Christine Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 So you wouldn't be a fan of the new Tony Bennett album then?The compliation of classics, with contemporary singers. I haven't listened to it so I'm not sure. I saw some clips of the recording with Amy Winehouse, but Amy Winehouse sang jazz for years before Back to Black came out so she's not exactly Andy Williams singing Jingle Bells. Likewise I really enjoy Michael Bublé and Harry Connick Jr. reinterpreting old standards but that's what they do. Mika's original songs are 10x better than their originals (IMO) but I think they do these covers much better than other contemporary singers because that's their genre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmmaImogen Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 On Amazon.fr you can listen an extract of Vive Le Vent: http://www.amazon.fr/Vive-Le-Vent/dp/B00625700U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1320350536&sr=8-1 Thanks to Julia!! T4P! It's actually better than I thought it would be! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamy_Queen Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Yeah that sounds about right. It's a bit of a shame that all these people were brought together on one album and couldn't showcase their own styles and interpretations, but I guess that wasn't the idea of the project. Totally agree with you. As for me, who is very far from the culture to which this song feels close (God, I don't know how to say it properly) the song is just boring. I mean, in my country this song (even Jingle Bells) is not a symbol of Xmas, so I can tell about this song in cold blood. Let it Snow sounded awesome in Mika's performance, and this song is rather featureless. Maybe if I hear this song in its full for several tines, I will change my mind. But now I'm not impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuna Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 well....I kinda love this song! funny I had to hear this snippet 3 times to fully sure this is Mika's voice for real!! It sounds so different....and boss M again showed us he could vary his voice and rule the song very different new way.... genious! love Let it snow of course, its more 'typical Mika' but this vive le vent is more new! loveit anyone could buy full version of this song, or should we wait till 27th Nov to buy the album? hmmm wonder should I buy from fnac and pay insane amount of shipping cost for this..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyn Mastin Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 well....I kinda love this song! funny I had to hear this snippet 3 times to fully sure this is Mika's voice for real!! It sounds so different....and boss M again showed us he could vary his voice and rule the song very different new way.... genious! love Let it snow of course, its more 'typical Mika' but this vive le vent is more new! loveit anyone could buy full version of this song, or should we wait till 27th Nov to buy the album? hmmm wonder should I buy from fnac and pay insane amount of shipping cost for this..... The range of the song does suit his lower voice and shows he can sing in a different style. I've never been that keen on Jingle Bells and would have prefered a French version of a different song. But this is just something extra, not his own composition or part of the new album. I think it stands alone okay, and it will help Mika in the publicity stakes, so I like it fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!xkirstyx! Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Ohh interesting thanks for the news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francoise Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Actually, I was not expecting much more from Vive le vent but it's not Mika's fault Having said that, I really like when he uses his lower voice like here and his slight Parisian street urchin accent is pretty funny but the musical arrangments cover too much his voice and that's a pity Now waiting for a real new song! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francoise Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Funny to compare this album version of Let it snow by Jamie Cullum with the one made by Mika in 2009 http://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B006256XTO/ref=dm_dp_trk1 You understand better the entire atmosphere of the Legrand's album and the gap with what Mika is able to do with a song when he works with his own sensitivity Althought I think it would have been hard to do better with Vive le vent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiibet Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 (edited) Actually, I was not expecting much more from Vive le vent but it's not Mika's fault Having said that, I really like when he uses his lower voice like here and his slight Parisian street urchin accent is pretty funny but the musical arrangments cover too much his voice and that's a pity Now waiting for a real new song! Totally agree (except that I can't recognize his accent of course). I really enjoy his voice here Such a shame the music is covering it too much. Funny to compare this album version of Let it snow by Jamie Cullum with the one made by Mika in 2009 http://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B006256XTO/ref=dm_dp_trk1 You understand better the entire atmosphere of the Legrand's album and the gap with what Mika is able to do with a song when he works with his own sensitivity Althought I think it would have been hard to do better with Vive le vent Yes, the whole album seems to be the same style. We are lucky to have Mika's earlier lovely version for Let It Snow! Edited November 7, 2011 by tiibet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louiza Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Actually, I