Songs Written for Other Artists (and my thoughts)

[@Kinglystateof]

Justice for songwriters!!! They don’t get paid upfront like producers do and A lot of the time they do not even know if their song is gonna be on the album until the public knows. Esther Dean said that it takes up to a year for writers get any revenue from the songs they’ve penned. The dream. Ne-yo, Esther dean, Tiffany Fred, Ingrid, JAMES FAUNTLEROY, T-pain, tayla Parks, all writers who have been the back bone of songwriting hits for years. Oh and DO NOT SLEEP ON VICTORIA MONETS PEN.

[@naomi.cannibal]

We will NEVER sleep on her!! I worship at the altar of Ms Monet dailyyyy. I need to give ms Dean her flowers tho

[@annward7794]

A year!! I had no idea. That’s rly messed up.

[@ki4815]

💯 writers in the entertainment industry in general get shitted on. It's terrible. I use to dream about being a songwriter in HS. So glad I left that dream behind.

[@rhyssharp9673]

Raye, a UK singer songwriter, has actually spoken up about this fairly recently. A screenshot showed she asked for an upfront fee and royalty points on the song (and by the wording it seems as if the song recipient previously denied the ask, but this was not in the screenshot). Wholeheartedly agree songwriters deserve more justice and it gained a bit of traction with KAMILLE (singer-songwriter who wrote a lot of Little Mix songs, they called her an honorary member haha) and MNEK (singer-songwriter-producer who has worked on sooo much for like 10 years with big dance hits to his name as an artist as well as production with Zara Larsson and The Saturdays) backing Raye. Fingers crossed some actual justice for songwriters can be achieved!!!

[@ebdohlm5652]

@@TheHonored01 Chandelier is the hardest song to ever perform. To hit the high notes and sing it probably u need alot of efforts. Sia did it justice. Rihanna has nothing on that song. I personnaly think Chandelier is the best song ever made

[@Kevin-rg3yc]

It’s crazy how Rihanna was so many songwriters muse throughout the 2010s it makes you wonder could Rihanna might surpassed the record for the most US #1 hits by the Beatles and Mariah Carey if 1) she didn’t turn down so many songs and 2) didn’t semi retire from music crazy to think

[@sachamoses9233]

Exactly she would of surpassed everyone

[@naomi.cannibal]

I truly think she would have. She was a force and definitely the leader in the 2010s, she showed the girls mercy by letting them breathe bc they needed it

[@ellassamba5112]

She would’ve

[@jayjayhibbs]

@@naomi.cannibal Ugh omg is she stupid like does she not wanna be the best

[@lourencovieira5424]

she's still young, she could easily get more #1, I think even Mariah could honestly surpass the Beatles

[@_max79]

Selena's debut song Come and Get it was also meant for Rihanna

[@imaniblack]

I could totally see that.

[@ok-yc7bs]

it wasn’t

[@_max79]

@@ok-yc7bs It was intended for talk that talk, ester dean is one of the writers, her demo is online and she wrote songs for Rihanna like S&M, Rude Boy, Where have you been etc. and Selena alluded to that herself in an interview

[@naomi.cannibal]

It actually was!! I think it was better with Selena though

[@_max79]

@@naomi.cannibal It kinda has her style, and lyrics when you're ready come and get it are definitely something i think rihanna would sing, but Selena's voice is better for that song

[@aliensuperstarss]

Charli XCX is a musical GENIUS she can write produce etc., shes wroten SO SO many hits and is big herself i’m glad she gave some of these songs up but i do like her demos alot

[@naomi.cannibal]

I love ms xcx

[@jorgevladimirgarciaperez1417]

SHE NEEDS TO STOP LETTING THE GOOD ONES GO

[@naomi.cannibal]

@@jorgevladimirgarciaperez1417 see what u did there 👀

[@aliensuperstarss]

@@jorgevladimirgarciaperez1417 love the pun 👀

[@meghansullivan6812]

Fuck ya I love charli

[@jan-keesjoosse8621]

I think no one but Kelly Clarkson could have made Since You've Been Gone iconic. While recording the song she surprised the producers to sing the chorus an octave higher than intended for pink. She made the anthemic lyrics sound like a break up anthem. Kelly made the difference in my opinion.

[@denniswarrink5522]

Also, Kelly requested that the guitars would be added to make the song more rock.. it was not intended that way. That is why she also has song-co-writer credit on the song

[@mistrbravado]

I think Pink could’ve done it JUSTICE. But, Kelly is Kelly too! ❤

[@brandoniswhoiam]

The first song I thought about was “Run Devil Run” from Kesha, which was given to SNSD/Girls Generation!

