New Kids on the Block had a bunch of hits, but their frontman Jordan Knight only had one when he tried to go solo... (Support Todd on Patreon! / toddintheshadows )
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@JulianPerez-zv6os Жыл бұрын
Todd in the Shadows stopped the story right when it got interesting. In 2007, the New Kids on the Block had a reunion tour that would turn out to be one of the most consequential events in pop culture history. To record their reunion album, the Kids got superproducer RedOne. For the musical number "I'm a Big Girl Now" they needed a female vocalist, so they got a local friend of producer RedOne, a New York art school student named Lady Gaga, mainly known at the time for the burlesque art deco show, the Lady Gaga Revue. They loved her vocals so much they used it on the track, and asked Lady Gaga to tour with them as their opening act. And now you know the rest of the story.
@myautobiographyafanfic141325 күн бұрын
Bad music begets bad music.
@BreadSlicer66623 күн бұрын
@@myautobiographyafanfic1413 nah gaga is goated u trippin
@myautobiographyafanfic141322 күн бұрын
@@BreadSlicer666 Anesthetic music only serves cooperate interests.
@BreadSlicer66621 күн бұрын
@@myautobiographyafanfic1413 all music serves corporate interests. So does every other product and piece of media. Welcome to capitalism
@myautobiographyafanfic141320 күн бұрын
@@BreadSlicer666 not as directly as anaesthetic music.
@JRock4247 жыл бұрын
TRUE FACT: The song sounds so much like a Timbaland beat that it fooled Missy Elliot; she called Tim asking why he hid that beat away from her. Timbaland basically pleaded with her saying he didn't produce the song.
@jeffcherubin90735 жыл бұрын
I can't stop laughing while I'm reading this
@madangrypanda28685 жыл бұрын
I thought the same when it came out...lol
@stealthiscool5 жыл бұрын
Shows the impact he had on the industry at the time
@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley5 жыл бұрын
Haha, this song does sound like it's from him so much. I just looked up Aaliyah's "Are You That Somebody?" which I just found out is also a Timbaland beat because this song has parts that sound so much like it.
@josh440265 жыл бұрын
@0000 it is more rnb then whatelse
@AllWIllFall2Me7 жыл бұрын
"I hate slow covers of Dancing On my Own" YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS I have waged a one man war with my friends on this point. "It's pretty clear you're not fucking dancing on your own, because no one could dance to this goddamn dirge you're playing!"
@Khenfu_Cake7 жыл бұрын
Jon O'Guin Thank you! That's what I've been arguing too. The slow ballad piano tune doesn't fit the lyrics at all. Yeah, they are about heartbreak, but that doesn't automatically make it fitting for a ballad. Especially when it's obvious the song is about someone trying to remain happy and upbeat (or at least give off the impression), despite how they actually feel. Wailing over a sad ballad tune not only defeats that meaning, but also makes it sound a bit nonsensical and rather boring. I honestly find most ballad covers of non-ballad songs boring AF and very uninspired. Like Todd mentioned in this video; it comes off as a lame attempt at being deep.
@GeoNeilUK7 жыл бұрын
It's 2017, pop is mostly slow dirges. It's time for a slow piano led ballad cover of *Dance The Night Away* by *The Mavericks*
@8bitdiedie7 жыл бұрын
90% of the time that an upbeat song is covered as a slow, emotional song, it tends to come off as boring, pretentious and melodramatic to me. I think the problem stems from the fact that most of them rely too much on boring pop-ballad cliches (overly emphasizing the lyrics, instrumentation that's stripped of the original's notable qualities, dragging out every line for no reason etc.). This means the cover is left in this awkward position where it doesn't have the fun of the original but is also too unnecessarily intense to come off as genuinely emotional but rather "Look how much more expressive my vocals are compared to the original! Aren't I such a good singer?" instead. Too often it sounds like the shitty covers you'd hear at those talent shows on tv. But there are still plenty of good slow, emotional covers of upbeat songs as well. They're just rare.
@louschwick73017 жыл бұрын
it's been about 2 years, but i am still, STILL goddamn PISSED about this utter moron on the yt comments section for robyn's original version that said, and let me emulate the mastery of english displayed: "the slow cover so better becoz he sing from heart, but whore only sing for money" such disrespect for artistry. such blindness to have no appreciation for genuine feeling, trading it in for schmaltz, for melodrama, for emotion borne of artifice, meant to manipulate, not express - it bespeaks such shallowness of character a lady like robyn's been insulted like that for her own artistry by a baboon on the internet. i hate this planet
@Khenfu_Cake7 жыл бұрын
X : DC Didn't the guy who made the ballad cover of DOMO (can't remember his name atm) first perform it in some talentshow, I think maybe Britain's Got Talent or something along those lines?? Considering how ballads and other forms of overtly expressive singing are a somewhat very formulaic staple on TV talentshows (combined with the fact it's a cover too), it's kinda hilariously sad how, whoever wrote that comment, thinks Robyn's original version of the song is somehow the more blatantly commercialised and possessing the least amount of emotional depth of the two. Edit: I just searched up the song here on YT, to see what the name of the guy who sings on the slow ballad cover was, and I noticed how Robyn's video, which has been uploaded for 7 years, only has 15 mil views. While the cover, which has been up for little more than 2 years, has more than 200 mil views:S Fuck this world.
