I thought she was decent but nothing spectacular whatsoever .
k-m · Member since
Far from "stunning", as it was called on Queen's Facebook page. Like many others before her, Celine failed. Her voice is starting to fade too. She was unable to reach those incredible heights at least a couple of times. Time to call it a day, really.
scottmax · Member since
The arrangement is awful, but the vocals are decent
matt z · Member since
Watched it on silent at a bar while watching Oklahoma whup the desperate cheating Warriors (NBA) in game 3 .
If I had known she was singing it I'd have paid attention.
Please keep in mind that she's routinely made it part of her repertoire. That in itself is a right tribute. I'm not a fan but I wrote her choices.
The Real Wizard · Member since
It's a million times better than her studio version. Her voice is awful on that.
But points for the live version - I'd say she nailed it.
Sebastian · Member since
I like the orchestration. I don't always agree with Dr Wig when he praises a female singer (he seems to have a soft spot for them and celebrate anyone who's half-decent as if she were the reincarnation of Whitney Houston), but in this case I concur: she's a phenomenon.
Chief Mouse · Member since
Her studio take was so bland. This, on the other hand, is pretty great! Well done :-)
pittrek · Member since
Wow, that was bad. Her singing was pretty good, but the "band" was horrible. You guys honestly like it or just ironically "like" it?
Chief Mouse · Member since
Mostly paid attention to her singing, not a huge fan of the arrangement apart from the violin solo.
Sheldon · Member since
How the hell was this a bad performance?!? If you compare it to any cover version of TSMGO ever performed and not to the original which is absolutely mind-blowing, besides Elton John, who can come even close to Celine's level, especially live?
Mr.QueenFan · Member since
First of all, we have to understand that Celine is coming out of a very rough time with the lost of her husband and brother in the same week after years of having to deal with the possible lost of them through disease.
Her voice isn´t at her best - yet! - but she completey nailed the last notes brilliantly. Those last notes tell me that with more time she will get back to normal.
Now that arrangement completely ruined the song for me. It was too much too soon! The beginning of the song should remain simple to let it breath, and then build up until climax, but in this case i didn´t like it.
Celine´s vocals were the best thing in it, but the arrangement didn´t worked.
Costa86 · Member since
I agree, after Elton John's '92 (and also '97) renditions, this was the best live one I've heard, vocally speaking.
It's useless to compare it to Freddie's studio version, which is probably one of the best rock/pop performances ever recorded. But we don't know how Freddie would have sung it live. We can only compare live versions to live versions.
The Real Wizard · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Costa86 wrote:[/b]
I agree, after Elton John's '92 (and also '97) renditions, this was the best live one I've heard, vocally speaking.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0iIzT70M24
Sarah Slean.
Hands down, my favourite Canadian singer, and one of the best singers I've ever heard.
Also a string arrangement, but in a completely different direction. And vocally she nails it.
master marathon runner · Member since
Over ambitious orchestration, but Celine nailed it. Well done gal.
Mr.QueenFan · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]The Real Wizard wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]Costa86 wrote:[/b]
I agree, after Elton John's '92 (and also '97) renditions, this was the best live one I've heard, vocally speaking.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0iIzT70M24
Sarah Slean.
Hands down, my favourite Canadian singer, and one of the best singers I've ever heard.
Also a string arrangement, but in a completely different direction. And vocally she nails it.
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Man, i know it must be hard for you to read this, but the arrangement is even worse than the Celine´s one :-)
Sorry to say that! She has a great voice indeed, but clearly she is singing a melody that does NOT belong in that arrangement.
I´m thinking about the "Barcelona" album right now, and what a musical genius Freddie Mercury really was!
