Music Review: Janet Jackson "Just A Little While"

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Just A Little While
Album: Damita Jo
Year: 2004

February 2, the day after Super Bowl, Janet Jackson found herself facing major criticism. The uproar caused numerous phone calls to the FCC, a lost movie job in the Lena Horne movie, and most importantly, her integrity.

“Just A Little While” was released the same day. But like her performance at the Super Bowl, it’s ho-hum.

The 80s inspired song, about how much she enjoys sex with her boyfriend and herself, is shoddy. It begins, post-coital, and then goes to Janet’s point of view once he has gone: “So maybe I’ll just lay around/play by myself/touching my favorite fruit.” However, she gets explicit in the second verse: “Baby, I know we did it all night long/And I didn’t want to burn you out/’cause how much I like to do it/in the morning it’s another round.” Later she sings the tasteless, tawdry lyrics; “do you wanna play with my strawberries?”

Janet, for the past two albums, has been exploring her sexuality. But there are limits. Here, it feels like she’s trying to shock people again by showing how sexual she really is. Repetitive and mechanical, there isn’t any enjoyment behind the lyrics. It’s just sex and only sex. Releasing this song, especially after criticism after the Super Bowl, is a mistake. Her PR needs to be toning down her image, not upping the ante. After alienating an audience of millions with her publicity stunt, bombarding the public again with a sexually explicit song will only hurt her image more.

The Super Bowl proved how far she has fallen. If she had any celebrity value left, she wouldn’t be dealing with the amount of backlash. Janet Jackson is officially a joke.

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Reply #1 from JoeUser Forums Top
"Janet, for the past two albums, has been exploring her sexuality. But there are limits."

Says who? You? The point of art and freedom of speech and expression is that we can express ourselves in any way we please. You can like it, or not. You can choose to buy it, or not. It's up to you. The point is, it's her album to express whatever she is feeling. Not yours. Isn't is great to live in a free, democratic society???? I applaud Janet Jackson from daring not to back down and conform to others' "limits" that they try to place on her. She really GETS IT. Unlike others. (ahem)

You sound about like all the people whose panties are in a wad over the site of a breast, which, by the way , had the majority of nipple covered. I think Janet's "stunt," whether it was intentional or not, has made America the laughing stock of the world. Not many places but here would people make her performance THE TALK OF THE COUNTRY for as along as it has been. It's pathetic. PEOPLE HAVE BREASTS. COME TO TERMS WITH IT, ACCEPT IT, TELL YOUR KIDS, AND MOVE ON.

Reply #2 from JoeUser Forums Top
Let's face it, Janet's music is nothing but pop music. Does anyone really expect anything groundbreaking, mindshaking and earthquaking from her? No. And not from any of her other contemporaries on the charts these days. She's not eclectic and expressing sexuality is done all the time by most successful performers these days. What about Justin Timberlake in this whole deal. Out of it all, maybe 5% of the attention was placed on him, although he was an active participant in the matter.
Now, speaking about the song... it's catchy as all hell... but doesn't exactly compel one to even listen to the lyrics. It'll be a hit... or not. The thing is, Janet's in that popularity level where it doesn't matter if this one song breaks it or not, all she needs is one good song to keep her going. And people, regardless of those who responded vocally to her previous performance, will keep on listening.
Good review, for the conversation it provoked.
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Reply #3 from JoeUser Forums Top
Daring not to conform? Give me a break! Janet Jackson doesn't have the talent to write or sing about anything else except sex. She's a joke, and it's her own fault. She's getting what she deserves; derision.