PureX
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... That are often better than the originals ...
I happened upon this a week or so ago. Kasey Chambers has long been a terrific Aussie singer - songwriter that I've listened to for many years. But even I was stunned by her performance of Emenem's "Lose Yourself" live on stage a few months back. She is known as a "country singer" although she really doesn't fit into any category, as many good singer-songwriters don't (Patty Griffin, Ani DiFranco, Billie Eilish, etc.). But this performance was even a surprise given that originality. For one thing, like many of these real creative types, she rarely does covers. And she wouldn't normally have reworked it if she had, out of respect for the original. But this was just a SPECTACULAR reimagining of Emenem's song!
(Stay to the end, it morphs as she goes.)
I happened upon this a week or so ago. Kasey Chambers has long been a terrific Aussie singer - songwriter that I've listened to for many years. But even I was stunned by her performance of Emenem's "Lose Yourself" live on stage a few months back. She is known as a "country singer" although she really doesn't fit into any category, as many good singer-songwriters don't (Patty Griffin, Ani DiFranco, Billie Eilish, etc.). But this performance was even a surprise given that originality. For one thing, like many of these real creative types, she rarely does covers. And she wouldn't normally have reworked it if she had, out of respect for the original. But this was just a SPECTACULAR reimagining of Emenem's song!
(Stay to the end, it morphs as she goes.)
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