From: owner-mad-mission-digest@smoe.org (mad-mission-digest) To: mad-mission-digest@smoe.org Subject: mad-mission-digest V10 #111 Reply-To: mad-mission@smoe.org Sender: owner-mad-mission-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-mad-mission-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk * If you ever wish to unsubscribe, send an email to * mad-mission-digest-request@smoe.org * with ONLY the word unsubscribe in the body of the email * . * For the latest information on Patty's tour dates, go to: * http://www.pattygriffin.net/PattyInConcertDB.php * OR * go to http://www.atorecords.com * . * PLEASE :) when you reply to this digest to send a post TO the list, * change the subject to reflect what your post is about. A subject * of Re: mad-mission-digest V8 #___ gives readers no clue * as to what your message is about. * Also, PLEASE do not quote an entire digest when you reply to the * list. Edit out anything you are not referring to. mad-mission-digest Thursday, August 31 2006 Volume 10 : Number 111 Today's Subjects: ----------------- MM: Jessica Simpson covering Patty [Charl Kroeger ] Re: MM: Jessica Simpson covering Patty [Kaycee973@aol.com] Re: MM: Jessica Simpson covering Patty ["Pintof, Geneen" ] MM: Jessica Simpson covering Patty ["Susan Lee" ] RE: MM: Jessica Simpson covering Patty ["Paul Russell" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 10:04:30 -0400 From: Charl Kroeger Subject: MM: Jessica Simpson covering Patty Hi there all, Just wanted to chip in with my 5 cents worth.... I bought the JS cover of "Let Him Fly" on iTunes yesterday so I could have be objective when reviewing it. My opinion of the cover is that it is pleasant, not a bad reflection on the song or Patty's work, but ultimately, to me, does not convey the song's true sentiment and feels a little more like an exercise in covering a song than really 'feeling' it. In all fairness to JS (and a salute to having the good taste to cover a Patty song) it is a 'pretty' but somewhat bland version. However sincerely meant when she recorded it, it would not make me rush out to buy the album though. I do hope that all JS fans will buy the album, because it will be a good boost for Patty :-) That's it from me! CK ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 11:56:33 EDT From: Kaycee973@aol.com Subject: Re: MM: Jessica Simpson covering Patty I HATE IT. I actually could not listen to the entire thing. I completely agree with CK, it "does not convey the song's true sentiment and feels a little more like an exercise in covering a song than really 'feeling' it" That and the things she does with her voice.. almost a moan.. kind of like if Jessica RABBIT was singing, instead of Jessica Simpson. I really hate it. ~Kim ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 12:50:24 -0400 From: "Pintof, Geneen" Subject: Re: MM: Jessica Simpson covering Patty [typical lurker needing to speak] i am surprised by how many people are talking about this... i mean, isn't it just *understood* by anyone over the age of 13 (or anyone with any real musical understanding) that artists like jessica simpson are hacks? did we think she could possibly do a song by patty any justice? (and a song from "living with ghosts" no less)... the good thing is that it *is* going to make patty some cash. have you looked at any of the other songs on the JS album? song number two is "you spin me round" (the one originally done by dead or alive in the 80s)... i mean, please!!!!! did anyone listen to it?? it's HILARIOUS and i think i might buy it to laugh hysterically with my friends this weekend!!! On Aug 30, 2006, at 11:56 AM, Kaycee973@aol.com wrote: > I HATE IT. > > I actually could not listen to the entire thing. I completely agree > with > CK, it "does not convey the song's true sentiment and feels a little > more like > an exercise in covering a song than really 'feeling' it" > That and the things she does with her voice.. almost a moan.. kind of > like > if Jessica RABBIT was singing, instead of Jessica Simpson. > I really hate it. > > ~Kim ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 16:24:36 -0400 From: "Paul Russell" Subject: Re: MM: Jessica Simpson covering Patty Kim, don't beat around the bush with us. Tell us what you really think of it. Is it good? Is it good? ha ha. sorry. I'll go back to lurking. peace love and vegetable rights, Paul - ----Original Message Follows---- From: Kaycee973@aol.com To: charl@designck.com, mad-mission@smoe.org Subject: Re: MM: Jessica Simpson covering Patty Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 11:56:33 EDT I HATE IT. I actually could not listen to the entire thing. I completely agree with CK, it "does not convey the song's true sentiment and feels a little more like an exercise in covering a song than really 'feeling' it" That and the things she does with her voice.. almost a moan.. kind of like if Jessica RABBIT was singing, instead of Jessica Simpson. I really hate it. ~Kim *********************************** * * Well, there's gonna be sex, drugs, * rock n roll. Chips, dips, chains, whips. * You know, your basic highschool * orgy type thing. * * --Lisa * "Weird Science" * ********************************** - ----Original Message Follows---- From: Kaycee973@aol.com To: charl@designck.com, mad-mission@smoe.org Subject: Re: MM: Jessica Simpson covering Patty Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 11:56:33 EDT I HATE IT. I actually could not listen to the entire thing. I completely agree with CK, it "does not convey the song's true sentiment and feels a little more like an exercise in covering a song than really 'feeling' it" That and the things she does with her voice.. almost a moan.. kind of like if Jessica RABBIT was singing, instead of Jessica Simpson. I really hate it. ~Kim ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 17:54:41 -0400 From: "Sara Kamin" Subject: RE: MM: Jessica Simpson