100 People Who Would've Sounded Better Singing Lead on "Get Right" instead of J. Lo.

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This was a post I meant to do on my own blog forever ago, well before "One Thing" came out and answered the question definitively, but here's my first 12:

1) Beyonce
2) Rachel Stevens
3) Madonna
4) Kelis
5) Annie
6) Gwen Stefani
7) Ciara
8) Jaguar Wright
9) Angie Stone
10)Mary J
11)Jill Scott
12)That Little Girl at the End of the Song (assuming that's not J. Lo. pitchshifted, in which case she should've sung the whole song that way anyway)

Whattayougot?

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Sunday, 10 April 2005 22:28 (twenty years ago)

"Get Right" by Jennifer Lopez....

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 10 April 2005 22:44 (twenty years ago)

Boy, am I glad I missed THAT discussion. Yikes.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Sunday, 10 April 2005 22:49 (twenty years ago)

Ashanti?

― The Good Dr. Bill (The Good Dr. Bill), Sunday, 10 April 2005 22:52 (twenty years ago)

Ok am I the only person who thinks that "One Thing" is more annoying than "Get Right"? At least I know J. Lo. can't do better.

― miccio (miccio), Sunday, 10 April 2005 22:53 (twenty years ago)

I hope so (and am pretty sure, yeah).

― The Good Dr. Bill (The Good Dr. Bill), Sunday, 10 April 2005 22:54 (twenty years ago)

I know! WTF is with everybody putting "One Thing" as their no. 1 single? I thought the problem with "Get Right" was the chirpy vocal, not the lack of a Gene Krupa splice.

― miccio (miccio), Sunday, 10 April 2005 22:59 (twenty years ago)

Have we so surrendered to the fact that yelping chihuahuas are the norm that we'll go gaga for the one that yelps loudest?

― miccio (miccio), Sunday, 10 April 2005 23:00 (twenty years ago)

Is it used in a really sentimental moment in Switch? Is it sort of a "New Slang" thing?

― miccio (miccio), Sunday, 10 April 2005 23:01 (twenty years ago)

sorry, Hitch.

― miccio (miccio), Sunday, 10 April 2005 23:01 (twenty years ago)

I know! WTF is with everybody putting "One Thing" as their no. 1 single? I thought the problem with "Get Right" was the chirpy vocal, not the lack of a Gene Krupa splice.

The sample in Amerie is much cooler and less annoying, and sounds a lot fresher--no song in hip-hop sounds like that right now.

And personally, I think her vocal performance is really one of the greatest in R&B this decade--she nails it 100%. She just sounds so unbelievably delirious--the second verse is my favorite, the "memories just keep ringing bells" part. It's invigorating. I don't remember a single thing about the verses to "Get Right"

And the chorus just explodes in a sort of continuous joy--whereas who cares what the fuck J. Lo is singing about on the chorus? It's all about that sax hook, which is pretty grating to begin with.

― The Good Dr. Bill (The Good Dr. Bill), Sunday, 10 April 2005 23:05 (twenty years ago)

also, the video >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the "Get Right" clip

― The Good Dr. Bill (The Good Dr. Bill), Sunday, 10 April 2005 23:05 (twenty years ago)

jesus, my last dentist apppointment >>>>>>>> the "get right" clip

― miccio (miccio), Sunday, 10 April 2005 23:06 (twenty years ago)

doubtful (J. Lo's video doesn't use that fucking nausea-flavored toothpaste), but your heart is in the right place.

("Turn Off Da Lights" = still #1)

― The Good Dr. Bill (The Good Dr. Bill), Sunday, 10 April 2005 23:07 (twenty years ago)

ok we are on different planets, evidently. both tracks haven't done diddly for me

― miccio (miccio), Sunday, 10 April 2005 23:08 (twenty years ago)

yeah, I don't like the Mario or Bobby Valentino tracks either.

It should still say something about the state of R&B this year that there are this many potentially great songs to disagree on (without even mentioning "Oh," "Don't Cha," "Okay," "Girlfight," etc.)

