Nobody Under 21 Should Impersonate Stevie Nicks

[TerraRhiannon]

Miley Cyrus Proves the Rule: Nobody Under 21 Should Impersonate Stevie Nicks

Posted Mon Nov 22, 2010 9:48am PST by Caryn Ganz in Amplifier

Stevie Nicks' voice is an instrument of enchantment -- haunting, edgy, blessed with an effortless warble. Even when she was still in her twenties, the Fleetwood Mac singer's vocals exuded a weathered knowledge of the mysteries of the world, a simmering maturity. Perhaps that's why when artists under age 21 try to cover her songs or even channel her bewitching ways into their own performances, they fail so miserably. Last night, Miley Cyrus proved the rule at the American Music Awards. Here's how she and two other underage starlets demonstrated they're not quite seasoned enough to be Stevie:



Miley Cyrus
Age at Time of Impersonation: 17
Cyrus did her best (and yet simultaneously worst) Nicks impression while singing "Forgiveness and Love" at the AMAs last night, decking herself out in a long, flowing dress and decorating her stage in moody candles. Vocally, Cyrus came the closest of our three young stars to approximating Nicks' sharp croon, but ultimately her singing was dramatically overwrought rather than feather-light. We know she's going through a tough time, but we prefer our Miley a bit more fun-loving -- say, partying in the U.S.A., pogo-ing to "See You Again" or ticking off the Parents Television Council.



Taylor Swift
Age at Time of Cover: 20
Swift kicked off 2010 with a Grammys performance of her own "Today Was a Fairytale" that transitioned into a duet on Fleetwood Mac's "Rhiannon" with Nicks herself. Taylor nailed the look (a breezy peasant shirt) but not the notes -- Nicks deserves a medal for her desperate attempts to keep the song on track during a harmonic disaster (notice how the older pro held her final note a few extra seconds to prove the point).



Lindsay Lohan
Age at Time of Cover: 19
Lohan recorded a studio version of Nicks' solo track "Edge of Seventeen (Just Like the White Winged Dove)" for her 2005 album "A Little More Personal (Raw)" that added a few too many "ooh, baby"s. Though she sounded a bit above 21 (heck, above 31) and also managed to crack the Nicks dress code (loose sleeves!), Nicks wasn't impressed: When informed Lohan was interested in portraying her in a biopic, she told the New York Times, "Over my dead body."

http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/amp...-stevie-nicks/

Thoughts?

[Silver Springs]

Those girls just make me feel icky. To me, you shouldn't get to sing songs like that by well respected artists until you're old enough to understand fully what the hell you're singing about. For example, Justin Bieber. If I hear another song by that pre-pubescent incubus about *gag* love..... I may just sacrifice him to the next volcano to threaten air travel.

[TerraRhiannon]

To me, the best of the worst of these 3 trainwrecks is Miley. Lindsay makes me want to puke. 'Go Stevie' for telling her off!! I laughed when I read 'Stevie wasn't impressed.' I wouldn't be either, Lindsay obviously doesn't appreciate the significance or the meaning of Edge of Seventeen. *sigh* It's kind of cool that they want to be like Stevie and everything but just...no. Just no. Especially when you're like 17 years old and are going to kill her songs I think it's cool that Florence Welch gets inspiration from Stevie, at least she does it justice and is decent at it :P

[caterwench]

OMG. What s bunch of Stevie crap in a ball.


Stevie made herself her own at these chicks ages & older. Taylor can write, but she can't perform nor sing live yet. Lohan, just what exactly is her passion and talent? She doesn't know she's burning out very young.


Don't forget that Stevie did not come into her own until close to the age of 30.

[LittleCharmer]

Oh, right. Clearly this is where I've been going wrong. I'll try again in 11 months.

[fringed n fab]

I like Miley out of all of them and feel she has the potential to be a stand out star. She's just trying to be racy and growing up too fast I think.

[iamnotafraid]

Originally Posted by TerraRhiannon

Miley Cyrus Proves the Rule: Nobody Under 21 Should Impersonate Stevie Nicks


Thoughts?

Did you happen to read the thread:

Hannah Montana To Remake "BELLA DONNA"?

It was posted by my favorite Ledgie. A most interesting
read.

[EnchantedKiwi]

Awwww I love Miley!!! Taylor Swift and especially Lindsay Lohan I could care less about

But I reckon Miley sounded great!

[MissLadyLoki]

As much as I wanna strangle those damn Disney teeny boppers (sorry, I grew up in the 90's, when Disney was making some of their best movies to date), I must say Miley does have something going for her.

[Artemis]

The Lohan attempt makes me want to claw someone's eyes out. Possibly hers.

[cristochango]

All of them suck,
Taylor, at least in my opinion, sucks the least.

Contrary to most of your opinions, Miley Cyrus.
No. haha. no.

[GODDESS6]

the only good thing about lindsay's performance was her shoes, i loved them~

[TerraRhiannon]

Originally Posted by iamnotafraid

Did you happen to read the thread:

Hannah Montana To Remake "BELLA DONNA"?

It was posted by my favorite Ledgie. A most interesting
read.

Oh I didn't see that thread! I should go read it... but it sounds kind of scary.

[ButterCookie]

I disgree with the title of the thread somewhat.

Nobody under 21 should be allowed to impersonate Stevie Nicks unless approved by Ledgies & Florence Welch

[cliffdweller]