Whatev's Top 50 JoJo tracks

[Whatevar]

They're all quite easily available from mp3 download sites.

Which ones do you like?

[VoR]

JoJo: 'New album is inspired by Fifty Shades of Grey'

JoJo has confessed that her new album is inspired by Fifty Shades of Grey.

The singer admitted that she has read the raunchy novel by E L James and that the experience influenced the content of her upcoming record Jumping Trains.

"I will say reading Fifty Shades of Grey kind of inspires me, it inspired my work," JoJo told MTV. "It's some freaky s**t! I love it!"

Speaking further about the novel, JoJo added: "I think it's a really cool thing for women.

"It's making people realise that a lot of people's minds are in the gutter, I guess, and it's just bringing sexuality to the forefront. I'm cool with it. I think it's great."

JoJo recently unveiled her new single 'Demonstrate', which will be available to download from August 28.

Her new album Jumping Trains has faced many delays, but is expected to be released later this year.

How to touch a girl (fisting edit)

[Loufoque]

Poor Whatev will have a seizure

He is one of our least sexual posters

[Whatevar]

I posted my arse FFS!

[Slave]

That quote is RIDICULOUS. How can an album that's been in development for HALF A DECADE be influenced by something that's been around for less than a YEAR. And she doesn't strike me as the kind of literary PIONEER that would've been reading the book before all the HYPE.

[VoR]

She's obviously hoping to shift a few extra units by marketing it as some kind of COMPANION PIECE

[Whatevar]

20
Hollywood
Unreleased (2011)

Moving into the Top 20 with a fairly new, totally amazing track. The chorus is really BIG, the lyrics are quite dark (OMG she says “shit”!) and the vocals are spectacular - she sounds genuinely aggrieved. Poor famous JoJo.

Ridiculous Vox Moment: 3:27 – “Cos in time it will all disappE-AAAR YEEEEAH!!”

Listen:

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19
Get It Poppin’
B-side (2007)

This was the B-side to the Anything single in the UK. I know it’s a fluffy piece of teeny-pop/R&B but I ADORE it - it's so joyous and bouncy. It always makes me imagine a hot video in a parking lot at night with loads of fit blacks dancing on cars. And there’s nothing like the line, “Cos we can’t get in, we’re not old enough,” to make you feel OLD and remind you that she was just a CHILD when this was made.

Ridiculous Vox Moment: 2:29 – “I gotta get this POPPIN’…”

Listen:

[Whatevar]

18
Running On Empty
Can’t Take That Away From Me (2010)

Track 2 from 2010’s mixtape release, co-written by JoJo and again produced by Neff-U (same as Can’t Take That Away From Me). The song has an interesting R&B/Rock sound carried along by a squelching electric-guitar bass line. Reminds me a bit of a Rockier version of Get Me Outta Here by Esmée Denters. The vox are understated but still excellent. I like all her spoken directions at the beginning and end, clearly shoved in to make her seem like a woman in control/bit of a cunt: “Not too loud… shit.”

Ridiculous Vox Moment: None

Listen:

[POP!]

This countdown is literally HIT AFTER HIT


Loving it though x

[Whatevar]

Thanks babes x

They're all HITS in my HEAD.

[Whatevar]

17
Pretty Please
Can’t Take That Away From Me (2010)

Move over Beyoncé. Here comes JoJo’s take on Single Ladies. It’s certainly more successful than Toni Braxton’s Lookin’ At Me, at least. More of a homage to Queen Bee, I would say – JoJo is a huge fan. Written by JoJo, Jim Beanz (Timbaland collaborator who co-wrote DimaBilanGay’s winning Eurovision entry and loads of other max trax) and some Ethiopian called Kenna, who also co-produced the track with Chag Hugo of The Neptunes. There’s virtually no music at all, just percussion and a bit of a bass line here and there. The vocals are fucking STUNNING and she’s clearly having such a good time that she doesn’t realise the music’s stopped at the end LOL!!!11

Ridiculous Vox Moment: 1:51 – “for yourself yeeeeeeeah, WOOH!” and the final run from 3:14 – WOW.

Listen:

[Whatevar]

Amazing screech-fest up next...

[Whatevar]

16
Limbo
Unreleased (2011)

OH MY GOD I love this song SO MUCH, it could easily have been my #1, but JoJo has 15 even more amazing songs than this. I only discovered this one a few months ago and fell in love with it straight away - it instantly grabs your heart right out of your chest. On first listen, the song sounds similar to Kelly Clarkson’s Breakaway, except interesting. The vocals are completely ridiculously overblown in the most fabulous way imaginable. It’s like she will ACTUALLY DIE if she doesn’t SING her CUNT OFF.

Ridiculous Vox Moment: Too many to mention – basically the whole thing.