@greenpanda66657 жыл бұрын
"Many people are happy, Many people are sad" Excellent song writing.
@snukastyle7 жыл бұрын
"Nick & Knight" That's beautiful.
@emolovetree6 жыл бұрын
snukastyle if Nick was hitting on him it'd be nick @ knight
@NinjaDash3604 жыл бұрын
Keep in mind: Prince must've heard the cover since he was still around in the music biz. Knowing how he critiqued pop music of the time I'm sure he didn't approve of that cover.
@sereñiarosa2 жыл бұрын
yeah probably
@TMC1982Part2 Жыл бұрын
Prince was super-protective of his music, so I naturally wonder how Jordan Knight was able to get away with covering one of his songs. Todd didn't mention it in his Trainwreckords episode on Arrested Development, but Prince didn't appreciate AD sampling his voice for "Tennessee" without his permission, which originated from "Alphabet Street". And Prince personally rang Speech up on the telephone to inform him that if he and his group were going to sample his voice, then it was going to cost them a lot of money.
@drpibisback7680 Жыл бұрын
@@DocXango Sure, if you work it out with the label there's not much the artist can do (because generally the label owns the music, not the artist), but the artist can absolutely tell the label not to sign off on that deal and then they absolutely can sue you if you still do that song.
@helenl319311 ай бұрын
Prince had so much trouble with his record label, I wouldn't be surprised if them giving permission for covers like this were part of his problem with them.
@erichmargulis9167 жыл бұрын
I can't believe he's doing a sexy song in a fuckin turtleneck.
@xSwordLilyx7 жыл бұрын
erich margulis Do you know the late nineties or early two thousands? I'm half sure that was officially like a thing
@erichmargulis9167 жыл бұрын
SwordLily Oh, it was. And it makes me wish for death.
@erichmargulis9167 жыл бұрын
Hell, Black turtleneck and blazer is still kinda sexy in a weird way. However, Knight's turtleneck looks like the kinda sweater your grandmother gives you, only for you to "forget" every time you see her in the future.
@rubberwoody7 жыл бұрын
he looks like Mike Matei
@cringeRick_Lamar4 ай бұрын
Bout to turn some ladies on them fuggin cheeks ache for his state fair nostalgia circuit @$$ to transform their sweat hers into #squirtlenexxx😊
@katy88877 жыл бұрын
Omg thank you for saying the truth about dancing on my own covers. She's dancing on her own... but she's still in a club she's not going to be doing a fucking ballet to a club song, the point is it's a fast song
@UtamagUta7 жыл бұрын
Also, it makes no sense from guy's point of view...
@Carewolf7 жыл бұрын
It makes perfect sense from a guy's point of view.. Even the originally switches gender nouns between verses, and says at one point "I am not the guy you taking home.." Though that might because she's lesbian or something.
@pronkb0005 жыл бұрын
I have to admit..."I'm in the corner / watching you kiss her" scans and rolls off the tongue a lot better than "kiss him."
@Aster_Risk3 жыл бұрын
@@UtamagUta There are bisexual and pansexual folks, so it absolutely makes sense.
@riverAmazonNZ3 жыл бұрын
@@Carewolf No it doesn’t. It’s just her accent. Robyn is Swedish. And no, she’s not a lesbian.
@FluxChanneler7 жыл бұрын
How Todd feels about that Prince cover is basically how I feel about any overly pensive Nirvana cover with soft, clean vocals.
@anthonyhansen90187 жыл бұрын
Todd: "Making it drippy and sad MISSES THE POINT" Me: Wow, this is exactly how I feel about slow covers of Dancing On My O- Todd: "And for the record, I hate slow covers of Dancing On My Own too" O_O
@christopherwilliams94186 жыл бұрын
As much love as I have for Lorde, this is how I feel about her cover of Everybody Wants to Rule the World lol
@CaitCher5 жыл бұрын
To be fair, Dancing on my Own is not that bad. I love Callum Scott.
@hudde8145 жыл бұрын
@@christopherwilliams9418 I guess that makes the NSP cover the superior version
@christopherwilliams94185 жыл бұрын
@@hudde814 Comparatively, I'd say. I like the original the best of the three, but the NSP version is alright.
@hudde8145 жыл бұрын
@@christopherwilliams9418 Oh yeah for sure, nothing can beat the original, but for me, NSP is a close 2nd
@NordeyStudios7 жыл бұрын
I worked a week with NKOTB when they started their current tour. Honestly some of the hardest working, most motivated artists I've seen.
