I cannot stand her.

I refuse 2 listen 2 her....under any circumstances.

It's not that terrible. Just meh.

luv4u said:

Only thing she got going on is her looks. Well deserved award.

JoeBala said:

Only thing she got going on is her looks. Well deserved award.

She lacks a certain body part, instead of telling you, here it is

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lezama said:

It's not that terrible. Just meh.

Agreed. She slowed it down, which suited her better because I think if she had done it fast like the original it probably would've been REALLY bad, LOL. Had to laugh at the pic of P kicking KK off the stage though, priceless!!

The nice statement to give is it's OK. No, September is an ensemble song meant to be sung by a group, not a solo artist. The damage is done, but I feel sorry for those who would prefer her version over the original, it's safe to say your taste in music is AWFUL, you should be ashamed.

lezama said:

It's not that terrible. Just meh.

Yeah I agree. Not a fan of Taylor Swift but I'm pleasantly surprised with the production, they kept the "fall" mood going, which is totally unlike the original. Still, I'll say this is a nice tribute.

I heard there are banjos on it. BANJOS!!! On a EWF classic???

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

I heard there are banjos on it. BANJOS!!!

The banjo originated in Africa though, the same as the thumb piano used on EWF songs. Black people in the US mostly abandoned banjos and country/bluegrass performers picked it up. So like rock n roll, it became considered a white people thing. In the 1920s there were black acts still using banjos on records and vaudville.

MickyDolenz said:

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

I heard there are banjos on it. BANJOS!!!

The banjo originated in Africa though, the same as the thumb piano used on EWF songs. Black people in the US mostly abandoned banjos and country/bluegrass performers picked it up. So like rock n roll, it became considered a white people thing. In the 1920s there were black acts still using banjos on records and vaudville.

If EWF had wanted Banjos...there'd have been Banjos. There were NO BANJOS! If she should win a Grammy for that song, I hope Maurice White's ghost Kanyes her ass.

"Imma let you finish but EWF's version of September is and always will be the greatest of all time!"

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

MickyDolenz said:

The banjo originated in Africa though, the same as the thumb piano used on EWF songs. Black people in the US mostly abandoned banjos and country/bluegrass performers picked it up. So like rock n roll, it became considered a white people thing. In the 1920s there were black acts still using banjos on records and vaudville.

If EWF had wanted Banjos...there'd have been Banjos. There were NO BANJOS! If she should win a Grammy for that song, I hope Maurice White's ghost Kanyes her ass.

"Imma let you finish but EWF's version of September is and always will be the greatest of all time!"

Oh my gentle savior!

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

If EWF had wanted Banjos...there'd have been Banjos. There were NO BANJOS!

So going by this comment, if Pete Seeger wanted his song to to have instruments & doo wop style vocals, he would have made it that way

I don't remember The Beatles having any scat vocals

The music here doesn't sound like the Bread original either

Mickey D.'s comments above are cute. Of course, however, there was a time when Black Americans' music was the only bit of culture beyond the verbal histories and farming and craft knowledge, that they had to call their own. So I think that some people could be a tad understanding when other people take over the natives' music and add elements that are not universally approved amongst the diaspora.

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However, again, If you're delving into the artistic challenge of reinventing a song people just might get into it, and whatcha goin' do?

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Taylor Swift fans may enjoy a Prince cover song, and it will put cash into the NPG Publishing Company's coffers. Not bad for the Prince camp.

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At any rate, it's a hard thing to suppress a strong song.

MickyDolenz said:

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

If EWF had wanted Banjos...there'd have been Banjos. There were NO BANJOS!

So going by this comment, if Pete Seeger wanted his song to to have instruments & doo wop style vocals, he would have made it that way

Considering the times, I'd put money on some Pete Seeger fans being none too thrilled, quite vocal about it and likely have burned EWF's version in open fields somewhere.

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

Considering the times, I'd put money on some Pete Seeger fans being none too thrilled, quite vocal about it and likely have burned EWF's version in open fields somewhere.

I've seen some Michael Jackson fans like the Chris Cornell version of Billie Jean and it sounds nothing like the original, but the same people dislike Smooth Criminal by Alien Ant Farm and it sounds similar to Mike's version. There was someone on American Idol who did the Chris Cornell arrangement and a lot of people saw that.

Not mad at all she attempted to cover the song but it stinks for sure.

It's not that bad. It's just a different take on the song. Sort of pop, rock and a little country, instead of the pop R&B of the original. I think it's good for what it is. She just changed the genre of the song. If she had did a version of the song, based on the original arrangement and butcherd it, then I can see people saying that it's bad.

She Sucked the JOY right out