H-Virus
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Post by H-Virus on Dec 23, 2020 16:24:13 GMT -5
I don’t have any one in particular, but as a general rule I hate any cover that turns a festive 3 minutes into a six minute funeral dirge because the singer believes that stretching out every single word of the song makes it more passionate. R&B singers are especially bad about this.
I don’t know who was singing because I only caught the tail end of it, but the song that got me to make this thread was a version of All I Want For Christmas Is You that ended with “Aaaaaaaallllll iiiiiii waaaaant for Chrrrrrrrriiiiistmaaaaaaaaaaaas...........................Iiiiiiiiiiiiiis YOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUU!”
Awful.
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Post by James Fabiano on Dec 23, 2020 16:28:26 GMT -5
It's a cover, sooooooooo...
SANTA BABY BY MADONNA.
Eartha Kitt apparently made a comment when performing it, saying "I used to enjoy this song...then Madonna came along!" Or words to that effect.
(But really, any SB pales in comparison to EK's)
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Ben Wyatt
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I don't get it. At all. It's kind of a small horse, I mean what am I missing? Am I crazy?
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Dec 23, 2020 16:32:22 GMT -5
I don’t have any one in particular, but as a general rule I hate any cover that turns a festive 3 minutes into a six minute funeral dirge because the singer believes that stretching out every single word of the song makes it more passionate. R&B singers are especially bad about this. I don’t know who was singing because I only caught the tail end of it, but the song that got me to make this thread was a version of All I Want For Christmas Is You that ended with “Aaaaaaaallllll iiiiiii waaaaant for Chrrrrrrrriiiiistmaaaaaaaaaaaas...........................Iiiiiiiiiiiiiis YOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUU!” Awful. I thought Buble did a decent cover of it. Every other attempt I've heard is pure ass. I nominate John Legend's cover of Baby it's Cold outside. It's got new....safe lyrics for the times and I completely understand what they were going for given the creep factor of the original, but.....nah. I'm all set |
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Post by James Fabiano on Dec 23, 2020 16:33:30 GMT -5
I don’t have any one in particular, but as a general rule I hate any cover that turns a festive 3 minutes into a six minute funeral dirge because the singer believes that stretching out every single word of the song makes it more passionate. R&B singers are especially bad about this. I don’t know who was singing because I only caught the tail end of it, but the song that got me to make this thread was a version of All I Want For Christmas Is You that ended with “Aaaaaaaallllll iiiiiii waaaaant for Chrrrrrrrriiiiistmaaaaaaaaaaaas...........................Iiiiiiiiiiiiiis YOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUU!” Awful. I thought Buble did a decent cover of it. Every other attempt I've heard is pure ass. I nominate John Legend's cover of Baby it's Cold outside. It's got new....safe lyrics for the times and I completely understand what they were going for given the creep factor of the original, but.....nah. I'm all set YES. Him and Kelly Clarkson, yes? Sounds like an SNL parody or a similar spoof. |
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Ben Wyatt
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Are You Gonna Go My Way?
I don't get it. At all. It's kind of a small horse, I mean what am I missing? Am I crazy?
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Dec 23, 2020 16:36:09 GMT -5
I thought Buble did a decent cover of it. Every other attempt I've heard is pure ass. I nominate John Legend's cover of Baby it's Cold outside. It's got new....safe lyrics for the times and I completely understand what they were going for given the creep factor of the original, but.....nah. I'm all set YES. Him and Kelly Clarkson, yes? Sounds like an SNL parody or a similar spoof. They were trying too hard to make their point and as a result came off almost insultingly sugary |
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Dec 23, 2020 16:38:19 GMT -5
Anything by Michael Buble.
Robbie Williams and Jamie Cullum butchering Merry Xmas Everybody by Slade.
Any Band Aid that isn’t the original.
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Post by Ishmeal Loves Kaseyhausen on Dec 23, 2020 16:41:15 GMT -5
I don’t have any one in particular, but as a general rule I hate any cover that turns a festive 3 minutes into a six minute funeral dirge because the singer believes that stretching out every single word of the song makes it more passionate. R&B singers are especially bad about this. I don’t know who was singing because I only caught the tail end of it, but the song that got me to make this thread was a version of All I Want For Christmas Is You that ended with “Aaaaaaaallllll iiiiiii waaaaant for Chrrrrrrrriiiiistmaaaaaaaaaaaas...........................Iiiiiiiiiiiiiis YOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUU!” Awful. Gotta be Mariah Carey. I can't stand her Christmas songs. |
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Ben Wyatt
Crow T. Robot
Are You Gonna Go My Way?
I don't get it. At all. It's kind of a small horse, I mean what am I missing? Am I crazy?
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Dec 23, 2020 16:45:15 GMT -5
Anything by Michael Buble. YOU TAKE THAT BACK!!!!! |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2020 16:45:22 GMT -5
I hate every Christmas cover except Twisted Sisters version of Silver Bells.
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agent817
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Post by agent817 on Dec 23, 2020 16:56:43 GMT -5
I don’t have any one in particular, but as a general rule I hate any cover that turns a festive 3 minutes into a six minute funeral dirge because the singer believes that stretching out every single word of the song makes it more passionate. R&B singers are especially bad about this. I don’t know who was singing because I only caught the tail end of it, but the song that got me to make this thread was a version of All I Want For Christmas Is You that ended with “Aaaaaaaallllll iiiiiii waaaaant for Chrrrrrrrriiiiistmaaaaaaaaaaaas...........................Iiiiiiiiiiiiiis YOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUU!” Awful. Gotta be Mariah Carey. I can't stand her Christmas songs. Oh, I disagree. Some of her other Christmas covers are good. I did like her version of "Joy to the World" having an interpolation of the Three Dog Night song of the same name in it. However, I can't say that I like how that song had become a Christmas song in car commercials and JC Penney commercials. |
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Cranjis McBasketball
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Dec 23, 2020 17:18:16 GMT -5
It's a cover, sooooooooo... SANTA BABY BY MADONNA. Eartha Kitt apparently made a comment when performing it, saying "I used to enjoy this song...then Madonna came along!" Or words to that effect. (But really, any SB pales in comparison to EK's) Don MacLean probably feels the same way. |
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