― The Good Dr. Bill (The Good Dr. Bill), Sunday, 10 April 2005 23:10 (twenty years ago)

My fave female-sung R&B hit this year is pretty easily "Goin' Crazy."

― miccio (miccio), Sunday, 10 April 2005 23:13 (twenty years ago)

oh yeah, that's great too.

― The Good Dr. Bill (The Good Dr. Bill), Sunday, 10 April 2005 23:16 (twenty years ago)

Anthony, please get one ear for vocals; calling out Amerie as worse than J.Lo is way beyond "personal taste" territory and smack dab in "willfully and painfully ignorant" land.

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Sunday, 10 April 2005 23:17 (twenty years ago)

Scott Stapp would have sounded better than Jay To The Low on "Get Right."

― billstevejim, Sunday, 10 April 2005 23:17 (twenty years ago)

I didn't say they were worse than J. Lo's, I said they were more annoying. Tom Waits has worse pipes than Amerie but has some less annoying songs.

― miccio (miccio), Sunday, 10 April 2005 23:18 (twenty years ago)

this thread title should also be amended to include "100 people who would've sounded better as the guest rapper on "Get Right (Remix)" instead of Fabolous"

I really think it could be the weakest guest verse I've ever heard.

― The Good Dr. Bill (The Good Dr. Bill), Sunday, 10 April 2005 23:18 (twenty years ago)

I dunno, I'm pretty grateful for its inclusion myself.

― miccio (miccio), Sunday, 10 April 2005 23:21 (twenty years ago)

even his intro is so fucking lame.

― The Good Dr. Bill (The Good Dr. Bill), Sunday, 10 April 2005 23:21 (twenty years ago)

It's highly possible I'm just grateful to hear someone over the hook that isn't J. Lo.

― miccio (miccio), Sunday, 10 April 2005 23:22 (twenty years ago)

I need to scare up a copy of that Usher outtake that uses it. I missed it when a bunch of blogs posted it.

― miccio (miccio), Sunday, 10 April 2005 23:22 (twenty years ago)

The easiest way to make a bad song worse is to put Fabolous's inane mumbling in it. His popularity thoroughly mystifies me.

But to get back to the countdown:
13) Kylie
14) Donna Lewis
15) Bryan Ferry

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Monday, 11 April 2005 00:12 (twenty years ago)

16) Geddy Lee

― Johnny Badlees (crispssssss), Monday, 11 April 2005 00:33 (twenty years ago)

17) Alvin
18) Simon
19) Theodore

― miccio (miccio), Monday, 11 April 2005 00:34 (twenty years ago)

20. Bobby Vinton

― The Good Dr. Bill (The Good Dr. Bill), Monday, 11 April 2005 00:35 (twenty years ago)

21. roky erickson

― ¡å¢¼¦¤♫¦«, Monday, 11 April 2005 00:41 (twenty years ago)

22. Brandy
23. George Michael
24. Debbie Gibson

― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Monday, 11 April 2005 03:29 (twenty years ago)

> 20. Bobby Vinton

Has anyone mashed up Akon's "Lonely" with Kim Jon Il's "I'm So Ronery" yet?

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Monday, 11 April 2005 08:02 (twenty years ago)

25. Tiffany
26. Christina Milian
27. Jill Scott
28. Angie Stone
29. Chris Kirkpatrick

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 11 April 2005 13:11 (twenty years ago)

30. Will Oldham
31. Dave Longstreth (dirty projectors)

― Kevin Erickson, Tuesday, 12 April 2005 13:39 (twenty years ago)

32. The lead singer of Cat Rapes Dog

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 13:43 (twenty years ago)

33. Neko Case

― Kevin Erickson, Tuesday, 12 April 2005 13:48 (twenty years ago)

34. Johnny Rotten

― The Mad Puffin (The Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 14:56 (twenty years ago)

I had somehow missed "Get Right," so I downloaded it the other day. And though I hardly EVER do this, it annoyed me so much I trashed it right away.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 15:02 (twenty years ago)

i think 'Get Right' is okay, tho it's no 'Play'. '1 Thing' I find strangely irresistable.

― $V£N! (blueski), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 15:07 (twenty years ago)

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