@thetruth726674 жыл бұрын
Love hearing that! They never forgot who they were & never became arrogant when they were the biggest thing on Earth! I opened for Jordan once & it was awesome! I messed up my career but I am coming back. Not sure why I went into that lol still awesome to hear that!!
@JennaLeigh3 жыл бұрын
That's truly awesome to hear! They were my very first crushes, my first favourite artists.... And it's really lovely to hear that after all this time they're still humble, hardworking, and devoted to their fans!
@peacockin17 жыл бұрын
I agree so much with the "slowing it down doesn't make it better" comment, those covers are just...drips.
@calebboatman98407 жыл бұрын
This sounds like what would happen if NSYNC tried to write a Panic at the Disco song
@emanas25306 жыл бұрын
I'm not the only one who thought that!
@BDLabs24 жыл бұрын
That is the most perfect analogy to make of this song EVER 🤣!
@lilith-punkpollock6094 жыл бұрын
Okay, now i need a collab album of just Nsync or backstreet singing over classic Panic! Songs. I want to hear Justin timberlake sing that High heels line from don't threaten me with a good time.
@cocothom013 жыл бұрын
This comment should have more likes than it does😂
@peonylarkspur6453 жыл бұрын
this...might explain why i enjoy it so much lmao
@tmamone834 жыл бұрын
Jordan said he wanted the song to sound like Timbaland meets "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite," hence the random circus music.
@jojoversus11003 жыл бұрын
Thats... actually really ambitious lmao
@StudioScarecrow2 жыл бұрын
That's kinda sick honestly
@mirasolbalaga56162 жыл бұрын
I was about to say that The Beatles did a circus song
@lidoeg22 жыл бұрын
Crazy to think this song had production ties to 2 future train Wreckords episodes
@Patrick-qj5ff Жыл бұрын
Which ones
@lidoeg2 Жыл бұрын
@@Patrick-qj5ff the Robin Thicke Paula episode and the Human League Crash episode
@nikeneon3188 Жыл бұрын
Really hope for NKOTB own episode
@kokotheclown25887 ай бұрын
@@nikeneon3188true but I don’t think their last album it’s worth one it’s not bad I mean it’s decent but I feel like it wasn’t a train wreck I could be wrong
@IjeomaThePlantMama7 жыл бұрын
This was my SONG in middle school. Had no idea what he was saying, I just loved the beat. And his turtleneck. Listened to it again last year, gagged after he said "Taste you there". And cackled when he squeaked on the high note at the very end. Why did they keep that in the final cut?!?! I blame a jealous Baby Robin Thicke.
@gabe_s_videos7 жыл бұрын
I swear, the song he did with Donnie Wahlberg sounds EXACTLY like a Lonely Island song.
@achair6504 жыл бұрын
*plays slow and romantically*..........I got that diaper money.......yeah girl, I got that diaper money...........
@Bradford6594 жыл бұрын
It sounds like The Style Boyz.
@gabe_s_videos4 жыл бұрын
@@isetmfriendsofire Thanks for nothing, Andy Samberg! XD
@achair6504 жыл бұрын
I GOT DAT DIAPER MONEY DODE!
@bean35507 жыл бұрын
That version of Dancing on my Own plays in my store every day at 6:45 like clockwork and it is physical agony every time it does
@mellowyellow65722 жыл бұрын
Wait your store uses the same playlist every day???
@hiimemily2 жыл бұрын
@@mellowyellow6572 I'd believe it. I worked at an amusement park that had a limited, 80-ish song playlist that wasn't even on shuffle. You could set your watch to when Phil Collins' cover of "You Can't Hurry Love" came on.
@HazmanFTW7 жыл бұрын
I don't think Jordan Knight has enough chest hair to cover Prince.
@averagebritishguy70825 жыл бұрын
That could mean one of many things.
@MetalSandman9995 жыл бұрын
@@averagebritishguy7082 lololololololololol
@cypher7875 жыл бұрын
NOBODY has enough chest hair to cover prince. no matter how hairy the chest is its never enough
@Zelli527 жыл бұрын
Jordan sounds like he was the Zayn of the group. If he'd done an original song instead of a cover maybe he'd have career
@trixiebay7 жыл бұрын
He is.
@CNWhatImSaiyan7 жыл бұрын
Would that make Donnie and Marky Mark Harry Styles?
@TheSongwritingCat7 жыл бұрын
Zayn wasn't the front man or best singer in One Direction.
@Scanned5 жыл бұрын
@@TheSongwritingCat Zayn wasn't the front man, but he was certainly the best singer in One Direction.
@JellyBabie19844 жыл бұрын
@@Scanned Which still makes him mediocre at best lol, that group was NEVER about how good they were at singing.
