If you respond with that you either do not get what I am trying to say or just do not want to. Not everyone who makes a living or entertains people musically using their voice is a singer. Not in the truest sense. B may be a better vocal showperson than Lady G, may even be a better pure vocalist, but I have not seen nor heard evidence that she can SING. You know, do re mi fa so la ti do. Carry a tune.
Don’t get me wrong, she clearly is great in what she does, but there are many better SINGERS out there right now releasing vocal music. Thus, she may not actually have been a better choice for this role. Present evidence to me that she could have done exactly the same songs in this film. I do want to see/hear it in order to enhance my experience of what she can do. Right now she presents herself, at least on shows etc, as one kind of entertainment. I do want to see her sing a softer tune. just her voice singing naturally without 23 other people on stage and all the physicality that goes with it. Just stand there, grab a mic and sing Evergreen, or Superstar, or Oh Holy Night, or Don’t Cry For Me Argentina.
Then I’ll admit she too could have been a good choice for this role. (and again, hope she can sing like that).
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