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Originally Posted by orbitalaspect
Thank you! I know we don't always get along, but you totally get my perspective on Namie right now. I just think if you're going to copy anyone, copy yourself... well, hopefully not as often as Ayu does it, but still, I have a ton of respect for Ayu recreating her own sound twice rather than capitalizing off another artist.
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I highly doubt that it was without permission though. Dallas Austin wrote and produced Unpretty. Dallas Austin has also made several of Namie's songs. They have a close relationship, which would explain why TLC popped up out of nowhere in one of Namie's music videos and why Namie sings Left Eye's part on Waterfalls on the TLC greatest hits album that was released in Japan.