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Thread started 05/29/07 1:43am

bboy87

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The Human League-"I'm Only Human"

I knew this song because of Craig David's cover from 2001 but hadn't heard the Human League's version until recently. DAMN! The original pistolwhips Craig's version repeatedly! lol

Does anyone else love this great song?
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Reply #1 posted 05/29/07 1:53am

GangstaFam

bboy87 said:

Does anyone else love this great song?

completely.

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Reply #2 posted 05/29/07 2:56am

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I love "Human." Jam & Lewis did a great job with that one.
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Reply #3 posted 05/29/07 4:48am

Cheek

GangstaFam said:

bboy87 said:

Does anyone else love this great song?

completely.

nod


co-completely

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Reply #4 posted 05/29/07 11:16am

chewwsey

Cheek said:

GangstaFam said:


completely.

nod


co-completely

mr.greenmr.green



yeah for sure
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Reply #5 posted 05/29/07 2:16pm

bboy87

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Craig David's version is pretty good, but after listening to original, I can't listen to it. It's too slow now
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Reply #6 posted 05/29/07 2:19pm

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It's utterly sublime.
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Reply #7 posted 05/30/07 10:03am

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Jimmy and Terry were HOT when they did that one. I love Lisa Keith's background vocals at that time.
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Reply #8 posted 05/30/07 10:08am

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Love this song.
Been gone for a minute, now I'm back with the jump off
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Reply #9 posted 05/30/07 1:19pm

bboy87

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OMG I just noticed that "I'm Only Human" and Force MD's "Love Is A House" sound VERY similar. Has anyone else noticed? eek
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Reply #10 posted 05/30/07 2:16pm

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Ah yes, Human League. One of my favorite bands from my favorite era of music. nod
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Reply #11 posted 05/30/07 2:19pm

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It's OK but I like "Fascination" and "Don't You Want Me" much better.
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Reply #12 posted 05/30/07 2:29pm

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daPrettyman said:

Jimmy and Terry were HOT when they did that one. I love Lisa Keith's background vocals at that time.



Keith did backing vocals for Human?
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Reply #13 posted 05/30/07 3:50pm

AlexdeParis

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vainandy said:

It's OK but I like "Fascination" and "Don't You Want Me" much better.

nod
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Reply #14 posted 05/30/07 5:51pm

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JAM & LEWIS DID DADAMNTHANG!!!!! AND OF COURSE, PHIL OAKEY!!!!!
CAN U IMAGINE IF THEY CUT THIS W/ALEXANDER O'NEAL OR JOHNNY GILL FRONTING NEW EDITION, THOUGH?????
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Reply #15 posted 05/30/07 5:53pm

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Hell yeah!!! This song was the shit!!!! Still is too!!!!! music
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Reply #16 posted 05/30/07 7:47pm

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sosgemini said:

daPrettyman said:

Jimmy and Terry were HOT when they did that one. I love Lisa Keith's background vocals at that time.



Keith did backing vocals for Human?

The "I am so amazed" is Lisa.
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U 'gon make me shake my doo loose!
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Reply #17 posted 05/30/07 8:21pm

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daPrettyman said:

sosgemini said:




Keith did backing vocals for Human?

The "I am so amazed" is Lisa.





Get out of here... lol
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Reply #18 posted 05/30/07 8:28pm

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I really love Human League. They've got so many classic hits. "Human" is probably my fave, but they really have a deep, awesome catalogue.
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Reply #19 posted 05/30/07 9:24pm

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bboy87 said:

OMG I just noticed that "I'm Only Human" and Force MD's "Love Is A House" sound VERY similar. Has anyone else noticed? eek

I WAS RIGHT! I PLAYED "LOVE IS A HOUSE" And "HUMAN" BACK TO BACK AND THE SIMILARITIES ARE UNCANNY

does a little dance lol
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Reply #20 posted 05/30/07 10:34pm

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love the song, I'm actually listening to it right now. I can't recall what year it came out though, probably 88 or 89 right? this song obviously inspired what was to come with janet's RN tracks like come back to me and escapade(doesn't it sound like a slow version of it? haha)

and yeah it reminds me a little of tender love, probably cause all these songs I mentioned are in the A minor scale
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Reply #21 posted 05/30/07 11:59pm

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I would have liked this song much more if they didn't have that spoken part in the middle bout "while you were away I was Human too" that bit just ruins the flow of the song for me.

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Reply #22 posted 05/31/07 3:14am

AlexdeParis

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alphastreet said:

love the song, I'm actually listening to it right now. I can't recall what year it came out though, probably 88 or 89 right? this song obviously inspired what was to come with janet's RN tracks like come back to me and escapade(doesn't it sound like a slow version of it? haha)

IIRC, it's from 1986.
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Reply #23 posted 05/31/07 8:09am

alphastreet

wow it sounded ahead of it's time then.

Even madonna's rain reminds me of it, with the percusssion anyways
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Reply #24 posted 05/31/07 9:14am

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Love this song. Listen closely though it sounds just like former jam & lewis
protege cherrelle's when you look in my eyes off her debut album which is
one of my favorites by her.
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