Poor marketing? Bad management? This original sounds better than the overly polished Imbruglia version and actually has a personality to it. The ironic thing is, they give this song to a cute little actress to sing, and she changes her physical appearance and style to be more like Anne's. I'll never understand the music business.
@kpmmartin Right sound, too... the acoustic guitar in the Imbruglia cover softens the edges of the song enough to attract a mainstream audience. Of course, I'd rather have the snarling Anne Preven vocal and the crunchier guitars, but I'm not the target audience for pop music.
@TheRealAdamT There were 3 people who wrote this song - Anne Preven & Scott Cutler of "Ednaswap" and Phil Thornalley who was a record producer/engineer. Thornalley produced Imbruglia's record for BMG and it was his idea that Imbruglia record this cover.
Ednaswap released 3 versions of "Torn" (the last one mere months more Imbruglia's cover). The latter two versions were quite different-sounding. Obviously, Ednaswap was desperately trying to make a very good song work for them.
this-version-is-why-they-were-forced-to-give-it-to-that-natalie-chick-its-garbage
the-live-version-she-did-on-stern-is-what-redeems-her-not-this-trash
killthahippie 3 months ago
where did you find this version of the song? i can't find it ANYWHERE! (i even checked all the Ednaswap albums.) what is this version called?
ginja64 4 months ago
@ginja64 This Song from "Ednaswap", album of 1995. Likewise, I have two more album "Ednaswap" and one album "Annetenna"
andreymetallurg 4 months ago
Poor marketing? Bad management? This original sounds better than the overly polished Imbruglia version and actually has a personality to it. The ironic thing is, they give this song to a cute little actress to sing, and she changes her physical appearance and style to be more like Anne's. I'll never understand the music business.
TheRealAdamT 5 months ago
@TheRealAdamT .. right face, right time!
kpmmartin 5 months ago
@kpmmartin Right sound, too... the acoustic guitar in the Imbruglia cover softens the edges of the song enough to attract a mainstream audience. Of course, I'd rather have the snarling Anne Preven vocal and the crunchier guitars, but I'm not the target audience for pop music.
FOTSOproductions 4 months ago
@FOTSOproductions you're too right ..
I'd also add that Preven and Cutler are not displeased at their income since the Imbruglia version!
kpmmartin 4 months ago
@TheRealAdamT There were 3 people who wrote this song - Anne Preven & Scott Cutler of "Ednaswap" and Phil Thornalley who was a record producer/engineer. Thornalley produced Imbruglia's record for BMG and it was his idea that Imbruglia record this cover.
Ednaswap released 3 versions of "Torn" (the last one mere months more Imbruglia's cover). The latter two versions were quite different-sounding. Obviously, Ednaswap was desperately trying to make a very good song work for them.
altroval 4 months ago