Thursday, 9 December 2021

Welcome to Ray Charles' ring of fire

Ray Charles Singing Ring of Fire

A cover song that plays it safe is worthless, in my book. The fun stems from taking a creative risk and deviating from the original playbook. When a musician exhumes a track from a peer or predecessor's catalog—bonus points if it's in a different genre—and morphs a familiar hit into a daring new arrangement, my audiophile heart skips a beat. — Read the rest