kazuma
(Austin, TX) | | Posted: Jan 15, 2006 - 21:24 | |
sasa1170 wrote:ouch...a great song that is just too "sting" to be done as a cover.
I think it's certainly conceivable that someone could do a decent cover of this song, but this isn't it for me. |
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spaceman
(Vienna, Austria) | | Posted: Nov 18, 2005 - 16:06 | |
Sounds like she's singing in her sleep.
Yawn.
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mrmojorisin
(Salt Lake City, Utah) | | Posted: Nov 18, 2005 - 16:05 | |
fureanbode wrote:Oh dear.
Props to this comment. Cracked me up!
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sasa1170
(Central Oregon) | | Posted: Nov 18, 2005 - 16:04 | |
ouch...a great song that is just too "sting" to be done as a cover.
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mrmojorisin
(Salt Lake City, Utah) | | Posted: Nov 18, 2005 - 16:02 | |
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sconchiti
(Northern Minnesota) | | Posted: Oct 20, 2005 - 10:12 | |
I didn't know if this was on RP or if I was on hold.
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brokemusician
(Is this legal?) | | Posted: Oct 20, 2005 - 10:11 | |
Problem is the original is so good and memorable (and somewhat still recent) that it is hard to top off, even interpreted by a great singer like Cassandra Wilson.
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NutsyUK
(London UK) | | Posted: Oct 20, 2005 - 10:10 | |
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Dahnyul
| | Posted: Oct 05, 2005 - 17:45 | |
CanuckBeaker wrote:... Jesse Cook and the sultry Holly Cole that just smokes.
Agreed. Cassandra's effort is clearly prefered by some, but for my taste I much prefer Mr. Cooke's arrangement and execution. |
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ArbiterOfGoodTaste
(Seattle WA) | | Posted: Oct 05, 2005 - 17:42 | |
Tuned to another song after a few seconds. Too damn boring.
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SuperWeh
(51° 59' 46" N, 4° 21' 13" E) | | Posted: Aug 07, 2005 - 10:35 | |
hmm, I severely disliked the original version but this is bearable (apart from the corny lyrics, but that's not really her fault)
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rainfairy
(SoCal) | | Posted: Jun 09, 2005 - 11:06 | |
CanuckBeaker wrote:Geez. I am sooo tired of hearing this crappy version, I'm going to get off my duff right now and upload the cover by Jesse Cook and the sultry Holly Cole that just smokes. It beats the crap out of this cover so it should make it to the play list.
April 28: Still waiting to see if it gets accepted. It's getting 10/4 on LRC at this time.
May 6: Hey, it's out of LRC and accepted today! Damn, Rebecca must have one hell of a backlog.
I'd like to hear that version! Hear, hear!!
... uh... yeah.
*slinks away for some edible nourishment since the musical one is causing delirium |
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cupcakegirrrl
(ChiTown) | | Posted: Apr 26, 2005 - 12:38 | |
Can't help but think of the September 11th connection I have to this song, as do others.
Therefore it's a bit hard to wrap your brain around this version. I don't really dislike it as the song stands on its own and I like her other songs ("I've Grown Accustom to His Face" = personal fav), but I'm not enjoying it either.
Meh.
p.s. Saw Sting do this live = actually very moving.
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Old_Pool_Skunk
(Whayyy out there.) | | Posted: Apr 11, 2005 - 21:11 | |
Man.. this was a good song when it came out. Great to see Sting perform it live, and slow dance with one of the backup singers... now it's been almost completely trampled by the crowd. Sad.
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redeyespy
(SoFL) | | Posted: Mar 23, 2005 - 10:27 | |
Well done. Enough soul here to fill in what's missing out of a thousand or so other covers.
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rgj13
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colt4x5 wrote:There are very few songs of hers I don't lllllllllllove. And the "Who Would You Spend An Afternoon In A Rowboat Fishing With" test? She wins.
*looks left*
*looks right*
*doesn't see translator*
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drover
(Chicago, IL) | | Posted: Mar 08, 2005 - 17:02 | |
Freespirit wrote:I really like the original but this not a good cover!
I don't like the original, and this is even worse.  |
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atticus
| | Posted: Feb 11, 2005 - 22:16 | |
Ha! Just requested some Police... and this came up right away. Bill, are you really manning the controls 24 hours a day?
