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Originally posted by Mecano
1. I want to see the receipts for those saying that Janet's works are among the best/most influential of all time. Does she have songs as great (according to music expert) as Crazy In Love, Single Ladies, Countdown or Irreplaceable?
Janet's albums are great but not as ground-breaking as her fans think.
2. Those Janet's fans have listened to Bey listing her as one of her main influences? I always see Beyoncé praising and saying that Michael, Tina, Etta and the old motown left a major mark in her work. Maybe Janet really did something to form the Beyoncé that we know but assuming that she is the only responsible is plain ignorant.
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1. Music critics are just glorified journalists, not music experts. Most of them didn't major in music in school, they majored in English or Journalism. Their opinions aren't worth nearly as much as people on this site will have you believe. What really matters is that Janet's music and image are still being studied and replicated by pop stars of all races, both genders, and from several continents over 30 years after her musical career started.
2. I'd like to see receipts showing that anyone in this thread said that Janet was Beyoncé's only influence.
You just get to delete Janet's period of cultural currency because she came out first? That really highlights the fact that they are INCOMPARABLE. These threads are dumb. We'll see whether people are clearly influenced by Beyoncé in 10 years and then we can return to this question.
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