I was around during the fleetwood days. Stevie Nicks is a unique singer in her own right, but Catpower cat power's it up and sounds completely different in her own catpower style. I likes.
I love both versions of the song and love both of the performers (fleetwood mac, cat power, and patti smith are my top favorite music artists that i have seen live and i have seen a lot). I think she did it justice and the more i listen to Chan's version the more i love it...(i am starting to think it is superior to the Fleetwood Mac classic i have loved for 15 years...I much prefer Chan's cover of a Fleetwood Mac song than the dixie chicks or smashing pumpkins.
This to me is better than Fleetwood Mac. If you don't get it than you don't get Chan. She took an already great song and added her signature personal emotion. Frankly I feel she gives the song and lyrics more justice than Nicks and Co. does. It is like Johnny Cash singing Hurt. A great song in its own right, but than stripped of the box NIN played in. This version from Chan sounds to me like the song Stevie wrote and sang drunk to herself while full of emotion before presenting it to the band.
@theboxgobbler Better than Fleetwood Mac? "If you don't get it than you don't get Chan", since you do "get it", and apparently know Chan so well maybe you can tell us what her "signature personal emotion" is? "Frankly" Nicks and Co.DOMINATE Cat Power. I don't even know what your saying about Johnny Cash. F.Y.I., she wrote this song while she was sittin in Sly Stones bed, not drunk and full of emotion. I liked Cat Power until you.
@theboxgobbler I normally really like her unique spin on certain songs, but the fact that you admit that it sounds like the song "Stevie wrote and sang drunk" proves a point, but not a good one. This cover sounds EXACTLY like a drunken night at a karaoke bar. I can almost picture her taking random sips of her drink and leaning sideways off of a stool while singing to an audience of 3.
If her voice doesn't make you feel, you're incapable of feeling. Chan's music comes from a deep place, her deliverance heartfelt. Her art is POWERful.
Everyone who doesnt like this version probably just wants to hear the original version sung by another person. Thats not Cat Power's style go listen to the original if youre such a big fan of it. and henrytheape you must be sick in the head if you think Eva Cassidy has ANYTHING on Chan Marshall. Chan Marshall is a desert island girl, one of a kind.
Oh God....this is truly awful! Maybe that's why nobody has ever heard of this person. Why is this not wonderful? Because she can't stay sing!! Give a listen to Eva Cassidy and then come back and tell me this person can sing.
she has a good voice but maybe she should stick to other songs. this is absolutely appalling and it makes me want to cry that someone hacked up this song! totally killed it!
@Epicsabre Good ear. She's a big fan of his. There is a pic of her hugging one of his early albums. She does a couple (maybe one) of his and really doesn't worry about the imitation. Do not miss, Dark End of the Street and you'll be amazed.
Full disclosure: love Cat Power's original work, tend to dislike her covers. I always feel that she tries too desperately to distinguish her version from the original, which can strip away most of what made the original worth listening to in the first place. This is one of her better covers, but her apparently random changes to the lyrics seem really unnecessary and overall it lacks the simple charm Nicks brought (even though I prefer her voice to Nicks' in a lot of ways).
Maybe I've been living a sheltered life but this is the first version I've heard of the song that got the tempo right, and I'd include the original in that. Love the song. Like the cover.
i dont think stevie nicks thinks this is good enough. raw yes ...and bc its not ur song dont do even bother singing it! i hated that more than i can expressssss
I don't know what you all are hearing, but I've listened to many many Cat Power covers, and this is by far one of the most beautiful. Raw, heartfelt, emotional, unique..I could go on. For any true fan of Chan or anyone for that matter, I'd love to hear a valid argument as to why this is not wonderful.
@brysans The problem with your position is you've "listened to many Cat Power covers.." and ask "..any true fan of Chan..". Your bias veils you from the reason everyone is upset: this is an awful cover. Perhaps you're correct, and it is great in comparison to her(Chan) other work, but in a larger context there is no reason for this to exist.. this version offers absolutely nothing to anyone who's heard Stevie Nicks perform it even once. Why eat shit when there's an apple on the table?
@jeffreyarbeau I'm sorry i don't think I'm bias at all. I am a big stevie nicks fan too. This is simply an homage to the original. I don't compare artists to each other because each have something special about them, but in the larger context that you speak of, this definitely holds up. And I'm not sure you even gave a reason as to why you apparently think the original is better..so your argument is not even valid. However, some apples can be sweeter than others..it's just a matter of taste.
