[DiamondDust]

Originally posted by Ace Reject

Ugh, so underrated. What a perfect bridge/middle eight. Should have lasted MUCH longer than Cater 2 U.

Agreed, I think. I'm pretty sure I rated them similarly.

[supaspaz]

Originally posted by DiamondDust

I'd forgotten that PCD used RuPaul's Drag Race alumni in their single covers. So progressive!

NOOOOOO!!!! I am died...

[Playboy]

Bug A Boo is ghetto trash...... reminds me so much of Countdown. I never liked when Bey tried to be a ghetto girl. Those songs FLOPPED for a good reason. I think Bills & Soldier was the only 2 hits that I could BOP DOWNE to from that sector.

[DiamondDust]

Oh, I'm definitely here for Ghetto Bey. Without a doubt.

[supaspaz]

"Hat 2 Da Back" (1993)
Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip
Hot 100 Peak: #30



Overall score: 7.50
High score: 10 (1x)/Low score: 4 (1x)

"Hat 2 Da Back" is TLC's freewheeling celebration of its b-girl style. "Some people just don't understand the things that I do," T-Boz sings in the second verse—which might as well be an explanation for voters' treatment of this track. How did a song with such an irresistible chorus and middle eight rank so low?

[Nait Phoenix]

AAAHHHHH!!!! THAT IS MY JAM!!!!!!

[DiamondDust]

Yes, yes. For me this was endearing but forgettable. The best TLC tracks are miles better than this.

[Ace Reject]

I mean, TLC were so cool on that first album. Ugh.

[Playboy]

Originally posted by Ace Reject

I mean, TLC were so cool on that first album. Ugh.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Left Eye is everything!!!!!! I hated how T Boz took over after the first album. I quickly moved onto SWV & Brownstone. Hell I was even a Jade fan at one point.

[supaspaz]

"What About Your Friends" (1992)
Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip
Hot 100 Peak: #7



Overall score: 7.54
High score: 10 (2x)/Low score: 4 (2x)

"What About Your Friends" was TLC's third straight top ten hit from its debut album, and it's easy to see why: the ladies bounce over an infectious new jack swing beat with boundless energy, particularly during the irresistible sing-along chorus. Left Eye's rapping is also never better used, providing a through-line for the track's exaltation of homies tried and true.

[Ace Reject]

Oh this is some new kind of bull. Ooh if Baby Baby Baby goes next ...

[supaspaz]

Originally posted by Ace Reject

I mean, TLC were so cool on that first album. Ugh.

Totally! I never really gave it a chance before, but the four singles are amazing. And I love that Left Eye actually feels like an essential member of the group. I'm gonna have to go back and listen to the whole thing now.

[supaspaz]

Originally posted by Playboy

Left Eye is everything!!!!!! I hated how T Boz took over after the first album.

I adore TLC, but I hate that Left Eye got so marginalized on every subsequent record.

And wasn't T-Boz more of the lead on TLC Tip? I feel like on CrazySexyCool and FanMail it was Chilli.

[Nait Phoenix]

The part that hooks you is T-Boz's first "line"... When I heard that, I immediately fell in love with that song...

[supaspaz]

"Dear Lie" (1999)
FanMail
Hot 100 Peak: #51



Overall score: 7.58
High score: 9 (4x)/Low score: 3 (1x)

After two #1 smashes, FanMail's third single—the soft and sensitive "Dear Lie," which like most TLC ballads, veers considerably into pop territory—failed to much of an impact on the charts, despite a lovely acoustic guitar line and an instantly relatable concept. Similarly, it rated much lower in this game than "No Scrubs" and "Unpretty," neither of which will be seen for quite a while.

[Playboy]

Originally posted by supaspaz

I adore TLC, but I hate that TLC got so marginalized on every subsequent record.

And wasn't T-Boz more of the lead on TLC Tip? I feel like on CrazySexyCool and FanMail it was Chili.

Left Eye rapped on the majority of the first album. She rapped less and less as the group progressed. Chilli was never a main feature, just the Kelly of the group who did everything that T Boz's limited voice couldn't do. FanMail is where she really stepped up and then of course 3D, is her shining moment. T Boz was always the lead singer though especially on CrazySexyCool


Dear Lie is such a ****** vocal..... how did LA Reid and Babyface approve that ****?

[Nait Phoenix]

Amazing how two of the most T-Boz-led TLC songs are kicked out early...

Still, good songs...

[Ace Reject]

Let me see if I've got this straight.

Stickwitu
Buttons
Jai Ho

No, No, No
Bills, Bills, Bills
Say My Name
Jumpin Jumpin
Independent Women Part 1
Survivor
Bootylicious
Emotion
Lose My Breath
Soldier
Cater 2 U

Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg
Baby Baby Baby
Creep
Waterfalls
Red Light Special
Diggin' On You
No Scrubs
Unpretty
Damaged

Hold On
My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)
Free Your Mind
Giving Him Something He Can Feel
Don't Let Go (Love)

Push It
Let's Talk About Sex
Shoop
Whatta Man

What am I missing?

[supaspaz]

Originally posted by Playboy

T Boz was always the lead singer though especially on CrazySexyCool

Gosh, how did am I just realizing that? I always saw Chilli as the group's leader...

Dear Lie is such a ****** vocal..... how did LA Reid and Babyface approve that ****?

Damn, you really don't like TLC, do you, Playboy? Ha ha!

I actually enjoy T-Boz's raspiness; it's distinctive and soulful and has a lot of character. I think it's often the imperfections that makes someone's singing more interesting.

[supaspaz]

Originally posted by Ace Reject

What am I missing?

"Do You Want Me" and "None of Your Business" from Salt-n-Pepa, and "Too Gone, Too Long" from En Vogue.

So in this top 35, we have:

• Salt-n-Pepa - 6/10
• En Vogue - 6/14
• TLC - 9/15
• Destiny's Child - 11/13
• The Pussycat Dolls - 3/10