to keep persevering.
Perfection.
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What's gonna be the first song to leave in the new year? I'm still hoping it's "All Hands on Deck" but if not I'd be happy with "Luxury" going.
"Frontline" could leave anytime and I'd be happy but also wouldn't mind avoiding the dragging...
"Frontline" could leave anytime and I'd be happy but also wouldn't mind avoiding the dragging...
Mr.Arroz
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wow I'm late but SIS.
YOUR TASTES
How are you going to say that about one of THE smoothest, coolest, most majestic bops of the year and future black girl debut magic rate winner LMK??????????
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wow I'm late but SIS.
YOUR TASTES
How are you going to say that about one of THE smoothest, coolest, most majestic bops of the year and future black girl debut magic rate winner LMK??????????
Sis, we're at Top 25 and I have like 13 10s left.
Even if something is an 8, it gotta go.
Mr.Arroz
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#25
All Hands on Deck
8.6666666666666
Highest score: 10 x 12 (@1991, @ThisIsRogue, @happiestgirl, @Kuhleezi, @KingBruno, @K94, @beyoncésweave, @inevitable, @Solenciennes, @soratami, @Sprockrooster)
Lowest scores: 5 x 1 (@Jwentz)
4 x 2 (@Trouble in Paradise, @kermit_the_frog)
My score: 10
Track background: Produced by both Cashmere Cat and Stargate, “All Hands on Deck” was released as Aquarius’s third single on February 24th, 2015. Bebe Rexha (lmao) joins the production team as well as Tinashe on songwriting duties, while a remix with retired Instagram personality Iggy Azalea was recorded and released too. Kanye West himself even co-signed the video
(that thankfully utilized the album mix) which premiered on April 6th, 2015, but neither helped the song; it peaked at #1 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
Tinashe describes the song here.
My thoughts: This has always been and will always be a complete bop, especially for the way she performs it live. The choreography, the vibe, the instrumentation in the production… I found myself thinking that I may have overscored it, but then I re-listen and all is good. A shame it didn’t dent the charts…like basically everything she’s released since, but that lack of success doesn’t mean the music isn’t good. In any case, definitely its time to go, especially for outlasting “Bated Breath”.
Your thoughts:
@Sprockrooster (10) - Okay, this suddenly clicked. It was an 8 or 9 during most of the voting period. But I got into the moment and I was getting my life. A solid 10.
@TRAVVV (8) - A rare instance where a song’s verses are equally as amazing as its chorus.
@paperboyfriendd (9) - Sexy and fun, what more could you ask from a pop song? That pan flute(???) solo can choke though who the hell thought that was a good idea
@Jwentz (5) - BASIC.
@digitalkaiser (9) - Let me not give this a 10, simply because it hasn’t aged as well as a lot of other songs on the album, it’s very much a fan favorite but it has always lacked a certain something for me. The video and choreography certainly help this by leaps and bounds. I’m not sure what it is about it I don’t like as much as I should.
@Bangers&Bops (8.5) - Catchy as fuck even with the hokey flute and thick bassline. A DJ Mustard production wannabe but a bop nonetheless.
@KingBruno (10) - This one goes STRONG on hooks. That ‘flute chorus’ is innovative as hell, so props to the producers for that. Her best song.
@happiestgirl (10) - I wish this had smashed. It’s such a fun slightly angry bop
@He (9) - pure sex, pure star quality; should have been a hit -the flute in the chorus is a bit annoying, but great in the middle 8-
@AshleyKerwin (8.5) - I like this but I never saw the smash hit potential that everybody else did.
@ohnostalgia (9) - I’m sorry but I can’t get through “I’m looking for a boy to fill this empty void” without giggling. Look what this forum’s done to me. Also... do you think Tinashe will sue Taylor for taking her the old me is dead gig? I’m sure she could use the coin.
@constantino (8) - The first Tinashe song I heard, and I haven’t looked back since!! Ok that was a lie. I have reminisced about the time that her career has had a direction and hope many a time. What a bop though.
@Solenciennes (10) - The music video for this is iconic and it’s an injustice that it didn’t lead to some kind of true commercial breakthrough for her on the music video alone but I digress. Other notes - that creepy beat forming the backbone of the song and the chorus deserve kudos.
