Okay, now I will never begrudge anyone from holding whatever opinion they have about music, but I have to admit this one leaves me scratching my head. Diana Ross is one of the great interpreters of song [[IMO...but it's also a fact
). The idea that there is any singer whom she should never have covered is strange to me. The idea that of all singers, Michael Jackson [[whom I love, for the record) is the one she should never have touched, is musical insanity. Lol
Not only can I easily hear the influence of Diana Ross on young MJ's vocals, I've been listening to Diana Ross cuts and had people remark that she sounded like MJ. [[At which point I always have to correct them and say he sounds like her.
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Diana could have handled "I'll Be There", "Never Can Say Goodbye" [[which Jean easily handled), "Maybe Tomorrow", "Looking Through the Windows", "I Wanna Be Where You Are"...hell, she could have sung "Ben" and killed it. [[For the record I don't even want to hear Michael singing "Ben", so I'm not suggesting Diana should have done it. Gosh how I hate that song!)
I thought she did a very good job with "Got To Be There". She didn't try to copy MJ's version. She sounds beautiful. The lady covered Aretha and got a Grammy nod for it. MJ is no Aretha, but he is the one Diana should have left alone? I don't get that one. Lol
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