Before I get to the song, I'm adding a little regional nostalgia that won't mean shit to most people so the rest of you can probably just skip ahead. You see that up there? That's an old as hell bus transfer that I found at the bottom of my highschool memories box (which, by the way, is full of embarrassment, but that's another story for another day). I don't have anything so old that it has "BC Transit" stamped on it, but that thing reminds me of a simpler time. Back when a bus driver might accidentally give you an extra 15 minutes, or might not notice you're short a dime, and it didn't take 5 minutes for 10 people to get on because they keep inserting their card the wrong way. Also, a time when it didn't cost $2.25 to go one damn zone and when they realized vinyl seat covers was the way to go in a city where it rained this much.
You know what else used to be a little bit better back when bus transfers were made of newspaper? Janet Jackson. Now, don't get it twisted, I'm not saying homegirl isn't still fierce as fuck (because she is), but her last couple records have been lacking a certain something. I'm going to blame Jermaine Dupri for that, and no, I don't have any rational reasoning behind that so don't ask.
I'm going to be honest, it's been a while since I really listened to any old school Janet and I almost forgot this track even existed. Thankfully, today's episode of Ranked! on MuchMoreMusic played it and all the good times came flooding back. I thought this video was dope as hell, I mean, who wouldn't want Janet to show up at their house for a party, even if it was all a dream? I'm also pretty sure I sat in front of the radio listening to Z95 waiting for this song to come on the Hot 6 @ 6 so I could tape it. There was no HypeMachine back in '98.
So, enjoy...
Janet Jackson - "Go Deep"
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