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Christine Singing Other People’s Songs
We generally regard Christine as a songwriter who sings her own material. That’s certainly what she’s best known for. But the YMLF cover thread that popped up today got me thinking about the songs she has covered.
For the most part, she’s a pretty persuasive interpreter of songs written by others. Her readings of Dan Perfect’s “Northern Star” and “Calumny” are outstanding. But has she ever improved on better-known versions of songs? Her “I’d Rather Go Blind” and “Crazy Bout You Baby”—are these better than the respective Etta James and Ike-Tina Turner interpretations? On the other hand, I think her version of Tony Joe White’s “I Want You” is superior to his. And her performance of Bobby Bland’s “I’m On My Way” is, to my ears, pretty much equal. On her 1984 album, I think the weakest songs are the covers… Thoughts about Christine covers? |
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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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I also agree on the Elvis cover. It’s not bad—it’s just not great. Very pleasant and forgettable. |
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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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There's a low quality bootleg of "jumping" and her vocals and keys are absolutely fantastic. Good one.
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Yeah—I love that version. Have it on my iTunes.
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Couldn’t find it on YouTube, but I did find this: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zSNiOkDro-c |
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