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« on: December 14, 2015, 06:00:52 PM » |
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God Only Knows was featured tonight as a duet between finalist Jordan Smith and his coach, Adam Levine. Lots of talk about how beautiful the song is and that they were trying to sound like the Beach Boys and remain true to the original.
Seems like the Boys are getting a fair amount of TV name drops this week.
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« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2015, 06:12:27 PM » |
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A great nod to Brian Wilson. Hope he and Al were watching it. The song and it's lyrics (TA) appears to gather more than well deserved compliments as time goes on.
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« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2015, 06:59:44 PM » |
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That is awesome
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According to someone who would know.
Seriously, there was a Beach Boys Love You condom?! Amazing.
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« Reply #3 on: December 14, 2015, 07:04:34 PM » |
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The Voice version of GOK is now 8 on the itunes chart..
That's really cool to see.
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According to someone who would know.
Seriously, there was a Beach Boys Love You condom?! Amazing.
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« Reply #4 on: December 14, 2015, 07:05:43 PM » |
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Listen, listen, listen...
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« Reply #6 on: December 14, 2015, 07:12:05 PM » |
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Lets all vote for him, even though the version is terrible
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According to someone who would know.
Seriously, there was a Beach Boys Love You condom?! Amazing.
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« Reply #7 on: December 14, 2015, 07:13:52 PM » |
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Lets all vote for him, even though the version is terrible meh. Wasn't that bad. Not everyone can be the Beach Boys, you know.
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« Reply #8 on: December 14, 2015, 07:18:35 PM » |
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Lets all vote for him, even though the version is terrible meh. Wasn't that bad. Not everyone can be the Beach Boys, you know. True Just sounded really auto tuned.. It's hard to hate it though, since they're paying The Beach Boys massive respect
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« Reply #9 on: December 14, 2015, 07:21:27 PM » |
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Jordan was singing Carl's part in the tag, and Adam was singing Brian's. It was up to me to provide Bruce's part. Just sayin'.
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« Reply #10 on: December 14, 2015, 07:33:13 PM » |
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pretty cool..even though some of the people posting comments on the youtube video say that they didn't like the song and one guy said the song was Boring....let's go on there and say "Smiley Smile sent us here"
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« Reply #11 on: December 14, 2015, 07:39:55 PM » |
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Jordan was singing Carl's part in the tag, and Adam was singing Brian's. It was up to me to provide Bruce's part. Just sayin'.
It seemed Jordan was having trouble getting to the lower notes.
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« Reply #12 on: December 14, 2015, 08:52:54 PM » |
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It's hard to hate it though, You just have to try harder!
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« Reply #13 on: December 15, 2015, 03:18:35 AM » |
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Jordan was singing Carl's part in the tag, and Adam was singing Brian's. It was up to me to provide Bruce's part. Just sayin'.
Carl doesn't sing in the tag. It's Bruce and two Brians...
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« Reply #14 on: December 15, 2015, 04:54:53 AM » |
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It was not the worst version I have heard, but it really annoys me when singers change the phrasing of the song - even slightly. The words and notes are there but they cannot touch the emotion of the original. You will never take a song like "God Only Knows" and make it 'your own' so why mess it up? Carl sang it slightly differently from they way Brian was originally showing him. He added a level of feeling that managed to make a great song even better. He sang it so perfectly that it should not be changed.
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« Reply #16 on: December 15, 2015, 09:42:02 PM » |
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The words and notes are there but they cannot touch the emotion of the original. You will never take a song like "God Only Knows" and make it 'your own' so why mess it up? Because it's a lovely song to sing. It's fun to sing it, even if you don't match the phrasing of the original recording. Later not even Carl could do it - his singing on, say, the Knebworth version, is probably better than any other person on earth could do it that day, but no match for his performance on the record.
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« Reply #17 on: December 16, 2015, 03:48:20 PM » |
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Jordon Smith won the Finale!!! And since he performed "God Only Knows" if I were promoting Brian I would use this opportunity,,maybe having them record a duet between the two or something like that and release it as a single/video but they need to get on the ball ASAP and don't lose this opportunity!!!
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« Reply #18 on: December 18, 2015, 05:21:10 AM » |
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Jordon Smith won the Finale!!! And since he performed "God Only Knows" if I were promoting Brian I would use this opportunity,,maybe having them record a duet between the two or something like that and release it as a single/video but they need to get on the ball ASAP and don't lose this opportunity!!!
Id say a 73 year old living legend does not need to be promoting himself alongside some flash in the pan reality tv show winner.
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« Reply #19 on: December 22, 2015, 12:21:26 PM » |
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This just charted at #90 on the Billboard Hot 100!
Really cool to see a Beach Boys song on there, almost 50 years after it came out.
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On our way through this "backstage" maze, Bruce joined up with the group and said hello, singing "It Never Rains in Southern California" and joking with some of the older ladies. I'm not sure if they knew he was a Beach Boy or simply an enthusiastic elderly gay gentleman.
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« Reply #20 on: December 23, 2015, 08:16:11 AM » |
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Jordon Smith won the Finale!!! And since he performed "God Only Knows" if I were promoting Brian I would use this opportunity,,maybe having them record a duet between the two or something like that and release it as a single/video but they need to get on the ball ASAP and don't lose this opportunity!!!
Id say a 73 year old living legend does not need to be promoting himself alongside some flash in the pan reality tv show winner. I agree with you to an extent. But, I'm all for anything that will turn the younger generation on to real music as opposed to the complete and utter garbage on Top 40.
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« Reply #21 on: December 23, 2015, 07:58:52 PM » |
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Nice, almost good. If I know the rules well, contestants are allowed to sing a song that is not among the choices presented by whoever compiles the list. If I were to sing a BBs song, it would be a lesser-known song & sth. that suits my limited range, within the notes I'm comfortable enough to sing & where I can add some touches. This is one of the popular mistakes people do when they enter the vocal contest - they choose at times very difficult songs, either to impress the jury & audience or to outdo themselves, taking risk etc.
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