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Raphael Saadiq - " 100 Yard Dash" (Official Video)




Album: The Way I See It
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Reply #1 posted 01/28/09 11:46am

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Thanks 4 posting this video. I totally Love Raphael Saadiq. Hes one of the few artist I am feeling right now.
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Reply #2 posted 01/28/09 1:38pm

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That's a tight-a video.
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Reply #3 posted 01/29/09 9:09am

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Its a nice vid but I dont feel this song too much
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Reply #4 posted 01/29/09 9:15am

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paisleypark4 said:

Its a nice vid but I dont feel this song too much

I didn't at first either, but it grew on me fast. It's now one of my top favs from the album.
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Reply #5 posted 01/29/09 10:16am

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Has he got a cold ...what happend to his voice ...videos good but the song is weak...and i like RS ...oh dear he should speak to Amy if he's gonna try to recreate a motown vibe ...sounds sad but ..its true... sad
Da, Da, Da....Emancipation....Free..don't think I ain't..! London 21 Nights...Clap your hands...you know the rest..
James Brown & Michael Jackson RIP, your music still lives with us!
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Reply #6 posted 01/29/09 10:17am

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LondonStyle said:

Has he got a cold ...what happend to his voice ...videos good but the song is weak...and i like RS ...oh dear he should speak to Amy if he's gonna try to recreate a motown vibe ...sounds sad but ..its true... sad

Did you listen to the whole album? This album is definitely one of the best of 08.
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Reply #7 posted 01/29/09 10:35am

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daPrettyman said:

LondonStyle said:

Has he got a cold ...what happend to his voice ...videos good but the song is weak...and i like RS ...oh dear he should speak to Amy if he's gonna try to recreate a motown vibe ...sounds sad but ..its true... sad

Did you listen to the whole album? This album is definitely one of the best of 08.


I guess he must have better tracks on the album ...I have heard "Love that Girl" ..it been played alot ...it's a great track and very big in London ....so why did he release 100 yard dash....which is a weak song...?

I have not got the album but a RS fan told me it falls down in alot of places not his strongest.. or close to Lucy Pearl work (solo stuff)? wink
Da, Da, Da....Emancipation....Free..don't think I ain't..! London 21 Nights...Clap your hands...you know the rest..
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Reply #8 posted 01/29/09 10:38am

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LondonStyle said:

daPrettyman said:


Did you listen to the whole album? This album is definitely one of the best of 08.


I guess he must have better tracks on the album ...I have heard "Love that Girl" ..it been played alot ...it's a great track and very big in London ....so why did he release 100 yard dash....which is a weak song...?

I have not got the album but a RS fan told me it falls down in alot of places not his strongest.. or close to Lucy Pearl work (solo stuff)? wink

Do a search here on the org, we have discussed his new album here in depth.

I will say that it is a different type of album (like his other solo projects), but I like this one much better than Instant Vintage or Ray Ray. I don't really count the Lucy Pearl project (since it wasn't a solo project). Lucy Pearl was great, but went lacking (imo).

I will say that 100 Yard Dash is not the best song on the project. I would rank "Never Give You Up" (with CJ Hilton and Stevie Wonder) or "Just One Kiss" (with Joss Stone) among the best on the project, but 100 Yard Dash is toward the top also.
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Reply #9 posted 01/29/09 10:45am

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daPrettyman said:

LondonStyle said:



I guess he must have better tracks on the album ...I have heard "Love that Girl" ..it been played alot ...it's a great track and very big in London ....so why did he release 100 yard dash....which is a weak song...?

I have not got the album but a RS fan told me it falls down in alot of places not his strongest.. or close to Lucy Pearl work (solo stuff)? wink

Do a search here on the org, we have discussed his new album here in depth.

I will say that it is a different type of album (like his other solo projects), but I like this one much better than Instant Vintage or Ray Ray. I don't really count the Lucy Pearl project (since it wasn't a solo project). Lucy Pearl was great, but went lacking (imo).

I will say that 100 Yard Dash is not the best song on the project. I would rank "Never Give You Up" (with CJ Hilton and Stevie Wonder) or "Just One Kiss" (with Joss Stone) among the best on the project, but 100 Yard Dash is toward the top also.


I've heard Instant Vintage and it's not great so it's not hard for a man of RS talent to do better ...strange he pick that song for release ...why he must have a track on the album where it's just him no one else that's a good follow up to "Love that Girl" ? ....you have to count Lucy Peal as it manily his thing...from a music point of view RS is a group artist he need to get back with Tony Toni Tone ...asap or Lucy Pearl with a new creative lead (female singer....ther are loads out their he could work with...) biggrin
Da, Da, Da....Emancipation....Free..don't think I ain't..! London 21 Nights...Clap your hands...you know the rest..
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Reply #10 posted 01/29/09 10:56am

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daPrettyman said:

paisleypark4 said:

Its a nice vid but I dont feel this song too much

I didn't at first either, but it grew on me fast. It's now one of my top favs from the album.


I wished Staying In Love or Oh Girl was the next single
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Reply #11 posted 01/29/09 11:14am

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Appreciate his effort to sing some real R&B, but it aint cutting it

Remembering those good ol days'.. "it never rains in southern california"
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Reply #12 posted 01/29/09 11:37am

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isthisdadawn said:

Appreciate his effort to sing some real R&B, but it aint cutting it

Remembering those good ol days'.. "it never rains in southern california"

eek

U guys really need 2 hear this album.
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Reply #13 posted 01/29/09 11:42am

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daPrettyman said:

isthisdadawn said:

Appreciate his effort to sing some real R&B, but it aint cutting it

Remembering those good ol days'.. "it never rains in southern california"

eek

U guys really need 2 hear this album.


I ADORE the album(for one) love

But that video is corny disbelief he's reaching lol trying too hard to be "60s-ish" and the whole thing became abit too gimmickry for my taste.
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Reply #14 posted 01/29/09 11:53am

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isthisdadawn said:

Appreciate his effort to sing some real R&B, but it aint cutting it

Remembering those good ol days'.. "it never rains in southern california"



Oh babe.."Oh Girl" is real r&b. The Stylistics wouldve killed for that one.
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Reply #15 posted 01/29/09 11:54am

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Harlepolis said:

daPrettyman said:


eek

U guys really need 2 hear this album.


I ADORE the album(for one) love

But that video is corny disbelief he's reaching lol trying too hard to be "60s-ish" and the whole thing became abit too gimmickry for my taste.

I can respect that.

I like the video. It has a modern-60s feel to it. They weren't trying to mimic a 60s video, but they used the staging. I like it better than the first video for Love That Girl.
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Reply #16 posted 01/30/09 6:35am

SoulAlive

I like the video thumbs up! and the album is fantastic!
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Reply #17 posted 02/05/09 5:51am

anc282

That's exactly what I was expecting to see. cool

I mean, what else are you gonna do other than make a video that illustrates the era you're trying to emulate or the song's lyrics???

I think he pulled it off very well and I really like the album. Had me snappin my fingers from the first few opening bars. Excellent!
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Reply #18 posted 02/05/09 11:05am

Wahday

His album was easily the best album of 08 for me.
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Reply #19 posted 02/07/09 11:06am

Thibaut

^
New amerykah takes that spot in my opinion
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