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| Daveinbawlmer | Posted: Feb 22, 2004 - 19:18 Why?  |
| lindalouwho (kcmo) | Posted: Feb 21, 2004 - 08:29 Seems to me like another artist doing a mediocre cover in lieu of new great material that they can't seem to muster. Not horrible, just "why?" |
| rah | Posted: Feb 10, 2004 - 15:50 i don't think i ever appreciated how beautiful joan osborne's voice was until this album of cover songs, and i don't think i ever appreciated how sweet this song was until i heard her sing it. |
| kevinc (Richardson, TX) | Posted: Feb 04, 2004 - 19:33 qbee wrote: Sometimes you just want to sing a great song, and when you've got pipes like Joan Osborne, you don't need to apologize for it.
Sounds good to me...and frankly I thought she was one of the better vocalists that sang with the Funk Brothers in "Standing in the Shadows of Motown." |
| Dinsdale (San Diego, CA) | Posted: Feb 01, 2004 - 17:14 Nice cover. It's rare to hear an R&B cover that doesn't try to out-do the original (e.g. Mariah), but Joan stays true to her own style. |
| qbee (San Francisco, CA) | Posted: Jan 27, 2004 - 18:10 Sometimes you just want to sing a great song, and when you've got pipes like Joan Osborne, you don't need to apologize for it. I disagree with those who say she didn't add anything. Sure, she didn't warp it all out of whack, but thank God. She sang it like we all would - close to the fantastic original, but as ourselves. I'm glad to hear the song again, and it's refreshing to hear it as a cover. |
| toastee (Erie Pa) | Posted: Jan 22, 2004 - 08:25 hmm..I was just going to make a positive comment about how this cover made me realise that this is a decent song...then I saw all the comments totally crushing it....I'll just say that I agree with "typesbad" and let it go at that. |
| stripes | Posted: Jan 22, 2004 - 08:19 cgrow wrote: this is an awful song.
Awful? no. It's pretty flat though. |
| cgrow (San Francisco, CA) | Posted: Jan 20, 2004 - 20:14 this is an awful song. |
| bluedot (Long Beach, CA) | Posted: Jan 12, 2004 - 00:52 cheesy. can't we just hear the original? |
| drH | Posted: Dec 25, 2003 - 13:46 Poor Joan... what ever happened to her? Relish was a GREAT record, full of great songs. Was it all just because of the Hooters (the band)? Since then, just a lot of bad choices in material. |
| rgj13 (the gutter, stargazing) | Posted: Nov 21, 2003 - 15:13 upinya wrote: This song SOOOO belongs in a Wal-Mart or grocery store soundtrack.
I feel like I'm shopping right now. Blech. Blech is in aisle 6B, sir, top shelf next to the blah. We're out of stock on icky but will have more in next week. We don't carry nice, decent, soothing or groovalicious anymore, but let us know if there's anything else you're looking for, and we can get it by special order. Thanks for stopping by. We appreciate your patronage. |
| upinya (Orlando, FL) | Posted: Nov 14, 2003 - 09:06 This song SOOOO belongs in a Wal-Mart or grocery store soundtrack. I feel like I'm shopping right now. Blech. |
| Pipes (Murray, UT) | Posted: Nov 14, 2003 - 09:02 Another remake. How is this better or even that different from the original? Pretty ho hum.  |
| newwavegurly (Aimlessly wandering through life, for now...) | Posted: Nov 06, 2003 - 08:54 billowhead wrote: This song is getting WAY too overplayed here (in my opinion obviously)
That's funny, I had yet to hear it.  |
| geavis (Denver) | Posted: Oct 30, 2003 - 11:01 One of the best covers ever. She really makes this song her own. |
| billowhead (Arcata, CA) | Posted: Oct 30, 2003 - 10:52 This song is getting WAY too overplayed here (in my opinion obviously) |
| nook (land o' winos Kalleefornia) | Posted: Oct 16, 2003 - 20:28 great cover of a so-so song. love joan. saw her this summer, and she lit the whole place up. it's obvious to anyone that sees her live that she really loves what she is doing, and it spills over to the audience like a wave. she's one of my fave's for live performers. she doesn't seem to have a bit of artificial "i'm so great, bow to me" when she's on stage. it was windy and cold, and the only reason she quit singing when she did was because the festival folks told her that an extra hour was all they were giving her. had to be there. |
