The song "Too Little Too Late" turns 15 years old today

Captante

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JoJo, the singer with powers similar to Mozart or Mendelssohn, gives the song a life other singers could only hope of dreaming

Not only have I never heard that song, I've never heard OF that song.

:rolleyes:


(or whomever "iamjojo" is sorry)
 

Torn Mind

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Not only have I never heard that song, I've never heard OF that song.

:rolleyes:


(or whomever "iamjojo" is sorry)
Not a surprise. I came across her two years ago during the craze of "Old Town Road" and the numerous derivative works spawned from it. One of which is Conor Maynard's Sing Off. The following is not live and acted out but it does not detract from the compositional skills. The showcase can work both alone and with a backing track, with proof of the latter from 5:16 to the end of the video.


Which, btw, I remember posting in that previous thread about music that impressed people nearly instantaneously. Me being the OP...of course means that she was mentioned in the first post. So, are you getting little senile?:p


Here's a piano "run" written down by the Maestro Mozart.

It has gnawed at my mind for years that Mozart improvised many of his cadenzas for his piano concertos and thus left no written copy of his improvisations for many of his works, including the 20th piano concerto--people usually hear Beethoven's take to fill in that musical gap. So I've always wanted a musician who could "cook notes". So I'm just looking at Youtube vids related to the Old Town Road craze because I was swept up in it a bit...and hearing the above moment put the time of listening to 86 Beethoven Cds to good use, although I wouldn't listen to Beethoven up until earlier this year...because she started a new blaze in my Mozart appreciation....
 

mindless1

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I've heard the song, just came off to me as white trash wanting attention in order to diss someone who did her wrong, which meant she had no excuse and it was all her fault. Like Taylor Swift.

It's heart felt, but only by her or someone in same situation, driven by dellusion that doesn't integrated into my life so, just someone trying to max out their vocal range.
 

Torn Mind

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I've heard the song, just came off to me as white trash wanting attention in order to diss someone who did her wrong, which meant she had no excuse and it was all her fault. Like Taylor Swift.

It's heart felt, but only by her or someone in same situation, driven by dellusion that doesn't integrated into my life so, just someone trying to max out their vocal range.
It was written by two dudes and a then-17-year old woman(not the singer).

BTW, fun facts are she has an eternal cookout pass and covered Taylor Swift live...the discrepancy is skill is large between Swift and her.
 

shortylickens

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Never heard it.
Dont care.
Feel like I kinda unplugged from mainstream entertainment right around the time I joined the navy.
I saw The Matrix late, and unlike every other American I did not think it was the greatest thing ever made.
I saw the star wars movies late, and hated them.
Didnt find out about Firefly until around 10 years after it was cancelled. Loved it.
MOST video games I got into late.
Most consoles I bought when they were on their way out. Also did not like them.
 

deustroop

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It's 2021, appropriate lyric "It doesn't matter anyway". :p


It is distressing to hear such sophomoric banality . But that's much of what's left of pop music. If it weren't for the efforts of the band, one could easily send this video out with the cat litter.
 
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shortylickens

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I don't have the energy to get into it right now because my dentist is about to do something awful to me but I wanna discuss the blind hate for music later today.
 

brianmanahan

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I don't have the energy to get into it right now because my dentist is about to do something awful to me but I wanna discuss the blind hate for music later today.

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Torn Mind

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It is distressing to hear such sophomoric banality . But that's much of what's left of pop music. If it weren't for the efforts of the band, one could easily send this video out with the cat litter.
Might be your issue is the songwriter's style and "flavor" and you don't know it.
 

Torn Mind

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Based on individual levels of success I have ZERO doubt of this! :p
Something something casting couch, predatory management, an "inescapable contract" and record label going full sabotage by leaking tracks she recorded. The contract terms were that, in essence, she needed to produce 7 albums to be released from it. By making sure album #3 is never released, she could never get to number 7 and have a career at all. They tried to bury her career in fully....led to her getting depressed and drinking all the time.

New York law, however had a stipulation that contracts made with minors cannot last more than seven years. Blackground and her settled out of court.

Mr Barry Hankerson had some shady behavior with Kyme Dang as well. Going as far as blowing Dang's car up, allegedly. https://www.google.com/search?q=kyme+dang+barry+hankerson&sxsrf=ALeKk013dYcRPngWDZiZKhAgYuQJl9_hcA:1627324473963&ei=OQD_YJmeOqqr5NoP-rqAqA4&oq=kyme+dang&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAEYATIHCCMQsAMQJzIHCAAQsAMQHjIHCAAQsAMQHkoECEEYAVAAWABgthpoAXAAeACAAT2IAT2SAQExmAEAqgEHZ3dzLXdpesgBA8ABAQ&sclient=gws-wiz

Barry Hankerson and co. were in the same circles as the bunch who bribed an Illinois official so that R. Kelly and Aaliyah could get married.

JoJo's live covers from about 10 years ago, where she adds her usual agile runs near the ending

Taylor's two versions, one the very first original and re-recording, where she sings the notes straight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuNIsY6JdUw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwp8Ur6tO-8

Empressive's video summarizing her career up to 2019:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTlliEr5LOA
 
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