Singing in a dialect and "Authentic pronunciation" (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Eric Nielsen]

I would like to add Pat Boone's version of "Tutti Frutti" to your
list--under worst, of course. To be fair, I've heard that he really didn't
want to record the song but bowed to management pressure.

Here's a great version of Eric Clapton's "Tears in Heaven" by Russian singer
Irina Surina--accompanied by guitar ace Tommy Emmanuel:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dnn4Y_2Ss-I

To hear her sing--oh so beautifully--in Russian:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7O47M5SgX0&feature=related

I first heard her when she sang with the Russian Bluegrass band Kukuruza
years ago. Her English accent is much improved since those days.

Eric



On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 4:36 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:

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> FWIW, a sample of my own taste, WRT "black" music:
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> Janis Joplin's (= Big Brother & The Holding Company's) version of
> Piece of My Heart is the best!
> Jerry Lee Lewis's version of Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On is the best!
> Elvis's version of Hound Dog is the worst!
> The Young Rascals' version of Good Lovin' is the worst!
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> And, of course, this mirror can be looked at from the other side, too,
> there being good and bad versions of "white" music by black people. If
> you have nothing better to do at some future date, you may find it
> interesting to listen to what's found under "doo wop - somewhere over
> the rainbow" in (on? at?) YouTube. But, in either case, it's a matter
> of *my taste* and not a matter of fact.  Needless to say, though, as
> is the case with anyone else, when someone disagrees with my opinion,
> I'm always rather surprised. *My* opinion is so clearly the "correct"
> one! ;-)
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> -Wilson
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