Bear-Max
21-04-2007, 10:05 PM
Beyonce's latest single is a cover of Des'ree's classic from Baz Lurhmanm's Romeo + Juliet soundtrack: Kissing You. Albeit she's altered the track slightly and it's now called Still In Love (Kissing You). In fact, Des'ree has recently filed a lawsuit against Beyonce for using the track without permission.
You can see the video on YouTube here. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU5GGiFK5Bc)
What do you guys think? My personal opinion is that Beyonce should have left the song well alone. Des'ree's version is beautiful, and it's been on my iPod for quite some time now, and with each listen my hairs stand up on end. Beyonce has really tried to urbanise it and it doesn't work half as well... not to mention the fact that Des'ree has a much stronger voice.
Don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of Beyonce's work; I just think this isn't a great cover.
You can see the video on YouTube here. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU5GGiFK5Bc)
What do you guys think? My personal opinion is that Beyonce should have left the song well alone. Des'ree's version is beautiful, and it's been on my iPod for quite some time now, and with each listen my hairs stand up on end. Beyonce has really tried to urbanise it and it doesn't work half as well... not to mention the fact that Des'ree has a much stronger voice.
Don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of Beyonce's work; I just think this isn't a great cover.