@Trouble in Paradise (4) - She is trying too hard on this song and it's just kind of sad. Tinashe has a solid voice and a lot of the production on this album are great, but the lyrics and hooks often fall short.
@Remorque (8.5) - Y*S. Dip it low, pick it up slow, roll it all around, poke it out let your back roll... Pop pop pop that thing.
Live performances:
All Hands on Deck
8.6666666666666
Highest score: 10 x 12 (@1991, @ThisIsRogue, @happiestgirl, @Kuhleezi, @KingBruno, @K94, @beyoncésweave, @inevitable, @Solenciennes, @soratami, @Sprockrooster)
Lowest scores: 5 x 1 (@Jwentz)
4 x 2 (@Trouble in Paradise, @kermit_the_frog)
My score: 10
Track background: Produced by both Cashmere Cat and Stargate, “All Hands on Deck” was released as Aquarius’s third single on February 24th, 2015. Bebe Rexha (lmao) joins the production team as well as Tinashe on songwriting duties, while a remix with retired Instagram personality Iggy Azalea was recorded and released too. Kanye West himself even co-signed the video
(that thankfully utilized the album mix) which premiered on April 6th, 2015, but neither helped the song; it peaked at #1 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
Tinashe describes the song here.
My thoughts: This has always been and will always be a complete bop, especially for the way she performs it live. The choreography, the vibe, the instrumentation in the production… I found myself thinking that I may have overscored it, but then I re-listen and all is good. A shame it didn’t dent the charts…like basically everything she’s released since, but that lack of success doesn’t mean the music isn’t good. In any case, definitely its time to go, especially for outlasting “Bated Breath”.
Your thoughts:
@Sprockrooster (10) - Okay, this suddenly clicked. It was an 8 or 9 during most of the voting period. But I got into the moment and I was getting my life. A solid 10.
@TRAVVV (8) - A rare instance where a song’s verses are equally as amazing as its chorus.
@paperboyfriendd (9) - Sexy and fun, what more could you ask from a pop song? That pan flute(???) solo can choke though who the hell thought that was a good idea
@Jwentz (5) - BASIC.
@digitalkaiser (9) - Let me not give this a 10, simply because it hasn’t aged as well as a lot of other songs on the album, it’s very much a fan favorite but it has always lacked a certain something for me. The video and choreography certainly help this by leaps and bounds. I’m not sure what it is about it I don’t like as much as I should.
@Bangers&Bops (8.5) - Catchy as fuck even with the hokey flute and thick bassline. A DJ Mustard production wannabe but a bop nonetheless.
@KingBruno (10) - This one goes STRONG on hooks. That ‘flute chorus’ is innovative as hell, so props to the producers for that. Her best song.
@happiestgirl (10) - I wish this had smashed. It’s such a fun slightly angry bop
@He (9) - pure sex, pure star quality; should have been a hit -the flute in the chorus is a bit annoying, but great in the middle 8-
@AshleyKerwin (8.5) - I like this but I never saw the smash hit potential that everybody else did.
@ohnostalgia (9) - I’m sorry but I can’t get through “I’m looking for a boy to fill this empty void” without giggling. Look what this forum’s done to me. Also... do you think Tinashe will sue Taylor for taking her the old me is dead gig? I’m sure she could use the coin.
@constantino (8) - The first Tinashe song I heard, and I haven’t looked back since!! Ok that was a lie. I have reminisced about the time that her career has had a direction and hope many a time. What a bop though.
@Solenciennes (10) - The music video for this is iconic and it’s an injustice that it didn’t lead to some kind of true commercial breakthrough for her on the music video alone but I digress. Other notes - that creepy beat forming the backbone of the song and the chorus deserve kudos.
@Trouble in Paradise (4) - She is trying too hard on this song and it's just kind of sad. Tinashe has a solid voice and a lot of the production on this album are great, but the lyrics and hooks often fall short.
@Remorque (8.5) - Y*S. Dip it low, pick it up slow, roll it all around, poke it out let your back roll... Pop pop pop that thing.
Live performances: