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Folklore - Nelly Furtado


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Hey guys, well I'm sad and upset that Taylor named her album Folklore, because that will be pushing Nelly's album nearly to the extintion, so I'm doing this thread to make some of you to discorver a great album that was named Nelly Furtado's own Ray of Light :pray:

The album was released back in November 5th 2003, While the album did not match the success of her previous debut album in such markets as the United States, it did however become a success in several European countries, the album spawned 5 singles: "Powerless (Say What You Want)", "Try", "Força", "Explode" and "The Grass Is Green" The album has sold 2 million copies worldwide

The album's name comes from her Portuguese heritage specifically the Azores islands which are her parents native land, that gave Nelly the inspiration of the concept and her pregnancy during the same period of time in the album's making that changed Nelly's perception of the world and to her own words, was more mature. It has some brilliant lyrics throughout the whole record and varying music genres as well (Pop, rock, folk, World)

 

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Outstanding songs: (All of them are excellent but i recommend you these to be first introduced to the sound of the album)

1. One-trick pony

2. Powerless (Say What You Want) 

3. Explode

4. Try

5. Fresh Off the Boat 

6. For­ça Lyrics

7. The Grass Is Green

8. Picture Perfect

9. Saturdays (Ft. Jarvis Church)

10. Build You Up

11. Island of Wonder (Ft. Caetano Veloso)

12. Childhood Dreams

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The album has excellent Single choices, so I would recommend you starting from there

(The original music video was deleted) Say what you want: This song it's so ahead of it's time, talks about colorism in the music industry and how she was forced to be separated from her ethnicity to be "successful", and to be kind to others to find inner peace, all of this in a 2003 song, wow she is so woke up

in her own words "Life sucks and all, but life is so long that maybe somebody makes you want to be a better person" its an honest and mature view on love

A great motivation song that was written as the official anthem of the 2004 European Football Championship in Lisbon

A poem "Teenage Waste" became a song, it talks about crude experiences while growing up 

it has an open meaing, but if you know the saying The grass looks greener on the other side, you can understand it 

Performances

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dynamite

I think I only know Try, but I love that song :vegas:

Like a poem said by a neydy in red
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flyaway

Again Taylor getting very inspired by her fellow artists. First Katy, now Nelly. 

Who will be next, Gaga? 

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2 minutes ago, dynamite said:

I think I only know Try, but I love that song :vegas:

you should really check the album, The lyrics are the MOST IMPORTANT in making this album reach your heart :runhug:

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2 minutes ago, RichAssPiss said:

Honestly, a masterpiece. I love this album.

You have the ultimate taste :party:ily

 

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6 minutes ago, Brecht said:

Her best album and one of my favorites from the 2000s 

Ikr, wow the taste, i couldn't be happier :hug:

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nswain1110

I absolutely adore this album!!! One of my favorites from the 2000's. 

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10 minutes ago, nswain1110 said:

I absolutely adore this album!!! One of my favorites from the 2000's. 

Amazing, it’s so timeless that it can be released today

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50 minutes ago, alicefromabove said:

Again Taylor getting very inspired by her fellow artists. First Katy, now Nelly. 

Who will be next, Gaga? 

Inb4 her next album is called Bad Romance :enigma:

Back on topic, Folklore really is an amazing album, y'all better go stream right now :grr:

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Tempest

I loved this album Growing up. Try, forca and powerless are my faves. I still listen to try often and cry. 

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13 minutes ago, Tempest said:

I loved this album Growing up. Try, forca and powerless are my faves. I still listen to try often and cry. 

Wow you grew up with this album:flutter:

those are priceless memories 

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19 minutes ago, jacs vs looser said:

Inb4 her next album is called Bad Romance :enigma:

Back on topic, Folklore really is an amazing album, y'all better go stream right now :grr:

Sadly it’s not on Spotify, but everyone can listen to it on YouTube 

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Tempest
2 hours ago, Reject False Icons said:

Wow you grew up with this album:flutter:

those are priceless memories 

Yes! I was 8-9 when I came out, and we would always have it playing in the car on the way to school or the grocery store or whatever

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