{"id":11925,"date":"2014-05-06T07:47:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-06T07:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/?p=11925"},"modified":"2014-05-06T07:47:00","modified_gmt":"2014-05-06T07:47:00","slug":"slave-to-the-rhythm-ellen-degeneres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/index.php\/2014\/05\/slave-to-the-rhythm-ellen-degeneres\/","title":{"rendered":"Slave To The Rhythm &#8211; Ellen DeGeneres"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/wpc.556e.edgecastcdn.net\/80556E\/img.news\/NEEKBdsj2xZgHM_1_1.jpg\" width=\"650\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Originally recorded during the Dangerous sessions in 1991 with L.A. Reid and Babyface,   &#8220;Slave to the Rhythm&#8221; is a taut robo-pop rhythm track in which Jackson narrates a story about a woman trapped in stifling circumstances. At home and work,   the protagonist is compelled to &#8220;dance&#8221; to the needs of controlling men,   while her own desires are ignored. 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