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From: imla@manta.jcu.edu.au (Lynn Alford)
Subject: Re: sinead o'connor
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Date: Sun, 18 Sep 94 02:08:33 GMT
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In <9409142028.AA83870@student2.cl.msu.edu> dillardb@student.msu.edu (Brian J Dillard) writes:

>b/t/w, has anybody else out there heard the sinead/willie nelson version of
>'don't give up'? it is quite nice. i like it better than the original actually.
>sinead's vocals are less hopeful than kate's, more subdued, quite breathy.

I disagree.  I didn't like Sinead because the female vocals sound out of
her normal range.  There are two place that I noticed where Kate's voice
soars upwards and Sinead misses the notes.

Kate sounded like hope personified.

It definitely depends on what the listener prefers.

Lynn
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