I knew! I knew it! I knew it! I knew there was something about this song! Sean Kingston’s hit single, which I can confidently say that I was never a fan of, was also recorded by Blackground recording artist, JoJo. You may remember her from her hit song “Get Out” or her recent album The High Road, released last year.
I can honestly say that I’m in love with JoJo’s voice, so her version is a lot more ‘listenable’ to me. Something told me that this song had been around for a while and they were just waiting for the right time (and the right artist) to drop it. Even though I still wasn’t ready for it, it seems like radio is eating it up. So which version do you like better?
Thanks so much to My-JoJo.net for sending us the song. We greatly appreciate it!
i like jojo betta…….im not 2 much feelin O boi
ok so im glad to know i wasnt the only one who heard that sean kingston song and thought it was hott garbage. i hate it, i hate it, i hate it!!!
LMAO # 2,
CANT LISTEN TO IT UGHHHH!!!
Jojo sounds much better on the track plus her harmonies are on point! I can’t stand the Sean Kingston version…
so true hun
l didnt like that annoying ass song for shit l got tired of it afta 1 listen and l couldnt stand it l already know jojo sang it betta no listen needed
the jojo version is much better! they should put this one on the radio.
JOJO for the win!
jo jo sounds better but i still hate the song
I can’t hear the song, my stupid computer wont let the link download!!!
~SWEETS~
JoJo, I love that little girl
Sean Kingston…uggghhh i just can’t get into his
version
There is just something about him that says
one hit wonder
JoJo is the damn TRUTH you hear me??? Now I dont understand the music industry nowadays because now you have to sound like crap in order to be successful. JoJo is too talented for the music industry. Her version is so much easier on the damn ears.
Sean Kingston look like that baby octopus alien from the first Men In Black.
But JoJo kills it with her I wanna be Black but keep my house in Rhode Island head ass.
Definitely the JoJo version. I was in L.A. last month & literally every fourth song on the radio was Sean Kingston. Once three different stations were playing it at the same time.
I dont like either but both are samples and who ever produced this track made a lot of money from them so more power to the producer but sean kingston’s version of it is better (the video is horrible and the song to long) and jojo’s voice is annoying on the song .
i like jojo’s version but it’s like it’s too slow or somethin
i prefer sean’s version maybe b/c i’ve heard it too much & it has grown on me
jojo all the da way……sean kingston sounds like a rat
I really like both of them….i like jojo..she sis a good job
*did*
JoJo is the truth she needs to come out and bang it out
i can tolerate JoJo’s voice more
sean voice (cuz he surely isnt singing) irritates me to no end, He sounds like a mosquito with a Ja-Fakin accent
What kind of stupid question is this?! LOL I already knew my gurl JOJO killed it…. still hate that song but her version is much easier to listen to. Where do they get kids like Sean Kingston from? Its like they just talk with this annoying voice over a beat. I just don’t get it. He’s gonnna be the next Cassie. All that promotion and won’t sell a thing cuz I don’t know one person who likes this wack song.
hey where’s my avatar!?
both versions are horrible even thou i love jojo’s voice, my ears couldn’t take more than 10 seconds of each!!!!!
def. Jojo I love her voice.
*tho*
LMAO@ #12….BUT I LIKE JO JO’S VERSION
Neither.
jojo sings it better but the other one grew on me so i prefer sean’s. plus his beat is more hard-hitting while hers is pretty but in general i think they both butchered “stand by me”
Jojo has a beautiful voice, and I didn’t know this song from her at all. The only reason I gave Sean Kingston’s song a listen is because I wanted to compare it to Jojo. Jojo’s version is much better, shame on whoever makes Sean’s song a hit if it ever becomes one, his version is GARBAGE!!!
19. jdm726
sean voice (cuz he surely isnt singing) irritates me to no end, He sounds like a mosquito with a Ja-Fakin accent
>>>>>>>>> LOL!!! Mosquito with an accent?? I’m *dead*
Obviously JoJo sang it better, she actually got talent… Unlike some people…. these days they give anyone a record contract and come on TV and sing some hot garbage…lets not forget Cassie, and Sean Kingston sittin right there with her >.>
is it just me or are some of his lyrics similar to her version’s lyrics? i mean aside form the chorus,, some of the lyrics sound similar, in different places but still similar. i thought he said he wrote this whole song himself!
