DJ SG

It’s tough to please everybody in the club, that’s for damn sure. There are a lot of moments where I think a song is internationally hot and I get über-excited to drop it in the mix, only to have everyone in the club look at me as if I passed some serious gas. Let’s take a look at my favorite songs that seemed to create such a reaction.

5. Another Bad Creation - “Iesha”

Who loves New Jack Swing? *raises hand* Anybody? New Jack Swing was that style of music that was basically R&B artists dying to be hip hop without completely rapping. You might remember the style from such songs like Bel Biv Devoe’s classic club banger “Poison” or Boyz II Men’s mini-bio-song “Motownphilly.” New Jack Swing gives you that itch to do the “Running Man” and the “Roger Rabbit,” if you catch my drift.

That being said… no one seems to care when I throw down “Iesha.” I mean.. it’s like the same exact beat as the songs I mentioned above… and it was pretty popular. I mean.. Another Bad Creation even gets a shoutout in “Motownphilly” when the Boyz call out, “Boyz II Men, A.B.C., B.B.D…. ”

Why It’s So Awesome: It’s the same thing as “Poison,” but with kids! It’s funky, fresh, AND CUTE!

4. Nas - “Hip Hop is Dead”

In a time where mainstream America was doing the Snap Dance, Pop-Lockin’-and-Droppin’, Crankin’-dat-Roosevelt, doin’ the Chicken Noodle Soup, shakin’ that Laffy Taffy, looking for them Humps and etc., etc., Nas comes out with an instant classic, a rework of the “In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida” sample he used the previous album, thanks to the underrated genius of Will.I.Am.

Maybe the song is too confrontational about the crap people seem to like these days. Maybe everyone hates “In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida.” In any case… not too many people share my love for this song.

Why It’s So Awesome: It gives me hope that maybe more insightful hip-hop will be coming out. Even if no one else likes it.

3. The Pointer Sisters - “Jump (For My Love)”

This is one of those songs that you instantly start moving the moment you hear the first chords of the song. And then you dance like this:

Why It’s So Awesome: If this song can make the Prime Minister of Great Britain dance like a fool, then there seriously isn’t a reason for you to have a stick up your ass when I play it.

2. Jermaine Stewart - “We Don’t Have to Take Our Clothes Off”

Seriously, people. Are we all just too slutty these days to appreciate a dude… fruity or not… telling a woman, “Look, bitch.. all I wanna do is dance tonight. Get your hands off of my crotch.”

Why It’s So Awesome: I can’t help it. The song makes me want to be abstinent. And drink some cherry wine. Uh huh.

Although… having clothes off helps quite often, too.

1. Journey - “Separate Ways”

For some reason, 2006 was a big year for Journey. Maybe not them specifically, but for the song “Don’t Stop Believin” it was quite an astonishing comeback. I call it the 2006 Throwback Song of the Year.

I’m not one of those folks who love Journey ironically. I genuinely think Journey is incredible. Them dudes got hits! “Separate Ways” is one of those hits. When I hear it, I wanna pump my fists in the air in the same way that everyone does to Guns ‘N’ Roses’ “Sweet Child ‘O Mine” or Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ On a Prayer.” For some reason, this song doesn’t do it for anyone else but me.

Why It’s So Awesome: It’s JOURNEY. How can it not be awesome? Oh.. and the video is incredible. It’s so bad it’s good.

This entry was posted on Friday, November 2nd, 2007 at 3:53 pm and is filed under Ranting.