Going To California

[Jbird]

I really like that!

When I saw her live back in 2011, her voice was excellent. Not just a studio singer

 

[jaxn slim]

That's a nice production of a classic. I still prefer the original, though. Plant was a lot more dynamic.

 

[mikesr1963]

Sweet.

 

[smorgdonkey]

I don't really like that version.

Where I think she errs is that she really likes to wail on one note a lot. This puts her singing the song in too high a key so that when the part comes along that calls for her to really wail, she's already high and has to go into falsetto. If she sang it lower, then when the part comes along to go up high, she could do it with the part of her voice that is strongest to emphasize the energy. Instead, the most intense part of the song gets neutered and softened because she has to go into falsetto.

I get that some will like it but I think it was an opportunity wasted.

 

[Stratguy]

I like the Plant version better, but I can still recognize a beautiful voice when I hear it. She did a very nice job in her own style.

 

[el diablo]

Like it a lot. She's got the same Joni Mitchell range in her classic " California". Well done.

 

[smurfco]

Not schwifty.