Patti LaBelle again flatly turned down a #1 R&B hit when she was given the song "I Feel Good All Over". Kelly originally recorded "More and More" but Joe opted to release his version first and R.
Rick James and Teena Marie's "Sucka For Your Love" was originally supposed to be a duet between Rick and Diana Ross but Motown didn't want Rick to produce Diana's entire album so he ended up producing everything with Teena. Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes made it a hit (Patti always tries to remind folks it was HER song lol) Labelle was originally given the track "If You Don't Know Me By Now" but either they weren't able to record it or allow to. Sharon Bryant was given the original instrumental tracks of what later became part of Janet's Control album. "Jesus Walks" was originally recorded by Rhymefest but he allowed the track to be recorded by his then-friend Kanye West. Chaka got "Tell Me Something Good" instead. While it was never a hit, Stevie had originally played the instrumental track to "Come Get This Stuff" for Rufus and Chaka Khan but Chaka didn't like it so he gave that song to Syreeta (and for some reason the song was never released). "I Want You" was supposed to be recorded by Leon Ware himself but Berry Gordy thought it would suit Marvin Gaye better. Patti was supposed to do "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" but she passed on it during recording of the Flame album Deborah Cox had the hit with it.
E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator Originally meant for Kesha who rejected it Originally meant for Rihanna who rejected it Originally meant for Christina Milian who rejected it. Originally meant for Aretha, Aretha rejected it. "Ring My Bell" was originally offered to Stacy Lattisaw with different but still provocative lyrics (for her age at the time), so Anita Ward got it and she was barely 21 herself. It was offered to Donna Summer, then to Diana Ross but they both rejected it. It was offered to Donna Summer and Phyllis Hyman, but it was Tina Turner who decided to record it.ĭonna Summer => Diana Ross => The Weather Girls
It was originally recorded by Usher and called "Ride".ĭonna Summer => Phyllis Hyman => Tina Turner Intended for Christina Milian's debut album (Milian did write the track and do backing vocals). The song was originally written for Gloria Estefan, but feeling it was a little too similar to many of her previous songs, she decided that Lopez could put a new spin on it and would have more fun with it. Gaga took the song back and made it a duet with Beyoncé Knowles, which turned out to be a monster smash for the both of them. Lady Gaga wrote the song and gave it to Britney Spears, who never ended up using it for her album. This song was written for Britney as an answer song to "Cry Me a River". "I'm a Slave 4 U" was intended for Janet Jackson who disliked it and passed it to Jennifer Lopez, who passed it to Britney Spears. Janet Jackson => Jennifer Lopez => Britney Spears Written by Gardner Cole and Peter Rafelson, intended for Cyndi Lauper, recorded by Madonna. The music for "La Isla Bonita" was passed over by Michael Jackson Madonna wrote the lyrics later. The song has since become known as a classic Madonna track and helped boost her popularity when she was just breaking into the business. This was originally offered to Phyllis Hyman and then Mary Wilson, but both turned it down. Sophie Ellis-Bextor turned down "Can't Get You Out of My Head" which was a worldwide (and biggest hit to date) for Kylie Minogue. Originally intended for her debut album "Read My Lips". But, she did not, and Minogue later recorded the song for her seventh studio album "Light Years" (2000). Abdul had said that she wrote the song about her divorce to second husband, clothing designer Brad Beckerman. The song was originally intended for Abdul to record for her then "comeback album". and Christina Aguilera also passed on it.īritney Spears’ “Toxic” was originally written for Kylie Minogue. Kelly Clarkson’s “Miss Independent” was originally written for Destiny’s Child. Rihanna’s “Disturbia” was originally written for Chris Brown.Īerosmith’s “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” was originally written for Celine Dion. Kanye West’s “Gold Digger” was originally written for Shawnna. Rihanna’s “Umbrella” was originally written for Britney Spears and Mary J. Kelly Clarkson’s “Since U Been Gone” was originally written for Pink. Justin Timberlake's ''Rock Your Body'' was originally written for Michael Jackson. Whitney Houston's song ''How Will I Know'' was originally meant for Janetīritney Spears' "Baby One More Time'' was originally written for TLC but they turned it down.īeyonce's ''Halo'' was originally written for Leona Lewis.