| DD joe1 | Posted: Oct 14, 2003 - 13:31 Shocking cover... Heh!...we all disagree!...Great!! |
| BLADERUNNER (Cortlandt Manor, NY) | Posted: Sep 19, 2003 - 12:15 OK, after the tenth time hearing it, i make it a 10. i just LOVE this song. |
| RichardPrins (Candiac, Canada) | Posted: Sep 13, 2003 - 21:57 Seems the Now Playing info is different from the Song Information... |
| knucklehead | Posted: Sep 06, 2003 - 00:21 ouch. this is bad. in a michal jackson way. please destroy this record. immediately. |
| Micky (Truro, MA) | Posted: Aug 31, 2003 - 13:34 I love this! Great cover. |
| mdtuley (Denver) | Posted: Aug 24, 2003 - 14:29 And we needed a cover of this song...why? mdt :???: |
| eric | Posted: Aug 20, 2003 - 00:52 Great artist but this cover is crap. The material is beneath her. As to the folks commenting on her looks: STFU! Put you dicks back in your pants! |
| Typesbad (Lakewood, CA) | Posted: Aug 20, 2003 - 00:13 Like others here, I'm just too awash in nostalgia to rate this song objectively. I'll agree that she may not add anything new, but I don't really care. When this song was first out, I just took it for granted and didn't give it too much thought. Yet, Joan's cover has brought me to appreciate just how good the song really was. And that seems to me to often be the intent of covers like this, where the the original tone has been retained as possible. I always imagine the artist either discovering, rediscovering or just picking a song that has long been an influence and basically saying: Hey look how good this song is! Lets not forget it and hold on while I try to do justuce to it." Not always of course. Sometimes it appears nothing more than a B-grade artist snagging some A-grade song glory. And personally, I'd be hard pressed to tell you what exactly marks the difference, but to paraphrase Justice Potter Stewart, I know it when I hear it. All that said, I think my favorite covers are still the ones that put the song in a completely different context. Among the endless examples, for some reason, the Cowboy Junkies' version of Waltz Across Texas is the first that comes to mind. Uh... so which one of you requested my personal long-winded diatribe on cover songs anyway? |
| anamacha (Austin, TX) | Posted: Aug 14, 2003 - 09:14 great cover, thanks again ... 
and who cares what she looks like? dude, are you listening to the music or looking at pretty pictures (that you find on your own, I might add?) |
| nbsdawn (Kill Devil Hills, NC) | Posted: Aug 06, 2003 - 11:15 Great song, great voice.  |
| BLADERUNNER (Cortlandt Manor, NY) | Posted: Aug 06, 2003 - 11:15 great old song, done up in a modern, funky style. what a lovely voice. just enough vibretto.......sweet to listen to. |
| downbylaw (indianoplace, in) | Posted: Jul 30, 2003 - 14:08 it's grown on me. at first, just another mindless cover. but joan has a great voice, and the more i hear the song the more it seems she puts into it. but i'd still like to hear the afghan whigs version... |
| ANNE_MARIE (Fayetteville, AR) | Posted: Jul 30, 2003 - 14:08 I'm a big fan of hers but this song is not doing much for me. She has so many great originals...hint hint. ;) |
| apd (Toronto, On) | Posted: Jul 20, 2003 - 08:39 Originally Posted by sully3:
Joan isn't exactly the cat's meow. Take a cold shower, she's nothing to write home about...Have you seen her on the cover of Rolling Stone! What a dog! Someone's having a bad day... To be honest, she may not be "pop-star" beautiful but she is when she sings. Catch her live - she just glows... |
| ksb (Oakland, CA) | Posted: Jul 14, 2003 - 17:52 Originally Posted by sully3:
Joan isn't exactly the cat's meow. Take a cold shower, she's nothing to write home about...Have you seen her on the cover of Rolling Stone! What a dog! Well, I think Joan is attractive many ways: appearance, talent & personality (from what I can tell). Missed the RS cover, though usually the people on those covers are best left looked at and little else! |
