Oh my God, this is like the best commentary ever. I was perched the whole time to see how will Nicole do and yaaaas she did it. Also scream at other Pussycat Dolls doing nothing on stage.
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Oh my God, this is like the best commentary ever. I was perched the whole time to see how will Nicole do and yaaaas she did it. Also scream at other Pussycat Dolls doing nothing on stage.
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The only thing that would make that perfect commentary any better is an accompanying video of the performance, but the detailed account is really enough. Iconic, @Slice of Life.
#9
Wait A Minute
Average: 8.034
Highest: 1 x 11 (@Slice of Life), 5 x 10 (@HollyDunnSomething, @Lost In Japan., @evilsin, @Remorque, @send photo)
Lowest: 1 x 4 (@MollieSwift21)
I think this is probably my least favourite PCD era single. It’s still great and catchy but it never captured me like the others. The music video though. FUCK FUCK FUCK. Serving lqqks, story and choreo. The bridge part of both the song and the video is fantastic. Definitely in my top 3 of their videos.
Sprockrooster also mentions the video, ‘I was not a fan of this song and when it got the single status I was a bit sad. But then the video came and I was in love with it instantly.’ Filler has a confession, ‘I'm not sure there is any mid-2000s male-female call-and-response vaguely urban pop so basic that I don't love it. I even spent a few years stanning for Chingy.’ Should I look that up? Reboot loves the song’s sass, ‘Not as amazing as the other singles, but still very good indeed. The spoken bit at the end of the song is probably my favourite thing on the album. “Wait a minute. Uh, yeah, you can give me that back.” Iconic.’ GhettoPrincess is not a fan of Tim on here, ‘I find Timbaland really annoying on this and the clapping production is so repetitive that I kinda lose interest in the song quickly.’ and PCDPG agrees, ‘A good song but the Timbaland feature is a bit too much.’ Remorque defends the good sis, ‘Timbaland’s production is the highlight here for me… Justice for Timbaland trying to scream Nicole into oblivion.’ and evilsin backs ha up, ‘Lemme talk to you for a minute, shut up, shut up. Love this to beats. I love me some Timbaland in general and here he did real good.’ Weslicious echoes the outcome of the rate, ‘The 'worst' single from PCD but still a bop.’
And then we have Slice of Life. Cyst. Sis. SIS.
Dddddddddddddddd this song is so, so special to me. Lemme tell y'all a story. Well, when I was still in high school, I was not part of the cool crowd. I mean, I was friends with the cool kids but most of close friends are more of the outsider type. There was this contest on our school. It was a lip synch contest and because lip synching is considered lowbrow, no one wants to touch it. So of course, I was tasked by our class president to take over that contest and find someone to represent our class. The cool kids flocked to the hip hop dance contest because it was the cooler contest. So what did I do? I asked my very uncool, shy best friend to do the lip synch contest. I told her I'll guide her all the way through, teach her the moves, practice with her, etc. She agreed and we decided that she'll lip synch to Wait A Minute by the Pussycat Dolls. She's Nicole, of course. The good sis already knows the whole song by heart (even the Timbaland rap dddddddd QUEEN). I then gathered a few of my bored girl friends to be the other Pussycat Dolls members. And then we were looking for our Timbaland and we have none! We have a few guy classmates who likes rap music so I thought I'd just ask one of them to do it for us. NO ONE WANTED THE GIG DDDDDDDD. I begged and begged this really asshole-y guy to be our Timbaland and after a few desperate pleas and friendly threats, he agreed but he told us he's not gonna perform or whatever. He was just gonna rap and disappear. He didn't want Nicole to interact with him. WHAT KIND OF MARIAH CAREY LEVEL OF DIVA BEHAVIOR??? I agreed because we literally don't have any other option. We practiced and practiced the routine (I'm not a part of the performance; I was just the coach). But the thing is, we never had a perfect practice because the cool kids refused to lend us the record player so we can practice with music. So we practiced WITH NO MUSIC. I don't know how we did but looking back, I thought it wasn't really a big deal ddddd. Then came the day of the contest. There was some cheap lip synch performances. I thought, we got