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Thread started 10/17/09 5:40pm

Timmy84

Whodiditbetter: Mariah or Leela (Foreigner cover)

OK, this may be easier said than done but FUCK it, which one you think was better, peeps:

Mariah:



Leela:



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Reply #1 posted 10/17/09 5:57pm

midiscover

Leela James

Sorry, Mariah's whispering and crooning only destroys the song.
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Reply #2 posted 10/17/09 6:07pm

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Leela's is the better version. I love the original so much. I don't like Mariah's version at all, everytime it comes on the radio I have to turn it.
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Reply #3 posted 10/17/09 6:21pm

TonyVanDam

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My vote goes to Leela.

Her version is a gospel/soul/funk mix that works.
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Reply #4 posted 10/17/09 6:25pm

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This and Leela's version of "Baby I'm Scared Of You", are the highlights of her CD.
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Reply #5 posted 10/17/09 6:29pm

midiscover

shorttrini said:

This and Leela's version of "Baby I'm Scared Of You", are the highlights of her CD.


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I love her version of "I'd Rather Be With You" too
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Reply #6 posted 10/17/09 6:48pm

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As much as I love Mimi, I wasn't blown away by her version when I first heard it and Leela's has more feeling IMO
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Reply #7 posted 10/17/09 7:12pm

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Shiningstarr26 said:

As much as I love Mimi, I wasn't blown away by her version when I first heard it and Leela's has more feeling IMO


Same, I usually like Mariah's remakes, but with this one I was highly disappointed. confused
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Reply #8 posted 10/17/09 7:13pm

daPrettyman

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What about these versions of the song:

Clay Aiken


Julio Iglesies


Wynona


Tina Arena


New Jersey Mass Choir
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Reply #9 posted 10/17/09 7:14pm

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blessedk said:

Shiningstarr26 said:

As much as I love Mimi, I wasn't blown away by her version when I first heard it and Leela's has more feeling IMO


Same, I usually like Mariah's remakes, but with this one I was highly disappointed. confused

It's still not as bad as her remake of "The Beautiful Ones". lol
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Reply #10 posted 10/17/09 8:05pm

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daPrettyman said:

blessedk said:



Same, I usually like Mariah's remakes, but with this one I was highly disappointed. confused

It's still not as bad as her remake of "The Beautiful Ones". lol


My favorite Prince song, but I thought she did a decent job. boxed lol
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Reply #11 posted 10/17/09 8:11pm

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blessedk said:

daPrettyman said:


It's still not as bad as her remake of "The Beautiful Ones". lol


My favorite Prince song, but I thought she did a decent job. boxed lol

Not according to the majority of people around here. God, I pray they don't attack you.
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Reply #12 posted 10/17/09 8:14pm

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daPrettyman said:

blessedk said:



My favorite Prince song, but I thought she did a decent job. boxed lol

Not according to the majority of people around here. God, I pray they don't attack you.


lol
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Reply #13 posted 10/17/09 8:14pm

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daPrettyman said:

blessedk said:



My favorite Prince song, but I thought she did a decent job. boxed lol

Not according to the majority of people around here. God, I pray they don't attack you.


I won't attack Blessedk - but that cover sucked big time lol
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Reply #14 posted 10/17/09 8:47pm

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I know diehard Mimi fans that don't like it either. shrug
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Reply #15 posted 10/17/09 10:04pm

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midiscover said:

shorttrini said:

This and Leela's version of "Baby I'm Scared Of You", are the highlights of her CD.


nod

I love her version of "I'd Rather Be With You" too

So do I but people think I'm nuts shrug
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Reply #16 posted 10/17/09 10:22pm

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daPrettyman said:

blessedk said:



Same, I usually like Mariah's remakes, but with this one I was highly disappointed. confused

It's still not as bad as her remake of "The Beautiful Ones". lol



wow really i love her version of that record
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Reply #17 posted 10/17/09 10:23pm

midiscover

CalhounSq said:

midiscover said:



nod

I love her version of "I'd Rather Be With You" too

So do I but people think I'm nuts shrug


Why?
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Reply #18 posted 10/17/09 10:24pm

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missmad said:

daPrettyman said:


It's still not as bad as her remake of "The Beautiful Ones". lol



wow really i love her version of that record


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Reply #19 posted 10/17/09 10:59pm

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midiscover said:

CalhounSq said:


So do I but people think I'm nuts shrug


Why?

I had a thread about it saying it was a decent remake & people stomped all over it lol I didn't say it was better than Booty's, just good. People disagreed shrug
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Reply #20 posted 10/17/09 11:02pm

ernestsewell

This is the only good version of Foreigner's song.
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Reply #21 posted 10/17/09 11:08pm

Cinnie

Mariah helps me appreciate songs that I didn't previously enjoy...
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Reply #22 posted 10/17/09 11:21pm

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Cinnie said:

Mariah helps me appreciate songs that I didn't previously enjoy...

lol

Is that good or bad?
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Reply #23 posted 10/17/09 11:24pm

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ernestsewell said:

This is the only good version of Foreigner's song.

I like the New Jersey Mass Choir's version, but I wouldn't say it was better than the original. I actually like Mariah's, but I wouldn't say I love it. The major thing that bothers me is the plastic production of the song. The song is a very epic type song that (to me) requires a good arrangement and that is where Mariah and The Dream failed. The whispering doesn't bother me that much on this one, I guess because it's not as much as she has done in the past.
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Reply #24 posted 10/18/09 1:14am

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daPrettyman said:

ernestsewell said:

This is the only good version of Foreigner's song.

I like the New Jersey Mass Choir's version, but I wouldn't say it was better than the original. I actually like Mariah's, but I wouldn't say I love it. The major thing that bothers me is the plastic production of the song. The song is a very epic type song that (to me) requires a good arrangement and that is where Mariah and The Dream failed. The whispering doesn't bother me that much on this one, I guess because it's not as much as she has done in the past.

The New Jersey version is the only other version I'd spend money on, because Foreigner kind of gave them the send-off to record it (since they were on the Foreigner version). Anything else is just flat out blasphemy.

ALL of M's remakes are plastic. She had rockers like Dave Navarro in one video for some remake she did (Bringing On The Heartbreak?), yet there wasn't a fucking guitar in the whole thing worth hearing. I thought it was a joke the first time I saw the video. It's a total farce.

Her version of "The Beautiful Ones" sounds like her and Dru Hill were in after glow, playing Purple Rain, and someone set their drink on the turntable while they karaoke'd their way through side 1.
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