Best R&B Song of All Time

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  • arghbowl
    arghbowl Posts: 1,179 Member
    The best one is whatever helps me get it in m'lady the fastest.
  • AZ_Gato
    AZ_Gato Posts: 1,270 Member
    Oh. I see. You guys are confusing "Contemporary R&B" with actual R&B.

    You are confusing your thoughts to be mine. Any R&B...and Maxwell's piece cannot be denied to belong right up there. Everything about it is amazing.
  • Cali_Chica
    Cali_Chica Posts: 895 Member
    MmmBop - Hanson

    Deserves a mention.
  • WeepingAngel81
    WeepingAngel81 Posts: 2,232 Member
    I was never big into R&B, but Peggy Lee's Fever (even though it's more Jazz) is one of my fav's!
  • Fullsterkur_woman
    Fullsterkur_woman Posts: 2,712 Member
    Oh. I see. You guys are confusing "Contemporary R&B" with actual R&B.

    You are confusing your thoughts to be mine. Any R&B...and Maxwell's piece cannot be denied to belong right up there. Everything about it is amazing.
    OK, I see, yes, I thought it was referencing your FL post wherein you referred to "old school", but I now see that you didn't put that in this thread.
  • AZ_Gato
    AZ_Gato Posts: 1,270 Member
    Oh. I see. You guys are confusing "Contemporary R&B" with actual R&B.

    You are confusing your thoughts to be mine. Any R&B...and Maxwell's piece cannot be denied to belong right up there. Everything about it is amazing.
    OK, I see, yes, I thought it was referencing your FL post wherein you referred to "old school", but I now see that you didn't put that in this thread.

    So you, a woman, are admitting you're wrong? Yes? : )
  • DymonNdaRgh40
    DymonNdaRgh40 Posts: 661 Member
    Started this discussion on my FL...the nominees:

    Donna Summer - On The Radio
    Bill Withers -
    Maxwell - This Woman's Work
    PM Dawn - I'd Die Without You
    Smokey Robinson - Being With You
    Aretha Franklin - Respect
    Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing
    Otis Redding - These Arms of Mine
    Diana Ross - Love Hangover
    Floaters - Float On
    Ben E King - Stand By Me
    Al Green - How Can You Mend A Broken Heart
    Michael Jackson - Billie Jean

    What's your vote for best R&B song of all time?

    Edited to add nominees:
    Blackstreed - No Diggity
    Bell Biv Devoe - Do Me
    Bill Withers-Lovely Day
    Earth, Wind, & Fire-Let's Groove Tonight
    Prince-I Would Die 4 U
    Sade-Paradise
    Isley Brothers-Between the Sheets
    Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On, Sexual Healing,
    Let's Stay Together - Al Green
    Chaka Khan - Cant Choose just one....
    Candy Girl, If It Isn't Love - New Edition
    Secret Garden - Barry, El, James, Al B
    Tenderoni - Bobbi Brown
    Motown Philly and End of the Road - Boys II Men
    Diamonds and Pearls - Prince
    Man in the Mirror - Michael Jackson
    One In a Million - Aaliyah
    Forever My Lady - Jodeci
    You're All I Need - Mary J & Method Man
    Sade - No Ordinary Love & Sweetest Taboo
    Nina Simone - Feeling Good
    Stevie Wonder - Superstition
    The Four Tops- Standing in the Shadows of Love
    The Four Tops- All their work
    The Delfonics- Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time
    Marvin Gaye- When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You
    The Stylistics- People Make the World Go 'Round
    112- Anything by them
    Nina Simone - I Put A Spell On You
    Ray Charles - Come Live With Me
    Ray Charles - I Got A Woman
    Mary J. Blige - Real Love
    Al Green - Simply Beautiful (one of my wedding songs)
    Prince - Most beautiful Girl in the World
    After 7 - Ready or Not
    Ready for the World - Let me Love You Down
    Method Man and Mary J Blige - You're all I need
    Michael Jackson - Rock With You

    I don't see it on your list but I want to cast my vote for Love and Happiness by Al Green. This song is timeless. Even the young whipper snappers like it:wink:
  • Fullsterkur_woman
    Fullsterkur_woman Posts: 2,712 Member
    Oh. I see. You guys are confusing "Contemporary R&B" with actual R&B.

    You are confusing your thoughts to be mine. Any R&B...and Maxwell's piece cannot be denied to belong right up there. Everything about it is amazing.
    OK, I see, yes, I thought it was referencing your FL post wherein you referred to "old school", but I now see that you didn't put that in this thread.