[@naomi.cannibal]

WHAT!!!!! I did not know that. So glad girls generation got it

[@brandoniswhoiam]

@@naomi.cannibal, here’s Kesha’s: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3PNdoePjZaUrbM&feature=share&si=ELPmzJkDCLju2KnD5oyZMQ

[@naomi.cannibal]

@@jumpdumppyy lmaooo deal with it used to be my jam

[@niccole3542]

Whoa whoa whoa I did not know that! I personally think Girls Generation did the song well.

[@keshaslays2229]

Just to be clear (and hopefully not sounding too rude or like I'm trying to correct you) but, "Run Devil Run" was not written by Kesha. She only recorded the English language version. It's also worth noting that Kesha recorded an English language version of Girls' Generation's Japanese track "Chain Reaction".

[@smurfyboy92]

Fun fact did you know that Whitney Houston’s How Will I Know, was originally written for Janet Jackson, but she turned the song down, and it eventually went to Whitney

[@naomi.cannibal]

No, I didn’t know!!

[@datedylan2187]

@@naomi.cannibal I'm so glad Whitney took it. I can't imagine Janet's soft voice on that compared to Whitney's version that comes out so powerful

[@dashiajames1882]

I couldn't even see Janet Jackson doing that song. Janet Jackson voice is more softer than Whitney Houston. Whitney has such a powerful & more vocal voice. I'm glad Janet refused to do that song.

[@vijzon3223]

@@dashiajames1882 Lowkey I kinda wanna see what Janet would've done with the song. I know the choreo would've been 🔥.

[@krisj827]

Wow, I didn't know that either. Janet was smart to turn it down. That song was meant for Whitney.

[@chelseagarwe469]

I've always wondered if wasn't for Britney turning down the song song umbrella would Rihanna still have the success that she has today because I believe that song catapulted her career

[@naomi.cannibal]

Hmmmmm you might be on to something

[@wplants9793]

I think it was for Mary J Blige

[@V2080Remixes]

Get On Your Knees by Nicki Minaj feat. Ariana Grande from The Pinkprint was written by Katy Perry and was intended to be on Prism but it was later scrapped from the final tracklist. This is why Nicki shouted out Katy during the second verse "Got me seein' them fireworks, I'm on my Katy Perry".

[@naomi.cannibal]

Wooow this is a wild one. I couldn’t even imagine katy singing the chorus, but I wonder what the other lyrics would’ve been

[@kevinpreston3114]

@@naomi.cannibal If you listen closely, you can hear some of her background vocals in the chorus I’m pretty sute

[@moisesmunoz5333]

@@kevinpreston3114yes they kept Katy’s vocals in the background

[@tayethediva8527]

“Umbrella” would’ve been PERFECT for Britney.

[@crystalleyvonne818]

I LOVE rihanna's same old love version, I'll listen to it after I finish this video

[@naomi.cannibal]

Yessss!! It’s a crime it wasn’t released

[@damianopandolfini2029]

My favorite trivia in pop songwriting: before Beyonce made it her staple ballad during live performances, Resentment was originally recorded by Victoria Beckham! Her album was ultimately shelved, and her recording career ended soon after that, but the demo version is still on KZbin.

[@itim777]

I actually prefer Posh’s version lmao no hate beyonce is great!

[@puckedeo5966]

Other songs are Ariana Grande- Dangerous Woman meant for Rihanna Ciara- Goodies pitched for Britney Spears Iggy Azalea- Black Widow written and meant for Katy Perry Prism Era Beyoncé- irreplaceable written by Neyo Justin Timberlake- Rock yo Body meant for Micheal Jackson Britney Spears- Boys meant for Micheal Jackson Britney Spears- Till the World Ends written by Kesha Selena Gomez- Come & Get It meant for Rihanna Selena Gomez- Rare meant for Charli XCX & Madison Beer Chainsmokers- Closer meant for Camila Cabello Major Lazer- Lean On offered to Nicki Minaj Ariana Grande- God is a Women offered to Camila Cabello Nicki Minaj featuring Ariana Grande- Get On Your Knees offered to Katy Perry Beyoncé- Formation intended for Rae Sremmurd Rihanna- SOS offered to Christina Milan The Pussycat Doll- Don’t Cha written for Paris Hilton Whitney Houston- How Will I know written for Janet Jackson Britney Spears- Pretty Girls written by Little Mix Meghan Trainor- All about that Bass meant for Beyoncé Miley Cyrus- party in the USA written by Jessie J Rihanna- Disturbia Was a scrap written songs by Chris Brown

[@naomi.cannibal]

The one that’s taking me out is formation for Rae Sremmurd… so random lol

[@praise2608]

Formation was intended for Rae Srummurd???? Whoa how would that work? I’d be interested in hearing THAT demo

[@jayjayjayjay1067]

Michael Jackson "boys"... sounds like a diss to michael

[@idksorry5576]

Rihanna would have killes dangerous woman

[@eternalbliss330]

@@idksorry5576 its too vocally challenging, at least ari’s version. however, rihanna wouldve put her own spin on it which wouldve made it unique to her.