covering Patty Well, I might as well put in my two cents. I am listening to the JS version of Let Him Fly (my favorite song of all time, by the way) right now for the first time as I write this. Now, I am a professional singer and I can say that I have tried to sing Let Him Fly several times in rehearsals with various instrumentalists, and I never actually perform it. Why, you might ask? Because some songs are better left untouched. The way I see it, doing a cover is pointless unless it adds something to the original version. The JS version adds absolutely nothing to the Patty version - it sounds like she wanted to sound as much like Patty as she could and, quite frankly, she doesn't. She sounds whiny. But, as a singer, i give her props for reaching those notes in the "there's no mercy in a live wire, no rest at all in freedom" part without sounding absolutely awful. That part is really hard to sing (and I have a very powerful voice), so good on her for that, and for having the good musical sense to appreciate the music of Patty Griffin, and for nothing else at all. Has everyone heard that she and John Mayer are now officially an item? Ugh... could this day get any worse? ;) Sara :) -------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Charl Kroeger To: Subject: MM: Jessica Simpson covering Patty Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 10:04:30 -0400 >Hi there all, > >Just wanted to chip in with my 5 cents worth.... I bought the JS cover of >"Let Him Fly" on iTunes yesterday so I could have be objective when >reviewing it. My opinion of the cover is that it is pleasant, not a bad >reflection on the song or Patty's work, but ultimately, to me, does not >convey the song's true sentiment and feels a little more like an exercise in >covering a song than really 'feeling' it. In all fairness to JS (and a >salute to having the good taste to cover a Patty song) it is a 'pretty' but >somewhat bland version. However sincerely meant when she recorded it, it >would not make me rush out to buy the album though. I do hope that all JS >fans will buy the album, because it will be a good boost for Patty :-) > >That's it from me! >CK ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 18:38:38 -0400 From: freckledangel@aol.com Subject: MM: paris poor man idea/joke LOL Paris Hilton covering "Poor Man's House" would be one sick joke...and great publicity for Patty! Hopefully we'll never see that one ________________________________________________________________________ Check out AOL.com today. Breaking news, video search, pictures, email and IM. All on demand. Always Free. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 15:53:15 -0700 (PDT) From: Amy Leonard Subject: RE: MM: Jessica Simpson covering Patty Yes, the JS version is pretty lame, but one the upside Patty will be making lots of money off this cover. Consequently, while I generally agree that covers should add something to the song, I would really like to see lots of pop artists cover Patty so she finally get the profits she deserves. That's my two cents, Amy Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 19:12:20 -0400 From: "Susan Lee" Subject: MM: Jessica Simpson covering Patty I guess no one noticed - or minded - when Bette Midler covered "Moses" in 2000. Susan Lee ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 20:27:21 -0400 From: "Paul Russell" Subject: RE: MM: Jessica Simpson covering Patty Actually, there was a bit of discussion about that in 2000 (no one noticed? ha ha I've found out more about Patty Griffin on here than probably any other source). However, most of it was fairly positive. I think the atmosphere was more along the lines of that Bette Midler, who has covered a few in her day, has some sort of knack and talent for doing what she does. (Also being that she has been a great performer quite some time.) Plus, as we were waiting our balls off for that Silver Bell album, we at least needed something to keep us from going bizerker. And along comes Midler with the cover save. Do you think that mayer might have turned JS to cover a patty song? Just throwing that out there. I mean, anyone can say with a twinkle in her eye that she has been wanting to do this song for ages. Heck, I can. twinkle twinkle. peace love and vegetable rights, Paul - ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Susan Lee" Reply-To: To: Subject: MM: Jessica Simpson covering Patty Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 19:12:20 -0400 I guess no one noticed - or minded - when Bette Midler covered "Moses" in 2000. Susan Lee *********************************** * * Well, there's gonna be sex, drugs, * rock n roll. Chips, dips, chains, whips. * You know, your basic highschool * orgy type thing. * * --Lisa * "Weird Science" * ********************************** ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 21:17:42 -0500 From: "Sandi Campbell" Subject: MM: RE: Jessica Simpson covering Patty Bette Midler has actual, identifiable, time-tested talent. There's really no comparison to the JS situation in my opinion. She knows how to cover a song and actually do it justice. - -Sandi - -----Original Message----- From: owner-mad-mission@smoe.org [mailto:owner-mad-mission@smoe.org] On Behalf Of Susan Lee Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 6:12 PM To: mad-mission@smoe.org Subject: MM: Jessica Simpson covering Patty I guess no one noticed - or minded - when Bette Midler covered "Moses" in 2000. Susan Lee ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 21:05:12 -0700 (PDT) From: Olivia Olson Subject: Re: MM: Jessica Simpson covering Patty I noticed. I minded. Olivia Susan Lee wrote: I guess no one noticed - or minded - when Bette Midler covered "Moses" in 2000. Susan Lee Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail. ------------------------------ End of mad-mission-digest V10 #111 **********************************