    So you, a woman, are admitting you're wrong? Yes? : )
    See, and just yesterday I was telling my husband "I can just *be* wrong. I find that fact to be very liberating." Perfectionism is exhausting.
  • vtmoon
    vtmoon Posts: 3,436 Member
    R&B in the broader sense I guess based on those listed.

    I wanna say something really racist about people picking "Sexual healing" over "I Heard it through the Grapevine", but I will just roll with it and nominate "I heard it through the Grapevine".

    Sitting on the dock of the bay - Otis Redding
    Brick House - The Commodores
    Maybellene - Chuck Berry (some argue this was the birth of Rock & Roll)
    A Song for You - Donny Hathaway (If you truly loved someone this song will bring you to tears thinking about them)

    The rest were mentioned by others.
  • vtmoon
    vtmoon Posts: 3,436 Member

    I don't see it on your list but I want to cast my vote for Love and Happiness by Al Green. This song is timeless. Even the young whipper snappers like it:wink:

    I was going to listed it but thought it was top 10 for me, great song.
  • beckyzalldat
    beckyzalldat Posts: 236 Member
    Mary J and Method Man....All I need!!!!!!
  • kdb247
    kdb247 Posts: 326 Member
    O'Jays >Time To Get Down
  • Mia_RagazzaTosta
    Mia_RagazzaTosta Posts: 4,885 Member
    The best one is whatever helps me get it in m'lady the fastest.

    I already told you what our song is. Way to remember :angry:
  • YoungDoc2B
    YoungDoc2B Posts: 1,593 Member
    Switch - I call your name
  • MissLuana
    MissLuana Posts: 356
    OMG, how can a best R&B list not have any R. Kelly??? My contrabution to make it complete:

    R. Kelly and Public Announcement: Slow Dance
    Con Funk Shun: Love's Train

    My work is done here...LOL
  • arghbowl
    arghbowl Posts: 1,179 Member
    The best one is whatever helps me get it in m'lady the fastest.

    I already told you what our song is. Way to remember :angry:

    I know what our song is! I want it to be special for US so I didn't name it! :heart:
  • arghbowl
    arghbowl Posts: 1,179 Member
    Prodigy - Smack My B*tch Up

    Such great rhythm and I love it when I'm feeling blue.
  • ItsCasey
    ItsCasey Posts: 4,021 Member
    Garnet Mims - Cry Baby
    Sam Cooke - That's Where It's At
    Otis Redding - Pain In My Heart, For Your Precious Love
    Dobie Gray - Drift Away
    Brook Benton - Rainy Night In Georgia
  • sheenarama
    sheenarama Posts: 733 Member
    +1 for The Delfonics- Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time

    My favorite:heart:
  • sixout
    sixout Posts: 3,128 Member
    Hell the hell is Regulate not on the list somewhere? Come on people. I know some people say it's not R&B, but it really is.
  • vtmoon
    vtmoon Posts: 3,436 Member
    Hell the hell is Regulate not on the list somewhere? Come on people. I know some people say it's not R&B, but it really is.

    What?
  • michelefrench
    michelefrench Posts: 814 Member
    [/quote]Sitting on the dock of the bay - Otis Redding
    Brick House - The Commodores
    Maybellene - Chuck Berry (some argue this was the birth of Rock & Roll)
    A Song for You - Donny Hathaway (If you truly loved someone this song will bring you to tears thinking about them)

    The rest were mentioned by others.
    [/quote]

    *sigh* Donny Hathaway.... you got that right!!

    edited to add - I will be listening to pretty much every song listed at some point today - thank you all!!!!
  • soldiergrl_101
    soldiergrl_101 Posts: 2,205 Member
    Black Street-No Diggity
    Monifa-Touch It
    LL Cool Jay-Doin It
    Next-Too Close
  • michelefrench
    michelefrench Posts: 814 Member
    Luther Ingram - If Loving you is wrong I don't wanna be right :heart:
  • mcibty
    mcibty Posts: 1,252 Member
    R Kelly - Bump 'n' Grind
  • BernadetteChurch
    BernadetteChurch Posts: 2,210 Member
    Can anyone please define R&B for me?
  • startloss
    startloss Posts: 5 Member
    anything by Nina Simone
  • soldiergrl_101
    soldiergrl_101 Posts: 2,205 Member
    Genuwine - Pony
    Keith Sweat - Twisted
    Montel Jordan - Get it on tonight
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    Can anyone please define R&B for me?

    Google is your friend. :flowerforyou:
  • BernadetteChurch
    BernadetteChurch Posts: 2,210 Member
    Can anyone please define R&B for me?

    Google is your friend. :flowerforyou:

    Yes, I can Google it but I'm more interested in how the people commenting here define it.

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