Monday, August 10, 2015

Never Mind "Girl Power"---These Women Know How it's Done



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I mentioned this song in my last post and here is Patti Smith's rendition of "End of the World."  I would love to see her duet with Marianne Faithfull.   I think the mix of their voices would be incredible.
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This recording was done years after her original version.  There is a greater degree of pathos.  Now, let's add a little Johnette Napolitano into the mix:
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I saw a post yesterday of Ariana Grande "flexing" her arms in some attempt to promote girl power.  In reality, I suspect her P.R. team is working overtime to overcome the donut incident, but I digress.  None of these women need auto-tune and the industry needs to overcome their bias that tosses away talent (i.e. females) simply because they've reached thirty and don't have pneumatic breasts.


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