Battle of the Beats
Who Would You Rather Do 'Anything' With? SWV or Janet?
Perhaps this a little too slow and sexy on a Halloween Friday? But whatevs! I know you've been waiting for this battle, and is it any wonder? There are, at last count, a bazillion songs titled "Anything." So here we are, with two of our favorite acts here at SoulBounce. In one corner we have the extended version of SWV's "Anything" interlude (which later became an enormous, Wu-Tang-featuring, Grandmaster Flash-sampling remix). And in the other, Janet Jackson's "Anything" from The Velvet Rope--the quintessential babymaking joint that somehow managed to surpass "Anytime, Anyplace," a feat I certainly didn't think was possible. Are you banging your head against the keyboard yet? This one is a doozy!
SWV: "Anything" (Extended LP Remix)
Janet Jackson: "Anything"
Tags: audio, janet jackson, swv
Comments
Janet on GP, but I will say that Anything cut (if it's the slow one i remember) always gets me hotter than hell.
Danielle | March 30, 2009 12:16 AM | PermalinkIt is SWV hands down! That is the best baby making song of the past 10 years.
Patrice | December 4, 2008 10:31 PM | PermalinkS W V simply because Anything is one the most memorable R&B/Hip Hop joints (depending on shich version youre bopping to) is one of the influential records of the 90s.... A Classic Joint!!!!
Zeebo89 | November 9, 2008 8:06 PM | Permalink"S...to the double,double U to the V"
Seriously, you could have went with the original version from "Above the Rim" and I'd still pick SWV over Janet. I love Janet, but something about her recent grasps at the fountain of youth have tainted her legacy...
Rif Raf | November 4, 2008 1:14 PM | PermalinkThere's more nuance and dare I say it, "passion" to Jan's record. SWV is cool but this is Jan's core artistic aesthetic aside from the dance thing and as underappreciated by the general public as it is, no one since Jan has done these bedroom ballads better or more consistently great. Anything is no exception...
Langston | November 3, 2008 8:50 PM | PermalinkI never heard the extended Anything remix by SWV.First time!But I'm going with SWV.It's About Time was in rotation in my daddy's house so...have to!
Sharonda | November 3, 2008 7:38 PM | PermalinkJanet almost always wins the baby-making song contest! I wonder why a compliation of that hasn't been made yet?
Barry Archie | November 3, 2008 6:34 PM | Permalinki rolls with janet all day. when she does a sex song she does it right and this is just another example. but i still got mad love for SWV.
Nikesha Leeper | November 3, 2008 5:25 PM | PermalinkSWV
blknite | November 3, 2008 3:53 PM | PermalinkI'm also going with SWV, for the memories. It's About Time was my joint! I actually prefer the Anything remix with Wu Tang from the Above the Rim soundtrack. now THAT'S the jam!
Reecie | November 3, 2008 12:32 PM | PermalinkJanet Jackson ALL THE WAY :)
Madame Zenobia | November 3, 2008 11:04 AM | PermalinkHands down, Janet wins this one. That song is on a certified "get da draws" mix I gave out as a party favor for one of my sistafriend's bachelorette party. My friends were thanking me for weeks afterwards. LOL
Stephanie Renee | November 3, 2008 9:24 AM | PermalinkIt's all about Janet on this one. Nice battle!
Ro | November 2, 2008 9:48 PM | Permalinkoh yeah--that's some decent Photoshopping. had me fooled for a sec.
dar | November 2, 2008 10:48 AM | PermalinkJanet wins!
MsTrPln | November 2, 2008 8:55 AM | PermalinkProps for this battle. I tend to sway more towards harmonies especially those of SWV cause Coko could and still can blow, but something about "Ms. Jackson if ya nasty" does it for me. Janet, hands down for this one.
SquarerootZ | November 1, 2008 9:31 PM | PermalinknOvaMatic, word, ya if u find it, definitely get at me with that mix, i'd love to hear it. fiyahlilly@gmail.com
Fiyah Lilly | November 1, 2008 2:45 PM | Permalinkhow about that remix of "Anything" with the "Sexual Healing" beat up under it. that was some heat right there.
dar | November 1, 2008 12:20 PM | PermalinkThanks for the SWV trip down memory lane; somehow makes me miss the early '90s like only a few songs do.
Janet is my queen, but SWV gets the vote (for sentimental reasons).
Speakin' of "Anytime, Anyplace" (particularly the R. Kelly remix), the influence of R. Kelly and Ronald Isley is written all over "Anything." Janet's phrasing in this song is pure Ronald, but "I don't see nothing wro-ong..."
=)
Paco | November 1, 2008 5:58 AM | PermalinkJanet's was much better than I anticipated, but that SWV track just brings back too many nice memories.
ill Mami | November 1, 2008 12:05 AM | PermalinkLilly, quiet as kept, I did a slow Janet mix a while back and I need to dig it up. It was ridiculous.
nOvaMaticI'm feeling that SWV. I've never heard that version.
yes | October 31, 2008 8:40 PM | Permalinkjanet for sure, there should be a dj challenge on soulbounce, who can make "love" the best, using all of janets "sexy time" (say like Borat) songs?! which is pretty much 99.9% of her music lately lol, but really, with the right song selection & proper mixology, shoot, tell me that mix wont get a lot of play ;-)
Fiyah Lilly | October 31, 2008 8:31 PM | PermalinkJanet all day all nite.
stoneyisland | October 31, 2008 7:44 PM | PermalinkI love the SWV joint, but Janet all day.
soulstar | October 31, 2008 7:26 PM | PermalinkJanet of course. Lol, at this point, y'all know I roll with her. SWV is cool, just never been a big fan. Always preferred EV or TLC.-QH
QH | October 31, 2008 6:55 PM | Permalink