Why Only Janet Jackson Song Has This Frequency?

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There's two big reasons why only Janet Jackson song has this frequency. The first one is the song is sped up very slightly to make it a little more exciting. This was recorded in the era of tape machines and you can hear that when you speed the tape up, it also goes up in pitch. So the notes in rhythm nation fall between the ones you'd normally hear in a pop hit.

The whole conceit of this show is that if look at the world in the right way, you’ll see stories everywhere. Some of the stories are epic power struggles chronicling the construction of a famous skyscraper or the founding of a city; but other stories are more modest, smaller in scope and scale. We call those mini-stories and they're part of an ongoing, end-of-the-year tradition in which 99pi producers and friends of the show talk to host Roman Mars about something cool and fun that you can tell your friends or family about during a holiday get together.

You’ll hear about a very, very long escalator! Beavers dropping from the sky! We’ll hear from Janet, Miss Jackson if you’re nasty! Plus a visit from the queen!

Mini-Stories 15: Volume 15