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In the latest installment of CMT's Unplugged, McEntire puts her country spin on the R & B hit.
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Holy crap! She's got a set of pipes on her! That was freakin' amazing!

I think that's probably the best Beyonce cover that I've heard, and actually might be better than the original.

I like it. Much better than B's.

shipoffools said:

Reba can sing her ass off. You should really listen to some of her country hits. Amazing!!

BTW, her remake of "Because of You" with Kelly Clarkson is really good!

Awesome.

It's a great song.
The difference between Bey and Reba (and I happen to love Bey) is that Bey has not yet learned to be a VOCALIST.

The song makes a lot more sense and it's message is totally believable in this version. Sometimes making the song's point is more important than how long you can hold that big ole note out.

johnart said:

I totally agree. Beyonce should go a new direction and learn how to become a vocalist. I heard Toni Braxton say how she had to learn to become one after she signed with LaFace.

daPrettyman said:

Bey has the goods. However folk might hate her it's ridiculous to deny that she has talent. She just needs to reign all that crazy shit in a bit now.
That reminds me Braxton has a new one, right? I gotta check it out.

Beyowulf just got owned!

I am not a huge country fan, but I always root for my Oklahoma homies. Reba is one of them.

johnart said:

Yes, Toni has a new one and it's not horrible, but it's not a masterpiece by any means. I love "Make My Heart" and a few others.

oh hell no lol

awesome. i tend to like Beyonce covers over the orignals


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Christopher said:

KidaDynamite said:

i cannot have dis

Christopher said:

That chick said she think Reba should do Baby Boy next.

My lungs gonna collapse messing with you.

KidaDynamite said:

ROFLLL baby boy or check on it

Christopher said:

YES!...Reba in a pink mini skirt wit some cornrows.

awesome

Haven't listened yet but Reba can sing so I know it sounds good. I'm gonna check it right now.

I like it.

The songs still sounds like it was written in 5 minutes.

Graycap23 said:

yea but at least it sounds better than Beyawnsay's version,

Graycap23 said:

Yeah, it's still not that strong of a song, but Reba does it a lot better.

ernestsewell said:

She does it better but what a weak track. That whole cd is weak IMHO.

Graycap23 said:

I sure wasn't a fan of it. I've said before that a lot of Beyowulf's tracks are just percussion tracks. Very hip-hop inspired (I use that word loosely), opposed to full on arrangements. And some of her biggest hits that have more instrumentation on them are heavily reliant on samples (Crazy In Love, Deja Vu, etc). Stuff like "Get Me Bodied" is sort of catchy, but it's still just a bit fat percussion track. Banal shit like "Green Light", "Ring The Alarm", "Upgrade U", and "Freakum Dress" is no UNinteresting, and has nothing to offer even musically, much less her yelping over an 808 loop. I don't mind catchy songs like "Deja Vu" or "Crazy In Love", but I also remember that it's 1) relying heavily on a sample, 2) probably ghost written by someone else, and 3) is going to be one of the only 2 or 3 interesting or danceable tracks on the album. That's a rule of thumb for any of her stuff.

As far as "If I Were A Boy", totally agree. It's not a great song, but if I had to listen to it, I'd certainly listen to Reba. Even George Michael, whom I fucking adore, couldn't save it when they performed it live.