finoufk
(in my bed) | | Posted: May 07, 2013 - 06:35 | |
helgigermany wrote:Awful!
even worse |
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daedalus
| | Posted: Feb 02, 2013 - 07:48 | |
Possibly the very worst interpretation of this beautiful song that I have ever had the misfortune of being exposed to.
Dreadful over the top vocals and clumsy guitar.
Amazingly it misses all the wonderful opportunities that make this song great.
Horrible.
Painful. |
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Spiderwoman
(Lake Chelan, North Central Washington) | | Posted: Feb 02, 2013 - 07:27 | |
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helgigermany
(Germany) | | Posted: Jan 01, 2013 - 23:23 | |
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onerb
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enkay
(Vancouver Island) | | Posted: Jul 28, 2012 - 20:34 | |
I won't argue that Janis had a fantastic voice and used it very well on the whole. But for me this vocal performance is just too much indulgence, too much self-absorption, too much of the histrionics.
Just...too much.
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calypsus_1
(East of Eden) | | Posted: Jun 27, 2012 - 15:32 | |
Janis Joplin - "Little Girl Blue" Live (1969)
"Janis sings an amazing version of this song, way back in 1969. I put this video up because it's rarely shown elsewhere, it's such a vulnerable performance and unlike anything else she ever recorded. " |
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OCDHG
(High on a mountain) | | Posted: Jun 27, 2012 - 09:49 | |
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LongGoneDaddy
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dragonlady
(Pasadena, CA) | | Posted: Jun 27, 2012 - 09:47 | |
Best rendition...  |
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shellbella
(so california) | | Posted: Jun 27, 2012 - 09:46 | |
Luv Janis but this song is harsh.
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FlatCat
(Chicago) | | Posted: Apr 24, 2012 - 19:29 | |
scocam wrote:Was this recorded before or after Janis' death?
jbjnr wrote:During? This is now my all-time favorite RP comment thread. A bow to you both. |
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Stylist
(Karlsruhe, Germany) | | Posted: Mar 24, 2012 - 02:14 | |
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Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC) | | Posted: Feb 21, 2012 - 09:43 | |
thewiseking wrote:Pretty good Otis Redding clone white blues singer here. Best part, the R. Crumb album cover. Interestingly, the Stones requested he do one for them but he refused, stating he didn't dig their music and thought they were just a bunch of poseurs.
Interestingly, Robert Crumb didn't like Janis Joplin's music either, but he was apparently friends with her, and he did the cover for her after she asked him to, because she "liked comic books". |
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cmarcan
| | Posted: Feb 21, 2012 - 09:37 | |
Yikes!  That's all I have to say about that. |
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k-man
(SCruz, CA) | | Posted: Feb 21, 2012 - 09:34 | |
From Peter Gabriel to Janis, what a fantastic segue!
Nice to hear Janis.
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demenshea
(Foothills of the Sierra Nevada Range) | | Posted: Jan 20, 2012 - 16:09 | |
Her best ever cover...just amazing, soulful and so like Janis, good girl skating the edge of a razor.
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rdo
(Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England, UK, Europe, Earth, Solar System, Milkyway, Universe, ?) | | Posted: Jan 20, 2012 - 16:07 | |
sirdroseph wrote:Huh? Surprised at all the negative comments, I think this is a very soulful rendition of this Gershwin classic. This tune always reminds me of home! (Charleston SC).  Sir Joseph, without negative comments, this would be a very dull comment bore indeed. Keep up the good work. And don't be anti-social. We wouldn't want that now, would we? |
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mrselfdestruct
(Alberta) | | Posted: Jan 20, 2012 - 16:05 | |
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ziggytrix
(Dallas, TX) | | Posted: Oct 17, 2011 - 14:41 | |
socalhol wrote:Sorry, Sarah Vaughn is my favorite version of this tune (especially the Verve remix)..... No need to apologize. I love Janis, but she almost sounds like she's swallowed a cat here. :) |
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kurtster
(where the sun sets on the ocean) | | Posted: Aug 15, 2011 - 16:59 | |
unclehud wrote:Interesting that the artist is shown as "Janis Joplin." Wonder how the rest of the Holding Company feels about that? I guess they're pretty used to it by now.
Yeah, really. This is not Janis Joplin. Its a band with her as a singer. Having been around when this was brand new, it was always Big Brother and the Holding Company. |
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socalhol
(Seattle) | | Posted: Aug 15, 2011 - 16:09 | |
Sorry, Sarah Vaughn is my favorite version of this tune (especially the Verve remix)..... |
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Grammarcop
(The end of the Pointe) | | Posted: Aug 15, 2011 - 16:03 | |
Wonder what DuBose Heyward and the Gershwin brothers would have thought about this.
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jbjnr
(Switzerland) | | Posted: Jul 21, 2011 - 08:48 | |
scocam wrote:Was this recorded before or after Janis' death?
During? |
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Michèle
| | Posted: Jul 15, 2011 - 08:01 | |
one of the best joplin songs ever!
i love this voice so much!
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jbjnr
(Switzerland) | | Posted: Jul 15, 2011 - 07:13 | |
scocam wrote:Was this recorded before or after Janis' death?
Winner of best comment I've read in a long time. I woke the rest of the office up with my laughing. Marvellous. |
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ManU4ever
(Manchester, England) | | Posted: Jul 15, 2011 - 07:12 | |
Cynaera wrote:This would be so much better without Joplin's voice. Maybe a lead guitar or even a kazoo for the vocal... I love the Joplin aura, but her voice just hurts my voice. I keep having to cough and clear my throat when I listen to this.
amen! |
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wenatchee
(Duvall, WA) | | Posted: Jul 15, 2011 - 07:11 | |
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Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal) | | Posted: Jun 13, 2011 - 15:14 | |
This would be so much better without Joplin's voice. Maybe a lead guitar or even a kazoo for the vocal... I love the Joplin aura, but her voice just hurts my voice. I keep having to cough and clear my throat when I listen to this.
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thewiseking
(New York, New York) | | Posted: Jun 13, 2011 - 15:11 | |
Pretty good Otis Redding clone white blues singer here. Best part, the R. Crumb album cover. Interestingly, the Stones requested he do one for them but he refused, stating he didn't dig their music and thought they were just a bunch of poseurs.
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