Janet Jackson
“Rhythm Nation”
vs. Sly & the Family Stone "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)"
Originally titled “Thank You for Sittin' In My Rhythm Nation”
From the Riffs archive First aired Nov 7, 2018. The show was music-first back then — it has grown into a conversation about everything else since.
It’s the nation that Janet Jackson built for millions of fans across the world while interweaving a legendary funk band and a 90’s R&B diva - all in one tantalizing episode of Riffs on Riffs! What we geek out over in this episode: Bootsy Collins (again), Shrek the Third, powerhouse songwriters Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Janet Jackson’s mystery daughter, Babyface, and the hit movie & soundtrack Waiting to Exhale.
Like this one? Joe and Toby speak at events — the same conversation, on a stage.