@helpmeiamtrapped7 жыл бұрын
The whole "It's just a persona" act is so like Tommy Wiseau The moment people laugh at you or your film, its suddenly a "dark comedy" instead of a "serious drama" like you were saying before. It's the perfect shield of any criticism.
@michaelfarrow58175 жыл бұрын
I think you hit the nail on the head. Some people are artists, they care about every note. Some people are singers, they sing somebody else's music. With the right management, a singer can be great. My friends who were serious about their R&B, myself included, loved this song because it was a strange edgy fuck anthem that you could dance to. He never followed it up and it subsequently became "what happened to Jordan Knight? I loved Give It To You." It was like his pop career was resuscitated and then subsequently smothered with a pillow.
@jaygriffperiod853 жыл бұрын
His follow-up single didn't chart, and his album didn't sell well. He was working on a follow-up album that was to be released in 2001, but his label Interscope shelved the album, and dropped him. I think they thought that they could use him to capitalize on teen pop (hence how he was marketed), but the issue was that he was too old, and the y2k teens don't care about NKOTB. It also didn't help that he was a ghost for most of the 90s, and didn't establish himself on his own. He could have taken more action A LOT earlier, in order to have a solid solo career.
@RenaldyCalixte3 жыл бұрын
Jordan Knight is Vision from the Avengers movies. And Jordan's management from his record label is Thanos. Give it to you is the mind stone. Wanda Maximoff is the dedicated fangirl. 😉
@smeqwack73372 жыл бұрын
@@RenaldyCalixte reddit moment
@Champiness7 жыл бұрын
OH SHIT it's a Jam + Lewis production? No wonder the beat sounds phenomenal!
@VeronicAM3137 жыл бұрын
I once did drag to this song. Longest fucking 4 minutes and 31 seconds of my G-d damn life. You can only thrust and grind so much before you run out of steam. I lost the chance to date this woman because of this song. Bad memories man, bad memories. But let's watch.
@lotus_dream6 жыл бұрын
So many questions
@deuteronomydeeznutz42785 жыл бұрын
So so many questions
@babypurplebat26105 жыл бұрын
Spill the tea sis!!
@Patrick31833 жыл бұрын
Drag as a man? Are u a lesbian
@VeronicAM3133 жыл бұрын
@@lotus_dream KZbin didn't tell me I had replies. Ask away.
@CultureFusionSite6 жыл бұрын
Ah yes, glad to see somebody loving on "I Could Never Take The Place of Your Man." Top five Prince song for me.
@MrMmnngghh5 жыл бұрын
@Tyler Hackner It's my favourite Prince album. "Dirty Mind" is a very close second.
@StudioScarecrow2 жыл бұрын
Best song I've ever heard from him
@RichV20 Жыл бұрын
I was thinking of the Whitetown song at first
@SuperDevolution7 жыл бұрын
"The song doesn't have anything to do with circuses" Maybe the writers were big fans of "Being for the benefit of Mr. Kite!"
@Wired4Life27 жыл бұрын
*This is one of Todd's most polished, mature, and insightful review videos to date.*
@SPDRSLYR7 жыл бұрын
Glad you were able to mention that crap "Dancing On My Own" cover. It sucks that the original never became popular over here, but the dread-filled version got at least some recognition. Stupid teens trying to look "DEEP".
@christopherwilliams94186 жыл бұрын
It didn't? I remember when I worked at Party City they had a crappy cover of it on one of the compilation albums they'd play constantly
@isabellamorris79025 жыл бұрын
I do remember the original (in the UK), but only vaguely - to be fair I think Robyn was a relatively little-known artist at the time. Let's be real though, the original is monster hit material, while the cover is "Spotify piano cover artist accidentally gets radio play". Similarly there was a SUPER weird slow cover of "You're The One That I Want" a year or two beforehand.
@analogbunny3 жыл бұрын
The only people in the US (and Canada) who know about Robyn are gay men, fans of eurivision, and people who pay really close attention to pop music. Robyn is alas kind of unknown.
@Khenfu_Cake2 жыл бұрын
@@analogbunny Unknown to the general public but definitely considered an icon and an influence within the industry though (Body Talk pretty much helped shape the electro/synthpop sound that ended up dominating pop music in the last decade). She's the kind of artist who is your favourite pop artist's favourite artist.
@analogbunny2 жыл бұрын
@@Khenfu_Cake That's probably a better description of Kate Bush or Matmos, but I do know what you mean. That said, here in Canada they say that only professional studio musicians, Europeans, and The Gays know about Robyn. Same for Eurovision.
@creakyboards85174 жыл бұрын
I gotta say, even though I’m normally not for this kinda pop music, this song fucking rules. that beat just FUCKIN GOES
@robertparker628010 ай бұрын
What else about the best makes this song rules?
@Skulb19844 жыл бұрын
I had the cassette single of this when I was a teenager. I listened to it over and over. I wanted Jordan Knight to give it to me.