[@AntonXTon]

I agree with EVERY take you’ve made in this video. The real statement here is that the pop girls have been feeding us for decades. 😭

[@naomi.cannibal]

They haaaave and I appreciate their service. Thanks for watching 💕

[@keshaslays2229]

Britney first recorded "Telephone" for her 2008 "Circus" album but, it was later scrapped and replaced with "Phonography" a bonus track on the expanded/deluxe edition of the album which follows a similar theme. It's also alleged that Britney wanted to include it on "The Singles Collection" but, Gaga had already re-recorded it as a feature with Beyoncé for her "The Fame Monster" album so, it had to be scrapped.

[@KM10HM12]

Rihanna is a vocal chameleon that’s why she was an inspiration for many writers and producers. She is the golden girl. She have a truly unique vocal and her delivery is always elite.

[@naomi.cannibal]

Chameleon is such a smart way to put it

[@rahbeeuh]

Not even a minute in and I'm thrilled to hear someone pronounce Rihanna the correct way.

[@louisianacookingwithkay]

Britney Spears song "Toxic" was one of my favorite songs when it came out. I think I was like 18 at the time, and I already liked Brittany. So when she released that song I was like yaaassss b*tch!! I also really liked her song "Lucky" and "Everytime". Those are my top three favorite Britney Spears songs of all time especially "Lucky".

[@louisianacookingwithkay]

I completely forgot about "piece of me" by Britney. That's another one of my favorite songs, especially with everything she was going through at thatbtime. That song was perfect for her situation then.

[@dry_critical]

I didn't know that Rihanna sing "Same old love" is my new favorite 💜

[@naomi.cannibal]

It’s sooooo good!!

[@kelly_ypoc1239]

So many songs written for Britney, which means songwriters are interested and eager to work with her because of her unique vocals and delivery yet some people still call her untalented.

[@NFTProductions]

Haven't heard you talk about Britney yet, and I'm really glad you did. She's an icon. Great video!

[@naomi.cannibal]

Thank you! And yes, I’m excited to branch out and talk about more about different artists whose music I love

[@sydnixann]

So everyone and their mama wanted to give their song to Rihanna 😂

[@naomi.cannibal]

No but for real. And Britney

[@BoitumeloMalatji]

I’m glad some artists use songs written for other people 😊 songwriters put a lot of work into writing and marketing their words.

[@sedi2066]

Nah gworl we need a part 2.... Also videos on songwriters like James Fauntleroy and Max Martin PLEASE

[@naomi.cannibal]

We do need a part 2! Because I could go on

[@sharae951]

They really don’t make pop like this anymore 😩

[@naomi.cannibal]

They don’t and I miss it soooo much

[@Gulezworld]

Pop= black rap nowadays if that makes sense

[@creolito9600]

@@Gulezworld it doesn’t can you explain please I don’t understand what you mean ?

[@Gulezworld]

@@creolito9600 basically it means pop songs sound more like ghetto nowadays

[@naomi.cannibal]

@@Gulezworld don’t do that

[@imtiffzee]

I think the best example of different vocal delivery making or breaking a song is “The Middle” by Marren Morris. There are a lot of different artists who recorded it before it was released. You can find Demi Lovato, Camilla Cabello, Bishop Briggs and more. None of the bridges/final choruses are quite as powerful as Marren’s.

[@naomi.cannibal]

Agreed. Camilas version was a miss for me (tho I do like a lot of her music 🙈)

[@soltanakrent6328]

Beyoncés and Britneys voices go very wel together. I think it was the early 2000's when they did a commercial together for Pepsi. It was very cool!

[@frankieffbaby]

I listen to the Beyoncé version of Wake up all of the time. I love the arrangement

[@imaniblack]

This was great. I had no idea Chandelier was meant for Rihanna. She would’ve bodied it! Also, I like the Wake Up/Pharrell evolution. T Pain and Beyoncé’s versions would’ve been great. I def feel it would’ve been good on 4 too. Ariana did what needed to be done and it fit her style the best. It’s crazy it took 8 yrs to find the best fit. Pharrell is a genius.

