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http://www.soulculture.co.uk/blogs/music-blog/newmusic/corinne-bailey-rae-covers-princes-%E2%80%9Ci-wanna-be-your-lover%E2%80%9D-new-music/

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Wow, I honestly wasn't expecting a cover this good.

eighteenandover said:

Wow, I honestly wasn't expecting a cover this good.

yes its really GOOD!!!

Well I'll just be damned....that thang was FUN.

What the fuck is this ?

This is bad, really bad

Cute version.

(She does sound a little like someone coming round from being under general anaesthetic, though.)

Not bad but her voice on this track, I don't know, it lacks of rythm or something. The music part at the end is great thought, it features some nice arrangements. The Love EP features 4 other tracks and I prefer her cover of Bob Marley "Is This Love", very soulful version and pretty well done, have a listen on this blog:

http://funkumagazine.blog...na-be.html

purpleheadz said:

Not bad but her voice on this track, I don't know, it lacks of rythm or something. The music part at the end is great thought, it features some nice arrangements. The Love EP features 4 other tracks and I prefer her cover of Bob Marley "Is This Love", very soulful version and pretty well done, have a listen on this blog:

http://funkumagazine.blog...na-be.html

Yeah, I agree about her singing style. It's kind of the reason I can't quite get into her work, overall; just seems a little too sedate or something.

Cheers for posting the Marley cover. The Aretha-style reworking really works well for me, too. The influence of 60s soul is so strong in his writing that I always enjoy covers that take his songs back in that direction (albeit via Leeds, in this case!).

Exactly people...

The music is one thing...her lacksadaisical voice is another...you can't really put the two together, unless she's playing all those funky riffs as well...she's just lazily singing an easy well known melody over the top...I never really got CBRae...hippy chick...but each to their own.

Just coz it's Prince, let's not get excited.

Very average female singer, who to me is lacking in the 'soul' department...nothing special whatsoever...wish her well though.

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Corinne should ease up on the valium. She's singing over the track like she was backed by a jazz trio, c'mon now.

I have thought of her singing one of his songs. :yarn:

Cotontige said:

What the fuck is this ?

This is bad, really bad

oh......oh......Corinne has a great voice and a nice laid back style .....but this song is not for her ....she needed to make it a jazz number ... Corinne pick up the phone ask Mr Pine and Ms Brown to help you out of leave it well alone next time

Sorry...

To my US orgers .....

Ms Brown : - http://www.yolandabrown.co.uk/

Mr Pine :- http://www.youtube.com/wa...re=related

No, no, no! Baby girl, you can be my lover any day but this cover is a tragic disappointment.

Not her style on any level.

The music is HOT...I like her voice being more seductive and laid back. It is very intresting.

I love her and I think she did a good job...Ease up on her folks.... there have been some really

tragic covers and this is most certaily not one of 'em..Latoya Jackson's Private Joy anyone?

her vovals r very lazy on this but this song is catchy and groovy she dont bring nothing 2 the table on this 2 me

I love love love CBR, and the track is hot! I think it would have benefitted from no high-energy synths though, should have gone for a patch that isn't so "dancy" but more "jazzy" to match her voice. Still cool though

This sounds like it was made down in somebody's basement with a casio keyboard and somebody's high uncle on drums, BUT I LIKE IT!!! I'm glad she didn't do some self-important, over-produced, version of this song. I think it's charming. . Sounds like it was made by human beings.

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How to drain the life out of great song

by Corinne Bailey Rae

Unholyalliance said:

How to drain the life out of great song

by Corinne Bailey Rae

Appalling cover. The musicians are useless too.

K West would have done better, this makes me laugh like its a bad funny

Cotontige said:

What the fuck is this ?

This is bad, really bad

This doesn't work for me (I like her voice, but IWBYL is just not right for her )

steelyd said:

This sounds like it was made down in somebody's basement with a casio keyboard and somebody's high uncle on drums, BUT I LIKE IT!!! I'm glad she didn't do some self-important, over-produced, version of this song. I think it's charming. . Sounds like it was made by human beings.

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I like it! It's cool!

paisleypark4 said:

steelyd said:

This sounds like it was made down in somebody's basement with a casio keyboard and somebody's high uncle on drums, BUT I LIKE IT!!! I'm glad she didn't do some self-important, over-produced, version of this song. I think it's charming. . Sounds like it was made by human beings.

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I like it be cause it has a basement feel to it..like "yeah lets just head downstaris and jam on this one chile!" That's why I like it..not so stuffy and studio-like

I like this ...she did what I always wanted to do.