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Scarlett Johansson: "Last Goodbye" (Jeff Buckley cover) [Stream]
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Covering Jeff Buckley is essentially an unfairness to anyone foolish enough to take up the task; no one can just bleed on record like the man who raised inarticulate falsetto gibbering to an art form. So Scarlett Johansson really didn't have a chance on this one, especially since this cover is for the He's Just Not That Into You sound, and thus likely the desire of the bosses at New Line, as opposed to being the result of Johansson's own personal relation to the song. Despite this, Johansson's cover is well-sung and generally good, really only suffering in comparison to the original. The He's Just Not That Into You Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is out Feb. 3 on New Line Records.
Listen to Scarlett's contribution here.
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It was no shabby cover, in my opinion. Like someone as commented elsewhere, would people react this badly if it was told to them that this was the voice of an young unknown indie artist?
She sure does seem to take on sacred cow artists with distinctive voices for her covers. Seems like she's trying to stir up a lot of debate.
I'd much rather hear Scarlet do decent, provocative covers like this than follow Steven Seagal, Minnie Driver and Kevin Bacon's lead by coming up with an outlet for worthless original music. She's got a fine, distinctive voice. I also dig that this version tones down the original's strings 'n rock band pomp. We get to hear the song as a song.
I found that too, narfish. It was actually the first time i really heard the song, lyrics wise...
stop singing please
stop singing jeff buckley please.
2 out of 10.....and my comment....MEH!
it hurts when people cover jb. i wish they would stop already.
The girl cannot sing. This is how one knows what music really means to a person. If she really had any balls and music really meant something to her, she would have made sure Jeff Buckley's version got on that soundtrack. The money they got could have gone to Jeff's charity
Karen