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Post by cantsinganotebutiwritethewords on May 10, 2006 16:58:53 GMT -5
Just wanted to report that when Rhianna's smash hit "s.o.s." jumped 33 spots up the billboard, it became the 2nd highest jump in Billboard History, beating out the Beatles. Number 1 remains to Miss. Kelly Clarkson "A moment like this." (i remember that one too) Way to go!! Congrats Rhianna!! Anyone could've made that song a hit, but her voice totally capture unlike another girl would've.
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Post by supernoodle69 on May 10, 2006 17:32:46 GMT -5
it's Rihanna
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Post by Fax Mactor on May 10, 2006 18:03:55 GMT -5
If you're going to get picky, then its 'its'.
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Post by Scoodle on May 10, 2006 18:37:54 GMT -5
No it's not. It is Rihanna ergo it's Rihanna.
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Post by tOMMYp3 on May 10, 2006 18:51:27 GMT -5
If you're going to get picky, then its 'its'. Actually, you're the one who's being grammatically incorrect here. Tut tut. |
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Post by Markelangelo on May 10, 2006 19:45:53 GMT -5
If you're going to get picky, then its 'its'.
If you're going to get picky, then it's "It's"
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Post by supernoodle69 on May 10, 2006 20:17:09 GMT -5
It's It's!!!
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Post by Robbing the Dezan on May 10, 2006 20:32:15 GMT -5
Yes, supernoodle69 was right. Well, he should have capitalised the I.
To clarify for Fax mactor:
It is ---> It's
It has ---> It's
Belonging to it ---> Its
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Post by supernoodle69 on May 10, 2006 20:34:28 GMT -5
I stand corrected! Well, i edited my post. By the way 'she' is a 'he'... ha!
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Post by Robbing the Dezan on May 10, 2006 20:44:20 GMT -5
i is an I, sister.
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Post by supernoodle69 on May 10, 2006 20:46:17 GMT -5
Yes, I know that, 'sister'.
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Post by Mike on May 11, 2006 5:49:10 GMT -5
So, what have we all learned?
1. Rihanna has in fact broken no records at all, since the record still belongs to Kelly Clarkson.
2. Rihanna is so interesting that a thread about her descended into a grammar/spelling handbags-at-dawn-fest within, oh, two posts.
3. You're a bunch of knobheads, but Lynne Truss would probably love you.
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Post by Fax Mactor on May 11, 2006 5:51:54 GMT -5
Just testing.
No.
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Post by doggie on May 11, 2006 7:16:50 GMT -5
So, what have we all learned? 1. Rihanna has in fact broken no records at all, since the record still belongs to Kelly Clarkson. 2. Rihanna is so interesting that a thread about her descended into a grammar/spelling handbags-at-dawn-fest within, oh, two posts. 3. You're a bunch of knobheads, but Lynne Truss would probably love you. Perhaps they're not all taking it as seriously as you? |
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Post by azura on May 11, 2006 7:25:39 GMT -5
Well there is a sense in being pedantic about how Rihanna's name is spelt, so there's no confusion with Rhianna who sang Oh Baby and Word Love in 2002.
Not likely to be much confusion though considering the, shall we say, different levels of success.
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Post by xolondon on May 11, 2006 7:34:15 GMT -5
I hope she makes Marc Almond (and the other dude) a lot of money, because that song is ALL down to the Soft Cell sample.
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Post by diamond doggie bag on May 11, 2006 7:38:31 GMT -5
I hope she makes Marc Almond (and the other dude) a lot of money, because that song is ALL down to the Soft Cell sample. Totally. I nearly died when one of my friends said she couldn't hear the sample. |
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Post by Dennis on May 11, 2006 7:40:41 GMT -5
But isn't Soft Cell's song a cover as well? I've been wondering who'll actually get to make money out of this. Are Soft Cell credited?
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Post by azura on May 11, 2006 8:03:57 GMT -5
Yes, Soft Cell's version of Tainted Love is a cover version. It was originally recorded in the '60s by Gloria Jones (unless someone else recorded it before her...)
I'm not sure if Soft Cell will make any money out of S.O.S. The sample is of their version, but most of the time the royalties go to the writer- which in Tainted Love's case was someone called Ed Cobb. Unless he's dead, in which case the money will go to his estate.
In fact, I'm not sure Soft Cell made a great deal of cash out of Tainted Love anyway.
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Post by undisco_me on May 11, 2006 8:10:28 GMT -5
And didn't Soft Cell forget to include a B-side or something, so lost out on a lot of potential royalties even back then?
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Post by Dennis on May 11, 2006 8:10:32 GMT -5
Thanks for that. From Wikipedia:
The song was written by Jonathan "J.R." Rotem and Etvan Kidd Bogart. Jonathan "J.R." Rotem also produced the song. (...) The song features a sample of the classic 80's tune "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell, a cover of the song by Gloria Jones, written by Ed Cobb, who receives co-songwriting credit."
Ed Cobb died in 1999.
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Post by ttoby on May 11, 2006 11:38:31 GMT -5
This almost-record has been knocking around uninteresting cobweb-infest corners of the web since Billboard reported it last Thursday. A WEEK AGO.
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Post by cantsinganotebutiwritethewords on May 11, 2006 12:58:28 GMT -5
THANKS!
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Post by Kirkland on May 11, 2006 13:14:35 GMT -5
I've developed a bit of a love affair with Rihanna - but I pretend her first album isn't real.
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Post by Mike on May 11, 2006 15:52:07 GMT -5
Totally. I nearly died when one of my friends said she couldn't hear the sample. Jesus H. What on earth is she hearing? |
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Post by cantsinganotebutiwritethewords on May 11, 2006 17:16:30 GMT -5
The first time I saw the video for "if it's loving..." my brother and I were hi, and we put her on mute and just read the captions for the lyrics. It was horrible, horrible song, so now i pretend that cd doesn't exist either. But i do like the remix...
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Post by demento on May 12, 2006 10:37:15 GMT -5
And didn't Soft Cell forget to include a B-side or something, so lost out on a lot of potential royalties even back then? They put another cover version (The Surpremes 'Where Did Are Love Go' ) on the b-side. If they'd used one of their own songs instead they'd each alledgedly be about 3-4 million pounds richer than what they are. |
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