Hamilton: The Mixtape (Remixes, Covers & Others)- Page 4

[rjm516]

Posted: 11/4/16 at 8:20am

"I'm hoping maybe other songs will be released along the way to December...I mean, if this is only the beginning...I can't imagine the rest"

 

like that's the most exciting part of all this! If these were the ones they wanted to sneak out, imagine what else there is! It's gonna be amazing! 

[Castle2]

Posted: 11/4/16 at 8:45am

I LOVE them both. I listened to the 30 second preview clip of It's Quiet Uptown first and that drops you in in the middle and I hated the synth pop sound. But then I downloaded it and listened to the whole thing from the beginning and I felt completely the opposite. My favourite line in the song is "the moment when you're in so deep it feels easier to just swim down" and the synth made it sound like it was under water. 

Both nearly brought me to tears they're so beautiful. 

[LYLS3637]

Posted: 11/4/16 at 10:36am

The full version of It's Quiet Uptown is on youtube: https://youtu.be/REa0xrh2eI8 

Kelly's vocals are stunning. Perfect as always. 

[Whateverjsays]

Posted: 11/4/16 at 10:48am

Kelly's voice is so versatile, she made me fall even more in love with this song. It was always one of my favorites from the cast recording, Kelly does it justice 

[John Adams]

Posted: 11/4/16 at 11:50am

I love Kelly Clarkson, but I hate this arrangement of It's Quiet Uptown and (for me) it's all about how distracting and clumsy I find that techno beat. IMO, that beat is so noisy that it overwhelms the emotion and beauty of the lyrics.

Even though it's been awhile, I can still feel the emotional effect of Kelly's acoustic (piano only) version of Piece by Piece that she performed on Idol. As It's Quiet Uptown is in a similar emotional vein, all I can think of is how much better Kelly's Idol version of Piece by Piece is, and how much more emotionally effective the song became when stripped of its dance beat.

I'm hoping that the other queen of "rip my heart out" songs (Adele) will do her own cover, with a quieter, simpler accompaniment.

[Margo319]

Posted: 11/4/16 at 3:51pm

John Legend said his version of "History Has Its Eyes On You" is very different, and he made it into a gospel song.  Should be interesting.  

[binau]

Posted: 11/4/16 at 4:32pm

Castle2 said: "I LOVE them both. I listened to the 30 second preview clip of It's Quiet Uptown first and that drops you in in the middle and I hated the synth pop sound. But then I downloaded it and listened to the whole thing from the beginning and I felt completely the opposite. My favourite line in the song is "the moment when you're in so deep it feels easier to just swim down" and the synth made it sound like it was under water. 

Both nearly brought me to tears they're so beautiful. 

 

"

I agree...after listening to the full thing - it's not as bad as I was expecting. I spoke (somewhat) too soon. 

[macnyc]

Posted: 11/4/16 at 4:36pm

I would love to hear someone else take a crack at it.

[RippedMan]

Posted: 11/4/16 at 11:39pm

I'm the biggest K-Clarks fan around, but I don't know. I think taking it out of context just shows how bland that track is! It sounds like bad R&B pop. But her voice - as always - sounds amazing. 

[PalJoey]

Posted: 11/5/16 at 11:41am

 

Just listened to Kelly Clarkson's "It's Quiet Uptown" and I'm weeping.

 

[Valentina3]

Posted: 11/5/16 at 4:42pm

I love Kelly's vocals but I agree the track is overproduced. For me. The emotional impact gets dampened but BUT to be fair - I realize that what I'm suggesting is basically a re-recording of the OBC version with her vocals which is never what this mixtape was supposed to be about.

Busta's My Shot is fantastic. It removes Broadway musical completely and take the song to it's original inspirational roots which is very impressive.

[Auggie27]

Posted: 11/5/16 at 7:33pm

"Quiet Uptown." Not for me. I agree with John Adams and the other poster. I've listened to it three times, but just feel it's lacking what the song does so expertly in the show. Even on the recording, away from the story. Goldsberry's vocals are so unadorned, so unembellished, the lyric and (for my money) the show's at least second most haunting melody make the case. Clarkson's rendition -- mixing in odd shifting points of view -- is characterized by the singer taking over for the song, the voice and the pop stylings drawing undue attention. This is one of the most perfect expressions of grief ever written for the musical theater. It's admittedly a challenge to approximate its impact out of context. Yet giving it the post-Idol treatment diminishes the song's elegance and adds a layer of sentimentality. It feels self-indulgent; less is just more here.

Clarkson is a powerful singer. I wish she'd trusted the song and her own voice. It feels over thought and over sung. It's the one song on the mixtape that loses the most, in my opinion. To be fair, I'm not sold on its success out of the story. Maybe I'll change my mind. Just my 1.5 cents.

Updated On: 11/5/16 at 07:33 PM

[LesWickedly]

Posted: 11/9/16 at 5:57pm

A Volume 2 in the works 

https://twitter.com/lin_manuel/status/796486128236986368

Couldn't understand why those particular songs had been left out, but now I do. 

[gypsy101]

Posted: 11/10/16 at 9:40am

Satisfied and Immigrants are being released around the world at midnight tonight (so have already come out in some places) but i don't want to wait 14 hours....anyone know where i can hear them now??

[Jingjo2]

Posted: 11/10/16 at 11:18am

If you go on Japanese itunes, you can listen to the preview of those songs!

[gypsy101]

Posted: 11/10/16 at 12:29pm

i actually finagled my way onto the australian spotify and got to listen to both and they're fantastic!

[gypsy101]

Posted: 11/10/16 at 1:40pm

Here is Satisfied by Sia featuring Miguel and Queen Latifah!

[thirtythirtyninety]

Posted: 11/10/16 at 2:47pm

Oh my god.  thanks!

[Margo319]

Posted: 11/10/16 at 2:54pm

Gorge

[macnyc]

Posted: 11/10/16 at 3:05pm

Thanks for posting that link, Gypsy! To me, that cover doesn't go far enough to reinvent the song. It's basically the same arrangement. Why bother? I liked My Shot because it was different in tone from the original.

[broadwayboy223]

Posted: 11/10/16 at 3:14pm

That was so eh. I was hoping for more Queen Latina. I was also disappointed that Sia dodged the high notes at the end.

[gypsy101]

Posted: 11/10/16 at 4:25pm

broadwayboy223 said: "That was so eh. I was hoping for more Queen Latina. I was also disappointed that Sia dodged the high notes at the end."

lol her name is Latifah, not Latina. I also was sad about Sia not singing the high part but on the whole i thought it was fantastic.

[broadwayboy223]

Posted: 11/10/16 at 4:30pm

I swear I typed Latifah but it got autocorrected LOL

[Mr. Nowack]

Posted: 11/10/16 at 4:42pm

Now this one I enjoyed a lot. Doesn't hurt that it's my favorite song from the show tho.

[gypsy101]

Posted: 11/10/16 at 4:58pm

and here's the other song "Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)" :)

Updated On: 11/10/16 at 04:58 PM