I hear what you're talking about. I think it's just her injecting the Cat Power sound into this song, making it her own instead of simply covering it. That said, I'm inclined to agree -- I don't like her take on the chorus, which she made a little bland IMHO.
I was around during the fleetwood days. Stevie Nicks is a unique singer in her own right, but Catpower cat power's it up and sounds completely different in her own catpower style. I likes.
trexinvert 1 month ago
beautiful versions of the same song are beautiful.
theecricket 1 month ago
amazing voice love your version of this song
motheof6 1 month ago
@hideouss okay. whatever you want. your loss though
SuperRARRR 1 month ago
I love both versions of the song and love both of the performers (fleetwood mac, cat power, and patti smith are my top favorite music artists that i have seen live and i have seen a lot). I think she did it justice and the more i listen to Chan's version the more i love it...(i am starting to think it is superior to the Fleetwood Mac classic i have loved for 15 years...I much prefer Chan's cover of a Fleetwood Mac song than the dixie chicks or smashing pumpkins.
ghostdancenovember4 2 months ago
hating. the original is so funky
hwaggg 2 months ago
nothing and N O B O D Y beats Stevie & Company`s original.....PERIOD!!
fritshits65 2 months ago
why do people go around disliking stuff?
andaoneatwoa1234 2 months ago
Tremendous.
dedricthere 2 months ago
This to me is better than Fleetwood Mac. If you don't get it than you don't get Chan. She took an already great song and added her signature personal emotion. Frankly I feel she gives the song and lyrics more justice than Nicks and Co. does. It is like Johnny Cash singing Hurt. A great song in its own right, but than stripped of the box NIN played in. This version from Chan sounds to me like the song Stevie wrote and sang drunk to herself while full of emotion before presenting it to the band.
theboxgobbler 3 months ago 3
@theboxgobbler Better than Fleetwood Mac? "If you don't get it than you don't get Chan", since you do "get it", and apparently know Chan so well maybe you can tell us what her "signature personal emotion" is? "Frankly" Nicks and Co.DOMINATE Cat Power. I don't even know what your saying about Johnny Cash. F.Y.I., she wrote this song while she was sittin in Sly Stones bed, not drunk and full of emotion. I liked Cat Power until you.
BillBear31 3 months ago
@theboxgobbler I normally really like her unique spin on certain songs, but the fact that you admit that it sounds like the song "Stevie wrote and sang drunk" proves a point, but not a good one. This cover sounds EXACTLY like a drunken night at a karaoke bar. I can almost picture her taking random sips of her drink and leaning sideways off of a stool while singing to an audience of 3.
TheChaoticQuixotic 3 months ago
waify girl talking over music is so very tired, and covering a song that is all about melodies, without any melody is asinine.
hideouss 3 months ago
This is crap, I cannot believe you even attempted to do a cover from a legend band!
tn3370 3 months ago
She is pretty awesome and I love her voice this is awful. This is one of my all time fav songs and she wrecks the shit out of it.
huskerhotelfoxtrot 4 months ago
worst cover ever, u make me wana hate the song
alexmufc93 5 months ago
If her voice doesn't make you feel, you're incapable of feeling. Chan's music comes from a deep place, her deliverance heartfelt. Her art is POWERful.
RebeccaAnneWaychunas 6 months ago
I love her.
SleepyJupiter 6 months ago
Beautiful! Nothing more to say, can listen to this for months, which I already did after I heard it the first time. Cat Power is unique.
Dreamsofsheep 6 months ago
Everyone who doesnt like this version probably just wants to hear the original version sung by another person. Thats not Cat Power's style go listen to the original if youre such a big fan of it. and henrytheape you must be sick in the head if you think Eva Cassidy has ANYTHING on Chan Marshall. Chan Marshall is a desert island girl, one of a kind.
senorshorty16 8 months ago
@senorshorty16 Nahhh...I typically love the way Cat Powers puts her own spin on various songs. This is hard to listen to.
DESERVANT 7 months ago 2
Oh God....this is truly awful! Maybe that's why nobody has ever heard of this person. Why is this not wonderful? Because she can't stay sing!! Give a listen to Eva Cassidy and then come back and tell me this person can sing.
Henrytheape 8 months ago
she has a good voice but maybe she should stick to other songs. this is absolutely appalling and it makes me want to cry that someone hacked up this song! totally killed it!
