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La_Comtesse 08:28 pm UTC 04/04/11 |
| In reply to: | re: We really are being treated this week..... - Markus 06:07 pm UTC 04/04/11 |
| :-D Your version is nice. I heard (and saw) it the exact same day you put it on YouTube, but for some reason I did not go on the forums and then things came between it and I never came to it. I was already thinking about it but now this gives me a great opportunity. I hope you can forgive me Markus, I'm sorry, please put away the ping-pong bat. > I prefer my version. ;-P > > > I have to say, my favourite version of this song by far is > > the very first performance by Rob Evan at Joe's Pub. With > > only the piano as backing, his voice really rises to the > > occasion and carries the song. It has ten times more > > conviction and emotion than subsequent versions and it > > feels like a 'method' version, in that he's inhabiting the > > character like in a musical. His delivery in later > > versions is more restrained, commercial, and 'poppy' if > > that makes sense: his voice weaves and darts over the > > melody rather than being the driving force behind the > > song. > > > > I'm not especially fond of the piano arrangement on the > > Georgia version, especially the almost 'honky tonk' > > section. > > > > > a high(ish) quality version of the Dream engine singing > > > "Body". Not bad, prefer the other version if I'm honest > > > but this is still good. > > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6upqd9jAtfM&feature=feedu | |
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