On Saturday morning Beyonce and Andre 3000 unveiled their cover of Amy Winehouse's Back To Black, for the Great Gatsby soundtrack. Take a listen here:
The song has more modern feel, as the instruments are chopped and screwed, and have more of an electronic feel to them. The song starts out with, surprisingly Andre 3000 not rapping, but singing. He actually sings for about half the song, and it really doesn't add anything to the song, in fact, it takes away. In my opinion, I really have no idea why he's in this cover, as Beyonce could have handled the song herself. However, after a painful 1 and a half minutes, Beyonce comes in, bringing the song back, and actually not disgracing the song. Beyonce sings beautifully, redeeming the song. She really shows a whole different side and mood to this song, as rather than singing with Amy's more powerful voice, she sings very softly and backed with the different instruments, shows how many ways this song can be crafted, and still work great. However, Beyonce's part quickly ends (in a very abrupt manner) and surprisingly (unlike most Beyonce songs) I'm not left wanting more. I feel like this song could have been remade in a much better way, but overall, after hearing this cover, I think this song just shouldn't have been messed with at all, and they should have just made a new song, with Andre 3000 sticking to rapping, and Beyonce singing. Anyways. thats my review, tell me what you think in the comments below, and I'll talk to you guys soon. Bye!
-Colby
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