@futuristic.handgun10 ай бұрын
Lmfao. 😂
@adrianharper94627 жыл бұрын
I grew up with TRL. No seriously, my sister used to tune in everytime it aired.
@Iinneus7 жыл бұрын
I don't know, I don't believe you...
@gilespeterson68327 жыл бұрын
Adrian Harper I always managed to butt-dial MTV as a child, so I'd find myself watching TRL on certain days.
@ryantanner487 жыл бұрын
I was never into boy bands all that much, really. I'm more of a nu metal kind of girl.
@xSwordLilyx7 жыл бұрын
all I know about TRL is an Eminem lyric
@isabellamorris79026 жыл бұрын
Oh look it's Kotori
@Alex_DC4137 жыл бұрын
One good thing about this episode: I finally learned about one of Prince's best songs.
@jmckenzie9626 жыл бұрын
15:01 Those lyrics are ripped straight from "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss" by PM Dawn.
@ponygon7773 жыл бұрын
The second time on OHW where a performer ripped-off P.M. Dawn, the first being Geraldo.
@basedsouljah3 жыл бұрын
I honestly hope Prince Be got to understand how actually ahead of their time with the Ambient hip hop/Atmospheric r&b thing before he passed. People dogged on em for decades but i know more "Ambient trap" / "Psychedelic hip hop" styled artists out right now than ever before.
@michaelgraham97742 жыл бұрын
@@basedsouljah Real shit tho. PM Dawn almost never get their just dues anymore. Even if today's rappers aren't aware of it, they owe a lot to PM Dawn
@elucidator12777 жыл бұрын
Oddly, I actually remember this song. I actually liked the chorus and (to an extent) the dancing in the video. But yeah, this sound was definitely of it's time. And I wouldn't be shocked if other boy banders that went solo took notes from this.
@KuronekoBonbon7 жыл бұрын
I guess he should have become an actor like Donnie. It happened with Will Smith and Donnie's lil brother Mark.
@peateargryfin8447 жыл бұрын
Hearing Knight's follow up, I'm stunned he didn't cover Mad World..would have been just as "good" as the Gary Jules' version.
@mushypasta74256 жыл бұрын
Cover of a cover? Haven’t seen that a lot.
@insertusernamehere517 жыл бұрын
"Look what you made me Do" Todd. You know you want to
@yvette49487 жыл бұрын
insertusernamehere51 I think he will and I can't wait for another angry Todd review.
@larrychilders65997 жыл бұрын
he'll wait until January when he does his top 10 worst and best of 2017
@RyanStorey12317 жыл бұрын
He will! The song only came out three days ago. Give him time. (Also, his grandmother just died, so... yeah.)
@silvanmoss60067 жыл бұрын
We all need someone who can explain us why this song sucks, because we love it,and its a pain!
@thema19986 жыл бұрын
Larry Childers Nah. Todd reviewed the song nearly two months ago.
@drpibisback76806 жыл бұрын
There's only one "give it" song in my heart. GIVE IT AWAY, GIVE IT AWAY, GIVE IT AWAY NOW!
@robertparker628010 ай бұрын
Hells yeah!
@kidwaryodproduction4 ай бұрын
Also KC and the Sunshine Band "Give It Up"
@happylambie24927 жыл бұрын
Would love it when he gets to "Torn" by Natalie Imbruglia
@cass4657 жыл бұрын
What the hell were the stylists on this music video thinking? He looks like a Dad embarrassing his kids at a flash mob. When Justin Timberlake started his solo career, his people had the good sense to put him in slick suits and all black outfits. Not a chunky polo neck and cream coloured slacks.
@iamcasihart5 жыл бұрын
Um, no. With Justin's first album, they had him styled total "B Boy/Hip Hop." Watch his video for first & best single, "Like I Love You."
@RobLives4Love4 жыл бұрын
1999. Urban chic.
@SeanStrife3 жыл бұрын
That was the in-style at the time. I was there, can confirm.
@JennaLeigh3 жыл бұрын
You have to take into consider what trends and styles were popular at different times. For 1999, Jordan looked nice! Hell -- he is STILL gorgeous! And no- Justin Timberlake's team absolutely did NOT dress JT in "slick suits" for his solo debut. You're thinking of the Futuresex/Lovesounds era, well into his solo career when he had plenty of say as to how he was styled. For "Like I Love You", his opening single from his actual solo debut Justified, it was fingerless gloves, fedoras, and lots of "urban" inspired looks. 🤷
@IjeomaThePlantMama3 жыл бұрын
@@JennaLeigh ugh, they really tried hard to push that "Justin loves black girls" trope on us, didnt they? Blegh🤮
@zenjon78926 жыл бұрын
Yes! You are totally correct on the Robyn covers!
@garethmagis7 жыл бұрын
Sorry to hear about your grandmother man.
