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Pretty much an appropriate icon, yes?
I have been watching the Rolling Stones play "Wild Horses" in '76 at Knebworth and I've been fishing through the comments. I was curious as to what people were thinking and how they reacted. Now, I think I'm starting to regret it.
First of all, I think this Susan Boyle character is drawing negative air to this. I mean, I see some people who say just enjoy both of the version. There may be a positive one in there, but now, all's I see is some stupid people saying Mick is now just screeching his way through this song. How Mick's singing is now deduced to screaming and groaning racket. Like, what the hell man? How is that?
With Mick, you get feeling. You can hear the emotion in his voice. You can hear it's coming from deep in his soul. How he puts his feelings into it. The way he sings it, it does sound like it's a very close subject to him and he is adding emotions to it. It comes from his soul. The way he approaches it, the way he chose to sing and how he sang it. He approaches with a soft touch and he doesn't loose that emotional edge in his voice. He is teetering on the edge of emotional breakage and there is an undertone of loneliness and vulnerability.
Now, I have listened to Susan Boyle's version. For her, it's a sweet, soft song. It has a sense of tenderness. A sense of a beautiful vision. It's interpreted her way. It's like a romantic ballad, without all of the building guitars. Her version is slow, low and very tender. The way she approaches it might be very soft, but she gets it across.
Now, from what I have read, I am quite unhappy with all of this attention it's attracted. Sure, people are drawn to it now, but now there is now more negative coming out of it than there is or can be positive. Now, it's like a Beatles v. Stones, just cross out the Beatles, replace them with Susan. Then you cross out the Stones and add Mick into it. It depends on the person who listens to it. Some people prefer to hear it on a guitar, some now prefer it on a piano.
Sure, Susan sounds like a nice woman and such, but she gained it through TV and other media, the Stones gained it through working hard in clubs and caverns. They had to gain popularity on their own. I don't like this comparison thing I'm hearing. I hate the negativity it's bringing. Is this going to be another question of who sings the song better? If it is, I want no part in it.
Susan sings it like a completely different song. Like it is her own. The Stones sing in their version. Not everyone is going to interpret it the same. I can understand if you like another version, but that doesn't mean to shoot down the other. Mick's "screeching banshee" or Susan "Too whiny and pathetic". That's not the right time to do it. Just acknowledge it. The Stones brought her the fame of this song, while she is at least bringing attention to it. Their both sorta helping it out.
I just feel it's on a more emotional level with Mick. The power, the feel, it;s just their. I like both, but the Stones always do it for me. Does that mean I'm going to shut down Susan's version? No. It's only an opinion.
