Some of the radio stations have been spouting off this rumor. If it’s true, this could be more devastating than Kirk Franklin’s remake of Earth Wind and Fire’s hit song September. That had to be a sin Kirk, nobody would remake an Earth Wind and Fire song, not even Jesus himself. On that same note, Ciara and Beyonce have no business remaking an Aahliyah song. HOWEVER, it is a good marketing move.
I was listening to One and a Million yesterday. Many people think Ciara is similar to the late great Aaliyah. No! Ciara’s vocal performance cannot even touch Aaliyah’s! A lot of people THINK Aahliyah did not have a strong voice, but that is NOT true. One of my friends has access to some of the original vocal tracks of Aaliyah (no music). Her voice was amazing and unusual. She could really sing. Ciara CANNOT. Here’s how you can tell. If you listen to old Aaliyah songs, you can hear on the leads (the verse) her voice is only recorded once. Why? Aahliyah’s voice was strong and solid. Beyonce only records her leads (the verse) once; Her voice is strong and solid as well. Both Beyonce and Aaliyah did/do not need to backup their leads. Ciara DOES! Her voice is dubbed and tripled on the lead. I know some of you are shaking your head and saying ‘ I’ve heard Beyonce and Aaliyah songs and they sound doubled sometimes too!’ Yeah they are doubled on the BACKGROUNDS AND THE HOOK, where they are supposed to be. On the leads (verses), a true vocalist should be able to carry him or herself without any help. Hell, they should be able to sing even if that background music stops (i.e Ashlee Simpson). Bottom line, Ciara is a great dancer but she is not a strong singer. Both Beyonce and Aaliyah are/were great singers and dancers.
I don’t want to see anybody remake an Aaliyah song. However, some radio stations are saying Beyonce will remake One in a Million and Ciara will record a Duet with Aaliyah using unreleased vocal recordings (like Biggie and 2pac). I’m more inclined to listen to Beyonce’s version than Ciara’s. I don’t think Ciara has earned the status yet to remake an Aaliyah song, let alone do a duet with her. Beyonce, on the other hand, has. I would be even more inclined to listen to Beyonce’s version if she used the track Jamille produced in honor of Aaliyah. The track is truly reminiscent of One in a Million and Beyonce’s vocals would sound perfect on top of it. However, since Beyonce is a producer now -a- days, she may take a stab at producing it herself. We’ll have to wait and see =)
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