@Jygerthe2nd7 жыл бұрын
He sampled Dust In The Wind? Dude, that's awesome. XD And yeah, I'm probably never gonna listen to it again either, but...yeah. lol
@christopherminutolo93845 жыл бұрын
The new TRL has ABSOLUTELY *NO* VIDEOS! In fact, as of 2019, I don't even think they show the reboot anymore. Even when MTV tries to play music nowadays, it's pretty much a lie.
@kobalt_ren015 жыл бұрын
6:01 I love it when I see Green Day on here. Though, probably wouldn't get an episode unless the Trilogy count for Trainwreckords.
@prismaze4 жыл бұрын
*"Father of all..." has enter the chat*
@thrownstair3 жыл бұрын
I wouldn’t call Father of All Motherfuckers just yet, we need to see the next one’s sales. Although it’s interesting as a troll record they made to get out of their contract which I think there’s a lot of evidence for.
@Gabe4133 жыл бұрын
@@thrownstair that would make a lot of sense
@Aries_Superstar_Army2 жыл бұрын
Darrin Henson’s choreography to Give It To You is so hard but I remember it thanks to the VHS 📼 I got as a kid. He worked with Britney Spears, NSYNC, Enrique Iglesias, Jennifer Lopez, Michael Jackson, Prince and many others.
@twistedgambit90847 жыл бұрын
What Robin Thicke just did is the literal definition of Irony.
@JiveTAB6 жыл бұрын
I love "Give it to You." The first time I heard it was live in 2015-ish when I saw Nick & Knight on tour. The recorded version sounds dated compared to the new version he's doing live, but it works really well on the album; the full album is wildly cohesive pop, and the odd circus samples make sense in context since so many tracks utilize really weird samples.
@cassandralyris49184 жыл бұрын
Honestly, NKOTB are actually pretty damn great to see live even now.
@Delightfully_Bitchy3 жыл бұрын
This is actually a guilty pleasure of mine. I think the embarrassment of it all makes me want to listen to it once a year or so out of the blue.
@IndigoPhoenix217 жыл бұрын
That "Dust in the Wind" sample is aggressively offensive.
@HEYBUDDYMAN867 жыл бұрын
When I heard the sample of Dust in the Wind by Kansas, I couldn't raise my middle finger faster or firmer.
@isabellamorris79026 жыл бұрын
I so appreciate the comment on Dancing On My Own - totally agree!
@2120musiclover5 жыл бұрын
I used to dig this song. Loved the choreo in the video.
@Wergoheb5 жыл бұрын
See, I remember this as a banger. Nostalgia is one hell of a drug.
@MilesVideos10000 Жыл бұрын
I’m so happy to learn that Todd and I have the same favorite Prince song.
@kacie.k4 жыл бұрын
Listen to NSYNC’s song “digital get down” and tell me that wouldn’t need a kids bop edit!
@Thecoochincanoocheecreek3 жыл бұрын
Yeah. But they would never release those lyrics on a single. That’s the point.
@otaking35827 жыл бұрын
4:17 Insert joke about the NKotB Christmas Comic that Linkara reviewed years ago
@TheWolfkit4 жыл бұрын
15:02 surprised Todd didn't catch that this was actually a cover/reference to Set Adrift on Memory Bliss by PM Dawn...which was covered by the Backstreet Boys, too.
@JBiggsofWSNC2 жыл бұрын
New Kids On The Block's 1993 album would make a great Trainwrecords video.
@foxhoundfrolic7 жыл бұрын
that weird turtleneck is killing me. wtf is he wearing. honestly.
@thot-34337 жыл бұрын
frickshamer I'm surprised Todd didn't notice
@emolovetree6 жыл бұрын
He's not circumcised
@marvelousTUD6 жыл бұрын
It was the 90s, so yeah.
@theoriginalsache4 жыл бұрын
They were huge in the 90's. Most people tried to pull it off and couldn't, but when you CAN pull it off, it's worth it. It's like how a sweater is just a sweater until it's worn by Chris Evans.
@isetmfriendsofire4 жыл бұрын
I'll be honest, I'm really not repulsed by his outfit at all, lookin decently fly
@TimmyTantrum3 жыл бұрын
I was 10 in 1999 and have a younger sister who listened to all the teen pop stars, had all the boy/girl band albums and Now! compilations, and blasted them all day, mercilessly. Needless to say, I feel like I heard everything from Pussycat Dolls to 98 degrees to even 3LW, full albums countless times... I don't remember this song at all.
@sallyversace5 жыл бұрын
This is legit one of my favorite songs of all time and I'm not afraid to admit it. But also, please talk about Joey McIntyre's solo career! I wasn't a fan of Stay The Same, but I Love You Came Too Late was my jam when it was on TRL.
@elucidator12777 жыл бұрын
Also, looking back, that falsetto that he did at the very end of the song was weird, awkward, and off pitch. 0_o
@macsenplays5 жыл бұрын
"God, I miss Prince." You and everyone else.
