Mooie vertolking van Don Mclean’s Vincent
De uit de VS afkomstige singer/songwriter Anj Granieri bracht vandaag een orginele vertolking uit van Don Mclean’s beroemde nummer Vincent. De tekst is in haar versie grotendeels hetzelfde gebleven, maar de melodie is radicaal veranderd. In een commentaar zei ze daarover: “I always loved his (Don Mclean - Evo) song. I thought it told such a beautiful story about an agonized artist who was so deeply misunderstood. But his melody was just too cheery for me - it seemed the song called for a much more melancholy, pained melody. So that’s my take.”
Met ‘agonized artist’ bedoeld Granieri natuurlijk Vincent van Gogh, over wie de tekst van het lied gaat. Voor wie het nog niet wist: Don Mclean schreef het nummer in 1972, na het lezen van een boek over ‘onze’ fameuze kunstschilder.
Granieri is bij The Sixtyone een gelouterde Artiest. Ze behaalde onlangs level negen (ja, ook artiesten worden onderworpen aan het grote T61 spel). Waar de eerste bumps (soort stemmen) op een song bij anderen slechts 50 punten kosten, moet je daar bij haar werk meer dan zeventig voor over hebben. Dat maakt haar overigens nog niet de kostbaarste artiest. Vroege bumps kosten bij liedjes van Top 10 artiesten al snel meer dan 100 punten.
- 23-05-08
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