Janet Can Ride!

You were probably thinking that the super bowl situation
was the end for Janet?
That she’d never bounce back.
That she just didn’t have it anymore?
That she should throw in the towel….do something else?
Well Janet was thinking that you thought that too.
So when she took center stage at the Staple Center last night
42, and real thick in a full sequined body suit
and started wopping to the ‘Pleasure Principle’ like it was 1986,
it was just for you.
She came to beat your ass...
to remind you of why you loved her in the first place.
It was clear, at least to me, that this was not a game!

I can talk about the dancers,
the elaborate sets, and the pyrotechnics.
But I wasn't paying attention to that.
My focus was just...Janet.

She started from the beginning.
So the set list was crazy!
She did PleasurePrinciple Control WhatHaveYouDoneForMeLately
Feedback YouWantThis Alright MissYouMuch RhythmNation
NeverLetchuGo ComeBackToMe Let’sWaitAwhile Again
SoExcited SoMuchBetta Nasty AllNite(Don’t Stop)
RockWithU Together Again Doesn’tReallyMatter
Escapade LoveWillNeverDo(Without You) WhenIThinkOfYou AllForYou
GotTilIt’sGone CallOnMe That’sTheWayLoveGoes IGetLonely FunnyHowTimeFlies
AnyTime,AnyPlace Discipline BlackCat If RhythmNation Luv and Runaway Whew!
And somewhere inbetween all of THAT... she did it.
She served us 1982!
She gave her ride or die fans
‘Young Love’, ‘Say You Do’, and ‘Don’t Stand Another Chance’…
I lost my mind!
If she had performed ‘Dream Street’
I would’ve died… right there … on the floor in row 6.
True to form, Janet did a full on S&M scene
with a very lucky dude from the crowd.
She gives him the time of his life
if only for 4 minutes.
And last night was no different.
Janet clad in high heeled boots
and a whip got on top of homeboy
And rode him, like a pony, with no hands.
Jermaine Dupri is GETTING it!
Yes, Janet is one of us.

Janet proves time and time again
that she’s earned her spot here.
She’s diligent and fly.
But you knew that already.