Minogue later commented: “I wasn’t at all angry when it worked for her. Britney then snapped it up and it became one of her most iconic hits. But after listening to a short snippet, Kylie gave it a pass. Why the switch? ‘Toxic’ could have been the smash-hit follow up to ‘Can’t Get You Out of My Head’. Moroder then turned to Debbie Harry to write the lyrics and melody – which she did in a matter of hours – and the rest is history. Why the switch? Producer Giorgio Moroder initially asked Stevie Nicks to help out writing the tune, but she had to pass because of her current contract. The meteoric pop hit was originally penned for CeeLo Green, but the Gnarls Barkley star’s record label decided against releasing it due to his Christmas album ‘Cee Lo’s Magic Moment’ coming out. Why the switch? ‘Happy’ was nominated for an Oscar, won a Grammy and sold over 10 million copies – but Pharrell didn’t initially write the song for himself. Meanwhile Shawnna watched on as it sold millions of copies and won a Grammy. Not wanting to waste the beat, Kanye kept it for himself, and released it in 2005. The chorus was originally a first-person female account (with lyrics: “ I’m not sayin’ I’m a gold digger”), however Shawnna ended up passing on the song. Why the switch? In 2004, Yeezy went round his mate Ludacris’ house to work on a track for Shawnna’s debut album.
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