[@jadrieldelvalle]

Nah, I don’t agree with Rihanna would’ve “bodied chandelier”. No offenses but Rihanna is a descent singer compared to sia! Chandelier is one of the most changing songs vocally even for sia at times so it wouldn’t fit Rihanna.

[@naomi.cannibal]

Truly I don’t think Rihanna could’ve sang chandelier as well as Sia. It would’ve been good enough but probably pretty hit or miss live. And yes I love that sometimes it takes a minute for a song to find the right artist, bc REM def was good for ari

[@jadrieldelvalle]

@@naomi.cannibal I agree!

[@firethoughts5193]

Christina Aguilera song ‘Beautiful’ was originally played to Pink before it went to her

[@naomi.cannibal]

I didn’t know that!! Love it on xtina tho

[@firethoughts5193]

@@naomi.cannibal Right!! She bodied it. However, Pink was very upset about this because the songwriter was Pink’s songwriter so it enhanced her and Christina’s feud.

[@naomi.cannibal]

@@firethoughts5193 she had all the girls mad back in the day lmfaoo

[@hitsdif99]

as a huge janet fan, it PAINS me to know that there’s her version of “IAS4U” out there… but i’ll never get to hear it 😭 her live performances/ music video would have ATE THAT TF UP!! if i was on her team, i woulda said “eff the controversy, drop that shit and let the girls who get it, GET IT!! “

[@MesRevesEnRose]

Right??? I'm not even a huge Janet fan like that but why do I feel like I've been robbed 😭😭😭

[@stunod05]

there is a really beautiful mash up of the demo version of R.E.M and Ariana’s version somewhere here on KZbin and it is really good. i wish it would’ve been a collab 😢

[@khirrah4073]

The one by yuhMashups is defiantly the better mashup version that ive heard than the others, its really good. Though i wish it had just a tad bit more of B's choruses.

[@malaikamoon]

A song that popped into my mind from the title alone is His Mistakes by Usher, a B-side from his album Here I Stand. The first time I heard it I was so confused because it did not sound like an Usher record, it sounded like Ne-Yo to me. Everything fell into place when I found out Ne-Yo wrote it. Not Your Mama by JLo is similar in that it sounds like a Meghan Trainor record. Though arguably that's due to Trainor singing backing vocals on the track as well as writing it.

[@christianbosse_]

I just recently found out Meghan Trainor writes a lot of songs for other artists. Same with Jordan Sparks. It’s always interesting finding out that some singers are actually well known songwriters too

[@infraredflower]

Thanks for this video! You inspired me to look up the demos for these songs, and I hadn’t heard most of them before. Charli’s version of Issues is beautiful.

[@naomi.cannibal]

Isn’t it?? I really wish it had gotten an official release

[@Slm99]

I also think about Run Devil Run it was recorded first by Kesha and it sounds good, but I am happy it ended with SNSD they make the song unique and their own. I couldn't imagine anyone else with that song. Another song is Red Light by f(x) it was supposed to go to Rihanna,but she said it to unique for her.

[@naomi.cannibal]

Someone just commented that and I had noooo idea. Glad it went to SNSD tho bc that’s a classic

[@dylanchase2721]

The fact that Kesha had something to do with Big Time Rush’s Windows Down is still crazy to me 😮

[@naomi.cannibal]

Insaneeee. Kesha is a genius

[@michaellepage4061]

Rihanna's version of Same Old Love would have been a massive hit. Her inflections, her ad lib, her attitude. As a Rihanna fan, it hurts to think of all the brilliant Rihanna songs recorded but never released. But then again, all her music that was released more than makes up for the lost gems.

[@catmania5]

I really loved this video! While I like video essays and think pieces, I also enjoy videos that have more of a chat format, and this one really nails that vibe! I think a good topic for a “chat” like video could be famous artists that are also prolific/proficient songwriters, but who aren’t known for it/are underrated for their songwriting, like Mariah Carey.

[@naomi.cannibal]

Yesss someone else suggested that topic and I love that idea

[@melissaaltidor5147]

@@naomi.cannibal you should do it

[@st3458]

It’s also crazy that’s damn near every pop song writer or singer who writes songs has atleast 1 song meant for Rihanna imagine the amount of unreleased demos of popular songs who blew up somebody else’s career Rihanna has sang

[@ginanorman4295]

The songs I think of are 'Breakaway' by Kelly Clarkson and 'Hero' by Mariah Carey. Breakaway was written by Avril Lavigne and meant for Let Go but wasn't selected. Hero was supposed to be given to Gloria Estefan for a soundtrack but was convinced to keep it.

