Production was too full, needed space for the desolation of the song and vocal to work, BV's on the chorus too over-powering - its not easy to cover a U2 song but Mary did very well all considering
I must say that I really didn't like this the first time I saw it - she had RUINED a classic song with this dance/electronica beat.
But, I listened to it a few times, and now I can see the power that she has as a singer. And, I'll admit that she did a really good job covering the song.
It shows just how good a singer she is, as she conveyed the message of the song, as well or better than Bono, and she did it without Adam's help.
It's ok as a lite dance anthem version of a familiar song, which is legitimate enough to do, but isn't amazing (probably because it's hard to be both sad and dancy).
As a standalone piece it would come a distant third behind the U2 and Hamish Cowan versions.
She's beautiful and has a great voice, so should just try with a different song.
Its a nice modern version of the classic, but I'm still not 100% in opinion about it. What made the original so powerful was the melody, the bass, guitar and drums combined was virtually chilling. I miss that here, so not sure if I should like it or not...I'll definitely listen to it more times, see if I can get into it or not.
Production was too full, needed space for the desolation of the song and vocal to work, BV's on the chorus too over-powering - its not easy to cover a U2 song but Mary did very well all considering
EddieMusic2Mix 1 year ago
I must say that I really didn't like this the first time I saw it - she had RUINED a classic song with this dance/electronica beat.
But, I listened to it a few times, and now I can see the power that she has as a singer. And, I'll admit that she did a really good job covering the song.
It shows just how good a singer she is, as she conveyed the message of the song, as well or better than Bono, and she did it without Adam's help.
SexyBoots339 1 year ago
can't stand U2..but love mary's version....
TheWorpler 1 year ago
great version from mary, as you'd expect.
TheWorpler 1 year ago
YOU SUCK
Shannonisastar 1 year ago
I have this song on white label, so much better but not main stream i guess.
I will upload it soon as it is one of my favs.
coppelledstreets 1 year ago
I heard this years ago and couldnt find it anywhere...thanks for posting this!!!
madmummy1 3 years ago
This cover was released in 1997!
spocksaspastic 3 years ago
It's ok as a lite dance anthem version of a familiar song, which is legitimate enough to do, but isn't amazing (probably because it's hard to be both sad and dancy).
As a standalone piece it would come a distant third behind the U2 and Hamish Cowan versions.
She's beautiful and has a great voice, so should just try with a different song.
Rolmarsden 4 years ago
You can still feel the emotion thanks to Mary's powerful vocal. LOL i'm just biased cos i love her to bits!
missdeirdrehalliwell 5 years ago 2
Its a nice modern version of the classic, but I'm still not 100% in opinion about it. What made the original so powerful was the melody, the bass, guitar and drums combined was virtually chilling. I miss that here, so not sure if I should like it or not...I'll definitely listen to it more times, see if I can get into it or not.
emileklos 5 years ago 7
great cover version
sboltzmann 5 years ago
great song no sure about as a dance mix but love mary anyway
russhere 5 years ago
WOW!!! I love Mary Kiani!! Thanks for posting!!
love
missmarymoo x
missmarymoo 5 years ago
Another classic track from Mary's debut album Long Hard Funky Dreams and one of the best cover versions ever!
As always Mary looks gorgeous and gives the Kiani vocal anyone would be hard pushed to describe as anything less than astonishing!
PS Mary, who is that stunning guy spending half the video lying down! Lucky Mary!
missdeirdrehalliwell 5 years ago
Mary Kiani is always a top class act.
MirjanaLfan 5 years ago