Jay Smith from Sweden, what do you say?
YouTube - Jay Smith - Like A Prayer - Swedish Idol 2010 HQ
YouTube - Jay Smith - Like A Prayer - Swedish Idol 2010 HQ
Its a classic stunt of crossover to attract attention. Not a bad rendering vocal wise considering the hybrid in mind. The lyrics have nothing to do with the metal style though. Its a gospel song in essence. The kilt is for the cameras. Heck everything is for the cameras. Its for Idol after all.
YouTube - Jay Smith - White Wedding IDOL 2010 1080p
Nice!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mffDlqXd4OQ
Also nice!
Nice!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mffDlqXd4OQ
Also nice!
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YouTube - Jay Smith - Like a prayer (Madonna) Idol 2010 [Jury] HQ
Notice that the audience nearly wetting their pants.
Notice the man with the smile. He is Andreas Carlsson, hitmaker for Britney Spears, Celine Dion, Westlife, Bon Jovi, Def Leppard, backstreet Boys and many more.
Andreas Carlsson
YouTube - Jay Smith - Like a prayer (Madonna) Idol 2010 [Jury] HQ
Notice that the audience nearly wetting their pants.
Notice the man with the smile. He is Andreas Carlsson, hitmaker for Britney Spears, Celine Dion, Westlife, Bon Jovi, Def Leppard, backstreet Boys and many more.
Andreas Carlsson
Based on the few videos that I just watched I can assume that Swedish Idol features music styles that don't show up on American Idol. I guess that the American audience wants to see the same junk that flows out of corporate owned American radio. I liked the Nirvana and Billy Idol covers too. I think Enter Sandman would work.
Idol produces a certain type of artists but a few of them have got successful and biggest of them all is Agnes Carslsson.
Agnes Carlsson - Offical Website of Agnes Carlsson, Agnes, agnescarlsson
YouTube - Agnes Carlsson - Right Here Right Now
YouTube - Agnes - On And On [Offical Video]
YouTube - Agnes Carlsson - Love Love Love (Melodifestivalen 2009) HQ
YouTube - Agnes - Release Me [Official Video]
YouTube - Agnes Carlsson- What a feeling
Royal wedding
Agnes Carlsson - Offical Website of Agnes Carlsson, Agnes, agnescarlsson
YouTube - Agnes Carlsson - Right Here Right Now
YouTube - Agnes - On And On [Offical Video]
YouTube - Agnes Carlsson - Love Love Love (Melodifestivalen 2009) HQ
YouTube - Agnes - Release Me [Official Video]
YouTube - Agnes Carlsson- What a feeling
Royal wedding
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There is an old vein of Pop proficiency in the neighbourhood. ABBA and those Norwegians left a legacy.
Salas, you mentioned Metallica, what do you think about this?
YouTube - Jay Smith - Enter Sandman - Swedish Idol 2010 HQ
YouTube - Jay Smith - Enter Sandman - Swedish Idol 2010 HQ
Much nearer to his vocal style. Though it seems he never had short hair and a punk flair. I would expect his best cover to be a take on 'Enter Sandman'.
Not only Metallica but he did the very song even. Weird. The choreography group addition is lame though.
I hate comparing remakes to originals. Some times the context of the original is lost. Sometimes the original is horrible and forgotten and the new version stands on its own
I am not a huge fan of Madonna, but no one can take away what she did to pop music at the time.
I do seem to enjoy Jay's style of singing and the song came out well...
I tend to like remixes of original songs often keeping original vocals. Even better if the original artist is part of the mixing process.
Here is a cool remix that kind of brings the heavy euro rock guitar that was used in Jay's version, with the softness of B'jork's vocal style.
The Madonna remake made this pop up in my head
Remix of "Isobel".
YouTube - Bjork - Isobel (Metal Version with Carcass)
Off topic a little more, there is a ridiculous remake of The Sugar Hill Gang's "rapper's delight" that is a country version. Done by none other than Mike D of the Beastie Boys singing as fake "Country Mike". I think all the Beastie Boys were involved with the album "Country Mike's greatest hits".
I got the album at a used record store and cannot find it anywhere. It's a fluke, I guess. The country version is so awesome, my Mom even likes it! YEEEEE HAW!!!
I am not a huge fan of Madonna, but no one can take away what she did to pop music at the time.
I do seem to enjoy Jay's style of singing and the song came out well...
I tend to like remixes of original songs often keeping original vocals. Even better if the original artist is part of the mixing process.
Here is a cool remix that kind of brings the heavy euro rock guitar that was used in Jay's version, with the softness of B'jork's vocal style.
The Madonna remake made this pop up in my head
Remix of "Isobel".
YouTube - Bjork - Isobel (Metal Version with Carcass)
Off topic a little more, there is a ridiculous remake of The Sugar Hill Gang's "rapper's delight" that is a country version. Done by none other than Mike D of the Beastie Boys singing as fake "Country Mike". I think all the Beastie Boys were involved with the album "Country Mike's greatest hits".
I got the album at a used record store and cannot find it anywhere. It's a fluke, I guess. The country version is so awesome, my Mom even likes it! YEEEEE HAW!!!
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