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[zuv]

I agree with you. I too have always been diffending her covers, but covering the "#1 hit single of the year" (maybe not #1, but extremily popular)... Its a bit too much :S

But the media seems to enjoy it. She definitly "slays" that song, like i've read.

[CelineAndRene]

Edwin, on Jun 12 2012, 08:24 AM, said:

CDGreece is even worse. They will take a video that isn't watermarked and put their crap on it.

I really enjoyed it. I hope we get other versions too from various seats. That one was recorded pretty close with an ios device.Maybe we need one from the mezz.

Yes! Worst channel ever!!!  

[dengyq918]

Well, it's great to make some changes but please don't overdo it. I don't want Celine to be Adele's follower. Hope she will make something great in Celine Dion's style! That's gonna be much more beautiful!

[dengyq918]

Matias, on Jun 10 2012, 05:58 PM, said:

My "fan ego" somehow dies a little bit when Celine does a song from a popular singer who is hot right now (she did covers all her life, but not when the original singer was on the mainstream, like Adele is) I feel like Celine is NOW the one paying tribute,like she is saying "my time has pass"

I agree with you. It's kind of frustrating to hear Celine performing yong singers' songs and saying that she is a fan. Celine's eternal ballads outweighs those fashionable songs like RITD. I can only accept that Celine is doing others' songs because she has got sick of her own songs, since she has sung them hundreds of times, like MHWGO.

[sazzlepop123]

http://www.longislan...the-deep-video/

The video linked is CelineDionaccapella. lol.

I'm guessing they weren't the original recorder!

[Your_Su_Phu]

CelineDionAcapella's video is the one that has gone viral and been linked everywhere lol

I actually think the worst channel is "Matthew Sharp", who uploads fake "rare files" that are just old bootlegs that he edited or mislabelled. what a weirdo!!!

[spunkransum]

Tyler1991, on Jun 12 2012, 07:08 PM, said:

I believe that user has multiple accounts and I think it's some 14-15 year old kid from Brazil... He posted my opening night bootleg on his channel right after I posted it on the forum even when I asked people not to because at the time I had a channel on YouTube and wanted to post them on mine....then when I asked him to remove them and NOT post the following days bootleg he got all crabby with me.

I remember that!

Wasn't this the same kid that posted the "A New Day" show someone on the forum recorded, I know the show was late or mid 2007?

I know I reported the kid and posted a comment on his page, it's kinda hard not to figure out when we hear you cheering Celine on and it sounds exactly the same as your recording.

[PaulQ]

donpi86, on Jun 12 2012, 08:04 PM, said:

wow.. I thought all this Adele thing was a rumour or a joke... But then I go to Youtube and I hear the cover... wow... I've been a totally defender of the covers thing, I think it's great... but Adele's MASSIVE HIT Rolling in The Deep... This time I think it's unnecessary, opportunist and desperate... This is not about who pays rendition to whom... it looks like "You think She got the best voice in the world??? Somebody has said she is the new great diva????  Hey... I'AM HERE... THE GREAT TITANIC DIVA IS STILL SINGING AND I CAN SING THIS SONG AS HIGH AND EASILY AS THIS NEW GIRL..... I'AM STILL THE GREATEST VOICE IN THE WORLD...". It's kind of silly to cover this contemporany hits... it's like pissing yourself. Rolling in the Deep it's a perfect song sang by such an interesting girl like Adele, sang just with that emotion and  refinements, so perfect. This is not a song to demostrate a powerfull voice.  And definitely she is still on tour singing that signature song... are you kidding???
I'm ok, even I like the covers of 30's to 80's more or less famous songs... because Celine's inevitable future is to be a Classic Diva singing classic songs but to cover the last year RECORD HIT... and such a perfect song signature of another SO FAMOUS new singer... recognized in the whole world... I recomended to concentrate in covers of unknown like Taking Chances... or in classics american songbook ..

In the other hand, I like the Idea that Celine has put the spot in this style... I hope the new album is going to be closer to this new brit female singers style that sounds so good.

Well, I still think that Adle is overrated....

[Your_Su_Phu]

ashtonelijah, on Jun 12 2012, 07:22 PM, said:

Kev, something about seeing your super-nice, positive self telling someone off is just... Well... I like it.  

And to the person who mentioned that most news site responses to stories about Celine are 50% negative... That may be so. But if you read her fan sites, it's more like 80% negative. Really, non-fans aren't nearly as critical of Celine as her fans are.

I don't think you've spent much time off the forum then.  Constructive criticism that comes from people who love you enough to post as members on your forum is vastly different from the type of venom that is spewed at Celine on a regular basis everywhere else.     She's possibly the most derided pop superstar in history.

