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Cover Comparison: Set Fire to the Rain

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#1
EscherEnigma
Aug 13, 2011 2:21:11 So today's random assault of music is Set Fire to the Rain. Originally performed (to the best of my knowledge) by Adele for her 21 album.

[link]

I like it. It's got a slow tempo and a bit of a dirge feel, mourning the end of a chapter of a life. And being the kinda guy I am, the refrain1 invokes all sorts of imagery that work with superhero or epic fantasy stories. Some of the images I have in mind include a literal interpretation (confrontation between the lovers in a rain storm with the rain turning to flames).

Anyway.

Just came across Gavin Mikhail's cover of the song2.

[link]

Now, if you're a Gavin Mikhail fan like myself, you'd have expected him to make the song even more of a melodramatic funeral dirge3. So I was kinda surprised that he made it an uptempo cover. It's interesting (to me) 'cause it still has the regret and sadness there, but also a bit of an... I dunno... anger? That word might work. More anger and resentment.

Anyway. That's enough of my amateur analysis. Point being, I like the original and the cover, and thought I'd share along with my thoughts.
________
1"But I set fire to the rain
Watched it pour as I touched your face
Well, it burned while I cried
'Cause I heard it screaming out your name, your name"
2Normally I see his new cover videos when they first come out but that was when I was real busy with the new job and didn't actually have internet yet. So yeah. Didn't see it.
3Don't judge me. I like bittersweet stories that use the characters as emotional punching bags. When done well.
#2
ADHadh
Aug 13, 2011 4:51:05 Woah woah woah! Are those annotations related to the actual post above them?
MIND = BLOWN.
#3
The_Silversword
Aug 13, 2011 5:21:14 Ive actually never heard of either one. I liked the first one better, I dunno, I guess it had more going on, instead of a just a guy and his keyboard, not that he wasnt good, just, I dunno seemed to be missin something, of course I say this after hearing the first one by Adel, If I hadnt heard theat one Id probably say it (Gavin Mikhail's version) was perfect.
#4
Mad_Jack
Aug 13, 2011 15:00:58
If I'd heard the cover version first, I'd probably haved liked it better than I did. His version is pretty good in and of itself, but just doesn't compare to the original - the original has serious power to it.

I kind of like this cover, by Australia's Got Talent winner Jack Vidgen... He's apparently supposed to be the Aussie's answer to Bieber. And yes, that's a 14-year-old male, lol. (actual song starts around 1:48 into the vid)

#5
zombie_babies
Aug 15, 2011 9:53:20 I can't believe I listened to Adele on purpose. My mom listens to Adele. How ... lame.

Anyhoo, there's somethin' about her voice that's both beautiful and incredibly annoying. I don't know how she does it. The cover? Umm ... *listening* ... *listening* ... *listening* ... I like the tempo better, but his voice is too ... breathy or something. It annoys me even in bands I like a lot (Ville from HIM does it, too, but even more exaggerated and it just bugs me) let alone from someone I've never heard of covering a song from an artist I'm not interested in. But yeah, Adele wins.
#6
toastedamphibian
Aug 16, 2011 5:12:56 An interview with ozzy is more comprehensible. It's like she stops in the middle of half her words and juuu kinnnn a ge mushi mushi.

Cannot understand what she is saying.

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#1 EscherEnigma Aug 13, 2011 2:21:11	So today's random assault of music is Set Fire to the Rain. Originally performed (to the best of my knowledge) by Adele for her 21 album. [link] I like it. It's got a slow tempo and a bit of a dirge feel, mourning the end of a chapter of a life. And being the kinda guy I am, the refrain1 invokes all sorts of imagery that work with superhero or epic fantasy stories. Some of the images I have in mind include a literal interpretation (confrontation between the lovers in a rain storm with the rain turning to flames). Anyway. Just came across Gavin Mikhail's cover of the song2. [link] Now, if you're a Gavin Mikhail fan like myself, you'd have expected him to make the song even more of a melodramatic funeral dirge3. So I was kinda surprised that he made it an uptempo cover. It's interesting (to me) 'cause it still has the regret and sadness there, but also a bit of an... I dunno... anger? That word might work. More anger and resentment. Anyway. That's enough of my amateur analysis. Point being, I like the original and the cover, and thought I'd share along with my thoughts. ________ 1"But I set fire to the rain Watched it pour as I touched your face Well, it burned while I cried 'Cause I heard it screaming out your name, your name" 2Normally I see his new cover videos when they first come out but that was when I was real busy with the new job and didn't actually have internet yet. So yeah. Didn't see it. 3Don't judge me. I like bittersweet stories that use the characters as emotional punching bags. When done well.
#2 ADHadh Aug 13, 2011 4:51:05	Woah woah woah! Are those annotations related to the actual post above them? MIND = BLOWN.
#3 The_Silversword Aug 13, 2011 5:21:14	Ive actually never heard of either one. I liked the first one better, I dunno, I guess it had more going on, instead of a just a guy and his keyboard, not that he wasnt good, just, I dunno seemed to be missin something, of course I say this after hearing the first one by Adel, If I hadnt heard theat one Id probably say it (Gavin Mikhail's version) was perfect.
#4 Mad_Jack Aug 13, 2011 15:00:58	If I'd heard the cover version first, I'd probably haved liked it better than I did. His version is pretty good in and of itself, but just doesn't compare to the original - the original has serious power to it. I kind of like this cover, by Australia's Got Talent winner Jack Vidgen... He's apparently supposed to be the Aussie's answer to Bieber. And yes, that's a 14-year-old male, lol. (actual song starts around 1:48 into the vid)
#5 zombie_babies Aug 15, 2011 9:53:20	I can't believe I listened to Adele on purpose. My mom listens to Adele. How ... lame. Anyhoo, there's somethin' about her voice that's both beautiful and incredibly annoying. I don't know how she does it. The cover? Umm ... listening ... listening ... listening ... I like the tempo better, but his voice is too ... breathy or something. It annoys me even in bands I like a lot (Ville from HIM does it, too, but even more exaggerated and it just bugs me) let alone from someone I've never heard of covering a song from an artist I'm not interested in. But yeah, Adele wins.
#6 toastedamphibian Aug 16, 2011 5:12:56	An interview with ozzy is more comprehensible. It's like she stops in the middle of half her words and juuu kinnnn a ge mushi mushi. Cannot understand what she is saying.