One of my all time favorite songs... unfortunately, though Sting must be honored, this just isn't cutting it. Far from the magic of the original.
atticus
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Freespirit
(A far corner of Denmark) | | Posted: Feb 07, 2005 - 04:22 | |
I really like the original but this not a good cover!
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fureanbode
(hungary) | | Posted: Jan 13, 2005 - 10:43 | |
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professorbill
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Well I would'nt impose my tastes on anyone, I have a difficult time adjusting to them myself but... this music has no soul, its like a house without people. A ticking clock has more geist. I suppose if I were alone on a desert island and it played over and over I would eventually at least hate it...
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Mugro
(Lane Village, Massachusetts) | | Posted: Dec 29, 2004 - 17:31 | |
rgio wrote:
The strange thing about remakes on RP is that the honest attempts to interpret the songs with emotion seem to get slammed? If she changed the beats and added Leonard Nimoy or Johnny Cash or the Smirfs it would be rated higher. It is a GREAT song, and I love Sting's music/voice/etc, but this is better than a 5.5.
If many of the voters here saw her singing this while on vacation in the hotel lobby bar, they'd be telling their friends to go buy her album.
How about this: I just don't like the song. There, I said it. Let the lynching begin.  :whip:   |
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colt4x5
(east of eden) | | Posted: Dec 29, 2004 - 17:29 | |
Have you ever heard her do Harvest Moon? (New Moon Daughter) Ye haters of Niel (misspelling intentional; you know who you are) Young would find even this wonderful.
There are very few songs of hers I don't lllllllllllove. And the "Who Would You Spend An Afternoon In A Rowboat Fishing With" test? She wins.
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Roverfish
(Tucson, AZ - Thanks for visiting, please drive through!) | | Posted: Nov 20, 2004 - 08:55 | |
rgio wrote:
The strange thing about remakes on RP is that the honest attempts to interpret the songs with emotion seem to get slammed? If she changed the beats and added Leonard Nimoy or Johnny Cash or the Smirfs it would be rated higher. It is a GREAT song, and I love Sting's music/voice/etc, but this is better than a 5.5.
If many of the voters here saw her singing this while on vacation in the hotel lobby bar, they'd be telling their friends to go buy her album.
Dead on comments, rgio. This is a solid 8 in my book, regardless of what the 1-ers say. |
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rgio
(West Jersey) | | Posted: Nov 10, 2004 - 14:27 | |
mig7 wrote:Very well put--Can't figure the low rating.
The strange thing about remakes on RP is that the honest attempts to interpret the songs with emotion seem to get slammed? If she changed the beats and added Leonard Nimoy or Johnny Cash or the Smirfs it would be rated higher. It is a GREAT song, and I love Sting's music/voice/etc, but this is better than a 5.5.
If many of the voters here saw her singing this while on vacation in the hotel lobby bar, they'd be telling their friends to go buy her album. |
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guitarwhisperer
(Outside Boston, MA) | | Posted: Nov 05, 2004 - 13:54 | |
C'mon folks -- 5.5?? Listen again! Try, if you will, to let go of your deep memory of the original and just listen with your heart...
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BoFiS
(Cranford, NJ) | | Posted: Oct 26, 2004 - 18:59 | |
webmink wrote:Sorry, this cover hasn't got what it takes. Sting's original is magical and this is just a wannabe.
I agree, the original is so great, especially the live version off of All This Time...but I feel like the last 10 times I've heard this song on RP it's been this cover of it...unfortunately |
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Johray63
(The middle of Meppel, Holland) | | Posted: Oct 02, 2004 - 08:09 | |
Her voice reminds me a bit of how Joni Mitchell's sounds, nowadays. Even more so because it's in a laid-back Jazz style. Mm, come to think of it, there are quite a few similarities between these two artists.
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webmink
(Southampton, UK) | | Posted: Oct 02, 2004 - 08:06 | |
Sorry, this cover hasn't got what it takes. Sting's original is magical and this is just a wannabe.
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mig7
(Minneapolis, MN) | | Posted: Sep 17, 2004 - 13:13 | |
I don't think Kermit the Frog could ruin this song, honestly.
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