Listen:

[Whatevar]

I'll pause there for today to give everyone the opportunity to reflect on the amazingness of LIMBO! LIMBO! LIMBO! overnight.

*listens on repeat*

I'm off to watch dUb's cripple musical

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[SDF]

Limbo really is the most wonderful vocal performance. It totally deserves it's moment at the Grammys.

[Whatevar]

It is baffling that she's never had a Grammy nomination.

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[Whatevar]

HELLO MADISON DO YOU LIKE JOJO?!?!?!

[Madison]

I don't dislike her. And I dislike a lot of people.

[Whatevar]

That's nice.



15
Anything
The High Road (2006)

It’s over to VoR’s favourite! This one contains a sample from Toto's 1982 song Africa. I’m not crazy about the sample, to be honest, but I guess it makes the song for most people. Released as the second official single from this album in May 2007, it was eventually B-listed at Radio 1. JoJo even promoted the single quite heavily in the UK, performing at G-A-Y and on GMTV as part of a series of radio and television interviews. But because her record label was so shit and poor, no video was ever made and the single stalled at #21, remaining in the UK Top 40 for three weeks. Sadly, the song did very little in the US, only making #38 in the Pop Chart.

Ridiculous Vox Moment: 2:53 – “Baby cos I-I-I-I-I-I… no MO-O-O-ORE!”

Listen:

[Whatevar]

Confident early morning vox - Anything live on GMTV:

[Whatevar]

14
My Time Is Money
Can’t Take That Away From Me (2010)

Another writing credit for JoJo with production by Turkish-American Warren "Oak" Felder (Nicki Minaj, Toni Braxton, Jessie J). This song is fierceness personified, from the opening line, “I need a man (not a boy),” to the very last, “moneaaaaay-ah”. She could not be more black if she tried. An infectious tribal beat drives the track along and brings Rihanna (on a good day) to mind. Just a shame that it’s all over so soon at 2:43. I hope she puts more stuff like this on her new album, if it ever sees the light of day.

Ridiculous Vox Moment: 1:52 – “YEEEAH! Not a boy-oy-oy-oy-oy-oy… MY TIME IS MO-NEY!”

Listen:

[dUb]

I am going to properly go through this and comment on every one when I've got a CHANCE!

[VoR]

I swear if they'd given it a video, Anything would have been a TOP FIVE HIT.

[Whatevar]

I am going to properly go through this and comment on every one when I've got a CHANCE!

Don't make promises you can't keep!

[Whatevar]

I swear if they'd given it a video, Anything would have been a TOP FIVE HIT.

OF COURSE!

[Whatevar]

13
Underneath
Unreleased (2010)

What a lovely, cheerful, summery song. Sweet lyrics about being in love with someone who doesn’t care if you’re a fucking state to look at, because he loves the person ‘Underneath’, much like my own impending husband. This one also has all the hallmarks of the JoJo smash hit that never was: acoustic guitar strums, soaring strings, a clap-along beat, beautiful vocals… it’s just LOVELY.

Ridiculous Vox Moment: N/A

Listen:

[Whatevar]

12
Let It Rain
The High Road (2006)

I remember getting The High Road album and loving this track straight away, as soon as that beat kicked in. It remains a firm favourite. Written and produced by the Stargate team, it’s another one where I think the verses are better than the chorus, even though that’s amazing too. I love the dark, moody atmosphere the song has, and all the crap storm sound effects make it even better. They even manage to sneak in some harmonica near the end!

Ridiculous Vox Moment: 2:31 – “Let it rain down, down on me, yeah! Let it rain!”

Listen:

[Pipo]

omg Limbo is so RIDICULOUS
is the pitch deliberately THAT HIGH?

[Whatevar]

omg Limbo is so RIDICULOUS
is the pitch deliberately THAT HIGH?

YES because she's STUCK IN LIMBO!!!!!!!

[Whatevar]

11
The Other Chick
Jumping Trains (2011)

Flop buzz single alert! Supposedly the big comeback single, intended to lead Jumping Trains to roaring success, this brilliant song with a completely new JoJo sound didn’t exactly deliver and was promptly labelled “BUZZ”. They even shot a video for it so fuck knows why it all got shelved. Originally titled The Other Chick (Bitch), the lyrics are mega bitchy and the song sounds like Prince + Robyn = Amazing.

Ridiculous Vox Moment: 2:03 – “I faked it every-TIIIIIIIME… HEY! YEEEEAH! NO DOUBT!” etc.

Listen:

JoJo - The Other Chick (2011)

[Whatevar]

Behind the scenes of the unreleased music video:

[Whatevar]

Only the Top 10 left now.

Any predictions, bitches?

[Pipo]

Have I already missed GET OUT (LEAVE)?

[NonEvent]

Breezy

[Whatevar]

Breezy

Did not make the cut, sorry

[Whatevar]

Have I already missed GET OUT (LEAVE)?

Nope