She. Brought. The. House. Down.

She has a really powerfull voice here.....one of the best tracks of VR.

Very honest lyrics.

robertlove said:

She has a really powerfull voice here.....one of the best tracks of VR.

Very honest lyrics.

For sure. Did you see her face at the end? She meant business . That standing O was well deserved.

one of my favourite Janet tracks!! thought this was a great performance. wish this song had recieved more attention.

CHIC0 said:

one of my favourite Janet tracks!! thought this was a great performance. wish this song had recieved more attention.

I wish it had too. It would've made a good last single from TVR album.

SEANMAN said:

CHIC0 said:

one of my favourite Janet tracks!! thought this was a great performance. wish this song had recieved more attention.

I wish it had too. It would've made a good last single from TVR album.

i thought after this performance she'd be releasing it. oh well. and though i love "Go Deep" i think this would've been a better choice single.

She went against the label's wishes to do the song. They wanted her to do "Go Deep" but she wanted "What About". At the end, she stood up for herself and did "What About" and it ended in a standing ovation.

Timmy84 said:

She went against the label's wishes to do the song. They wanted her to do "Go Deep" but she wanted "What About". At the end, she stood up for herself and did "What About" and it ended in a standing ovation.

Can u imagine what a video would've been like for this track?

SEANMAN said:

Timmy84 said:

She went against the label's wishes to do the song. They wanted her to do "Go Deep" but she wanted "What About". At the end, she stood up for herself and did "What About" and it ended in a standing ovation.

Can u imagine what a video would've been like for this track?

Whenever I played that song, I imagined the video in my head.

SEANMAN said:

Timmy84 said:

She went against the label's wishes to do the song. They wanted her to do "Go Deep" but she wanted "What About". At the end, she stood up for herself and did "What About" and it ended in a standing ovation.

Can u imagine what a video would've been like for this track?

Yeah as much as I love "Go Deep," a video and single for "What About" would have made an enduring impact on people, especially domestic abuse victims. That video would've been deep as hell!

I LOVE this video and song so much, I remember the night I taped it when it aired here and watching it for ages, and then she accepted the award for GTIG. And that hairstyle and makeup was so awesome, I was copying it for a bit It would have been great for abuse victims, issues around V.A.W. interest me, and I didn't realize it then, but Janet was such a good role model for women standing up for themselves and not putting up with this shit.

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I wish THIS Janet would make a return! Just epic!!

Janet is still awesome, but I agree

This could have definately been released after "Everytime". It's a complete contrast from that song, and Janet would have just killed it. She, Tina and Shawn WERKED that runway!

I love Janet to bits, but, I haven't seen that fierce, warrior look in her eyes since she performed the MJ tribute at the VMA'S, I still adore her, and will always continue to support her, but fans cannot be sheep, I think you guys know what I mean.

She killed it!!

dreamfactory313 said:

She killed it!!

CHIC0 said:

SEANMAN said:

I wish it had too. It would've made a good last single from TVR album.

i thought after this performance she'd be releasing it. oh well. and though i love "Go Deep" i think this would've been a better choice single.

"Go deep" is nice groove, but it's not really exciting.....this song on the other hand rocks!

It also suits much better the vibe of the album.

I remember back in 1997 when she was given the Lena Horne Award on the Lady of Soul Awards, they played an instrumental version of "What About" during a video montage. I didn't know what it was at the time, because The Velvet Rope hadn't yet come out, but I knew that it was one funky tune.

robertlove said:

CHIC0 said:

i thought after this performance she'd be releasing it. oh well. and though i love "Go Deep" i think this would've been a better choice single.

"Go deep" is nice groove, but it's not really exciting.....this song on the other hand rocks!

It also suits much better the vibe of the album.