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"Name an artist whose biggest hit is probably the worst representation.."
Wed Dec-02-15 02:37 PM by Buddy_Gilapagos

  

          

of them as an artist.


Kind of sucks that everyone knows the Fugees for Killing Me Softly.

Or most people will know Jay-Z for empire state of mind.


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Name an artist whose biggest hit is probably the worst representation.. [View all] , Buddy_Gilapagos, Wed Dec-02-15 02:37 PM
 
Subject Author Message Date ID
Radiohead and Biz Markee
Dec 02nd 2015
1
Do you mean Creep?
Dec 02nd 2015
64
      RE: Do you mean Creep?
Dec 02nd 2015
76
           yeah, i think they definitely qualify
Dec 07th 2015
146
Grateful Dead, 'Touch of Grey'
Dec 02nd 2015
2
technically you're right but ...
Dec 07th 2015
145
      yes and that's a very important point.
Dec 10th 2015
172
Deniece Williams, 'Let's Hear It For the Boy'
Dec 02nd 2015
3
first one that came to mind.
Dec 07th 2015
153
the funniest thing was hearing George Duke talking about that song
Dec 07th 2015
154
Andre 3000 - Hey Ya
Dec 02nd 2015
4
This is BY FAR the answer
Dec 02nd 2015
42
i agree or outkast as a whole....
Dec 12th 2015
193
^^^^^^^
Dec 02nd 2015
71
Outkast in general.
Dec 07th 2015
155
Except that Hey Ya is one of the best pop songs of the last 15 years
Dec 10th 2015
175
Which is what this post is all about
Dec 10th 2015
176
      But hey ya is dre. Ms Jackson would be the better answer
Dec 12th 2015
200
           RE: But hey ya is dre.
Dec 12th 2015
204
^^^^ I entered the thread to type this answer
Dec 10th 2015
177
REM - Shiny Happy People
Dec 02nd 2015
5
That's not even close to their biggest hit, though
Dec 02nd 2015
7
      at the time i think it was their biggest mainstream hit.
Dec 02nd 2015
8
      Losing My Religion was the first single off that album
Dec 02nd 2015
9
           see edit. but ok, take "biggest" out of it and its still a horrible
Dec 02nd 2015
11
      it's pretty close.
Dec 02nd 2015
12
           Oh wow, I thought Stand and The One I Love were bigger
Dec 02nd 2015
15
Stevie Wonder - I Just Called to Say I Love You
Dec 02nd 2015
6
i disagree that it's not a good representation of his catalog.
Dec 02nd 2015
10
methinks its like a 15% representation of him. meaning.....
Dec 02nd 2015
14
      OMG WTF is that?
Dec 02nd 2015
18
           the.whole.album
Dec 02nd 2015
21
           i'm going to pretend i didn't learn about this:
Dec 02nd 2015
22
           She also dropped this in the same year-
Dec 03rd 2015
100
           LMFAO, yo I gotta hear this
Dec 07th 2015
143
           RE: OMG WTF is that?
Dec 03rd 2015
109
I think this track kept me away from Stevie for years.
Dec 02nd 2015
24
whoa.
Dec 02nd 2015
25
whoa (redux)
Dec 02nd 2015
26
how did they clean the house w/o Stevie music??
Dec 02nd 2015
27
LOL. Y'all funny. I am 38. My parents are 71 and 74.
Dec 02nd 2015
40
      sorry dog
Dec 02nd 2015
47
      That whose your favorite R&B Artists post was especially painful. :(
Dec 02nd 2015
58
      i understand.
Dec 02nd 2015
51
      this explains A LOT
Dec 16th 2015
208
I know these exist.
Dec 02nd 2015
28
      Andre 3000 - Hey Ya
Dec 16th 2015
209
immediately thought of this when i saw the post title
Dec 06th 2015
123
can't cosign this.
Dec 07th 2015
157
One of y'all bought Sugar Ray's album off the strength of Fly
Dec 02nd 2015
13
Worst $1.80 I ever spent in the used CD section.
Dec 02nd 2015
63
      lmao
Dec 07th 2015
144
Joe Budden
Dec 02nd 2015
16
^^^^^
Dec 07th 2015
159
ODB
Dec 02nd 2015
17
Fantasy?
Dec 02nd 2015
65
outkast - ms jackson
Dec 02nd 2015
19
what? that's very representative of their sound
Dec 12th 2015
199
Macklemore-Thriftshop
Dec 02nd 2015
20
thriftshop shows how talented he is
Dec 06th 2015
134
lil wayne - mrs officer
Dec 02nd 2015
23
i don't even think that's top 5 of wayne's biggest hits
Dec 02nd 2015
30
i think it prolly is...
Dec 02nd 2015
32
      it definitely wasn't bigger than the four songs i listed.
Dec 02nd 2015
35
           ...
Dec 02nd 2015
38
                He's right. At most, it received the most 30+ Black club play over