[@gluteusuterus5592]

Breakaway definitely does have some I'm With You vibes now that you mention it

[@bryannahbasil9442]

I think a good companion video to this would be songs that were rejected by artists (or a label on behalf of an artist) versus the final product. When I think of this idea, Rihanna also comes to mind as well as Leona Lewis. Because while there were a lot of songs written for Rihanna that didn't go to her, there's also a lot of songs that she (or her label) rejected, such as Come & Get It, Lean On, Don't Let Me Down, Timber, DJ Got US Fallin in Love (though this song was intended for her and it didn't make it to Loud), and etc. The same thing goes for Leona Lewis! While many of us only know her for Bleeding Love, there were many songs that she and/or her label rejected that I think would've propelled her career into true stardom such as Burn (the final version had Ellie Goulding as the artist, but Leona's demo is still online), We Found Love (her demo is also online), All of Me (originally meant to be a duet between John Legend and Lewis with the demo still online), Impossible, What Does Kill You (Stronger), I Was Here, Halo, etc. (Nicole Scherzinger also comes to mind with rejected hits such as Just Dance, We Found Love, On the Floor, Crazy , and etc.) This subject is really fascinating :)

[@naomi.cannibal]

This is such a good idea!!

[@keshaslays2229]

I'm 99% sure that Leona's demo to "We Found Love" has not leaked.

[@nic3doll864]

“We found love - Rihanna” and “on the floor - Jennifer Lopez” were originally pitched to Nicole Scherzinger but she turned them down!!!

[@Serphaofficial]

I so much love the way you tell and gather all this. Just make senses thank you for your channel girl😮‍💨❤️‍🩹

[@jasmineroy9982]

I agree with everything! I wished Janet did record a demo of slave for you. I'd love to hear how she would have did the song.

[@naomi.cannibal]

I think it wouldve sounded good but wouldn’t have been iconic of that makes sense

[@jasmineroy9982]

@@naomi.cannibal yes it makes all the sense!

[@balazs-5924]

I love your videos. ❤ Thank you!

[@malcolmblacc2979]

I love Gaga sooooooooooooo much. Bangers was an amazing album , I’m not gonna lie, I know her antics kinda overshadowed but that album I’ve listened straight through millions of times and I wasn’t the biggest fan of her music even tho I grew up on her . She made me a fan with that. Sis is a incredible writer. I love your appreciation for the art , when you describe the parts you think would have worked with another artist I can actually picture them and hear them in my head

[@naomi.cannibal]

Thank you!!! And yea bangers was SO slept on. I understand why, but it was such a great pop album

[@diontenelson1116]

Lol I did too was obsessed with. Adore you and stand by me

[@malcolmblacc2979]

@@diontenelson1116 I loveee adore you and my favorite is drive lol

[@diontenelson1116]

@@malcolmblacc2979 omg always forgot about drive 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@diontenelson1116]

@@malcolmblacc2979 taeiiiuminati dm me

[@louisianacookingwithkay]

"Pretty Hurts" was a really really good song, and Beyoncé most definitely did that song justice! I can't imagine ANYONE ELSE singing it. I certainly love the message behind the song, and she sang that song with her heart and soul. That song was meant for Beyonce no matter how she acquired it, and no matter who else turned it down. It went to the right person, which is Queen Beyoncé! God Don't Make mistakes that's for sure! It was her destiny! (Get it?)

[@kabelomaloka1400]

Beyonce's I Miss You was written by Frank Ocean. I still go back to watch him sing it live. So so good.

[@guinessbeer]

Rihanna really has such an interesting tone and it’s very enjoyable to listen to. She can sing any genre and really sound so unique. There’s just something about her voice that draws the listener in.

