This week, our From The Vault pick comes courtesy of siblings Brandy and Ray J; it’s their 2001 rendition of ‘Another Day In Paradise.’
The track was featured on ‘Urban Renewal’, a tribute album to the great Phil Collins which saw artists from the Urban arena take on the classics from the singer-songwriter.
‘Paradise’ was the first single of said project and saw the ‘Best Friend’ belle trading lines with her brother Ray.
Produced by Guy Roche, it became a European hit gracing the Top 10 of numerous charts including the UK, France, Germany and Sweden. The single was never officially released in America.
Staying true to the song’s theme of homelessness, the video focuses on the indifference and disdain that is showed to people in need out in the streets. Though it can easily be labelled as contrived, we feel it’s important to make social commentary through art. Indeed at times artists have a reach that is way superior to any journalist’s or politician’s.
The ‘Urban Renewal’ project was all about celebrating a tremendous artist and ensure that their classic tunes could be “passed on” to the younger generation. In this day and age, we at TGJ HQ can think of many artists deserving of such an honor, but we want to know, can you?
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What ya’ll know about this cut?! I love this version of ‘Another Day In Paradise’!!! I actually love the original too. Nice throwback pick!
I AM GAGGING!
I heard this on the radio this morning, ended up downloading it on my iTunes and now y’all made a post on it.
Yassss!
Flop
Rihanna’s new singles? We know sis
LOL not a Ciara stan talking about flop singles, when that T*****’s current single and entire career is the definition of FLOP. Stay in your lane b****.
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Whether I stan for Ciara or not has nothing to do with Rihanna FLOPPING! Now b**** go and bathe in scorching hot bacon grease
Lol stfu b****, you sound like a moron, stanning for a FLOP ass T*****, and then have the audacity to call someone else a flop.
Make sure you go support your man ass looking fav on that “SOUP KITCHEN TOUR”, you dumb b**** lol
I sure will after you support FOUR FLOP SECONDS, FLOP BETTA HAVE MY MONEY & AMERICA FLOPXYGEN!!!!!
Not when two of those flops performed better than “I BET I will get dropped after this album drops”.
Whether Jackie sells 5k, 50k or 500k, she will still s*** on Rihanna’s untalented ass. Her ArtPop era is here. Are you ready? ???? kiiiiii
Lol Not when your fav’s been having her ArtPop Era her ENTIRE career.
Keep deflecting sis. No #1s, no impact and most importantly NO ALBUM! Rihanna is losing in 2015 boo and the titanic is SINKINGGGGG kii
And Ciara’s winning LOL the irony. Show me exactly where your T***** fav is Excelling.
*excelling
My fave has. RELEASE DATE and a CLEAR VISION for her era! Rihanna has proven that she ain’t s*** without a #1 hit. She’s done sis. Stay mad.
Rihanna can release her album in 2020, and that s*** will still outsell “Jackass”
“Vision” b**** please, your fav talks about the same s*** every era “My man left me, and he’ll be sorry”. Well b****, let these men know upfront that you have a d***, and then s*** won’t be so complicated.
Atleast Ciara is REAL with hers. She writes her s*** based on experience. Rihanna is a mere puppet. A lazy one at that who still has no clue who she is as an artist 10 years later. The GP no longer cares about her ever changing wigs, weed smoking or microwave ass songs & albums. Real talent is returning to the forefront and there is no room for your crackhead ass fave. FLOP!!!
LOL So the GP no longer cares what Rih has to offer, FUNNY, seeing as how the same GP hasn’t been interested in your fav for the last 10 years, lol, I repeat, the LAST 10 YEARS.
And by the way b****, my fav is still charting, where’s yours?
Also you still haven’t answered my question, “Where exactly is your fav excelling this era…
Charting but not selling or impacting.BBHMM gold yet? AO certified plastic yet? Why is FFS stalled at 1.5 million while Taylor, Ed Sheeran, Iggy and even Bey are selling 2-3 million +? LMAO FLOP!!!
Lol Girl stop shading your fav, is “I bet” even Reynolds wrap?
And you still haven’t answered my question, “Where is Carl weathers excelling this era?”
Ciara is booking stages, covers, about to tour, blazing urban radio and HAS A RELEASE DATE! Where exactly is #RL8’s release date? Answer that BÎTCH!!!
Lol why would I be mad, my fav is still charting, can we say the same for Carl. Meanwhile your fav is about to get dropped from her label, stay tuned b****.
Lol why would I be mad, my fav is still charting, can we say the same for Carl. Meanwhile your fav is about to get dropped from her label, stay tuned b****.
Lol The true definition of a F.L.O.P. Rihanna by the way will release her album when she’s good and ready. Count on this though h**, her numbers will trump Carl weather’s.
Fyi girl, a look into Ciara’s future after she’s dropped from her label
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NO she will release when she gets a hit. Rihslut is only as good as her next hit b****. You mad or nah?
Hahahahahahaha, Ray J has to be the biggest loser in music.
But he’s more musically inclined than Rihanna though. He plays., he can kinda sing and he writes. Can Rihanna boast of the same talents? No.
That’s my jam right there. 🙂
Ugly no talent flops. These two are the H** of the music world.
H. I. V of the music world, there you go.
This is a Classic!!! FRAUDyonce will never, the island model will never, Lame drunk rey will NEVER EVER!!!
Yessss! Love love love Brandy’s take on this.
I can’t think of a perfect artist for this but I wish they would issue more of these Urban Renewals cause it’s a great idea.
I love this song. Based off of the comments I see why it wasn’t released here. But wow, Ray J singing his little heart out on here lol. Back when music was important to him.
This Was My S*** Back Then
VOCAL BIBLE……
LMAOOOOO! These comments… It’s Sunday ladies and gentlemen.
YO YO YO hey baby girl! 🙂
Hey boo boo!!
I think Aretha, MJ, Janet, Celine, Whitney, Mariah, Gladys, Patti, The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, The Clark Sisters and more are all deserving of this being done for them
WORDT FF LEKKER VOLWASSENEN OFZO DOMME KLEUTERS!!!!
Great song. BeyGonSay would never pull off something like thid. All its music sounds the same.
I would have rather seen sitting on top of the world… But I watch because I never heard the song or video.
This was such a big hit for them in 2001. Nice!
This song is old back in the 90’s