was not expecting much more from Vive le vent but it's not Mika's fault Having said that, I really like when he uses his lower voice like here and his slight Parisian street urchin accent is pretty funny but the musical arrangments cover too much his voice and that's a pity Now waiting for a real new song! So Mika's accent is Parisian? I cant really recognize the different French accents, so thanks for clarifying that:thumb_yello: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Funny to compare this album version of Let it snow by Jamie Cullum with the one made by Mika in 2009 http://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B006256XTO/ref=dm_dp_trk1 You understand better the entire atmosphere of the Legrand's album and the gap with what Mika is able to do with a song when he works with his own sensitivity Indeed. That is also over the top. Actually the arrangements remind me of the Christmas shows at Radio City Music Hall which I guess has its merits (the shows are amazing) but it's not something I want to listen to at home because it's just sort of background music to the visuals. Althought I think it would have been hard to do better with Vive le vent I think Bublé's Jingle Bells is quite good. It's different and fun. [YOUTUBE]dW683l0vGKk[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francoise Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 So Mika's accent is Parisian? I cant really recognize the different French accents, so thanks for clarifying that:thumb_yello: Yes, he has a slight accent of what we called a Titi Parisien in the 40s I think Bublé's Jingle Bells is quite good. It's different and fun. Indeed this version is quite good But for me, Jingle Bells is not Vive Le Vent. I guess I get stuck on the lyrics Live the wind, live the wind, Live the winter wind, Which goes whistling, blowing In the big green Christmas trees, oh! Live the weather, live the weather, Live the winter weather, Snowballs and new year's day and happy new year Grandma! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louiza Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Yes, he has a slight accent of what we called a Titi Parisien in the 40s titi parisien, what a cool name for an accent! thanks for the info:thumb_yello: love that smiley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nas Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Yes, he has a slight accent of what we called a Titi Parisien in the 40s why am i not surprised that this is what his accent sounds like... mayb it was all ye ole french singers he listened to as he was growing up?.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 But for me, Jingle Bells is not Vive Le Vent. I guess I get stuck on the lyrics Live the wind, live the wind, Live the winter wind, Which goes whistling, blowing In the big green Christmas trees, oh! Live the weather, live the weather, Live the winter weather, Snowballs and new year's day and happy new year Grandma! Oh wow Jingle bells was not even written for Christmas so yes that is quite different Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macboll Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Oh wow Jingle bells was not even written for Christmas so yes that is quite different Mika singing "Vive le vent" made me consider the lyrics and I twitted about it: how come can we sing such a song??! I hate frosty winter winds like most people and snow is nice only when you don't have to drive or walk a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucrezia Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Indeed this version is quite good But for me, Jingle Bells is not Vive Le Vent. I guess I get stuck on the lyrics Live the wind, live the wind, Live the winter wind, Which goes whistling, blowing In the big green Christmas trees, oh! Live the weather, live the weather, Live the winter weather, Snowballs and new year's day and happy new year Grandma! Happy New Year Grandma :roftl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macboll Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 All I want to sing is "winter, winter (or wind wind) go away , we want to go outside (well seaside actually ) and play" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 All I want to sing is "winter, winter (or wind wind) go away , we want to go outside (well seaside actually ) and play" I actually do really like the imagery of the English Jingle Bells with the horses and sleigh bells. I guess I always imagine there are lots of blankets and gluhwein involved so it's nice and cozy. I don't want to hear about blowing winter wind though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miro Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 I'm not really following the thread so I don't know if this one was posted or not.. The album is available for pre-order on Amazon UK . It's released November 21st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krysady Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 http://michellegrand.artiste.universalmusic.fr/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamy_Queen Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 http://michellegrand.artiste.universalmusic.fr/ I prefer Mika's Let it Snow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krysady Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 I prefer Mika's Let it Snow I know,me too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astor Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Iggy Pop - The Little Drummer Boy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basicamenteyo Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Iggy Pop - The Little Drummer Boy? why not?? I love Iggy!!! OH I WANNA BE YOUR DOG!!! :aah: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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