Yeah, to me Beautiful day is Pop-Rock..... Magic is Pop..... and Mary J is crap.
I would have no problem with a song like BD at all! However, The FLy would be better
my thoughts exactly. The Fly ...
Yeah, to me Beautiful day is Pop-Rock..... Magic is Pop..... and Mary J is crap.
I would have no problem with a song like BD at all! However, The FLy would be better
It's not in every case, but in a lot of the bashing of MJB for her effort in that song, I'm honestly at a loss for any other explanation. And I'm not going any further than to say that for a lot of people, Rock and R&B seem like different worlds, and shouldn't be paired.
Another thought I had was that her vocal stylings on the song were good to the point of being threatening to folks who hold the original rendition sacred. Could be it. Or people just don't like it... But that's not the same as saying it's bad, or doesn't work, and that seems to be a big point of confusion on these boards.
I mean, listen to the live versions where Bono ends with the 'i hear you coming... I hear you scratching..' Bit. He's passionate, he's grandiose, he's breaking from the dark, somber mood of the beginning of the song, and people like it. I like it. Yet, that's what MJ did, more or less, and it's sacrilege.
Long time no see: Alan Cross is at it again, doing his homework
A Journal of Musical ThingsIs U2 Back in Bed with Apple? [UPDATE] - A Journal of Musical Things
Long time no see: Alan Cross is at it again, doing his homework
A Journal of Musical ThingsIs U2 Back in Bed with Apple? [UPDATE] - A Journal of Musical Things
So, a summary so far from someone who only reads 3-4 words of any post longer than 2 lines:
Mary J. Blige
Adele
Wrestling gif that crashes my app
Feeling
Punky
Well, speaking only for myself, I don't dislike the MJB "One" any more than I dislike any other cover of a U2 song, I think they all pretty much suck (though yes, strictly speaking the MJB One isn't a cover). In my opinion U2 songs just don't lend themselves very well to being covered. And I think Bono, in a live setting, can get away with things in his own songs that other artists can't.
Again, just my personal preference, not a huge fan of U2 covers.
it just keeps giving and giving... like a great movie, where you pick up on something different every time you watch..
Confirmed rumor: Bono's outfit during the tour will consist entirely of the boxing robes he wore during the opening of PopMart.
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Holy shit! I'm picturing Bono in jean shorts and that's not good.
Holy shit! I'm picturing Bono in jean shorts and that's not good.
So from that perspective, I get that take on the MJB duet. But for me, it was closer to Automatic Baby. I like the original of one better in almost all cases, save a couple of live versions by the band, but sometimes when they pair up with another artist in a collaborative way, it works. For me and the Blige version works, but that's me.
Well, speaking only for myself, I don't dislike the MJB "One" any more than I dislike any other cover of a U2 song, I think they all pretty much suck (though yes, strictly speaking the MJB One isn't a cover). In my opinion U2 songs just don't lend themselves very well to being covered. And I think Bono, in a live setting, can get away with things in his own songs that other artists can't.
Again, just my personal preference, not a huge fan of U2 covers.
Well U2 may be on the edge of irrelevance. But I just saw a Facebook post saying that Genesis has some "exciting news" tomorrow. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Genesis has some "exciting news" tomorrow.
Oh my God, please please please be the damn reunion tour already.
Well U2 may be on the edge of irrelevance. But I just saw a Facebook post saying that Genesis has some "exciting news" tomorrow. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Oh my God, please please please be the damn reunion tour already.
Say what? Tour please.
No mama, you can't have my digits..