Dec 02nd 2015
43
                     nah
Dec 02nd 2015
50
                          Lollipop peaked @ #1 on the Hot 100. Mrs Officer peaked @ #16.
Dec 02nd 2015
53
                               yup and 6foot7foot peaked at 9 but i forgot corey gunz was on that
Dec 02nd 2015
57
                               *camron finger point*
Dec 02nd 2015
61
did you mean Lollipop?
Dec 02nd 2015
31
no i meant mrs officer
Dec 02nd 2015
33
im not even testing you, how was Mrs. Officer Wayne's biggest song?
Dec 02nd 2015
52
      test these
Dec 02nd 2015
62
lol right.
Dec 02nd 2015
36
yup, still gets some airplay and doesnt really rep him
Dec 06th 2015
129
how was Killing Me Softly not representative of The Fugees?
Dec 02nd 2015
29
It wasn't much of a flip sampling-wise and I think Lauryn's greater skil...
Dec 02nd 2015
46
are you serious?
Dec 07th 2015
147
      the 3 hits on that album were based off of soul classics
Dec 10th 2015
174
No Amy Winehouse?
Dec 02nd 2015
34
What was her sound though?
Dec 02nd 2015
83
Bobby McFerrin - Don’t Worry, Be Happy
Dec 02nd 2015
37
he must - i was in an airport somewhere like oklahoma...
Dec 02nd 2015
41
^^^^Good One
Dec 02nd 2015
44
great one, but i bet he is damn happy he wrote it $$$$$
Dec 06th 2015
126
Lady Gaga.
Dec 02nd 2015
39
RE: Lady Gaga.
Dec 06th 2015
118
RE: Lady Gaga.
Dec 06th 2015
119
Pretty much all of her pop albums
Dec 06th 2015
138
Hopsin - No words
Dec 02nd 2015
45
yup-my 18 yr old son hipped me to hobsin and
Dec 12th 2015
194
Tweet
Dec 02nd 2015
48
Good one
Dec 02nd 2015
55
YES!
Dec 03rd 2015
99
Herbie Hancock
Dec 02nd 2015
49
For SURE. My dad haaaaaaaaaaaates Rock it
Dec 02nd 2015
54
I liked it at the time
Dec 03rd 2015
108
is it 'Rockit'?
Dec 07th 2015
156
I'm Gonna Disagree
Dec 11th 2015
180
Digital Underground
Dec 02nd 2015
56
My dude from the bay area said DU was his favorite group and described
Dec 02nd 2015
59
RE: My dude from the bay area said DU was his favorite group and describ...
Dec 11th 2015
186
One hit? One super hit sure, but Doowhutchulike, Same ol song, Kiss me
Dec 02nd 2015
67
      Only one hit on the Hot 100.
Dec 02nd 2015
82
           Eh. I hate the technical term of One-Hit wonder anyway
Dec 02nd 2015
87
           well, Kiss You Back was also a hit, so 2 hit wonder really
Dec 12th 2015
202
Montell Jordan - This is How We Do It
Dec 02nd 2015
60
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps
Dec 02nd 2015
66
But that song is fire!!!
Dec 02nd 2015
70
      Oh I agree, but that's definitely not THEM
Dec 02nd 2015
72
      True
Dec 02nd 2015
73
      But the bass drum tho
Dec 02nd 2015
80
DMX - Party Up
Dec 02nd 2015
68
RE: DMX - Party Up
Dec 02nd 2015
77
Feist - 1234/Mushaboom
Dec 02nd 2015
69
i hated that 1234 shit... its like the label locked her in a room
Dec 02nd 2015
89
I want to say The Roots
Dec 02nd 2015
74
I don't think You Got Me is a bad representation of them as a group.
Dec 02nd 2015
75
Seed 2.0 is bigger but i agree
Dec 03rd 2015
104
You Got Me is VERY typical of their sound
Dec 06th 2015
130
Ray Parker, Jr. - Ghostbusters
Dec 02nd 2015
78
What I came in to post
Dec 02nd 2015
81
RE: What I came in to post
Dec 06th 2015
120
only one part of that song sounds like the 'real' Ray Parker, Jr.
Dec 07th 2015
158
B-52s - Love Shack
Dec 02nd 2015
79
LOL is Rock Lobster better?
Dec 02nd 2015
88
Even if you don't like Rock Lobster, it's better representative of...
Dec 02nd 2015
93
That's my karaoke jam.
Dec 02nd 2015
94
Have several seats. Love Shack is awesome.
Dec 02nd 2015
90
I like "Rock Lobster"; "Love Shack" is 6,000 shades of awful corniness
Dec 02nd 2015
92
      do you think they were shooting for anything else though?
Dec 06th 2015
127
I'd say it's a fair representation albeit a poppier version of their sig...
Dec 02nd 2015
95
Louis Armstrong
Dec 02nd 2015
84
textbook example
Dec 06th 2015
128
No Rain by Blind Melon?
Dec 02nd 2015
85
Damn that's a good one. Very good one.
Dec 02nd 2015
91
Does D'angelo's Untitled count??
Dec 02nd 2015
86
but the video isn't a bad representation of him though
Dec 06th 2015
135
