New "So Much Better" single! :) (Spoiler Alert!)

[MusicalMan76]

Posted: 7/21/08 at 11:25pm

Hey gang. Just downloaded the new "SMB" single from Itunes, and it's indeed in the lower key. However, where it lost something with Laura Bell Bundy's performance in this key, it sits well for Bailey and compliments her voice really well.

However, the single sounds over-synthesized and the absence of Warner's line annoys me. lol

[B3TA07]

Posted: 7/21/08 at 11:28pm

Can you post the link to it? I can't find it on iTunes...

[christhefish]

Posted: 7/21/08 at 11:29pm

I miss LBB already.

[IdinaBellFoster]

Posted: 7/21/08 at 11:36pm

Someone wanna upload it for us cheap stakes?

[Justin_]

Posted: 7/21/08 at 11:37pm

You can see the video of Bailey recording it on broadway.com.

http://www.broadway.com/gen/general.aspx?ci=568802

[MusicalMan76]

Posted: 7/21/08 at 11:39pm

I'm using Canadian Itunes, so I don't know how to post the link! Sorry!

[furbystud2]

Posted: 7/21/08 at 11:41pm

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=284778839

[MusicalMan76]

Posted: 7/21/08 at 11:43pm

I love how they only brought four performers from Legally Blonde to record it with her. :) Smart way to save money, I guess. lol

[verynewyorkcurious]

Posted: 7/21/08 at 11:45pm

I miss LBB already.
Gotta say, so do I. Bailey is dreadful.

[Kelly2]

Posted: 7/21/08 at 11:47pm

I miss Laura Bell Bundy. Wish more people had appreciated her during her run though...


And wow, they had Orfeh sing BACKUP for Bailey? ...What a waste of her talent, lol. I'd buy Orfeh's "So Much Better" single over Bailey's I think.

[IdinaBellFoster]

Posted: 7/21/08 at 11:48pm

I agree.

Bailey makes me appreciate Laura Bell Bundy's performance even more.

[broadwayboy522]

Posted: 7/21/08 at 11:51pm

Wow even though Becky Gulsvig is Elle on tour I'm sure that was hard for her. Or maybe it wasn't hard at all but I'm sure it was awkward

[pli1018]

Posted: 7/21/08 at 11:51pm

Bailey is like singing in a baby voice. Is she doing that on purpose or has it just been messed around with too much? (the audio, not Bailey's voice)

[verynewyorkcurious]

Posted: 7/21/08 at 11:52pm

I thought LBB was seriously talented the first time I saw her.

[verynewyorkcurious]

Posted: 7/21/08 at 11:54pm

I think that's her actual voice, but I am not 100% sure. I only watched bits and pieces of the MTV show.

I couldn't even finish the 30 second clip on iTunes.

[singalongsong2]

Posted: 7/21/08 at 11:58pm

LBB left big shoes to fill. She was the perfect Elle. I really want to like Bailey because I love the show and the character of Elle Woods. I want Bailey to win me over. Maybe she has improved since the reality show ended. I'll be interested in hearing about her first day/week of performances.

[BobbyBubby]

Posted: 7/22/08 at 12:14am

They should have spent the money it took to make this single and gotten her a dialect coach to mask her, well, non-malibu accent.

[SporkGoddess]

Posted: 7/22/08 at 12:16am

I don't understand the LBB praise. She was a mediocre Elle at best. It's not hard to beat her performance, IMO.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 7/22/08 at 12:18am

Yeah, I'm wondering how/if they're going to get her to lose the accent.

[austengirl]

Posted: 7/22/08 at 12:20am

I thought Bailey did a great job tonight. Of course Autumn outsang her, but other than that for me Bailey shines and is full of joy both of which I equate with LBB's Elle.

I still find it funny that Christian Borle never appeared on the show once. Do you think the actors got paid extra for appearing?

Posted: 7/22/08 at 12:21am

Kelly2... I COMPLETELY agree. Orfeh... is amazing haha

I can't believe they used Orfeh, Andy Karl, and Becky? What a waste of talented people. I'm not the biggest fan of Becky, but I want to see her interpretation of Elle duirng the tour. It was nice to see Andy Karl though even through the video haha.

I would buy Autumn's version over Bailey's though. I will not be buying that version. It's mad synthesized and in a lower key. Ridiculous

Emcee - I think that they should have her lose the accent. It's really heavy for a girl from Malibu, and very obvious.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 7/22/08 at 12:24am

She can't possibly believably play a girl from Southern California if she speaks with that accent on stage. At all.

Posted: 7/22/08 at 12:32am

agreed. It's really strong.I hope they do... haha change her to the valley girl accent.

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 7/22/08 at 12:39am

She probably had that taken care of during those rehearsals she has been doing. Almost 4 months of rehearsal could make a difference.

[IdinaBellFoster]

Posted: 7/22/08 at 12:41am

I remember in one of the earlier episodes she was able to drop her accent quite easily, but we'll see.