Here's the thing: Alexandra Burke has a beautiful voice and all, but this version is WAAAAAAY overproduced. If someone had heard her song and never heard any other version, they would think it's pretty and all but forget about it. I compared it to Jeff Buckley's version, and couldn't believe how much better his was. She has the voice for the song, it's just she didn't put enough emotion into it and the ridiculous orchestra that comes in at the end is so cliche it isn't even funny. Quite honestly I'd take the original (Leonard Cohen, who wrote the song but who's voice isn't that great) over hers any day. I'm not saying her version is bad, I'm just saying it's BORING.
Although, I do prefer her version to Bob Dylan's. Although I adore pretty much every one of Bob Dylan's songs and covers, I hate his version of this song.
Here's the thing: Alexandra Burke has a beautiful voice and all, but this version is WAAAAAAY overproduced. If someone had heard her song and never heard any other version, they would think it's pretty and all but forget about it. I compared it to Jeff Buckley's version, and couldn't believe how much better his was. She has the voice for the song, it's just she didn't put enough emotion into it and the ridiculous orchestra that comes in at the end is so cliche it isn't even funny. Quite honestly I'd take the original (Leonard Cohen, who wrote the song but who's voice isn't that great) over hers any day. I'm not saying her version is bad, I'm just saying it's BORING.
Although, I do prefer her version to Bob Dylan's. Although I adore pretty much every one of Bob Dylan's songs and covers, I hate his version of this song.