[@ragi4941]

Not every genre she is mid nothing special

[@bmrn1571]

If there is a part 2: Pretty Girls Britney Spears (for Little Mix co-written by them) Bounce Back - Little Mix (co-written By Normani for Normani) Hold it Against Me -Britney Spears (written by Bonnie McKee for Katy Perry) Anyone - Justin Bieber (written by Jon Bellion for Camila Cabello) Monster - Eminem & Rihanna (chorus written by Jon Bellion for Bebe Rexha) Woman Like Me - Little Mix (Written and *phenomenal* Demo by Jess Glynne, snatched from her sadly) Fall in Line - Christina Aguilera & Demi Lovato (written by Jon Bellion, Bey called him for Chloe & Halle he turned her down! she was not happy!) The Way - Ariana Grande (Written by Sevyn Streeter for Jordin Sparks) Ring - Selena Gomez (demo done by Normani) Dangerous Woman - Ariana Grande (written by Ross Golan for Carrie Underwood) Starships - Nicki Minaj (Written by Wayne Hector, demo by Mohombi & Wayne Hector) Lean On - Major Lazer (Written by Diplo for Nicki Minaj then offered to Rihanna) Hey Ma - J Balvin Camila Pitbull (Demo by Akon then another demo by Britney Spears & Romeo Santos) You - Troye Savin & Tate Mc Rae (Demo by Zayn & Ellie Goulding) Burn - Ellie Goulding (written for & demp by Leona Lewis) Crawl - Chris Brown (Written by Nasri & Luke Boyd, *phenomenal* demo by Luke Boyd should have released it) Diva - Beyonce (written by & demo from Sean Garrett) Turn Me On - David Guetta f Nicki Minaj (written & demo by Ester Dean for Rihanna) Make Up - Jason Derulo f Ava Max (co written & *amazing* demo by Lauren Jauregi, lost her writing credit)

[@coco_munroe]

Okay!!! I can tell you are a 2000s baby!

[@naomi.cannibal]

1998!!

[@Al17x]

Actually someone made a fanmade studio version of telephone for Britney spears where they removed the autotune and the static audio

[@naomi.cannibal]

Ooooh I need to find it

[@Al17x]

@@naomi.cannibal kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHOphoR-jK10lbM Here it is

[@keshaslays2229]

Oooo also Britney recorded a demo of "Cry" which was released on the reloaded edition of Rihanna's 2008 "Good Girl Gone Bad" album. A low quality snippet of Britney's demo exists somewhere on the internet. The song was written by Frankie Storm who worked with Britney on her "Circus" album.

[@DreMo521_]

Crazy cuz I can hear TLC singing “Baby One More Time” well more of the chorus & bridge how you said. But “ Baby One More Time” is a bop!

[@DreMo521_]

Toxic is 🔥🔥 too one of my favs. It’s Toxix, Baby One More Time & Gimme More 🔥🔥🔥

[@naomi.cannibal]

Yes some parts are very TLC sounding but I’m glad Britney kept it

[@imsoboredhahaha]

“Don’t Cha” (after Tori Alamaze’s original) was given to both Paris Hilton and Sugababes

[@naomi.cannibal]

I would k*ll for a paris version

[@deathlykarma4620]

I'd die for a sugababes version

[@imsoboredhahaha]

@@deathlykarma4620 Which line up would you have preferred? It would have worked best on either “Taller In More Ways” or “Three” so it would have been best for Heidi, Mutya and Keisha

[@deathlykarma4620]

@@imsoboredhahaha that's exactly the line up I was thinking, they would have rocked that shit period

[@donniectv7254]

Goodies by Ciara almost went to Britney Spears smh. So glad it didn’t !!

[@naomi.cannibal]

Me too!

[@Ngasii]

You fighting back trying to say Riri should've had Same Old Love only for you to cave🤣🤣🔥🔥

[@naomi.cannibal]

I caaaaved, I had to be true to myself 😭

[@jvitorcmaciel]

I love these kind of videos, you should do a part 2 of it

[@julianantoniodeleon]

When I Grow Up by the Pussycat Dolls was originally meant for Britney Spears

[@leabee8101]

brit brat would've ATE

[@BritneySpears2010s]

Yess also the other hits such as Goodies, S&M, Milkshake

[@naomi.cannibal]

Britney would’ve ATE that. A sister song to Work Bitch if you will

[@bestmelikes]

@@kait7404 well it’s a song about wanting to be famous as a kid and getting it. but the original demos lyrics were changed

[@balloonboygames7216]

ALSO!!!! Rihanna was supposed to be singing on timber instead of kesha, but she was busy because she was (i think) working with shakira at the time :>

[@kiarajeane3403]

This been an amazing video I was glued I loved it n learned alot about songwriters wow great

[@naomi.cannibal]

I’m glad you liked it 💕

[@keshaslays2229]

Some other fun music facts that I know are that: Selena Gomez recorded a demo of "i'm so tired" by Lauv & Troye Sivan for inclusion on "Rare" but, it was scrapped for unknown reasons. Jordin Sparks recorded a demo of "Skyscraper" by Demi Lovato and her background vocals can be heard in the final version with Demi. Jordin also recorded a demo of "Who Says" by Selena Gomez and she wrote and demoed "The Way" by Ariana Grande but, Jordin never finished recording the song. Somehow Ariana heard it, asked if she could use it, got Mac Miller to feature on it and released it as her debut single. Idk if she wrote it but, Jordin also happened to record a demo for "Better Left Unsaid", it was originally titled "Tipsy".