@MMCLLC74 жыл бұрын
I come back to this video for highlights montage alone. So well edited and curated lol
@10INTM7 жыл бұрын
I tear up in happiness every time another one of these comes out.
@alexandraporter17 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU for the point about Dancing On My Own. Those covers make my skin crawl
@jamespolk54287 жыл бұрын
There was a lot more Prince in this video than I first expected. I approve. Not of the cover, though.
@th3giv3r5 жыл бұрын
"Why didn't you just name the single, 'I Could Never Take the Place of Prince'?"
@GarfieldiusPrime5 жыл бұрын
ngl, that's one of my favorite jokes from Todd's videos.
@ThrawnTheater3 жыл бұрын
6:30 presenting 98 Degrees: Nick Lachey, the two guys who look like Nick Lachey, and the guy who doesn't look like Nick Lachey.
@Carewolf7 жыл бұрын
I agree so much with you on slow covers of dancing on your own!
@DC_Prox3 жыл бұрын
Holy crap... All these years I only thought of "Tonight" as being vaguely Beatles-esque, I never made the ELO connection, but you're so right! Step by Step and the Remix Album are the only NKOTB releases I still revisit from time to time. I remember once when I was testing the CD drive in a computer I discovered that I still had my CD of Hangin' Tough, and decided to play it kind of as a joke... I didn't even get two minutes in before I had to stop, it was just bleh.
@AwesomeNaught7 жыл бұрын
The hit honestly sounds like proto Panic! At the Disco
@guillermodebaskerville71177 жыл бұрын
RighteousViking how? No, seriously, i never listened too much from them
@AwesomeNaught7 жыл бұрын
Guillermo de Baskerville Just like the carnival music vibe of it
@guillermodebaskerville71177 жыл бұрын
RighteousViking one of my favourite songs that uses it too is Melanie Martínez's Carousel
@nritsch7 жыл бұрын
It's got a relatively theatrical twist, which Panic! is known for. Also, carnival music is derived from cabaret music (something Panic! used extensively in their early work). The whispery vocals sound a bit like Lying is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off, but that's about it.
@Annafyz7 жыл бұрын
the second when I heard the into in the Big Hit section of the video I couldn't think of anything else but PaTD
@jonothanthrace15306 жыл бұрын
15:03 Did... did they do a cover of "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss"? I'm genuinely impressed, in a "oh god this is terrible" way.
@SeanStrife3 жыл бұрын
...HOLY SHIT, THEY DID! 2ND TIME THAT SONG GOT MENTIONED ON ONE HIT WONDERLAND!
@Moosenogger7 жыл бұрын
00:30 - 00:32 the guy on the right side of the screen totally flips the camera the bird. I guess MTV missed that little detail.
@tracyveronika2 жыл бұрын
This is the video that introduced me to Todd! Very grateful 😎😎
@ItsBlackjack1157 жыл бұрын
Do "What's on Your Mind (Pure Energy)" by Information Society
@heathervivaviennetta2 жыл бұрын
I saw Jordan performing live as an opening act for NSync in 2000.
@Kleinigkeit117 жыл бұрын
Aw shit, footage of Prince? Prepare to have this video fucked to oblivion; copyright bots will eat you alive...
@imveryangryitsnotbutter7 жыл бұрын
There's no stopping the wrath of The Artist Formerly Known As Alive.
@breedlove947 жыл бұрын
Inconsequential I initially thought that was why he had a dramatic pause
@gilespeterson68327 жыл бұрын
Inconsequential Try audio snippets of Jimi Hendrix. His family will come after you with a bunch of lawsuits at their arsenal.
@EpicB6 жыл бұрын
Or anything from Fox. Nintendo will come and cease and desist you faster than you'll find out how nonsensical it is.
@ryanjaceodonnell5 жыл бұрын
Step By Step is flawless imo haha
@Wired4Life25 жыл бұрын
"Step by Step" is quite fantastic.
@davek124 жыл бұрын
"Anyone can make you sweat, but I...can keep you wet." That's the skeeviest, sexiest thing I've ever heard.
@chavesa53 жыл бұрын
it's almost like people told Jordan Knight after the first hit "you don't have it kid, you're a has-been, act that way" and he just gave up
@TMC1982Part2 Жыл бұрын
Somebody on r/popheads kind hit the head when discussing one-hit wonders who should've had more extensive careers. Jordan Knight had all of the ingredients to have a decent solo career, but he likely waited too long, to the point that he aged out, and was seen as a nostalgia act.
@underdogmodelz27 жыл бұрын
Todd has to review This little song its called All Around the World He'll be so annoyed about its melody its the one that goes la la la la la Please review it!!
