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Reply #30 posted 08/10/05 3:12pm

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thesexofit said:


I (and anyone who remembers tommy) will know why they left him off. Shame. I think most pop fans could swallow a song as deliberately cheesy as "i'll be your everything".


I remember that song. It was #1 in the U.S. back in 1990. It was left off for the same reason why Madonna's "Cherish" wasn't included.
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Reply #31 posted 08/10/05 3:15pm

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VinnyM27 said:

I understand only one Madonna track....but "Everybody". Yes, it was her first single but she was on the label for years! I would have made more sense to put "Like A Prayer". Not that the Madonna track makes or breaks it. A really good tracklisting.


I just realized "Like A Prayer" (video) is included on the 4th disc so you got your wish.
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Reply #32 posted 08/10/05 3:17pm

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sextonseven said:

thesexofit said:


I (and anyone who remembers tommy) will know why they left him off. Shame. I think most pop fans could swallow a song as deliberately cheesy as "i'll be your everything".


I remember that song. It was #1 in the U.S. back in 1990. It was left off for the same reason why Madonna's "Cherish" wasn't included.



Ur a freestyle fan if I remember? Tommys first album had some good uptempos. And his duet with saffire (remember her?) on "dont give up on love" is cool. Its a nice beatboxy tune.

Tommy page and Madonna were quite similar. I dont know why, but the fact they were both so pop has something to do with it. Poor tommy, he got dropped.
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Reply #33 posted 08/10/05 3:25pm

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thesexofit said:

sextonseven said:



I remember that song. It was #1 in the U.S. back in 1990. It was left off for the same reason why Madonna's "Cherish" wasn't included.



Ur a freestyle fan if I remember? Tommys first album had some good uptempos. And his duet with saffire (remember her?) on "dont give up on love" is cool. Its a nice beatboxy tune.

Tommy page and Madonna were quite similar. I dont know why, but the fact they were both so pop has something to do with it. Poor tommy, he got dropped.


I didn't know Sa-Fire recorded a duet with Tommy Page. I do recall that after her first album she wanted to expand her range beyond freestyle and did a cover of "I Will Survive" that was very newjack. I liked newjack at the time, but I didn't want to hear it from Sa-Fire.
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Reply #34 posted 08/10/05 3:28pm

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tommy page is on disc 3
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Reply #35 posted 08/10/05 3:29pm

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sextonseven said:

thesexofit said:




Ur a freestyle fan if I remember? Tommys first album had some good uptempos. And his duet with saffire (remember her?) on "dont give up on love" is cool. Its a nice beatboxy tune.

Tommy page and Madonna were quite similar. I dont know why, but the fact they were both so pop has something to do with it. Poor tommy, he got dropped.


I didn't know Sa-Fire recorded a duet with Tommy Page. I do recall that after her first album she wanted to expand her range beyond freestyle and did a cover of "I Will Survive" that was very newjack. I liked newjack at the time, but I didn't want to hear it from Sa-Fire.


Oh yeah, sorry it is safire. Anyway I heard they both formed a dance group (not them but got 2 other people together) in the early 90's? He used a fake name for the songwriting. I cannot remember the name, but it was freestyle or at least dance music anyway?
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Reply #36 posted 08/10/05 3:34pm

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JonSnow said:

tommy page is on disc 3


I missed that. There's so many damn artists on there!
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Reply #37 posted 08/10/05 3:36pm

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sextonseven said:

JonSnow said:

tommy page is on disc 3


I missed that. There's so many damn artists on there!



Oh yeah. Thanx jonsnow. Some much needed money for the new kids on the block then. (though I swear maurice starr musta written it though. Its too catchy to be a new kids written song)
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Reply #38 posted 08/10/05 3:41pm

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too bad they didn't use "A Shoulder to Cry On". I had that 45.. great pop song.
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Reply #39 posted 08/10/05 3:43pm

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thesexofit said:

sextonseven said:



I missed that. There's so many damn artists on there!



Oh yeah. Thanx jonsnow. Some much needed money for the new kids on the block then. (though I swear maurice starr musta written it though. Its too catchy to be a new kids written song)


I guess my theory that the label wanted to stay away from the really pop stuff holds no water then. lol

It still would have been really cool to include Specimen. Maybe they were too goth to be on the same collection as Tommy Page.

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Reply #40 posted 08/10/05 3:51pm

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sextonseven said:

thesexofit said:




Oh yeah. Thanx jonsnow. Some much needed money for the new kids on the block then. (though I swear maurice starr musta written it though. Its too catchy to be a new kids written song)


I guess my theory that the label wanted to stay away from the really pop stuff holds no water then. lol

It still would have been really cool to include Specimen. Maybe they were too goth to be on the same collection as Tommy Page.



They might sound good back to back.
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