Probably out of exasperation, I knew the song before they did.

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No, actually, I'll tell you, I record - I always knew the song.

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And I knew that every time the song played that my grandpa was looking down and thanking me for not the gift that I had given to my fans, but the gift that I had given to my father by having Clarence on that record.

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He added that the only R Kelly song he knew was the 1997 hit I Believe I Can Fly.

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And I knew pretty much every song ever made because my dad played music all the time in the house.

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Tom Jones was hot at the time, and I knew Elvis needed a mature rock 'n' roll song to bring him back.

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