@ladydontekno7 жыл бұрын
ElectroChart Top 25 goddammit I sang your comment to the tune of that song
@DeeJayObi7 жыл бұрын
Nah, they were not 1HW. At least not in Europe. But I'd like Todd to take on them, even though they're my guilty pleasure.
@ladydontekno7 жыл бұрын
DeeJayObi they were definitely one hit wonders in the US, at least according to Wikipedia. Todd's covered artists that had hits outside the US but were OHW here.
@imveryangryitsnotbutter7 жыл бұрын
Ha! Joke's on you; I don't even know what the song sounds like so I can't read your comment to the tune of it!
@baronsledjoys13636 жыл бұрын
You would like Todd's most recent Trainwreckords.
@dragonpullman235 жыл бұрын
Another possible candidate from this genre could be "When The Lights Go Out" by Five. Five were a British boy band, basically making them the One Direction of their day, but "When The Lights Go Out" was their only hit stateside, peaking at #10 in the summer of 1998.
@PhoenixRising875 жыл бұрын
Another song I loved as a tween that's actually filthy.
@forkyfork2 жыл бұрын
I loved 5ive. They had a decent career in the UK but are barely known here. Personally I always liked UK pop better.
@EinsiJo7 жыл бұрын
This makes me wonder what you think about Sinead O'Connor's cover of 'Nothing compares 2 u"
@denisenova74947 жыл бұрын
It's not exactly a cover. Prince wrote it for her.
@Dawnbreakerr5 жыл бұрын
It's a cover that sounds literally nothing like the original
@NinjaDash3604 жыл бұрын
@@kostajovanovic3711 you're right. It was for the family's album in 1985, but originally recorded by Prince himself as a demo in 1984.
@AstraeaAntiope7 жыл бұрын
Oh my god, did he make that re-mix album with a Casio keyboard?
@RobLives4Love5 жыл бұрын
I actually love that album, but then again i heard it before i heard the originals
@gemfyre855 Жыл бұрын
As a tween I was absolutely New Kids #1 fan (like a billion other girls my age). I wasn't even aware Jordan had a solo career. I was vaguely aware Joey was doing stuff (Joey was always my fave). In 2014 I watched Band of Brothers (and became obsessed and a sudden WWII historian - that's a whole other story). Anyway, for a while I couldn't get over the fact that Carwood Lipton - a real, actual vet - was being played by second favourite New Kid. I got over it eventually, his acting chops in BoB were superb (EVERYONE'S acting chops in BoB was superb).
@MegCazalet5 жыл бұрын
Oh lord, the turtleneck. I used to like that.
@oo17213 жыл бұрын
I LOVE this song! Always have, always will.
@CobaltCruiser4 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy the opening piano to this episode. It soothes me
@wstine797 жыл бұрын
Jordan Knight seemed like the creepy uncle whose hitting on the New Kids teen fans who just turned 18.
@TennantJunkie19936 жыл бұрын
Take notes, people who cover "I'm gonna be (500 Miles)".
@StevenEveral4 жыл бұрын
I remember vaguely hearing this on some pop station in the summer of 1999. I never heard it after that ever again.
@BH-zd2px5 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed this song. I also enjoyed the choreography in the video.
@IndyX7 жыл бұрын
My sister loved NKOTB and by proxy, 4 year old Indy loved Right Stuff and Hang Tough. I mean they did have a Saturday morning cartoon
@karaluvsketchup7 жыл бұрын
As far as I can tell from a couple of old fansites I found, he had a follow up album (again with Robin Thicke and with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis producing about half the songs) that was completed in 2001 but never came out, maybe because he changed record labels before they had a chance to release it. So the business side of things definitely played into him losing all momentum after 1999. I also think he might have been holding back his own career on some level because he wanted to be a solo artist but he didn't want to deal with the New Kids-style hysteria again.
@Wired4Life27 жыл бұрын
Most of these boy bands and their producers lack the courage to mature organically in their music like The Beatles did. "Tonight" was probably the closest they and Maurice Starr came to some sort of organic growth since it was a heartfelt tribute to their fans that unfortunately doesn't do much beyond the triumphant "Tonight...Tonight" chorus, even with the ELO-esque production. And then, once they're old and missing their old fame, they reunite and despite selling out venues, all they can really do musically is to relive their youths.
@jaygriffperiod854 жыл бұрын
I think he was dropped by Interscope due to disappointing album sales, and the follow up single (Prince cover) flopping. They probably realized that he wasn't going to make them a profit while making his follow-up.
@Champiness7 жыл бұрын
I saw Jordan Knight at the Starland Ballroom when I was, like, six, as an opener to Aaron Carter. Lots of middle-aged women excitedly shouting about how they recognized the song he was going to play next. Didn't know he had any non-New Kids hits!
@ibn19895 жыл бұрын
I just really like the beat of this song.
@SpeedWayDre4 жыл бұрын
The dance 🕺🏽 was from Morris Day and the Time good sir