Usually when fans hear that Andre 3000 and Beyonce have done a track together, pandemonium ensues. Known for dropping hits, Beyonce and Andre 3000 may have completely missed when a snippet of their single for the soundtrack of the upcoming film "The Great Gatsby" was recently released.
The single happens to be a remake of Amy Winehouse's soulful and hugely successful single, "Back to Black", released in 2007.
Fans in droves have flocked to comment on the song, with opinions ranging from positive feedback to mostly outright disgust that the song was even redone. Though, Amy's fallacies and untimely death, mark what many view of her legacy, true fans of soul music remember and still very much emotionally connect with her artistry.
"Back to Black" is considered by many music enthusiasts to be a classic soul album. You can practically feel Amy's suffering as she sings about substance abuse, lost love, and outright immense pain. Most of Amy's fans loved her for her unique voice and emotional songwriting, yet it was the connection you felt to her through song, that many remained loyal even after her steady decline.
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A major criticism of Beyonce is that she lacks that connection with her fans which Amy inexplicably owned. No one can deny, Mrs. Carter's talent, drive, or star power but somehow none of that genuinely translates on their remake of this record. The singing sounds sultry and seductive, the antithesis of the song's original intentions.
Not to say that Beyonce and Dre completely bombed it but it is doubtful that any singer could have done as much justice to this song as Winehouse herself. With her death, barely a few years old many feel that it is too soon for anyone to remake her music, especially a song as highly regarded as "Back to Black".
Do you think that it is still to soon for artists to cover Amy Winehouse's music? Are you feeling Beyonce and Andre 3000 version?
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