When I saw David Cook perform a cover of Billie Jean on American Idol 7 a few weeks ago, he instantly became one of my faves. It was brilliant. He was brilliant. He could win this thing. Seriously. Eliminating that other pa-cute David A would help too.
It turned out that it was a cover of Chris Cornell's cover of Michael Jackson's Billie Jean, as Ryan Seacrest had announced before David Cook's performance. I resolved to find a clip that showed Chris Cornell's version just to make sure. Here's Cornell singing it live in Sweden.
Yup, it was... a cover of a cover. Here was Chris Cornell's reaction to David Cook's performance.
Cook's and Cornell's covers were great but there's nothing like the original. Tantananan... Here's Michael Jackson (before he fully transformed from a black man into a white lady) singing Billie Jean.
Don't you just love MJ's video? They really amp the drama factor back in the '80s. Ahhh... YouTube is my friend. LOL
Which version of Billie Jean do you like best?
(a) Michael Jackson's original
(b) Chris Cornell's cover
(c) David Cook's cover of Chris Cornell's cover of Michael Jackson's original
chris cornell's. it's somewhat melancholic. kung ilalagay sa movie as a musical score, i picture a drug dependent on thebrink of an overdose because of heartbreak. nasa rooftop. full moon. then it ends tragically.
ReplyDeletecook's version is not bad vocally, either. i just don't like it that much coz it's a performance interpretation. not his fault. he gave the song the energy it needed to serve its purpose.
thanks for sharing! :-)