Oh crap. I'm late again, aren't I? Forgive me, I was on a boat and at an endless supply of events in which I was required to wear dress shoes all weekend. But the important thing is, this OSJOTW (it took me this long to acronym that ish up? It looks like some type of Norwegian candy) is in honor of my sister's BIRTHDAY! I broke all my rules and took a request in honor of her greatness. Lucky for me, and us all really, she chose one I was bound to feature anyway. We all know No Diggity, but do we all know "Don't Leave Me?" If you're cool you do. Blackstreet>Backstreet, btw.
Things to Note:
*First off, can we just clutch our pearls and sigh a little at that Vh1 logo? Dare I say vintage? If I see the old "Back 2 Back" logo I might just start a candlelight vigil.
* Hey, listen! A talk box! As much as I love the instrument and still hold out hope that one day I will have one in all its tubular glory, I still find it quite funny when artists lip sync to them without irony as if we all don't notice that they're making noises not humanly possible. Robots are as right as rain. In a perfect world.
* All white outfits are the cornerstone of 90s R&B. Those and that water drippy noise in that one Boyz II Men song. Without them, I doubt we would have ever advanced as a collective society. I particularly like the dance move being done in them at 20 seconds. I will try the twirl and hesitant push next time there is a rug to cut.
* Contrary to what you may have heard from her in the third grade, the boys of Blackstreet are NOT Megan's adopted brothers. At least not all 4 of them.
* I feel like "Ghost in the Mixing Room" could have been a good "Goosebumps" title.
* Remember that newspaper ad the Spice Girls answered to get into the group? I feel like a similar ad for a 90s male R&B group would have had the following questions
1. Can you harmonize?
2. Can you feel comfortable wearing oversized denim jackets?
3. Can you convincingly pine over a photo of a lost loved one?
If you say yes to all three, we will be in contact.
* I always thought the shift from slightly boring studio scenes to an elaborate polaroid tower was a bit abrupt. They wisely wait until the harmonica solo to release its fully glory.
* On that note, I'm glad this concept was done now. If it were done today it would probably be a tower of iPhones or BluRay cases.
* I count more than 4 people helping build this thing. Is there slave labor? Why no mention of the lives surely lost in the collapse? They made a wonderful effigy of love and I think they should be recognized. I mean, we know from 3:15 that it was a rough pursuit to the top.
Pictures last forever, and so does Blackstreet. Except when they did that song with Janet Jackson.
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