Race War Part Two: Jimmy Shoots The Fair One

Lots of people pointed out that I kinda dissed Jimmy, by selecting a bad version of "What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted" yesterday. I went back and listened to the original. It is, of course, fraking great. The weird thing is I'd forgotten how much I loved the harmony and back-up singing.  Jimmy's bad, no question, but whoever is singing back-up is murdering. And yeah, murdering is good in this case. The thing about the Joan Osborne version, as much as I like it, is that she completely overpowers everything. Jimmy isn't weaker, but he just melds in to the song. 

This article available online at:

http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2009/02/race-war-part-two-jimmy-shoots-the-fair-one/6747/