Comments on: Ultimate Worst-Song Mega-Mix Vol. 1 http://jakerake.wordpress.com/2008/11/19/worst-songs-ever/ Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:05:08 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Ted Berg http://jakerake.wordpress.com/2008/11/19/worst-songs-ever/#comment-1223 Ted Berg Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:25:20 +0000 http://jakerake.wordpress.com/?p=1212#comment-1223 See? A lot of love for Ignition (Remix). Plus, you've apparently forgotten about Bon Jovi's Always, the worst song ever written, performed, or even conceptualized. See? A lot of love for Ignition (Remix). Plus, you’ve apparently forgotten about Bon Jovi’s Always, the worst song ever written, performed, or even conceptualized.

]]> By: manuel http://jakerake.wordpress.com/2008/11/19/worst-songs-ever/#comment-1210 manuel Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:18:21 +0000 http://jakerake.wordpress.com/?p=1212#comment-1210 Fuck you. The remix to ignition is possibly the best thing R-kelly has ever done that wasn't featured in Space Jam. Fuck you. The remix to ignition is possibly the best thing R-kelly has ever done that wasn’t featured in Space Jam.

]]> By: Ted Berg http://jakerake.wordpress.com/2008/11/19/worst-songs-ever/#comment-1207 Ted Berg Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:04:54 +0000 http://jakerake.wordpress.com/?p=1212#comment-1207 I don't think you're giving R. Kelly enough credit. First of all, I'm pretty sure the song you're referring to is not Ignition but Ignition (Remix). It immediately follows the original Remix on R. Kelly's magnum opus, Chocolate Factory. Add to that the fact that R. Kelly starts the song by saying, "Now usually I don't do this," and I think you've got some subtle self-parody. Think about it: R. Kelly's previous hits were Bump N' Grind and I Believe I Can Fly. Most of his prior songs are about making sweet love to (presumably underaged) women. Ignition, the original, is about the very subject -- specifically in the back of a Jeep. Then the "remix" to Ignition, which is not a proper remix, is about poppin' Crys and afterparties. Where'd that side of R. Kelly come from? Shouldn't he be focused on lovemaking? Normally, he would. But clearly, with Ignition (Remix), R. Kelly is poking fun at the excesses of hip-hop culture, right down to the tendency to haphazardly remix songs soon after they're released. That Ignition (Remix) hit No. 1 on the charts is not R. Kelly's fault. People simply don't understand him. After all, this is the man who brought us works like "Trapped in the Closet, pts. 1-20" and "Sex with Gary Sheffield's Wife." He's an artist. Plus no one in his right mind would record Ignition (Remix) or the epic Trapped hip-hopera if he weren't kidding. R. Kelly has played the masses, and for this, you've deemed one of his most ironic successes the ninth worst song of all-time. R. Kelly has fooled you again. Also, he has peed on underaged women. I don’t think you’re giving R. Kelly enough credit. First of all, I’m pretty sure the song you’re referring to is not Ignition but Ignition (Remix). It immediately follows the original Remix on R. Kelly’s magnum opus, Chocolate Factory. Add to that the fact that R. Kelly starts the song by saying, “Now usually I don’t do this,” and I think you’ve got some subtle self-parody.

Think about it: R. Kelly’s previous hits were Bump N’ Grind and I Believe I Can Fly. Most of his prior songs are about making sweet love to (presumably underaged) women. Ignition, the original, is about the very subject — specifically in the back of a Jeep. Then the “remix” to Ignition, which is not a proper remix, is about poppin’ Crys and afterparties. Where’d that side of R. Kelly come from? Shouldn’t he be focused on lovemaking?

Normally, he would. But clearly, with Ignition (Remix), R. Kelly is poking fun at the excesses of hip-hop culture, right down to the tendency to haphazardly remix songs soon after they’re released. That Ignition (Remix) hit No. 1 on the charts is not R. Kelly’s fault. People simply don’t understand him.

After all, this is the man who brought us works like “Trapped in the Closet, pts. 1-20″ and “Sex with Gary Sheffield’s Wife.” He’s an artist. Plus no one in his right mind would record Ignition (Remix) or the epic Trapped hip-hopera if he weren’t kidding.

R. Kelly has played the masses, and for this, you’ve deemed one of his most ironic successes the ninth worst song of all-time. R. Kelly has fooled you again. Also, he has peed on underaged women.

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