Speaking of Karyn, I always got a kick out of "Walkin' the Dog."

ccollin88 said:

Jody by far.

AlexdeParis said:

that song was horrid.

sosgemini said:

That's part of the charm! The song and video are certainly a little goofy, but she was looking damned fine in the video!

http://www.youtube.com/wa...EGSOF1jZwY

I remember maybe one or two uptempo songs from her but they were weak poppish sounding ones kinda like Shi...uh, Whitney used to do.

At the time I might have liked Karyn more because of the Jam & Lewis connection, but Jody was more in tune with the clubs, plus she has her whole background in Shalamar so Jody wins. Man, I would love to get a complete Jody Watley 12" collection.

Her first album didn't even have one slow song on it. When I bought it, I said "This bitch is bad!"

Karyn White definitely had the better voice hands down but i must admit
jody watley was packaged better therefore she sustained a better career
but even with all that she ran out of gas quickly around 1994.
Karyn had some great songs such as superwoman,love the way you love me, romantic,the way i feel about you. Her cd make him do right was classic but
overlooked and maybe why she decided to pack her bags and call it a day.
For my money i would take karyn white.
By the way did someone mention pebbles-- pleeeeeze!!!

phunkdaddy said:

I mentioned Pebbles. I'd take her over both of them any day. I prefer her songs and I had a crush on her like no other. Love that woman! "Girlfriend"

My vote goes to Jody. She had the total package: good looks, sex appeal, voice and could dance her ass off.

PurpleCharm said:

what voice are u talking about? she sounded like a female ja rule!

ccollin88 said:

Sweetie, I have no idea what a female ja rule would even sound like...so my vote stands. Jody all the way.

ccollin88 said:

That was only on "Still A Thrill".

ccollin88 said:

Flower




Affection


if u don't have these....get them.

AlexdeParis said:

Pebbles over either of them, much less both of them? Pebbles had some good songs, but she couldn't sing or dance!

While we're at it.

Jody Watley:
Still a Thrill - my fave Prince song that he never did
Friends - my fave rap/vocal duet, and my fave Jody single and video...dig that chandalier ring
Real Love - great video
Don't You Want Me - my fave single from her first solo album
Most of All - total Madonna song, thanks to Patrick Leonard, but great vid)
Looking for a New Love
I'm the One You Need - loved it at the time, but I don't think the song aged well. Still love the dancing.
I gotta mention it - as much as I love Friends and Rakim's rap, this line always bugs me: "And don't ya act two-faceded"

Karyn White:
The Way You Love Me - love it, but that pink lipstick and that hat
Superwoman - the female anthem! Great song, but the way she sings the intro line always sounds odd to me. Too drawn out
Romantic - hot song! One of the best examples of the Minneapolis funk sound. The video's a total Vogue rip.
Hungah - terrible quality video upload. She started losing it for me here. That's the Way Love Goes with different lyrics.
The Way I Feel About You - dig her hat in the quick interview cut right before the video!



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RipHer2Shreds said:

I love her voice. It's not the greatest by any means, but you can listen to, say, "Love Makes Things Happen" and still say she can't sing?

At any rate, she's about as foine as they come. The things I would do to her...

AlexdeParis said:

Nah, I don't think she was a good singer. Another victim of the nasal-syndrome. Still, Girlfriend and Mercedes Boy are among my fave 80s R&B songs.

AlexdeParis said:

I respect your opionion and you being honest. Everyone doesn't like an
artist the same. It is just that i thought pebbles was as wack as they
come. She could not sing period. Girlfriend was straight up early 80's Deele
and they were even in the video. Mercedes Boy was just alright. The only song
that i really liked by pebbles was a song that ironically andre cymone produced
for her i think was called love hate from a soundtrack or something. I honestly
can tell you jody watley and karyn white would run cirles around pebbles on their worst day. Pebbles! Pebbles! Bam! Bam!

phunkdaddy said:

Of course "Girlfriend" reminds you of the Deele -- it was written by Babyface and L.A. Reid! "Love/Hate" is from Beverly Hills Cop II. It's a nice song, but not one of her best. As far as Jody and Karyn running circles around her "on their worst day," whatever. She has as many #1 hits as Karyn (twice as many as Jody) and, AFAIC, Always is the best album by any of them (and it isn't even close). Also, her last album Straight from My Heart showed a lot of artistic growth and was way ahead of its time.

I love Jody and Karyn, but I love Pebbles more.

AlexdeParis said:

I will give you credit for the song always. That was decent coming from her. I
still feel jody and karyn would have outshined her singing that song. The duet with face was okay but karyn's duet with babyface love saw it tops that as well as superwoman, how i want you,can i stay with you, nobody but my baby,etc. Giving you the benefit was straight garbage from pebbles.That cd straight from my heart was straight from the gutter. The leadoff single which i cannot even remember the title was the worst she ever done. And to correct you the always album was not even remotely close to the first jody cd in which she had five top ten singles or any of karyn's cd. Make him do right smokes that pebbles cd period. Oh and again pebbles!pebbles! Bam! Bam!

phunkdaddy said:

You can't "correct" me because it's my opinion. Obviously, we disagree.

vainandy said:

No, Karyn had some funky joints. "Secret Rendezvous" is the best.

Oh, but Jody definitely wins. "Still A Thrill" is damn sexy.
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Wha? i'd have to give it to the one who sung "Superwoman" cause that was the cut! But i loved me some Jody my favorite song by her was "My Everything"

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VoicesCarry said:

I don't remember that one. The main thing I remember about her is the extremely overplayed and annoying "Superwoman". That one alone was enough to turn me off.
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vainandy said:

You would LOVE the 12'' club mix of Walkin' The Dog.

Anyway, here's SR:

http://www.youtube.com/wa...Rendezvous

Thanks for the video link but these computers at work have something called "Websense" that blocks a lot of sites. The block was off for about a week and I was having a ball watching videos on youtube.

I do remember a song of hers that I hated the album version but half way liked the 12 Inch when they played it on the radio. For some reason, I keep getting Karyn White confused with Siedah Garrett (I think) and "K-I-S-S-I-N-G". I hated that song.

vainandy said:

Well when you get a chance check it out. It's a hot track - even DavidEye likes it, so it's gotta be a pretty good joint It would not have been out of place on Jody Watley's debut album.

vainandy said:

dont you dare dog out KISSING...that was my song...