At last, preformed by Stevie

[skcin]

Originally Posted by amber

I just heard this for the first time. I am in love. Perfect song for Stevie's voice? Meet Stevie.

YAY! Finally! I love Stevie's version. To be honest, I was disappointed when I heard Etta's. And Martina McBride just released her version - eh. Nowhere near as good as Stevie.

As far as I'm aware, there is only one audio version & no video circulating at all.

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by skcin

YAY! Finally! I love Stevie's version. To be honest, I was disappointed when I heard Etta's. And Martina McBride just released her version - eh. Nowhere near as good as Stevie.

As far as I'm aware, there is only one audio version & no video circulating at all.

Martina McBride? We call her Old Yellar! Have you noticed that everything she sings is at the TOP of her lungs. Operatic diva, perhaps.....she sure ain't country. We make an Old Yellar joke, then jump for the radio dial!

[skcin]

I LOVE Martina! "Where would you be?" is one of my fave songs ever. But yeah, she is pretty loud. And I didn't like her At Last.

[dissention]

Originally Posted by skcin

I LOVE Martina! "Where would you be?" is one of my fave songs ever. But yeah, she is pretty loud. And I didn't like her At Last.

The only other version of At Last that I really liked was Cyndi Lauper's version. She made it her own and came close to capturing the magic of it, though she didn't really succeed completely. Her voice just soars on it. Her versions of "Stay" and "Sunny Side of the Street" from the same album are better than the originals, though.

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by skcin

I LOVE Martina! "Where would you be?" is one of my fave songs ever. But yeah, she is pretty loud. And I didn't like her At Last.

I'm not really into loud. Don't you agree she sounds more operatic than country? An aquaintence friend of mine has played guitar for her for years, and even that connection hasn't allowed me to like her. Sorry, she'll always be Old Yellar to me....

[PenguinHead]

[QUOTEA country album, though... I don't know. I feel like Stevie would pick the wrong kinds of producers and people to work with and it'd turn into an overly-commercialized Nashville mess, but maybe I'm not giving her enough credit. How about a collaborative effort with Dolly Parton or Lucinda Williams? Or get Jack White in the studio with her...[/QUOTE]

Great points! Jack White producing Stevie would be something!

[GateandGarden]

This may be a really unpopular sentiment here, but has anyone heard Christina Aguilera do it? Sometimes she overdoes it and plays too much, but when she does it right (IMO), she might as well be the original performer. I think songs like that are her specialty. And, of course, she nails the high note at the end. It's very hard for me to be satisfied with Stevie's version after hearing several of Aguilera's.

But I know some of you hate her, and that's okay.

[MACFAN]

I really love Stevie's version of this song. I feel she put a lot of emotion into the song.

[belladonna.]

Originally Posted by dissention

She also robbed it of any true emotional power, much the same way the Dixie Chicks did to Landslide. Absolutely stunning vocal performance, but other than that, I find it incredibly hollow. Just my opinion.

i don't understand how you can be so impressed by her voice in the song but find it hollow at the same time?
that sounds like a total contradiction to me..

[dissention]

Originally Posted by belladonna.

i don't understand how you can be so impressed by her voice in the song but find it hollow at the same time?
that sounds like a total contradiction to me..

I'm impressed by Whitney Houston's pipes, but she does nothing to get an emotional response out of me.

[belladonna.]

ahh

so you're not necessarily saying that there is no emotion in her voice, you're saying that you just don't feel anything from it?

and did anyone notice that performed is spelled wrong in the thread title?

[dissention]

Originally Posted by belladonna.

ahh

so you're not necessarily saying that there is no emotion in her voice, you're saying that you just don't feel anything from it?

Exactly.

Originally Posted by belladonna.

and did anyone notice that performed is spelled wrong in the thread title?

Yes, and it's been driving me nucking futs.

[belladonna.]

that makes a lot more sense to me

i hate typos, man, i am totally anal about them
ESPECIALLY when they're in the thread TITLE

...

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by dissention

Exactly.



Yes, and it's been driving me nucking futs.

That **** drives me nuts, too!!!!!
But, I realize that I'm more than a tad anal retentive, so I try to keep my assessment of the poster as being illiterate, to myself.

[skcin]

Originally Posted by dissention

The only other version of At Last that I really liked was Cyndi Lauper's version. She made it her own and came close to capturing the magic of it, though she didn't really succeed completely. Her voice just soars on it. Her versions of "Stay" and "Sunny Side of the Street" from the same album are better than the originals, though.

I adore Cyndi's "Stay!"

Might just have to watch the DVD tonight now that you mention it...