Posted by Mwett on 6/10/2021 12:40:00 PM (view original):
Remembering RIP Christina Grimmie. Has it really been 5 years since she was senselessly taken away ? Whether live or a cover, still tough to get thru her ironic Whitney tribute.

So goodbye, please don't cry

Can't forget. Won't forget. My only YouTube 'sub' ever, years before being 'discovered'.

If you haven't already, try her studio version of Whitney's I Will Always Love You. Top 2-3 cover all-time of the classic, every nuance perfectly spot on. Of course, "so goodbye, please don't cry".

Similarly, in which her fans forever lose it, "In Christ Alone", with the haunting "till he returns, or calls me home . . . "

For a treat :
Titanium
O Holy Night

ICK!!

1st-off.
It isn't Whitney's I will always Love You. It's Dolly Parton's song.
2nd. Dolly sings it much better than Whitney.
3rd. I suspect you think that OVER singing is good. It's NOT!
Good singers accentuate the song, making the song the focus. Whitney (and many many others!!!) make themselves the focus, They warble, vary tempo and pitch, even alter the melody ALL to bring attention to themselves (or their Voice!).
That is NOT good singing IMO.

I give you Celine Dion as an example. This is a free country. You can listen to anything you want to, But you won't convince someone like me (who listens to all types of music for about 25 - 30 hours intensely every week.) that Celine Dion is a quality singer. She can sing sure, but I wouldn't waste 42 seconds of my life listening to what she "sings". Life is too short and she's just awful. Same with Whitney for the most part!

Goose
Chris Robinson Brotherhood
Liam Gallagher

Blaze Foley
Townes Van Zandt
Dan Reeder
Jonathan Richman
Slim Harpo
Richard Cheese
C.W. Stoneking
Louvin Brothers
Ted Hawkins
Nina Simone

An Attendant Anna
Thelonius Monk
Nancy Wilson
Drew Citron
The Sonics
Killing Joke
Sountrack - The Sandpiper
X - Alphabetland

On Deck - Elvis Costello - Hey Clockface, The Boy Named If

Must watch/listen to "Summer of Soul"

5th Dimension
Sly Family Stone
Staple Singers (wow! who knew)
Gladys Knight/Pips
Nina Simone (espousing revolution!!!)
Stevie Wonder
BB King
Moms Mabley (dont blink or you'll miss her; easily one of the funniest women ever)

This is a great window into NYC in 1969. Never got its due at the time. Questlove deservedly got an Oscar for this.

Just discovered Cannons!

Posted by marcstuart on 6/9/2022 11:08:00 AM (view original):
Must watch/listen to "Summer of Soul"

5th Dimension
Sly Family Stone
Staple Singers (wow! who knew)
Gladys Knight/Pips
Nina Simone (espousing revolution!!!)
Stevie Wonder
BB King
Moms Mabley (dont blink or you'll miss her; easily one of the funniest women ever)

This is a great window into NYC in 1969. Never got its due at the time. Questlove deservedly got an Oscar for this.

Fifth Dimension is on my on deck pile also.

Great documentary, but terrible that Questlove had his big moment overshadowed by that slappy fool Will Smith.

Listening to a lot of my favorite female vocalists, solo & groups, many of whom I've mentioned before --

Blues Jumped the Rabbit -- Karen Dalton
Reason to Believe -- Karen Dalton
Strange Fruit -- Billie Holliday
Be My Baby -- The Ronettes
Back to Black -- Amy Winehouse
Down to the River to Pray -- Allison Krause
Nothing But A Heartache -- The Flirtations
I Can't Stand The Rain -- Ann Peebles
Summertime -- Janis Joplin
Sweet Jane -- Cowboy Junkies
The Girl From Ipanema -- Astrud Gilberto
Fever -- Peggy Lee
I'd Rather Go Blind -- Etta James
The Border Song -- Aretha Franklin
I've Been Loving You Too Long -- Tina Turner
This Wheel's On Fire -- Julie Driscoll
Temptation Waits -- Garbage
It's My Life -- Wendy O. Williams
Son of A Preacher Man -- Sarah Connor
Right Hand Man -- Joan Osborne
Be My Baby -- The Ronettes
Hey Joe -- Patti Smith
Nothing Compares 2 U -- Sinead O'Connor
Crimson & Clover -- Joan Jett
You're So Vain -- Carly Simon
Nowhere to Run -- Martha & The Vandellas
One Fine Day -- The Chiffons

Astrud Gilberto is one of my favorites:
My favorite album is A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness. Also her albums with Stan Getz are essential music.

The Carly Simon song from the No Secrets album is a personal favorite album cover.