Re: What is the sincerest form of flattery, after all?
 

I have a friend who is a member of ASCAP, and once had the #1 dance song in the US. According to him, the songwriter almost always makes more than the performer from a hit song.

The mark of a good cover is that it either brings a new perspective to a piece of music, or honors the artist who previously released it. Jessica Simpson's version of "Take My Breath Away" does neither.

ariesrising has said many things that I feel about "cover" songs. It's like-Don't you have the imagination and creativity to think of something new? Plus, the new version SHOULD take the listener to a DIFFERENT place, not replicate what the original had us thinking or feeling. Unless the singer can (as Simon says) make it their own, they ought leave it alone, because it will NEVER measure up to the original.

The examples of Respect and I Will Always Love You are excellent examples of singers making it their own. Muskrat love was a song the Captain and Tenille (YUCK) made popular-they even performed it for the Queen. It was written and performed by Willis Allen Ramsey. The original, though few have heard it, FAR surpasses the cover. Still C&T made it their own and it sold like hot cakes.

WoW! Totally different subject than I thought! I thought this thread would be about Jessica's latest attempt to make it to XXX store's shelves with her body cream stuff she showed off on Letterman. JUST ADD SPRINKLES! Ewwww, now THAT'S going too far! LMAO!

are you talking about the Dessert line that she's done for Sephora? i don't think there's anything too wrong with that. a lot of brands have flavored products. one of my favorite mac lipglasses is flavored.

Why does every famous actress/singer/heiress these days have to come out with a clothing/handbag/cosmetics line? Come on...pick one thing and do it well...don't be mediocre at several things.

Ummmm I don't think it was Sephora, but I could be wrong. It's like something you'd find LITERALLY on the shelves of Spensor's Gifts or a XXX store. I don't know what all Sephora does, but Jessica looked abosultely tacky spraying this moose-sized can of stuff on Letterman and offering sprinkles. Her lack-of-virginity has taken a turn for the worst ;)

Here is information from Sephora on it:

Dessert

Many people sing BoB Marley's hits.........but still the MASTER does it best!!!!!!!!!! And there was so many who tried to imitate but nothing is better than the origional!!!!

Are you hoping to win and meet her?

did anyone watch newlyweds?!? i hought their rendition of "Take my Breathe Away" sounded awful... but maybe I have no ear for music? What did everyone esle think?

she's not the only one
 

I got sick when I heard Fred Durst's cover "Behind Blue Eyes."

He is SO not worthy.

I was on my way to work tonight and I heard the Black Eyed Peas' remake of the old Spandau Ballet hit "TRUE".

I immediately thought of "The Wedding Singer" but then I started thinking about this thread too. :eek:

Although I have not heard their rendition of the song, I think anything with Jessica Simpson singing sounds awful. She has the potential to be a good singer if she'd stop trying to sound all breathy, and maybe she should try enunciating a little bit too.

Re: she's not the only one
 

I think I might vomit!!!!

NObody could even come close! Behind Blue Eyes is one of my all time favorites!