this for sure. Only one performer seemed like a threat but I know she'll have a hard time winning because I know one of the judges and she hates her dddddd. Then my friends got to the stage and were about to perform. Then the music played and OH LORD HJALP, the other Pussycat Doll members got lost! It was their first time to hear the song, they panicked, they forgot the dance routine, THEY JUST STOOD THERE AND POSED LIKE SOME BORED HAS-BEEN SUPERMODELS. Thankfully, my girl Nicole came the f--- through!!! She killed the stage and performed like a true superstar. The crowd were wowed by her lip synching skills. Who knew the shy girl with a really bad weave can kill a performance like this? NO ONE WAS READY. The biggest surprise was Timbaland though. I think he was so hyped by the crowd's reaction to the performance that HE INITIATED THE INTERACTION WITH NICOLE. They were bickering on stage, throwing some candy at each other, etc. THE CHEMISTRY WAS OFF THE CHARTS. I was hollering with the crowd and dancing with Nicole because I was so afraid she'd forget the dance moves ddddddddddddddd. In the end, we won the contest. The cool kids who kept the record player to themselves flopped and just came in second place on the hip hop dance contest. KARMA IS A SAVAGE BITCH, I HEARD. Poor it. And that's sincerely Slice of Life. <3
Why does @Slice of Life's commentary sound like a sypnosis for a mid-2000's American high school movie? Although your Nicole and Timbaland would have to fall in love at the end of course.
High School Musical 4: East High Pussycat Dolls!
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Why was I envisioning @Slice of Life as Jessica Alba teaching her fellow students all of the choreography?*
*I know the plotlines aren't the same, but I got the vibe.
I've lost count at how many times I flipped channels and stopped to finish this movie. Though it's been a long time, so I only remember bits and pieces now.
*I know the plotlines aren't the same, but I got the vibe.
I've lost count at how many times I flipped channels and stopped to finish this movie. Though it's been a long time, so I only remember bits and pieces now.
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#8
Stickwitu
Average: 8.276
Highest: 1 x 11 (@Mr.Arroz), 9 x 10 (@LA Hallucinations, @MollieSwift21, @ohnostalgia, @Robsolete, @Slice of Life, @PCDPG, @Lost In Japan., @haps, @Reboot)
Lowest: 1 x 4 (@Filler), 1 x 4.5 (@lemonsqueezyy)
The second single released from PCD and personally, my third favourite single from the album. There’s something so magical and relaxing in how nicely it flows. It’s very lush. It was also nominated for a Grammy Award (their only nomination) for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals in 2007, losing to My Humps by The Black Eyed Peas…….. Music industry, sis.. Anyways, back to the topic of how you all did this song wrong. This is top 5 material.
Slice of Life is on the winning team, ‘Still so sweet oh my God. I love this so much you have no idea. I wish PCD delivered more slower songs of this quality.’ We’re going to ignore Filler, ‘Sometimes I forget that the PCD singles run isn't COMPLETELY amazing. This inconsequential lint ball of a ballad serves little purpose but to throw a spanner in the works of Sporcle's "UK #1s with one-word titles" quiz’ Okay but this is one of their best singles and I'm glad the GP recognised that xx. It’s too slow for GhettoPrincess, ‘It’s lovely but a bit on the boring side for me to be completely honest.’, while Remorque has found the light, ‘I used to think this was such a fucking buzzkill, but hearing it for the first time in ages makes me realize how well it actually stood the test of time. I love Melody’s little ad-libs on this one. Justice for slow jamz.’ Reboot is also full of praise, ‘A girl group with such a goldmine of bops doesn’t necessarily need a ballad as good as this, but they still went there and delivered anyway. Gorgeous.’ They really did that. It’s also a 10 for PCDPG, ‘One of my favorite songs. Nicole’s vocals are gorgeous.’ Sprockrooster continues avenging his early losses in the rate, ‘Not entirely a fan of the whispering and those weird parts from Melody. Balladwise it is structured well, but I rarely seem to listen to it.’
Weslicious is missing some umph, ‘It's alright. I dunno, I always found it odd that what is essentially a dance troupe released a 'sit on stools' ballad as their second single. Thankfully they fixed that when they released I Hate This Part with some choreo and gayed up Hush Hush.
