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Expectations for Covers (WAS: Re: What the....)
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> >> I still think Linda Perry's version kicked ass. I'm sorry, she really
> >> belted it out great. Oh, well, it's just an opinion. Pretty strong one,
> >> tho.
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> > Now we know what's wrong with your view of music. :) Just an
> > opinion, and it's very strong. She simply butchers it, flat out.
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> Define "butchers." I happened to think her *version* was strong, heartfelt,
> full of passion, and *not* an attempt to ape Roger. What exactly is the
> point of a cover version which sounds exactly like the original? I think
> we've heard this discussion here before: Did the Who "butcher" Summertime
> Blues? Dancing in the Street? Under My Thumb? The Last Time? Shakin' All
> Over? Eyesight to the Blind? Batman? Barbara Ann? I'm a Man? Twist &
> Shout?
Dancing in the Street? yes. The last time? yes .Barbara Ann?
yes...the rest are great renditions. But that isn't the point here.
I don't think Perry can sing period. I hate her voice. It has
nothing to do with the fact that someone covered a Who song. I like
some of the songs on "Who Covers Who". Linda Perry makes Janis
Joplin sound like Jessye Norman.