[@keshaslays2229]

@@jalapeno1119 that actually makes a lot of sense!

[@xoxo_sean]

beyonces wake up bridge is amazing tho 😩😩

[@AdoseofAlana_]

Girl I was obsessed with the Bangerz album!!!! Only 2 songs I didn't like were those 2 heavily country songs. But yeah riri woulda killed it, it woulda fit that cheers to the frickin weekend vibes

[@naomi.cannibal]

Completely agree, I skip those 2 but love the rest of the album 😭

[@honeylavender1122]

Would have been nice to include the snippets of the alternates! Otherwise- liked hearing your thoughts!

[@SideEyeee_]

Second one here! Your videos are amazing, keep going and God bless you and your family! 💕

[@naomi.cannibal]

Thank you. And same to you and yours ♥️

[@harveyturner2818]

Let’s not act like Rihanna didn’t have hits just falling out left and right lol😂

[@naomi.cannibal]

And center!!

[@NosterToaster92]

Recently found your channel and love your content girl! Keep it up ❤

[@adamevans_official]

In some alternate universe, Britney released Telephone with Madonna. I just think it would've WORKKKKKED

[@naomi.cannibal]

Omg 👀👀👀

[@haithemdhan2846]

I just realized you are a huge britney fan 😻

[@naomi.cannibal]

I ammmm!!

[@liu_hrt]

charli xcx is a musical mastermind

[@naomi.cannibal]

She is I love her

[@jackiguess]

charli actually recorded another demo for same old love with completely different production that like nobody knows about, and tbh it works so much better with the lyrics

[@Pdroxangel]

Kinda weird to think that toxic could have been on Body Language, cuz, the album was so heavy hip-hop and R&B based that a mainly pop song kinda doesn't fit, but, I do definitely see Kylie singing the the high notes in the song, it's very much her voice tone.

[@pamangkin6837]

Britney still got to have the song Quicksand written by Gaga. Released as a bonus to Circus if I'm not mistaken. And you can hear Gaga giving second voice. And they sound good together.

[@vfam.4308]

yeah I for sure always envisioned "umbrella" as a love song.

[@louisianacookingwithkay]

In my opinion T-Pain has NEVER EVER made a song that wasn't a hit EVER!! Well at least not that I can think of off the top of my head! From the moment he came into the game he was killing it! It didn't matter who he collaborated with, or if he was by himself on the song. It was always a fuk'n hit. 💯💯👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 POINT BLANK PERIOD‼️ 🎯🎯

[@st3458]

I could def hear Janet singing slave for you but the neptunes should have really thought hard about asking a black Woman to sing the lyrics I’m a slave 4 you like are y’all fr I have to laugh because literally what the hell was they thinking

[@naomi.cannibal]

No fr I’m like… did you really think that was gonna fly 😭

[@khirrah4073]

I gotta disagree about wake up. I could definitely see it being on B's self titled. But i agree that it wouldn't fit on Lemonade. Plus, it being a demo after some re-working(which i really dont think it needs) to fit the album a bit more, i could defiantly see it. but like with the other 2 versions im happy it was passed around so we could hear a variety of transformations this song undertook.

[@keshaslays2229]

Selena Gomez also recorded a demo of "Issues" sometime in late 2016 but, for some unknown reason it was later scrapped.

[@wildnfearless9840]

Ooh, maybe because of her health struggles

[@keshaslays2229]

@@wildnfearless9840 maybe, that’s probably it, but I think she passed on releasing the song cause she felt like it wouldn't have been right for her since the song meant a lot to Julia.

[@mahogany_honey]

Great video... would love it to be a series

[@blakeyquakey]

love this. i gotta mention Nothing On (But The Radio) by Addison Rae originally Lady Gaga and there’s a demo!

[@retroagony]

seeing as shape of you has an island/dancehall vibe, i could definitely see rihanna doing it. very weird that ed went ahead with that song

[@ohokaythankyou]

I need a playlist with all of these songs now haha

[@efigina]

Also love Shape of You! Listen to Jamie Collum's version of Shape of you! It's really good. Very different spin (jazz).

[@ivanmagnusmartinez78]

Kylie Minogue's Can't Get You Out of My Head was first offered to S Club 7, just found that out recently.

