rdo
(DC) | | Posted: Mar 27, 2013 - 15:47 | |
hmm, cool cover. cant believe I said that.
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citybiker
(Chicago) | | Posted: Mar 26, 2013 - 07:55 | |
hd220 wrote:Sinead nails it here. Listen to the whole CD for other great interpretations of some of Elton John's classics, as good or better in some cases than the original. I agree with you on both counts. I recommend to sit in a dark room, turn the volume up to 11, and take it all in. The power of a voice as an instrument, makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up. This CD is in regular rotation for me, even though I'm not an Elton fan. I'd love to see it revisited. Imagine the interpretations by the likes of Coldplay, the Killers, White Stripes, MMJ,....Beyonce? |
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hd220
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Sinead nails it here. Listen to the whole CD for other great interpretations of some of Elton John's classics, as good or better in some cases than the original.
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warp
(Brazil) | | Posted: Dec 23, 2012 - 13:00 | |
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MsJudi
(Houston, TX) | | Posted: Dec 23, 2012 - 13:00 | |
Never heard this before... it's haunting!
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helenofjoy
(Lincoln, Nebraska) | | Posted: Nov 22, 2012 - 04:01 | |
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manleywoman
(IL) | | Posted: Oct 21, 2012 - 19:42 | |
Elton's version was so overproduced, but this one is beautifully stripped down and simplified.
Reminds me of Peter Gabriel's remake of "Here Comes the Flood." The first version is unlistenable. The second is amazing.
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Alexandra
(PNW) | | Posted: Aug 19, 2012 - 19:28 | |
Just beautiful. I love it when Sinead makes her voice soft and tender.  |
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sine-quinn-non
(wdc) | | Posted: Jul 19, 2012 - 09:05 | |
Wow. What a great cover. I am inspired to buy this single and possibly her latest album which has gotten raves. |
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Sketchydave
(Caerphilly, South Wales, UK.) | | Posted: Jul 19, 2012 - 09:05 | |
Elton's original was shite....this is a whole lot worse....mmm nice cliched "Celtic" synthetic harp sound!!
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Shesdifferent
(Just visiting this planet) | | Posted: Jul 19, 2012 - 09:03 | |
Good version of this! I wish she had not given up singing for so long..................
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claya
(Boerne Texas) | | Posted: Jul 19, 2012 - 09:03 | |
Painfully over sung. She mailed it from too far away.
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coyote620
(Near the river, USA) | | Posted: Jul 19, 2012 - 09:02 | |
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michaelgmitchell
(Ontario, Canada) | | Posted: Apr 15, 2012 - 07:35 | |
Pretty impressive. She rarely "mails it in". Lays it all out there.
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vanmas
(Leiden, Netherlands) | | Posted: Apr 15, 2012 - 07:34 | |
I don't like either songs... sorry...
Much to dweepy!
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ziggytrix
(Dallas, TX) | | Posted: Mar 14, 2012 - 16:01 | |
alanthecowboy wrote:
I don't like Elton's version. Sinead's is great.
Nothing compares 2 Sinead covering a great song! :) |
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ziakut
(Unmoon) | | Posted: Feb 11, 2012 - 21:38 | |
alanthecowboy wrote:
I don't like Elton's version. Sinead's is great.
I second this motion...Not a huge Sinead fan...but her version is superior to Elton's original. |
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sunybuny
(The West Coast & Best Coast of FLA) | | Posted: Dec 10, 2011 - 07:47 | |
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alanthecowboy
(Lakefield) | | Posted: Nov 08, 2011 - 15:04 | |
HazzeSwede wrote: .. Elton's' song. I don't like Elton's version. Sinead's is great. |
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johnjconn
(chicago land) | | Posted: Nov 08, 2011 - 14:55 | |
This is one of over a dozen songs by Sinead that are simply great.
Great artist, to bad she tore up a picture of the pope and everyone hates her.
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element1
(boulder, co) | | Posted: Nov 08, 2011 - 14:55 | |
How about playing some of the other tracks from this amazing album? Bruce Hornsby's "Madman" and Eric Clapton's "Border Song" come to mind.
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d-don
(Oregon) | | Posted: Nov 08, 2011 - 14:54 | |
scraig wrote:this is the only Sinead song I haven't hated. 2.
That's some funny s#!t. |
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citybiker
(Chicago) | | Posted: Nov 08, 2011 - 14:54 | |
Pausing to turn this up to 11. By far my favorite female singer, and how she remade this (mundane by Elton's standards) song is really incredible. |
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ScottN
(At The Bash in Bhutan) | | Posted: Nov 08, 2011 - 14:54 | |
alvarorb wrote:Listening to this version after all these years is like finding a lost friend.
Thanks Bill!
Well put. A cover, ideally imo, should bring something new to the song and this certainly meets that criterion. SO does a great job here. |
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alvarorb
(Sacramento, CA) | | Posted: Sep 06, 2011 - 16:40 | |
Listening to this version after all these years is like finding a lost friend.
Thanks Bill!
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HazzeSwede
(Vinyl Land) | | Posted: Jun 04, 2011 - 06:41 | |
.. Elton's' song. |
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medoras
(Anastasia Island) | | Posted: Jun 04, 2011 - 06:39 | |
Quite possibly the best Elton John cover ever.
In fact, I like it better than the original.
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manleywoman
(IL) | | Posted: May 03, 2011 - 17:03 | |
I love this cover. Far superior to the now very dated-sounding original Elton did. Glad to hear it here on RP!
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scraig
(Santa Barbara, CA) | | Posted: Mar 01, 2011 - 14:19 | |
this is the only Sinead song I haven't hated. 2.
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linzie
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I am BT, EJ fan from way back..this works for me...like it better than EJ's version..
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