Amel Larriuex/Groove Theory
Dec 02nd 2015
96
Chante's Got a Man by Chante Moore
Dec 02nd 2015
97
I'd nominate "Straight Up" instead
Dec 07th 2015
160
      Straight Up wasn't her biggest hit though
Dec 10th 2015
179
Was Poetic Justice Kendrick's biggest hit?
Dec 03rd 2015
98
i'd say Swimming Pools or whatever it's called was the biggest
Dec 03rd 2015
103
      Swimming Pools it is.
Dec 06th 2015
113
Salt and Pepper - Push It
Dec 03rd 2015
101
En Vogue - Free Your Mind
Dec 03rd 2015
102
Gawd that's an awful song from a group I love.
Dec 03rd 2015
105
Devo - Whip It
Dec 03rd 2015
106
Sir Mix A Lot - "Baby Got Back"
Dec 03rd 2015
107
Earth Wind & Fire: Boogie Wonderland
Dec 03rd 2015
110
kinda agree but it's not their biggest song IMO
Dec 06th 2015
125
I'll argue Sir Duke being Stevie's biggest song
Dec 03rd 2015
111
"I Just Called to Say I Love You"
Dec 03rd 2015
112
that's the "outside of the USA" monster
Dec 11th 2015
182
RE: I'll argue Sir Duke being Stevie's biggest song
Dec 06th 2015
121
Nas- Oochie Wally, Hate me now or Owe me
Dec 06th 2015
114
If I Ruled The World is still prolly his biggest hit
Dec 06th 2015
115
I Can and Street Dreams are his biggest hits
Dec 06th 2015
133
      Thats shocking
Dec 08th 2015
163
I once heard Nas interviewed on a pop radio station
Dec 06th 2015
136
i always thought I Can was his biggest hit
Dec 12th 2015
191
      Street Dreams, then I Can
Dec 12th 2015
203
Tony Toni tone
Dec 06th 2015
116
RE: 'Feels Good' jams though.
Dec 12th 2015
201
RE: Name an artist whose biggest hit is probably the worst representatio...
Dec 06th 2015
117
Easy answer:Kiss-Beth
Dec 06th 2015
122
That isn't their biggest hit though
Dec 06th 2015
124
      It's their highest charting song...
Dec 06th 2015
132
           true, but i dont think it's their signature song, hasnt held up that way
Dec 07th 2015
148
Cee-Lo - "Fuck You"
Dec 06th 2015
131
Robin Thicke- Blurred Lines
Dec 06th 2015
137
RunDMC -"Walk This Way", n/m.
Dec 06th 2015
139
good one
Dec 07th 2015
149
*Ducks tomatoes* I'm going to say whatever Bob Marley's biggest hit
Dec 06th 2015
140
I Shot the Sheriff or No Woman No Cry or Redemption Song
Dec 07th 2015
151
Me'shell D - Wild Nights with John Mellencamp
Dec 06th 2015
141
good one
Dec 07th 2015
150
Chumbawamba
Dec 07th 2015
142
Sisqo - Thong Song
Dec 07th 2015
152
I'm fine with anything that tanked his career.
Dec 09th 2015
167
Kool Moe Dee, "Wild, Wild West" n/m.
Dec 07th 2015
161
Vivian Green - Get Right Back to My Baby
Dec 08th 2015
162
Eh, that song is dope though
Dec 09th 2015
169
      Its a quiet storm remix out there that's pure Vivian.
Dec 11th 2015
190
So we're at peace with Purple Rain representing Prince then?
Dec 08th 2015
164
I mean, it sounds like a Prince song.
Dec 08th 2015
165
1999 is Prince's biggest song.
Dec 09th 2015
166
      no. it's not.
Dec 09th 2015
168
           What's more well known than 1999?
Dec 10th 2015
178
                When Doves Cry. Purple Rain.
Dec 11th 2015
181
                Maybe "When Doves Cry" Or "Rasberry Beret"
Dec 11th 2015
184
Skeelo*****
Dec 10th 2015
170
Empire State of Mind isn't much of a misrepresentation of Jay-Z
Dec 10th 2015
171
I find it so corny. Maybe it isn't the track but seeing it performed by
Dec 10th 2015
173
Man, when it dropped???? EVERYONE loved it, no one here was hating
Dec 11th 2015
183
i agree. that's a good representation of Jay-Z's sound.
Dec 11th 2015
185
there are two kinds of Jay fans: Millenial fuckboys who will cite Empire...
Dec 11th 2015
188
Willow Smith - Whip My Hair
Dec 11th 2015
187
True, she's baldheaded
Dec 11th 2015
189
R. Kelly - I Believe I Can Fly
Dec 12th 2015
192
Usher-Confessions
Dec 12th 2015
195
beyonce-any of her shyt isnt even close to her old ish
Dec 12th 2015
196
tamia-stranger in my house
Dec 12th 2015
197
amel larrieux-for real
Dec 12th 2015
198
      ^^^^^
Jan 17th 2016
210
Hey Mr. DJ - Zhane
Dec 16th 2015
205
Björk - It's Oh So Quiet
Dec 16th 2015
206
Big Pun - I don't want to be a player no more
Dec 16th 2015
207
is hey luv mobb deep's biggest hit?
Jan 17th 2016
211

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