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Amy - The Tonic's avatar

This is one of my favorite songs, and certainly one of my favorite Janet songs. It’s been in my workout playlist for years. It’s got an amazing tempo and beat, and the lyrics are so empowering. I even got my niece into JJ and she listens now too.

Funny story: my husband was a high school TESOL and English teacher some years before we met. One time he approached a female student who had on headphones and a CD player/walkman. When he went to take the unit from her, she scowled at him and said, “don’t mess with Janet!” 😆

It’s become one of my favorite things to say both to him and to anyone around me when a Janet song comes on. She was the Queen well before the likes of Beyoncé, in my opinion.

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Mitsuru Hiki's avatar

Thank you Louise for another easy to understand explanation of a vaguely familiar song that I must have heard several times but without a slightest understanding of its lyrics and meaning. I don't know how old this song is, but when it was released I was much younger and I didn't even try to understand the meaning of the song. I only understood the rhythm or beat (and maybe harp dance on MTV). Today I watched the music video after reading your explanation, hoping that I hear the lyrics. To my shock and embarrassment, I didn’t hear most of them (after studying English for so many years). But with the help of transcription, I was able to read and understand what they sing. Enjoying songs based on sound, rhythm, melody, beat (as if listening to instrumental music) is okay, but understanding what they say when listening is much better. Thank you, Louise.

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