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Old 02-22-2022, 08:06 AM
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Interesting thread. When I heard Chris was covering Elvis's Cant Help Falling In Love, I got really excited. However while its fairly good, I thought she would have done a better job. For some reason, I want to like the song better. I can't put my finger on why either.

I thought she did a good job on Keeping Secrets and I'm The One. However, you can sense they were not written by her. I dont ever see her telling some guy "I'm not your psychiatrist" She never tells guy's off in her songs (for the most part).
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Old 02-22-2022, 08:44 AM
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Interesting thread. When I heard Chris was covering Elvis's Cant Help Falling In Love, I got really excited. However while its fairly good, I thought she would have done a better job. For some reason, I want to like the song better. I can't put my finger on why either.

I thought she did a good job on Keeping Secrets and I'm The One. However, you can sense they were not written by her. I dont ever see her telling some guy "I'm not your psychiatrist" She never tells guy's off in her songs (for the most part).
Yeah, the phrasing on I’m the One doesn’t sound natural to her. Her lyrics tend to be concise and allow her space to draw out syllables. I’m the one and Keeping Secrets have more words than is usual for her.

I also agree on the Elvis cover. It’s not bad—it’s just not great. Very pleasant and forgettable.
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Old 02-22-2022, 01:48 PM
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She used to be good at covering blues. Remember “Jumping at Shadows” by Duster Bennett? She sang that live just a year before he died, and she slipped into that tune very naturally. She should have put it on one of her solo albums.
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I might be in the minority, but I love her version of "I Can't Help Falling in Love" - I wish they would remaster that track and put it on CD or a streaming service.
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well, her version of the dreadful When You Say is actually palatable!!!
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She used to be good at covering blues. Remember “Jumping at Shadows” by Duster Bennett? She sang that live just a year before he died, and she slipped into that tune very naturally. She should have put it on one of her solo albums.
There's a low quality bootleg of "jumping" and her vocals and keys are absolutely fantastic. Good one.
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There's a low quality bootleg of "jumping" and her vocals and keys are absolutely fantastic. Good one.
Yeah—I love that version. Have it on my iTunes.
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I love her version of I'd Rather Go Blind. I have a friend that loved it more than the Etta James version. I don't know that I'd personally go that far. But, I heard Christine's version first, and I do think it's sang with a unique and personal point of view.

And who doesn't love: "2AM and it's you on the telephone, cryin' in your sleep...."?
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I love her version of I'd Rather Go Blind. I have a friend that loved it more than the Etta James version. I don't know that I'd personally go that far. But, I heard Christine's version first, and I do think it's sang with a unique and personal point of view.

And who doesn't love: "2AM and it's you on the telephone, cryin' in your sleep...."?
You figure since I have a shoulder and live alone, you can come to me?
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She used to be good at covering blues. Remember “Jumping at Shadows” by Duster Bennett? She sang that live just a year before he died, and she slipped into that tune very naturally. She should have put it on one of her solo albums.
I have a great bootleg of FM doing it at the end of one of their 1976 shows. Christine sounds great, there.

Couldn’t find it on YouTube, but I did find this:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zSNiOkDro-c
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I have a great bootleg of FM doing it at the end of one of their 1976 shows. Christine sounds great, there.

Couldn’t find it on YouTube, but I did find this:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zSNiOkDro-c
You can really hear the difference in talent... lord have mercy..
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You can really hear the difference in talent... lord have mercy..
One is jumping at shadows, the other shouting pale shadows.
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One is jumping at shadows, the other shouting pale shadows.
I think I was in as much pain as Christine with the sounds of sustained pale shadows.
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