I couldn't agree more. Another pet peeve of mine is this obsession some hotels/restaurants have with these... (don't even know what to call them) bossa nova? smooth lounge bar? versions of famous pop/rock songs. I was at a hotel restaurant having breakfast last weekend and they had a whole playlist of these versions, from "Baby One More Time" to "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For". Even "As It Was", fresh out of the oven. There are some very good proper bossa nova records they could be playing, or even some respectable poppy/jazzy acoustic tunes in that style (but done properly) if that's the kind of ambience they want. Why destroy a song like this.
I know exactly what you're talking about. Like Muzak for a new generation. Just pick the smooth jazz/bossonova or the original cos the in-between ain't where it's at!
Agreed, I never like the "slowed down/dark" cover versions of songs, just seems too obvious and often makes it worse. But, I do sometimes like it when it's a different instrumentation covering songs, like the auto-piano covers from HBO's Westworld. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlseotNaHUY
It is a lovely cover! The OG cover would work too because it's somewhat apocalyptic and mechanical in it's own way, but totally get the mood they're going for here.
I couldn't agree more. Another pet peeve of mine is this obsession some hotels/restaurants have with these... (don't even know what to call them) bossa nova? smooth lounge bar? versions of famous pop/rock songs. I was at a hotel restaurant having breakfast last weekend and they had a whole playlist of these versions, from "Baby One More Time" to "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For". Even "As It Was", fresh out of the oven. There are some very good proper bossa nova records they could be playing, or even some respectable poppy/jazzy acoustic tunes in that style (but done properly) if that's the kind of ambience they want. Why destroy a song like this.
I know exactly what you're talking about. Like Muzak for a new generation. Just pick the smooth jazz/bossonova or the original cos the in-between ain't where it's at!
Exactly!!
Here's a scene about pop songs in movies from a largely-forgotten satire, The Big Picture, starring Kevin Bacon. https://youtu.be/-KNyf9ExMxQ
"Just 15-20 songs..." and don't forget, all of them have to be from the studio conglomerate's record label division!
Yup!
Agreed, I never like the "slowed down/dark" cover versions of songs, just seems too obvious and often makes it worse. But, I do sometimes like it when it's a different instrumentation covering songs, like the auto-piano covers from HBO's Westworld. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlseotNaHUY
It is a lovely cover! The OG cover would work too because it's somewhat apocalyptic and mechanical in it's own way, but totally get the mood they're going for here.