And this 24 year long cross-section of the best jazz interpretations runs a remarkably wide range - one in which a literal saint of the genre is just the beginning. ![]() And ever since Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The Sound Of Music came to Broadway 60 years ago, one thing’s become pretty clear: if you want to hear “My Favorite Things” reinterpreted in a way that sounds more like a religious experience than a rich pop star’s shopping list, you’re better off looking up jazz artists. But worst of all is her attempt to interpolate “My Favorite Things” into the “7 Rings” melody, a move so thoroughly basic it feels like a first draft.īut here’s the catch: “My Favorite Things” really is a fun song to hear someone play around with, just as long as it’s not pop-hit obvious. And some of it’s connected to wider issues of both appropriation and oblivious haplessness remember to always double-check with a translator if you’re going to tattoo a language you don’t know on a part of your body that you’ll be constantly showing off, especially if you’re aware of the problem and are trying to fix it. ![]() ![]() ![]() Some of them are related to the song itself: its “retail therapy” consumerism is empty it’s maybe a Princess Nokia ripoff it’s trying too hard to meme itself. Ariana Grande has had a pretty rough 2019, huh? And it’s all thanks to “7 Rings,” a song she’s gotten a pretty sour critical reception over for a host of reasons.
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