moussemaker said:

moussemaker said:

oh shit!!!

Don't like this much but her duet with Herbie Hancock on a cover of Donnie Hathaway's song is GREAT.

Graycap23 said:

A Song 4 U

theodore said:

Yes. That is one hell of a track.

Graycap23 said:

It is Her vocals r

theodore said:

Never heard it but I'm glad to hear it wasn't destroyed. That song shouldn't be touched by just anyone, it's too perfect... like Al Green's "Simply Beautiful", damn that Queen Latifah! And Al too for guesting

I tried to post this yesterday morning, but the Org wouldn't let me. Let's see if it works now:

Go ahead and call me a hater, but I didn't like it then and I don't like it now. She sounds good, but I don't get any feeling that she understands the song. It's like when little kids "play church." Maybe I'm the only one...

Kissmequick said:

Sorry, guys. English, as you must have noticed, ain´t my mother tongue.

dag said:

If you're gonna apologize for anything, it should be for that avatar

CalhounSq said:

It was a good performance I guess, but Christina oversang that song a bit too much for my liking. They should have gotten a real soul singer to cover that song.

Cinnamon234 said:

Like who?

theodore said:

like that Charlie Brown kid they got to do Thriller at the World Music Awards and they thought would be a good act to follow Smokey Robinson and Lionel Richie at the Grammys.

Christina's got a great voice but she overdoes too much and too often. Settle down a bit, Exxy, we'll still love you if you don't holler all the time.


Still, it was interesting to hear her interpretation of this fan-fucking-tastic song. Overall I think she did a good job, though like AlexDeParis said, I get the impression she doesn't really "feel" or "get" what she's singing about. There's more to being a good singer than having a good voice. You've got to have a certain presence onstage, the ability to captivate your audience and make them listen, and most of important of all you've got to be able to convey feeling with your voice believably. If it's a sad song that's being sung, a truly good singer can make you want to break down and cry, not just say, "Gee whiz, those lyrics are kind of a downer." Same applies for happy songs or love songs or angry songs or what have you.

Slightly o/t: but now that I've finally seen it, I find myself absolutely in love with the video for Candyman. I adore it and the song's Andrews Sisters vibe.

Tessa said:

theodore said:

theodore said:

How about Anthony Hamilton? He never gets any love.

Or better yet, K-Ci Hailey! Whatever happened to that guy?

http://www.youtube.com/wa...A21jMYT4sw

Oh, yeah...nevermind.

AlexdeParis said:

I agree. The content of the song and the person singing the song don't resonate with me. It makes as much sense as Barry Manilow singing "Say It Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud)."

theodore said:

Hell, I would have been happy if Prince performed James Brown's "It's a Man's World." If you're going with a female there is Mary J. Blige, since she's known for torch songs.

Little Richard
Joe Cocker
D'Angelo
Al Green
Terrance Trent Darby
Prince

When you pay tribute to someone like Brown you forsake ratings and do the sh*t right.

sosgemini said:

it wasn't actually a tribute to brown. it was a tribute to soul or r&b or whatever.

theodore said:

Teena Marie,Mary J. Blige, Faith Evans, Joss Stone,etc.

Najee said:

Yea, I love MJB and I think she would have done a great job. Prince could have done that song justice too, I was hoping either he or MJ would show up and sing a song in tribute to JB because it would only make sense that one of them did it, but oh well.