LenaBeana650 8 months ago
she has such good pitch.
christinavelia 9 months ago
Is she related to Bob Dylan? I hear the influence.
Epicsabre 9 months ago 3
@Epicsabre Good ear. She's a big fan of his. There is a pic of her hugging one of his early albums. She does a couple (maybe one) of his and really doesn't worry about the imitation. Do not miss, Dark End of the Street and you'll be amazed.
MikeDaMuddah 9 months ago
Full disclosure: love Cat Power's original work, tend to dislike her covers. I always feel that she tries too desperately to distinguish her version from the original, which can strip away most of what made the original worth listening to in the first place. This is one of her better covers, but her apparently random changes to the lyrics seem really unnecessary and overall it lacks the simple charm Nicks brought (even though I prefer her voice to Nicks' in a lot of ways).
lingtoness 10 months ago 2
....this sounds like a strangled cat! ...Stevie Nicks would be appalled!!!
MistahJai 1 year ago
no one can kill fleetwood mac like this aghhhhhh :/ it all about stevie nicks no one has a voice as sweet as hers :)
lobbyloo123 1 year ago
Maybe I've been living a sheltered life but this is the first version I've heard of the song that got the tempo right, and I'd include the original in that. Love the song. Like the cover.
Rotharbriste 1 year ago
i dont think stevie nicks thinks this is good enough. raw yes ...and bc its not ur song dont do even bother singing it! i hated that more than i can expressssss
TheBashaboo 1 year ago
this is EXCEPTIONAL..like the lady herself..
leahcim3360 1 year ago
I don't know what you all are hearing, but I've listened to many many Cat Power covers, and this is by far one of the most beautiful. Raw, heartfelt, emotional, unique..I could go on. For any true fan of Chan or anyone for that matter, I'd love to hear a valid argument as to why this is not wonderful.
brysans 1 year ago 32
@brysans The problem with your position is you've "listened to many Cat Power covers.." and ask "..any true fan of Chan..". Your bias veils you from the reason everyone is upset: this is an awful cover. Perhaps you're correct, and it is great in comparison to her(Chan) other work, but in a larger context there is no reason for this to exist.. this version offers absolutely nothing to anyone who's heard Stevie Nicks perform it even once. Why eat shit when there's an apple on the table?
jeffreyarbeau 11 months ago
@jeffreyarbeau I'm sorry i don't think I'm bias at all. I am a big stevie nicks fan too. This is simply an homage to the original. I don't compare artists to each other because each have something special about them, but in the larger context that you speak of, this definitely holds up. And I'm not sure you even gave a reason as to why you apparently think the original is better..so your argument is not even valid. However, some apples can be sweeter than others..it's just a matter of taste.
brysans 11 months ago 2
Not a fan.
at all.
Spotfarm666 1 year ago
does she not know the lyrics? why not just write your own song, Cat?
blindnarcissus 1 year ago
voice
jollymonsng 1 year ago
I love the raw sound of her voive
jollymonsng 1 year ago
big fail
GIORGOSGUNIT 1 year ago
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U SUCK CAT SHIT
stylie2010 1 year ago
I'm checking out the Mac covers uploaded to utube.
They're 1 of my faves...not bad.
starvinfolkartist 1 year ago
Inspired, my dear. Bravo!
tenfttall1 1 year ago
idk what video y'all are hearing, but this is a terrible cover....it's just clumsy
valiantmaster21 1 year ago
@valiantmaster21 it's not clumsy silly, it's Cat Power, that's just the way she is
downwithpc 1 year ago
@downwithpc i'm sorry some one was using my account but truly i care nothing for this just my opinion
valiantmaster21 1 year ago
Only my baby could make it REAL
jollymonsng 1 year ago
grande chanson - et magnifique reprise habitée par la voix sublime de CAT POWER qui s'approprie la chanson et nous transporte
jimbomania001 2 years ago
she sounds like she's od'ing. interestingly enough, it's likable.
ausserweltliche 2 years ago
I like the music, but her voice sounds kinda off at times. I think it's cool she likes this song, but I don't think it works well for her.
meatmachines 2 years ago
I hear what you're talking about. I think it's just her injecting the Cat Power sound into this song, making it her own instead of simply covering it. That said, I'm inclined to agree -- I don't like her take on the chorus, which she made a little bland IMHO.
johnfactorial 2 years ago
How fascinating.
ilnaras 2 years ago 7