I THINK SEAN KINGSTON’S SONG IS BETTER THAN JOJO’S ..WHY B/C HIS HAD THAT HOOD BUT SENTIMENTAL HOOK TO IT ..JOJO’S SOUNDS DULL AS HELL…
prefer jojo’s
…but some songs just shouldn’t be sampled. “stand by me” is a classic!
I don’t like the beat of the song…but JoJo’s version is waaayyy better…I absolutely love her voice! I guess I’m the only one that likes Sean’s vocal ability…lol…I mean it ain’t annoying to me…trust its the song not his voice…I’m willing to bet that his next single will be better.
*****JoJo should have released her version cause Sean Kingston sounds a hot mess. I am so sick of that song and his voice. He kinda sound like T-Pain and Akon and we didn’t need another artist trying to bite that same computerized sound.
Awwhhh, if only we could have been this harsh on Cassie then she wouldn’t have went platinum…what shame that we ‘hate’ on the talented and praise the non singing ‘singers’. Like Ciara…Cassie…etc., what a waste!
I don’t know bout ya’ll, right, but I like both versions. I’m from the Virgin Islands, so I gotta ep my caribbean peeps, and that type of music is second nature for me. But, Jojo did her thing, tho i heard it for the first time 2day.
*rep
@ 31: I thought Sean Kingston said he wrote the song too.
Hey jewel
JOJO OF COURSE WA KINDA QUESTION IS THAT.
THANKS BRIAN I BUMPING TO JOJO VERSION RITE NOW!
“I’M WAY TO GOOD FOR YOU BOY, THAT’S WHY IT’LL NEVER WORK. I’LL HAVE YOU SUICIDAL , SUICIDAL WHEN I SAY IT’S OVER. DAMN ALL THESE BEAUTIFUL WERE ONLY GONNA DO U DIRTY”
jo jo sounds good…..i like it betta when she sing it…
glad 2 kno i was’nt the only 1 not feelin that guy
I must admit that the Sean Kingston version did grow on me but after hearing JoJo’s version I much prefer hers.
And male artist are getting less and less talented, I’ma start thinking they sleep to get a record deal too.
@ 31 NEW YORKER : if he did say that then his lie has just been exposed.
I see a remix to this featuring both a la chris brown and rihanna with that umbrella song. Just watch!
I don’t even need to listen to know who got this…my girl Jojo.
When I first heard this I thought it was Akon or Tpain singing. What’s up with all of these hot mess male singers these days. I’m not going to front I do bump Sean Kingstons version.
Well Even Tho This Is Jojo’s Song Or What Not SEAN KINGSTON Sang It Better. And The Background Music Calls For Some Sort Of Accent And Jojo Has No Accent What So Ever. ;]
JO JO WINS IT HANDS DOWN…
I’ll listen later.
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well i have to say i like JoJo’s version better
even though i don’t think she needed too pull
a Monica at the end
I’m sure you know what i mean
she should’ve known better
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Shyt! Jojo killed it!! That lil girl can sang! I can’t get wit the baby version of Keith sweat, his voice is annoying! Hell I played both versions to my dog and this bitch is hiding!!!! Now I gotta look 4 her! Lol
Wait. Didn’t JoJo only REMIX this song (a la Chris Brown & Rihanna, Umbrella?)
I can’t hear it at work but based on names I going with JoJo I can’t stand Sean
oops – just saw #45 (Monique’s) comment. But my point was I think JoJo just remixed the song like Chris Brown did on Rihanna’s song.
Sorry…… but Sean Kingston SOunds much better….more appeal in his voice….
JoJo sounds BORING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
who cares about jojo i like sean kingston that song is hot
jojo is hands down
i like jojos hands down
I dont know bout anyone else but JoJo got that. I love her version so much, much better.
its a wack ass song