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1.
'If You Had My Love'
Jennifer Lopez
This is Jennifer Lopez's first single from her first album On The
6 released in 1999. The track that made people stand up and notice
this new talent in the world of music. Written by Rodney Jerkins,
Fred Jerkins III, Cory Rooney, and LaShawn Daniels and produced
by Rodney Jerkins the song talk about J Lo's insecurities and terms
on which she wants to get into the relationship. She won't tolerate
cheating and she needs to feel true love or it's "got to end."
She also wonders if he knew if his love was untrue, would he lie
to her and still call her "baby." Her insecurities build
up to the point where Lopez questions, 'If you had my love, and
I gave you all my trust, would you comfort me?'
The song is said to be similar to another Rodney Jerkins' production
called 'If I Gave You Love' by Chanté Moore. 'If you had
my love' got the peak position of number one in US and UK.
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2. 'Billie Jean'
Michael Jackson
'Billie Jean' is from Michael Jackson's Thriller album released
in 1983. The song was not just the number one single in the US pop
charts but also made it to the top on the R&B charts as well
for nine weeks and is considered the most critically acclaimed song.
The track, which has had many musicians cover it, is remixed by
Kanye West on the anniversary edition of the album Thriller.
The song is about some woman known later to be a stalker. She accused
Jackson of not claiming the paternity of one of her fraternal twins.
She went so far as to call herself Billie Jean Jackson, and to claim
she was married to the singer. The woman was later sent to a mental
hospital.
The introduction of the character Billie Jean is foreshadowed by
a four-line reference from the album's first track 'Wanna Be Startin'
Somethin', another Jackson-penned song. In the third verse, it's
evident that 'Billie Jean' doesn't have the singer's best interests
at heart, "tellin' lies and rubbin' shoulders," but her
dismissal is casual: "So they called her mouth a motor."
However, coupled with her appearance on the second side of the album,
the listener is made privy to the earliest of Jackson's lyrics to
deal with the subject of celebrity suspicion of those in their periphery
(media, groupies, etc.). This marked a subtle but important occasional
shift in the entertainer's material toward somewhat more adult themes.
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3.
'One Headlight'
The Wallflowers
Off their 1996 album, Bringing Down The Horse, it is this
song that remains The Wallflowers biggest hit to date. This
song has a mysterious air to it, especially when one listens
to the musical arrangement.
A true rock anthem, it sees Jakob Dylan on his finest as a
vocalist. Lyrically, it's very intelligent and strays away
from clichés. And musically it's very subtle, with
a lot of emphasis on drums and a big riff enters with the
chorus as Jakob sings, "Hey, come on try a little/Nothing
is forever/There's got to be something better than/In the
middle/But me & Cinderella/We put it all together/We can
drive it home/With one headlight".
Jakob Dylan, the youngest son of Bob Dylan has struggled with
The Wallflowers. Barring the 1996 album, Bringing Down The
Horse, which led this band to pick up a Grammy, it has been
a series of flops and criticism in the commercial scene.
An incredibly talented singer and songwriter, these days Jakob
Dylan is working with producer Rick Rubin (Johnny Cash, U2,
Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Linkin Park) on his first solo
album, which is slated to release later this year.
But in the meantime, check this song out. It is simply awesome!
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