Sunday, February 3, 2013

Destiny Reunited! (Destiny's Child Top 10 Singles)



It’s Super Bowl Sunday and there’s only one thing on my mind…HALFTIME SHOW WITH BEYONCE! Not only will Queen B be strutting her stuff later today, but Destiny’s Child will be reuniting on stage for the first time in a couple years! So with their lovely little compilation “Love Songs” out and their mini-reunion happening soon, let’s look at the best of their incredible journey!

10.) “No, No, No Part 2” (featuring Wyclef Jean
(from the album Destiny’s Child)
It was their first single that garnered them the attention to start it all off. How could I NOT include this on the countdown somewhere?!!!

9.) “Emotion”
(from the album Survivor)
DC is mostly known for their upbeat lady anthems, and not to mention mainly for Beyoncé’s lead vocals and back-up harmonies from the other ladies. But every once in a blue moon, Beyoncé steps back a little bit to let the other ladies have a chance in the spotlight. This time around it was Kelly Rowland’s sweet voice that starts things off on this rare slow jam, marking territory on this Bee Gee’s classic.

8.) “Soldier” (featuring T.I. & Lil’ Wayne)
(from the album Destiny Fulfilled)

The girls went hard for this 2004 single off their last studio album together. Cars were bumping, couple were grinding and getting hood to this street jam with Beyoncé, Kelly, Michelle getting buck with T.I. & Lil’ Wayne, proving that girls can ride just as hard too.

7.) “Lose My Breath”
(from the album Destiny Fulfilled)
After an impressive solo debut album, Beyoncé gave the girls another chance and came back to the group for one last album. While this first single didn’t spark up as much success as it should have done, it still is an outstanding highlight that proves each woman is extremely talented within the group and together they are still a force to be reckoned with.

6.) “Bootylicious”
(from the album Survivor)
The first of two outrageous songs on this countdown, but certainly one of the most memorable, this song got us all to shake it all around! Beyoncé earned a spot in the freakin’ dictionary for crying out loud! This songs proves that DC can bring the absurd and ridiculous to the airwaves and still be sexy no matter what (yes, buck teeth and all!).

5.) “Bug a Boo”
(from the album The Writing’s on the Wall)
This song is impossible NOT to date itself with references to MCI, AOL accounts, and call-block. It’s the second ridiculous song on the countdown, but it works for the age of the girls at the time of its release. It was relevant back then, and for today it’s a nice little memory of what it was like to be in 1999.

4.) “Bills Bills Bills”
(from the album The Writing’s on the Wall)
In the midst of the pop phenomenon that brought us blonde white girls and boy bands, Destiny’s Child stood out on their own and definitely held their own with this chart-topper. Another song relevant for its time, they started a revolution of women standing up with their own anthems. Not to mention that their smooth harmonies and the addicting hook helped make them a staple in the pop world as well as R&B.

3.) “Survivor”
(from the album Survivor)
During a time of agonizing group woes and constant rotations of new girls within, the three remaining ladies proved with this song that they weren’t going to give into any kind of negativity, and they most certainly won’t going to give into anyone trying to bring them down. They would survive, and they’d only continue to work harder than ever before.

2.) “Independent Women Part I”
(from the album Charlie’s Angels)
A true staple in the career of both Beyoncé AND Destiny’s Child, it was a songwriting success to prove to both men AND women everywhere that these ladies could do it for themselves. And of course, it helped to have the support of a legendary show-turned-movie like Charlie’s Angels to support the song’s instant success.

1.) “Say My Name”
(from the album The Writing’s on the Wall)
Say my name, say my name! Of course this would be the best the girls have to offer! From the mid-tempo introduction, to the fats-paced build up, all leading to one of the most memorable hooks ever recorded, this song has it going on in all the right places!

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