Antony covers Beyonce

[paul-pgss]

I'm a fan of Antony and the Johnsons and just wanted to share his cover of Beyonce's Crazy in love with you. [love]

[blue]

I wish I could get over my dislike of Antony's voice, coz I think he's amazing and his first album is a thing of stunning beauty. It's just the voice. Bit like with Joanna Newsom.

[aermancer]

It's nice but I don't like how he's changed the phrasing of the notes in the chorus. It sounds like he's in a rush and trying to sing ahead of the band.

[blue]

I think he's done a fantastic job with it, myself. He's an incredible talent, I *love* his musical sensibility. He seems a remarkable person too, such an interesting and unusual mind. I'd be all over it except that I just can't quite embrace the voice. Strange because I'm usually into characterful voices.

[blue]

Paul, I think you've succeeded in converting me to Antony with this track! I could not stop listening to it after you originally posted it, and the more I listened the more I adjusted to the voice. Thank you!

[blue]

The studio version with accompanying video:




Gorgeous.

[sound world]

Oh, that's lovely....
Really nice mixture of his aching voice and beautiful orchestration (sounds like slightly distilled Phillip Glass c. 1980)
I haven't heard him before really.I could get into this.

[RobB]

I've been listening to his 'I Am A Bird Now' album recently which is pretty good.

[blue]

'I Am A Bird Now' is amazing, he is actually a kind of genius, I think.

His orchestration of Crazy in Love is just stunning - simple, subtle but it effectively transforms an upbeat R+B dance song into something quite unearthly. I've actually cried listening to it, just for how beautiful it is. It's been a long time since any artist working in the rock/pop sphere had that effect on me.