Its really funny but when I watched the recent Oscars, there was this segment where a conductor (John Williams? Hans Zimmer? I forgot) saluted the musical scores of famous films. It was really a very very short medley of main themes, but believe me, when the TITANIC segment was played with Kate Winslet spreading her arms like wings behind Leo di Caprio while Hans Zimmer's "My Heart Will Go On" theme was played, I had this sudden surge of . . . what do you call it, nostalgic thrill? "saudade"? Something approximating that. And I used to hate that song so much. Now I understood that probably one key factor why I disliked the song so much was because radios never tire of playing it, and it can get into one's head and stay there.
Funnier still, I had new respect for Celine Dion. Maybe I should purchase my first C. Dion album. Heard from friends that her latest album was more sombre, more laid-back, boring, dirge-like. Hmmm, I am curious. Any JMDL review? Joseph (half-French but can do a Charles Boyer) > <<What WOULDN'T suck in the hands of Celine?>> > > Point well taken...I abhor her voice as well. My point was that the > Bonnie song I referenced is nothing special, a pretty average MOR > ballad, but in Bonnie's hands it flowers to its potential instead of > becoming a withering weed in Ms. Dion's. > > Meanwhile, a song like "I Can't Make you Love Me" would sound pretty > nice regardless of who's singing it. It's just that strong. > > That's why I like tracking down/listening to all these Joni > covers...the songs are usually strong enough to carry the vocalists, > and when BOTH are powerhouse, it's a real joy! > > Bob > > NP: Bob Mould, "Black Sheets of Rain"
