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First Listen: Toni Braxton "I Heart You"
Toni Braxton teases her upcoming album with this new single “I Heart You.” The song was produced and written by Toni Braxton and Keri Lewis. Braxton is currently signed to the Collective label.
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Permalink Reply by Stephen B. on -
Did anyone else notice from when Toni was recording it on the show, that the lyrics for the second verse were changed all together?
"I could be your girl
We'd rule the world
All the love making
All of the sinning
Ooh-ooh-oooooh"
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Permalink Reply by braxtonism_lives on -
It may be on the other version or cut all together....im excited to hear the other version. This is more intense and exciting than "yesterday" the pulse era.
Stephen B. said:Did anyone else notice from when Toni was recording it on the show, that the lyrics for the second verse were changed all together?
"I could be your girl
We'd rule the world
All the love making
All of the sinning
Ooh-ooh-oooooh"
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Permalink Reply by Erleevis on -
I know it going to ITUNES in 2 weeks!!!
Jeremy said:Do we know when this is going to Radio?????
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Permalink Reply by W8RX on -
Okay, for this review let me BASH Toni first… I understand the intentions; however, the individual that wrote this review was very disrespectful…. If Toni changed labels one million times who cares… bankrupt flop (wow)… People are so quick to criticize and judge others and have accomplished nothing in his or her life and want to write a review on what others are doing. If you are going to write a review divulge FACTS and then review the material appropriately. I am happy Toni is still here and giving us great music….
braxtonism_lives said:I found this review online and I found it too be devastatingly honest yet perfect. Read it in its entirety before you respond.
When I'd heard that Toni Braxton had gone all dance, I rolled my eyes and was full of skepticism. Do I really want to listen to this label hopping, bankrupt flop, TV series pimpin' woman try and jump on the dance bandwagon? But upon pressing play I was surprised. Toni does dance and does it well. So well in fact that you wonder why she hadn't done it sooner."I heart you" is dance through and through. Everybody is doing it. But what makes this work is that it's not the same type of dance these vocally talentless skanks are putting out at the moment - overrun with effects and over produced to such a degree that the hoe singing over the beat doesn't even matter and you may as well listen to an instrumental. "I heart you" heralds back to an era when ladies with vocals tamed dance music, to give their gay worshippers something with a tempo to work with in the clubs when their album cuts were too slow to pop an imaginary p***y to on the floor. In this sense, "I heart you" feels a little bit classic and also timeless. It could be something you'd heard 10 years ago, 10 minutes ago or something you'd hear 10 years from now.Toni Braxton is one of the few women in music who emerged in the 90's with a strong and distinct vocal game who is still around today and is able to sing now how she was back when she debuted. It's this which gives this song greater weight and likeability. Toni isn't doing dance to mask her deteriorating vocals, because her vocals are still one of the forces which carry the song."I heart you" is endearing because it has no agenda. It's not trying to keep up with the younger hoes, it's not trying to re-invent a wheel - it's just Toni having fun, letting loose and just putting out a really good dance record. Nothing more, nothing less. Sure, it's clichéd. A love gone wrong, with the solution being to let it all go on the dance floor. The production isn't revolutionary. The lyrics are nothing special. But it works. It's short, it's sweet and despite the ramped up tempo from what Toni has often delivered with her singles, the song is still undeniably her. It doesn't feel alienating or strange. Just a gear or two up from "Make my heart". And how's this for a slight mind f**k, the song was written and produced by Toni and her ex-husnand Keri Lewis. Lawd.Dance music being ever popular right now, gives Toni a greater chance of global chart success with this song. And the song being a winner certainly won't hurt. The only thing I fault the song for is its name. All it's missing is a f**king hashtag. It would have made more sense to have just called the song "I love you". Dodgy try'na be hip with dem online kids song name aside, "I heart you" is a hot song. It's dance music done right and it shits on everything I've heard from Madgina'sM.D.N.A thus far, in case anybody was wondering.
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Permalink Reply by Dzemil on -
i keep seeing the AMA awards performance of YMMH/UBMH, every time I play this song.
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Permalink Reply by Robbie on -
Yesssssss!!!!
Oh Dzemil my Canadian brotha I knew you felt me on this. I so get an "UBMH" reference from this tasty treat!!!
Dzemil said:i keep seeing the AMA awards performance of YMMH/UBMH, every time I play this song.
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Permalink Reply by fuzzpaul on -
Yes! Me too!! It's that music rift - sounds like the music from an UBMH remix.
Dzemil said:i keep seeing the AMA awards performance of YMMH/UBMH, every time I play this song.
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Permalink Reply by Robbie on
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Yup!! The "Soul/Hex Anthem Vocal!!"
fuzzpaul said:Yes! Me too!! It's that music rift - sounds like the music from an UBMH remix.
Dzemil said:i keep seeing the AMA awards performance of YMMH/UBMH, every time I play this song.
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Permalink Reply by toniartist on -
me three!!! that AMA performance was THE performance that struck me like lightning! That was the beginning of my fandom of Toni Braxton.lol! I told her this on the phone when she called me several yrs ago, im so glad I let her know that.It did somethin to me just like the new single! happy times again:) thanx toni for believing in whats awesome in you!
fuzzpaul said:Yes! Me too!! It's that music rift - sounds like the music from an UBMH remix.
Dzemil said:i keep seeing the AMA awards performance of YMMH/UBMH, every time I play this song.
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