Throwback Thursday: SWV – “Anything”
“Anything” by SWV is one of those songs that are burned into my brain because my elder sisters would not stop playing it. Whenever I hear it, it takes me right back to our living, where my siblings and I would huddle around the TV watching videos we had dubbed from MTV — I totally just dated myself, but whatever. It was a beautiful time and I’m glad I got to experience the anticipation of waiting for your favorite music videos to come on just so you could record and watch them whenever you wanted. You young’ns cannot begin to relate.
This week’s TBT selection is the Above the Rim version of “Anything,” which is technically a remix, but what people think of as the “Anything” remix is the version featuring the Wu-Tang Clan. The original version, featured on the group’s debut album, It’s About Time, is a ballad that is decent but somewhat forgettable.
The remix, which is based on Freedom’s “Get up and Dance,” takes the song up a thousand levels. The beat knocks super hard and Coko — who turns 49 today — sangs her ass off. The song was such a hit in our home that I was shocked to find out that it only peaked at No. 18 on the Billboard Hot 100. If only more people had taste. Click play.
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