Originally Posted by
RanRan79
There isn't a point where I see Levi and Jean trying to "blow each other out of the water". They appear to be staying within the lines of the original recording, which is Levi not doing too much and the song at a point becoming a Jean vocal tour de force.
I still maintain that the problem with "You Gotta" was the track, not the lyrics and definitely not the vocals. Particularly with how Jean went in on it, I think it's a shock that the track is kind of hokey and has more of a pop sound than a soul sound. The theme of the song was hip at the time, so you take the lyrics, you take Jean and Levi giving master classes in singing, and pair it with a track so tough that it leaps out of the radio and punches you in the throat, and I think the song could've been a winner.
IMO, as is, replace the two groups with any pop act, like the Carpenters or the Osmonds, and it could've been a hit for them. That track just doesn't support the energy Jean and Levi give it.
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