tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369028485487089018.post1687957711441442260..comments2023-05-10T09:48:25.996-06:00Comments on Colorless Green Ideas: Coverswwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10904022654609157785noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369028485487089018.post-54326819241630038702008-09-02T14:41:00.000-06:002008-09-02T14:41:00.000-06:00Covers blow! Unless the original wasn't great to b...Covers blow! Unless the original wasn't great to begin with, don't fix it if it ain't broke. Thanks for the post.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Although, Tori Amos' album, "Strange Little Girls," is a brilliant covers album. No doubt about it. And yes, I'm a bit biased when it comes to Tori, but I do believe it is up there with some of her greatest work. Even though it was a step to get out of her recording contract at the time. <BR/><BR/>Indulge me by reading this quote:<BR/><BR/>“I’ve always found it fascinating how men say things and how women hear them. Words can wound and words can heal, and both are included on the album. I’ve heard a lot of people say, ‘They’re only words; what is everybody going on about?’ But words are powerful; words are like guns. Your fingerprints cannot be erased from your words; you only leave the scene of the crime covered in ink. A person has to take responsibility for their words. We as writers cannot separate ourselves from what we create. All of these songs were created by powerful wordsmiths, whether you agree with them or not.” The 12 songs are told through the eyes of 13 women (one song features twins), each of whom has her own story to tell. “Each woman approached me and said, ‘I have a point of view on this song, that you may want to know, that may change how you hear its meaning.’” [Atlantic Records online - July 2, 2001]i i eeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11965669520527591687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369028485487089018.post-7827615849207324862008-09-01T22:42:00.000-06:002008-09-01T22:42:00.000-06:00I actually really like covers when they are done w...I actually really like covers when they are done well with some originality while maintaining the integrity of the song. I think the good thing about them is they introduce a new generation to great old songs. Like Harry Connick Jr. got me jazzed about a lot of great jazz songs and now Michael Bauble is doing the same thing for latest set of teenyboppers. Also I really like Katie Melua's version of 'Just like Heaven' by The Cure. Anyway, that's my two cents, a little late.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10497663918454778987noreply@blogger.com