"IF" argubaly the best choreograpghy in a pop video, she looked so damn sexy in the video!!

mancabdriver said:

No,
that would b 'Vogue'..

I can't think of the name of the song, but I like the video when she skips across the continents. You know the one where she's riding the elephant. Her hair is in a litlle bun and she looks adorable. "The one thing missing was you..."

P.S. "If" kills "Vogue" in the choregraphy department. I think Jan would kick Madonna's ass in a dance off.

CinisterCee said:

I love how they apparently raided the Aliens set for ideas.

P.S. "If" kills "Vogue" in the choregraphy department. I think Jan would kick Madonna's ass in a dance off

P.S. "If" kills "Vogue" in the choregraphy department. I think Jan would kick Madonna's ass in a dance off.

VoicesCarry said:

lol Every other video in the 80s was shot either in a warehouse or in the largest abondoned boiler room they could find.

Fave JJ video is Nasty followed by Pleasure Principle.

illimack said:

I don't know about that. I love both those videos, but Vogue is a classic of choreography - even if Madonna takes too much credit for the dance itself. The dancing was so creative and, in a lot of ways, very athletic. Mostly I remember Janet whipping her weave around in the If video. I love the way Janet dances, but she doesn't get down in that video like M does in Vogue.

RipHer2Shreds said:

LOL yes but it looks like they riffed the whole elevator set (remember the final sequence of Aliens and the opening shot of RN). Of course Dominic Sena is a film director so that was probably a tip-off to James Cameron.

RipHer2Shreds said:

The If video always seemed a little too close to Cold Hearted by Paula Abdul for my liking. It's never been among my top favorite Janet videos.

RipHer2Shreds said:

LOL yes but it looks like they riffed the whole elevator set (remember the final sequence of Aliens and the opening shot of RN). Of course Dominic Sena is a film director so that was probably a tip-off to James Cameron.

VoicesCarry said:

btw, while we're on the subject... I have Design Of A Decade on VHS, but am looking to find the 80s videos on DVD again. I kinda want to have RN Short Film altogether in its original sequence. What's your perscription, VC?

it hasn't been transferred to DVD officially

CinisterCee said:

Buy the RN short vilm VHS off eBay - it hasn't been transferred to DVD officially, although you can find cheap bootlegs. The VHS still looks better, though.

For the 80's vids, DOAD still offers the best option on DVD. I think Alright (Extended Version) is on The Rhythm Nation Collection DVD, and a few other videos differ between the two (LWNDWY is B&W in one, colorized in the other).
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VoicesCarry said:

You must be shitting me! How did they butcher it on Rhythm Nation Collection DVD?
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VoicesCarry said:

The RN compilation does have the long version of Miss You Much, which is missing from DOAD, right?

CinisterCee said:

Um, well, it's not there at all?

They have the individual videos, but none of the non-single tracks are there (The Knowledge, etc.) and nothing's sequenced together. It's a mess.

BTW the Miss You Much video on the DOAD DVD cuts the classic dance break with the chair for no apparent reason.

BTW the Miss You Much video on the DOAD DVD cuts the classic dance break with the chair for no apparent reason.

VoicesCarry said:

That's the end? Apparently, yes!

mancabdriver said:

No,
that would b 'Vogue'..

I think Janet is one of the best music video artists ever. What is your favorite Janet video?

Mine is: Pleasure Principle

Vogue is a classic of choreography - even if Madonna takes too much credit for the dance itself.

Madonna never took credit for the dance...

I think Janet is one of the best music video artists ever. What is your favorite Janet video?

Mine is: Pleasure Principle