From The Vault is back this week and salutes another major artist.
Today’s pick is ‘Have You Ever’ by the Vocal Bible herself, Brandy.
Helmed by wordsmith Diane Warren and maestro David Foster, ‘Ever’ was the third single from the artist’s 1998 blockbuster sophomore set ‘Never Say Never.’
Dealing with unrequited love, the ballad returned B-Rocka to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and Top 20 in the UK – at #13 – after the cultural reset that was the Monica-assisted ‘The Boy Is Mine.’
The song’s visual was directed by Kevin Bray and depicted a lovelorn Brandy house-sitting for her best friend…whom she secretly loves. While he’s away, she walks around his closest and even wears one of his suits.
‘Ever’ was a huge hit on BET, and also on MTV where it was nominated for a Video Music Award in 1999.
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With only but a few days to go before Brandy’s TV comeback courtesy of ABC’s ‘Queens,’ we sincerely hope new music is on the horizon for the R&B royal.
This was my LEAST favorite on Never Say Never…
Waaa? How.
It’s a typical, run-of-the-mill, purchased from Diane Warren ballad, to slap on an album in the 90s for the sake of having a ballad on there. Sickly sweet, no depth, no substance, should I go on?
Wrong wrong wrong. Than again you do stan that no talent flopmila and Lana flopray .so it should come to no surprise that you do indeed have shittÿ taste across la board..
Stick with your surface-emotion crap like this
Pitchfork readers rank ‘Norman F****** Rockwell’ by Lana Del Rey as the best female album released in the last 25 years.
Stfu gayla liar . Lana is a damn ugly flop she ain’t never had a number one hit like brandy can’t sing at all brandy can actually sing and brandy has a Grammy fata del cow thighs has none in site 💅🏻💅🏻💅🏻
Have you ever killed somebody? Brandy: yesssss 💅🏿
Just stfu already lol. Basic stiff aka Taylor flat a** still can’t sing dance . She’s A typical run-of-the-mill white privileged no talent overhyped flop just like fatdele sweetie
Stfu back at you💅🏿 Taylor ain’t s h I t on da real diva 👠 Brandy hit & run killed some it’s daughter and that’s a fact. Y’all people think y’all can erase the history? Oh hell no, Diva didn’t approve this ❌🚫
No h0 she’s right YOU shut yo stank s** riddin gaping as$ hole all the way up and take your penicillin ugly crusty dusty f a ggo t always wanna be a girl but you’ll neva be you stinky t*****
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FLOP
Where’s trenches on the charts?? Tread lightly or we’ll drag that flop eyed yodeling bug
Stfu
Kandi is an even bigger flop lmaoooooooooo 🤣
I like the song, but not as much as Diane’s work for Aaliyah and Monica: I looove the melody in “For You I Will”. It never gets old. And then I just can’t forget the video and radio version for “The One I Gave My Heart To”. Really great memories.
The comment section stared off well with what seemed like a decent conversation about views on the song, and then descends into the usual foolishness by the usual subjects. Why don’t ya’ll just start a whatsapp group, a discussion on clubhouse, have an orgy
Because, on here, if you’re even slightly critical of a song/artist somebody else likes, they start throwing “where is Flopmila on the charts?” or “Flop Del Rey?” Pathetic at this point. We’re all entitled to our opinion.
Ok…But you bring up Normani and call her horrible things all the time. you and crazyston are the worst so don’t even with all that . Fraud.
“Everything I Do (I Do It For You)” is THE best cover my ears heard. And at just 19. NSN is unskippable.