[Javier_Natalio]

I'm so glad I only have positiveness in me right now. Reading complain after complain I become so tired, so I can only imagine what it must be like inside the heads of the complainers!!!
We're getting two new albums along with the correponding photoshoots and videos; I get to listen to Celine sing a wonderful rendition of a GREAT SONG (and the audience seems to respond wonderfuly too!), and I sooooooo don't care about covers. Studio versions of great songs, how can I complain? Plus we'll get plenty of new songs too by great current producers (maybe not so as far as the french album is concerned but I can't complain until I've listened to at least one song, now can I?). I'm so past the point of trying to role play Rene in my head. I just seat back and enjoy.

[karatedude317]

Celine is getting a LOT of positive feedback on the net for covering this song. This might actually help her in the mainstream market, the fact that at 44, she can keep up with someone half her age. I'm actually surprised at the amount of positive attention this is getting

[mebe]

http://www.longislan...the-deep-video/

Celine Dion Covers Adele’s ‘Rolling in the Deep’ (Video)
By Juliette Dawson on June 12th, 2012

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Celine Dion may have made her way back onto the music scene with a cover of “Rolling in the Deep” by Adele.

In recent years, Celine Dion retired herself to Las Vegas, as many other famous singers have done in the past.

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But Dion made it clear she isn’t old news. ”I love Adele so much, she’s amazing,” she told the Las Vegas crowd during a recent concert before the distinct beat of “Rolling in the Deep” began playing and the crowd erupted into cheers.

From the moment the “My Heart Will Go On” singer begins, the song sounds amazing. But her voice takes the cover to new levels when she belts out ”We could’ve had it all.”

It wouldn’t be surprising if this cover goes viral and becomes Celine’s biggest hit in years. Though everyone’s  known that Celine could sing like no other, she hasn’t exactly been know to have much soul in her singing.

However, not everyone was impressed with Celine’s version.

Jory commented on Gawker and said, “She sounds good, but she’s a cheese ball. Personally, I don’t hear any connection to the content, just a well-trained vocalist. But I’ve felt that about all her music, so I’m just a hater. I mean, this is the same woman you could pay a small fortune for tickets to watch her lip-sync a Vegas show.”

But GregorMendel said, “I had no idea Celine had a soul, until now.”

What do you think, does Celine’s cover of Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep” make you want to go buy tickets to her Las Vegas show now?

[mebe]

http://popwatch.ew.c...the-deep-adele/

Here's that Celine Dion 'Rolling in the Deep' cover you wanted
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Covering Adele: Just another reason Celine Dion is amazing.

None other than Céline Dion decided to start “Rolling in the Deep” this past weekend as part of her Las Vegas show, as first reported by Gawker.

I’m shocked this cover took so long to happen. The two women’s vocals are so similar, and many of Adele’s tracks would feel right at home on Let’s Talk About Love or Falling Into You. I especially love the darker tone Dion adds to the chorus.

Just when I thought that after over a year on the charts I’m finally moving on from “Rolling in the Deep,” I’m back in. I’m getting chills. I want to dance. I want to cry. It’s all too much — in the best possible way.

[mebe]

http://www.hollywood...the-deep-336299

Celine Dion Covers Adele's 'Rolling in the Deep': Who Sang It Better? (Audio)
The French-Canadian diva performs the British songstress' hit at her concert in Las Vegas.
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Resuming her Sin City residency, Dion -- she of "My Heart Will Go On," and other soaring ballads -- covered Adele's ubiquitous hit "Rolling in the Deep" over the weekend, and she's probably the only artist who could successfully pull it off.

"I love Adele so much, she's amazing," cooed Dion to the crowd, which cheered back in approval.

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Her version of the song is a near-perfect match for Adele's sultry and powerful original, but with a touch more Dion-esque drama. (You can imagine the Grammy winner pounding her chest, "My Heart Will Go On"-style, in an emotional display of stage theatrics.)

Which begs the question: who sang it best? Listen to Dion's interpretation, and leave your comments below.

[mebe]

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Céline Dion Covers Adele’s ‘Rolling in the Deep,’ Kills It, Of Course
Rich Juzwiak

Céline Dion started a new leg of her latest Las Vegas residency show last weekend and her setlist included a cover of Adele's ubiquitous "Rolling in the Deep," which you can hear above.

What I love about this is how well someone who is widely considered to be the antithesis of cool can slide back in and completely own something as culturally approved as the contemporary standard that is "Rolling in the Deep." Adele, with her objectively pristine voice and ability to move units like no one else (in its 67th week on the Billboard 200, 21 sits at No. 2 with a bullet), has helped loosen up the stigma on adult contemporary music that arose toward the end of the '90s. She's a natural descendant of the likes of Céline, but now Adele's the one opening doors. If this goes viral (and it's looking like it will), it'll become Céline's most widely heard performance in at least a decade.

I value Céline Dion mostly as a persona, but vocally the woman is beastly. This is a nice reminder.

Her cult is also really fascinating — I'll never stop recommending Carl Wilson's Céline Dion's Let's Talk About Love: A Journey to the End of Taste. It's not just a sharp assessment of the polarizing effect of this woman and her mostly milquetoast music, but it's also an overall ingenious exploration of popular taste versus critical consensus. The contradictions are sometimes astounding.

