Friday, July 22, 2011
Rathesh
Covering a song, especially a beloved one, takes some guts. You either reinterpret it through your own eyes or you play it straight and aim to be better than the original. Either way, if you shoot and miss you risk looking like a fool.
Unfortunately Teairra Mari, the girl with "daddy" issues has taken on this "challenge" but missed the target: Janet Jackson's classic "Come Back to Me." Janet's original was perfectly in tune with feelings of a breakup (On my personal 'sad love songs' playlist).
Teairra's rendition just feels like she's singing karaoke. It's passable enough, i guess for the young'n that like a "modern beat". But there's just no emotional connection here. Honestly, she felt more invested singing "Sponsor," (she damn sexy in that video tho) her song about the joys of being a kept woman (read: gold digger).
Take a listen below while I listen to the original on repeat for a few hours...
Posted in: RandB
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