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steven_stuart 02:54 pm UTC 04/10/09 |
| I notice that quite a few people on the board are being negative about Celine Dion. It must be because she covered IACBTMN. I can think of no other reason for her to be criticised in this forum. When I was being critical of Steve Steinman, saying that it was unjust for him to get away with exploiting Jim's music and name without giving Jim a penny, Pudding very wisely said that anything bringing Jim's music to a wider audience is just. I think Pudding was correct. Even if I don't like Steve Steinman and Bat Out Of Hell The Symphony, he is at least drawing people's attention to Jim's music. The same is true for Celine Dion. She had a massive hit with IACBTMN. She drew attention to Jim's music amongst a crowd who probably didn't know much about all the great Steinman classics. When Celine played a big concert in London, London's The Evening Standard reviewed the gig (and The Standard is London's most important show biz paper). The music critic said that most of Celine's songs were boring and written by hacks (I think one the hacks mentioned was Dianne Warren). But he said that the concert came to life when she sang IACBTMN "by the genius Jim Steinman". If Celine had not covered the song, the music critic wouldn't have been able to tell his readers that Jim is a genius. Also, the song itself would probably not be nearly as famous as it is now. As Pudding wisely said, anything that brings Jim's music to a wider audience is just. People often wonder if Jim will be working with Meat or Bonnie again. I guess because they are the two performers who really knew how to interpret and phrase Jim's wonderful melodies and lyrics. But it would do Jim no harm to have another hit with Celine. I don't think she would do WPOMBHTM because it's not really suitable for her. But surely there must be another Jim song that would suit her. Anything for a gold record. | |
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