| ciscochasbro (Petaluma, CA) | Posted: Jul 14, 2003 - 17:48 Totally agree - Joan is amazing singing with the Funk Bros. She also does a kicker little number on this album with Me'shell (who was also on the Funk Bros. Standin') and Chef (Isaac Hayes)- "Smiling Faces". Originally Posted by Stella:
Watch "In the Shadow of Motown." The woman can sing (helps to have the Funk brothers behind her)...and she has more soul then Ben Harper who sings with them as well. (Sorry Ben...I do enjoy your music however). Enough said.  |
| dawiese (Southeast, IA) | Posted: Jul 11, 2003 - 14:05 Hmmmmm. SmoothJazz on RadioParadise? |
| Stella (Los Angeles, CA) | Posted: Jul 07, 2003 - 14:43 Watch "In the Shadow of Motown." The woman can sing (helps to have the Funk brothers behind her)...and she has more soul then Ben Harper who sings with them as well. (Sorry Ben...I do enjoy your music however). Enough said. |
| ptah (Chicago, IL) | Posted: Jun 29, 2003 - 22:04 Originally Posted by sully3:
Joan isn't exactly the cat's meow. Take a cold shower, she's nothing to write home about...Have you seen her on the cover of Rolling Stone! What a dog! To each his/her own. Personally, I've been known to favor musical artists based on their musical talents. :p I do make exceptions. :D -ptah |
| sully3 (Phoenix, AZ) | Posted: Jun 26, 2003 - 15:42 Originally Posted by ksb:
Whoa, what I wouldn't give to have Joan singing in my shower!  Joan isn't exactly the cat's meow. Take a cold shower, she's nothing to write home about...Have you seen her on the cover of Rolling Stone! What a dog! |
| lbrc (Chicago, IL) | Posted: Jun 24, 2003 - 07:06 originally posted by hcg11:
she's alright, but nothing too thrilling about her voice. she sounds like i do in the shower! :) you can sing in my shower! :p  |
| ksb (Oakland, CA) | Posted: Jun 19, 2003 - 17:18 Originally Posted by hcg11:
She's alright, but nothing too thrilling about her voice. She sounds like I do in the shower! :) Whoa, what I wouldn't give to have Joan singing in my shower! |
| cherylg4 (music void, WA) | Posted: Jun 19, 2003 - 17:15 It's O-S-B-O-R-N-E. |
| MsJudi (TX) | Posted: Jun 19, 2003 - 17:06 I usually am not crazy about cover songs but Joan has crafted covering to a fine art. |
| francesdcuk (Hyattsville, MD) | Posted: Jun 16, 2003 - 11:06 I think Joan's voice is really good. She doesn't overdo songs and has this clarity and coolness. |
| racerx (Orlando, FL) | Posted: Jun 10, 2003 - 22:48 You're wrong. Originally Posted by eval:
Joan Osbourne always struck me as a marginal talent. |
| racerx (Orlando, FL) | Posted: Jun 10, 2003 - 22:47 You're right. Originally Posted by Joyfulchristine:
Maybe it's because I'm not super familiar with her work, but I'm really enjoying her smooth, mellow-yet-scratchy voice in this song. She makes it sound so easy. |
| Leslie (under a rock in Antioch, CA (155 mi. south of RP)) | Posted: Jun 10, 2003 - 22:45 If you ever have a chance to catch Joan live DO IT! I saw her open for Melissa Etheridge about 7 years ago when she was considered a "new" artist. She was captivating. |
| halcatus (Los Angeles, CA) | Posted: Jun 09, 2003 - 12:18 Her first album?.... great... This bit o bad advice followed? On the fence... much like her performance.. |
| hcg11 (Ann Arbor, MI) | Posted: Jun 09, 2003 - 12:18 She's alright, but nothing too thrilling about her voice. She sounds like I do in the shower! :) |
| Heathen954 (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) | Posted: Jun 09, 2003 - 12:18 A better cut from her covers record. High high hopes for it but overall found it somewhat disapointing. Her original material has been excellent. |
| lordcruloze (Bellefonte, PA) | Posted: Jun 06, 2003 - 07:22 Some harsh comments here. I really like her voice - sounds like there are a number of things to like about her more recent work. I think I pick up her last album... :) |