[@gab_luc]

great video, you could do more videos like this ! i love that you are a charli fan too

[@naomi.cannibal]

I should!! I actually met her when I was like 16 after one of her concerts, she’s so cool

[@reyfin4922]

I'm a Selenator and I agree w your opinion on Same Old Love lol.

[@SkyWireMashups]

Been watching a lot of your videos lately, great to find out you're an Angel lol

[@naomi.cannibal]

Yesssss 👼🏾👼🏾👼🏾

[@jesusaceves3893]

BTW No Scrubs was put as a credit (Kandi Burrus wrote it) on Shape Of You.

[@SR-zv5ue]

I really don't understand the hype with Rihanna. I don't find her voice to be unique as people say, she has quite a nasally voice. It's made me hate the song umbrella, because the eh eh eh part is like Fran Fine saying it. I truly think she had a huge machine behind her that made it their goal to get her number 1 songs that would be marketed like crazy, so songwriters naturally knowing this wanted to write for her because the single would sell well due to all the promo and marketing. I think almost all her songs could have been sung better by another artist. Diamonds is literally sung like how Sia sings it and Sia could have just released it herself. All the songs written by Ester Dean sound like Ester Dean singing them, she should have just released the songs themselves. I've heard the demos of songs that she has released and she literally is singing the songs exactly like the demo singer and the demo singers background vocals are heard in the parts she can't sing, so really the demo singers should have just released the songs. But record labels want to give it to bigger artists so they give it to Rihanna.

[@SR-zv5ue]

@@jalapeno1119 That’s one thing but it’s the fact that she can’t sing well either is the problem

[@VVilla-zh5mw]

For the _"Slave for You"_ , that's one of the reason why Janet turned down this song , it's a nice song but Janet knew that it's inappropriate accept this song 💀

[@suealvin1274]

I don't know if this is a topic to discuss but I wanna know why people drag RNB and RAP artists who don't write their songs but let these Pop artists do whatever. People drag Beyonce and J-lo for not writing because most songs they sing are RNB and hip-hop influences. I mean what are the standards between these genres?

[@naomi.cannibal]

It’s always been odd to me that we expect songwriters to write their music to consider them “good”. We don’t expect actors to write their own scripts

[@BoitumeloMalatji]

Yes please 🙏🏿 this would be a great analysis.

[@AnonymousXtinaSinger]

Well for Rap music, your talent is showing your poetry. Rap is about what you say, and if someone else wrote it then you're pretty much just talking. The lyrics come first. Now with RnB, I don't get the uproar with that. Singers are supposed to sing. That's the talent, lyrics come second.

[@briannaaudain928]

I feel like rap is self explanatory and other genres I don’t mind or it shouldn’t matter lol

[@khirrah4073]

mmm j-lo? Ithought she was getting dragged for other reasons.

[@TheSkinnyZ]

Wait, I knew about a lot of these, but not Toxic! I would love to hear Kylie on it. I think it could‘ve worked great with her distinct voice. But obviously I love it as a Britney song too.

[@ValerieAbena]

Loved this video and hearing your opinions!

[@naomi.cannibal]

Thank you!!

[@tayethediva8527]

Beyonce’s “REM” would have been great for IA…SF. The ending was so cute, though 🥹

[@tayethediva8527]

Hol’ up na T-Pizzle!

[@marzellholbrook6130]

Crazy how even though REM is perfect for Ariana, every version of the song is just good

[@zyoteesunuwar4825]

Madonna's La isla Bonita , Jlo's if you had my love, JT's rock your body went to Michael Jackson first.

[@bestmelikes]

definitely glad madonna got la isla bonita that’s one of my faves from her.

[@zyoteesunuwar4825]

@@bestmelikes Ya, I love that song, one of my favorites from Madonna. But it would have been interesting to see how MJ's version would turn out. And I always assumed it would be something like Liberian girl, cuz it was supposed to be on his Bad album.

[@christiano9819]

You have excellent content

[@naomi.cannibal]

Thank you!!

[@ki4815]

I know Normani did a demo that ended up going to Selena Gomez. It's an unpopular opinion but I like Normani's version better. Her tone made the generic song sound more interesting to me.

[@gabrielleduplessis7388]

I think this counts as a swapped song. I love sledge hammer by fifth Harmony. Meghan Trainer was the songwriter for it and I can’t imagine her singing it. She does not have the vocal range that the girls in fifth harmony have and their voices blended together make it haunting and powerful. Also, the production of it is incredible.