By: Jenny Tatone
Good luck with that one. I don't know, everybody's calling the new MMJ some kind of nouveau type of soul or R&B, but here's my thing. It's like Nashville Skyline era Bob Dylan meets Kermit the Frog on the voca, and Nashville circa 1978 for the music. Maybe it's just me.
Posted on 07/03/2008
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The Kermit singing is not new, but I'd never put that name to it, nor had anyone else to my knowledge. Good job.
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"The first name Mr. James mentions when discussing his vocal influences is Kermit the Frog. "I remember hearing Kermit sing and then finding out that that was actually a real person singing," he said, "That kind of blew my mind. I was like, ‘Whoa, that’s actually a real dude.’ " Only after some Muppet reminiscence did he get to human inspirations: Richard Manuel from the Band, Roy Orbison, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Mr. Dylan, Mr. Young — distinctive tenors, mostly." ~New York Times
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Tune is derivative of something else entirely too - but I can't put my finger on it (at least this early in the a.m.) - are +they sure it's not a cover? Great poin by the way... this could be a great companion to piece to something Kermit sang about bus safety as well. Cheers!
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Hi-ho... Kermit the frog here...
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Would never call them nouveau.
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Um, ok, then what?
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That was my way of saying I agree with you.
You don't wuve me anymore, methinks! ;o)