TL;DR?
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Hmm, I disagree. I think it’s a lovely song whose magic lies in it being timid and laid back. I much prefer it to the campy Hush Hush remix and don't see how a higher bpm could Improve it.
Thankfully evilsin likes it, ‘This is nice, I like the harmonies in the chorus.’ We’re eating good tonight, dear. Pecans praises the vocals, ‘This is gorgeous and pretty iconic, but there isn't much to say. Nicole's vocal is lovely.’ and haps still likes indulging in it, ‘One of my big guilty pleasures back in time, and still is.’ Hmm, what’s guilty about it? The only guilt that should exist is from you all for not making it go top 5 xx.
Slice of Life is on the winning team, ‘Still so sweet oh my God. I love this so much you have no idea. I wish PCD delivered more slower songs of this quality.’ We’re going to ignore Filler, ‘Sometimes I forget that the PCD singles run isn't COMPLETELY amazing. This inconsequential lint ball of a ballad serves little purpose but to throw a spanner in the works of Sporcle's "UK #1s with one-word titles" quiz’ Okay but this is one of their best singles and I'm glad the GP recognised that xx. It’s too slow for GhettoPrincess, ‘It’s lovely but a bit on the boring side for me to be completely honest.’, while Remorque has found the light, ‘I used to think this was such a fucking buzzkill, but hearing it for the first time in ages makes me realize how well it actually stood the test of time. I love Melody’s little ad-libs on this one. Justice for slow jamz.’ Reboot is also full of praise, ‘A girl group with such a goldmine of bops doesn’t necessarily need a ballad as good as this, but they still went there and delivered anyway. Gorgeous.’ They really did that. It’s also a 10 for PCDPG, ‘One of my favorite songs. Nicole’s vocals are gorgeous.’ Sprockrooster continues avenging his early losses in the rate, ‘Not entirely a fan of the whispering and those weird parts from Melody. Balladwise it is structured well, but I rarely seem to listen to it.’
Weslicious is missing some umph, ‘It's alright. I dunno, I always found it odd that what is essentially a dance troupe released a 'sit on stools' ballad as their second single. Thankfully they fixed that when they released I Hate This Part with some choreo and gayed up Hush Hush.
TL;DR?
Hmm, I disagree. I think it’s a lovely song whose magic lies in it being timid and laid back. I much prefer it to the campy Hush Hush remix and don't see how a higher bpm could Improve it.
Thankfully evilsin likes it, ‘This is nice, I like the harmonies in the chorus.’ We’re eating good tonight, dear. Pecans praises the vocals, ‘This is gorgeous and pretty iconic, but there isn't much to say. Nicole's vocal is lovely.’ and haps still likes indulging in it, ‘One of my big guilty pleasures back in time, and still is.’ Hmm, what’s guilty about it? The only guilt that should exist is from you all for not making it go top 5 xx.
(The closest they ever got to me, but I was too young and Belgrade is still quite far away)
The pilaff was superb, hun.
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Dont Cha needs to go but then again it's their classic song so maybe Top 5 is fine..... at #5.
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I reckon Buttons is the winner and probably has an amazing average too. I Hate This Part would be a worthy winner but there's been some nay sayers so I'm doubting it'll take the top spot.
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Hush Hush; Hush Hush is possibly the gayest song of ALL TIME and for that it had to get my 11. Stickwitu was one that I really wasn't expecting to give a 10 going into the rate but listening to it there was no way I couldn't.
Rooting for Buttons and Jai Ho.
Rooting for Buttons and Jai Ho.
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I Don't Need A Man has to win.
#9: Stickwitu
#8: Beep
#6: I Hate This Part
#4 + #5: Don’t Cha / Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)
#3: When I Grow Up
#2: Buttons
#1: I Don’t Need A Man
Going great so far!
I Don't Need A Man shouldn't be here.
Also, I have decided if I had recorded a mash up/medley of Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go I would have called it Where Did Our Tainted Love Go? #JusticeForMy11
Also, I have decided if I had recorded a mash up/medley of Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go I would have called it Where Did Our Tainted Love Go? #JusticeForMy11