[mebe]

wow what a buzz about Celine's cover of Adele!!! I was not expecting that! It's like the majority fo people agree that she did a great job. It's great publicity for her!!!

[ashtonelijah]

Your_Su_Phu, on Jun 12 2012, 09:40 PM, said:

I don't think you've spent much time off the forum then.  Constructive criticism that comes from people who love you enough to post as members on your forum is vastly different from the type of venom that is spewed at Celine on a regular basis everywhere else.     She's possibly the most derided pop superstar in history.

First of all, I've been a member of this forum for a year and a half, and though I don't post a ton, I read it everyday. I lurked for a year or two before I joined the forum. I've been around here plenty.

Constructive criticism is fine. If you read my posts, I criticize her constructively. A lot of folks on here do. But there are some people who jump down her throat no matter what she does. Celine's doing another 50 year old cover? BORING! Do something new and fresh! Celine's doing Adele? What, is she crazy, taking a recent hit and trying to sing it like she's hip or something? What, Celine's doing a new album full of Vegas covers? That's boring--she needs to do something more current. What, Celine's doing a new album with songs by Adele's songwriters and singing with Ne-Yo? What, does she think she's hip now? Why doesn't she just go back to belting 90s love ballads? D'and on d'and on d'and on.

That's not constructive. Offering that she should work on her diction and pronunciation is constructive.

And honestly, you can't judge public sentiment about Celine based on internet comments and internet trolls. Everyone I've ever known in my life except for one thought Celine was a great singer--including lots of *straight* guys and men. I've only ever met one person who expressed negative feelings towards her, but even he warmed up when I played "Ziggy" for him (he loves French). The Internet gives you a really distorted view of what real people actually think about Celine. She's nowhere near being the most derided in history.

Edited by ashtonelijah, 12 June 2012 - 11:29 PM.

[ashtonelijah]

I wonder if the positive reactions to this will make them consider a studio version or even a live recording for the album? The video jumped from 5,000 views to 250,000 in a matter of hours!

[trls]

Billboard also wrote on Celine covering Adele!

http://www.billboard...rce=most_recent

[amelie]

http://idolator.com/...ing-in-the-deep

[duri]

Céline´s covering Adele is everywhere on net, this is the biggest publicity for her show in Vegas since show started.

[Celine Fan 77]

Your_Su_Phu, on Jun 13 2012, 04:07 AM, said:

CelineDionAcapella's video is the one that has gone viral and been linked everywhere lol

I actually think the worst channel is "Matthew Sharp", who uploads fake "rare files" that are just old bootlegs that he edited or mislabelled. what a weirdo!!!

+1 Matthew Sharp, I always said it, is full of fake videos

[stevo]

Thank God she did an amazing job (although I would have had no doubts!)

And thank the forum member who sent the link to JustJared

Edited by stevo, 13 June 2012 - 02:10 AM.

[J-Man]

This is a very positive and promising bit of publicity for Celine, but aren't we going off topic with this talk about Rolling In The Deep? It's already got a topic dedicated to it here:

http://www.celinedio...eep-t50636.html

[stevo]

J-Man, on Jun 13 2012, 09:19 AM, said:

This is a very positive and promising bit of publicity for Celine, but aren't we going off topic with this talk about Rolling In The Deep? It's already got a topic dedicated to it here:

http://www.celinedio...eep-t50636.html

I agree, and sorrrrrrrrrrrrry!!  

I think this is a very clever marketing/publicity strategy though- she's working with Adele's producers, obviously going for that 'sound' and we can hopefully expect great things from the album. I hope the first single is massive.

[Celine Fan 77]

I hope Celine's team realizes the impact and attention her cover is getting all over the world and release video footage of her version!

[dengyq918]

karatedude317, on Jun 12 2012, 10:39 PM, said:

Celine is getting a LOT of positive feedback on the net for covering this song. This might actually help her in the mainstream market, the fact that at 44, she can keep up with someone half her age. I'm actually surprised at the amount of positive attention this is getting

Great!  

[Dionesque]

Wow, Céline is indeed all over the web, haha! Isn't that pleasing all those here who were saying she's being forgotten to the world closing herself in Vegas? Now you can't complain anymore!

What kind of audio are they posting on all those websites?
Is that the same recording we've had posted here?
Of a different recording? What about the quality?
I can't play it so that's why I'm asking.

Btw, welcome on the forum, Vineet_Kujur!!

[Peppercorn1991]

zuv, on Jun 13 2012, 01:00 AM, said:

Well i don't listen to that radio station that often, but i did a lot during the month of April. And yes, they played the Vegas cover of Open Arms at least twice a day for many days in arrow. I was so surprised that they played it the first time that i went on rouge fm quebec website and looked at their song history and it was indeed there. I just got back from there, but their history is only available for the past week... so i have no proof to show you ;P

Well i can remember you showing us at the time!  

kev x

[Peppercorn1991]

I dont understand the people saying Celine had no emotion in this performance, we cant even see her lol

kev x