Drag queens have been doing Diana for decades [[ditto for Barbra, Judy, Cher, Tina) - nothing new nor is this an insult to her. Get a grip...you’re way too invested in this thread.
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What the clips show, is that what used to set Diana apart has become the trend.
R&B singers and more, are doing what Diana has been doing all along.
Donna Summer or Valery Simpson say it very well.
"she brought class and style to the R&B scene, and an awareness of black femininity. We became addicted to her sound [[sexy, smooth and meaningful)- writer's dream come true."
Every single goddamned thread has turned into a blabberfest about who’s better than Diana or who allegedly still hates her after some ridiculous incident or hearsay that happened 50 years ago. I would be so embarrassed if both living original members of the Supremes and their other fans knew about me and the vitriol I spewed [[it I were said person).
Naw, that was mockery, not parody. Parody was the Three Degrees' Fayette placing her hands in front of the others' faces while they sang. It was an exaggerated impression of Ross. Had Dionne attempted to mimic and even exaggerate Ross' cooing, that would've been parody. What Dionne did was out of tune and painful. Her impression was of a Ross who couldn't sing. That aint parody.
But I agree about Dionne's acting. She was in a movie back in the day, I think it was called Slave or something like that. I saw a snippet once and I thought even from that little bit that acting was not Dionne's talent.