O Holy Night Off - Round 1 Match CC2 Martina McBride vs. CC7 MercyMe
There is something to be said for a cover having a simple accompaniment and a strong voice singing. Martina McBride's cover has both, an accompaniment that has strings and piano, something that provides a perfect frame for her voice, which is one of the strongest in music. BTW, the strings in second chorus absolutely rock. One big turn off: she sings the first verse twice, would of have loved for her to sing another verse. MercyMe version begins with a great guitar and snare accompaniment, aka "Little Drummer Boy" style. The chorus morphs into a pop/rock contemporary version. After that it goes into a "dream" like sequence, then go back to the beginning style, and then after the high note, ends with the snare. Not bad, but not near the power of McBride. If they would have done another verse, they might have a better chance. So, what do you think?
The militaristic marching sound doesn't seem right for such a beautiful song. Martina should be phoned and asked to rerecord this with the second verse so she could have a chance to win the OHNO. To which she would reply, "Really? OHNO?"
ReplyDeleteAlthough I am not a huge Martina fan (not because of her talent, but because of her "cause" songs), she rocks in this competition.
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