Orfeh Sings Beyonce's "Irreplaceable" at Rosie Benefit
Orfeh Sings Beyonce's "Irreplaceable" at Rosie Benefit
#1Orfeh Sings Beyonce's "Irreplaceable" at Rosie Benefit
Posted: 6/30/09 at 6:57pm
Found this on YouTube before, it's pretty great:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqeG57pmwhI
Haven't heard much from her lately, hopefully she'll do some gigs or something this summer.
#2re: Orfeh Sings Beyonce's 'Irreplaceable' at Rosie Benefit
Posted: 6/30/09 at 7:40pmThat was surprisingly amazing! I may even like it better than Beyonce's version.
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#2re: Orfeh Sings Beyonce's 'Irreplaceable' at Rosie Benefit
Posted: 6/30/09 at 7:45pmThat was wonderful. She's got a great voice.
#3re: Orfeh Sings Beyonce's 'Irreplaceable' at Rosie Benefit
Posted: 6/30/09 at 9:21pmI wish she'd do something either in theatre or just in the city (cabaret/concert type stuff) again soon, she has one of my favorite voices to listen to.
#4re: Orfeh Sings Beyonce's 'Irreplaceable' at Rosie Benefit
Posted: 7/1/09 at 12:22am
I was worried when I saw the thread title, but that was surprisingly good.
Is her CD worth downloading?
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#5re: Orfeh Sings Beyonce's 'Irreplaceable' at Rosie Benefit
Posted: 7/1/09 at 1:29amThat was amazing.
#6re: Orfeh Sings Beyonce's 'Irreplaceable' at Rosie Benefit
Posted: 7/1/09 at 2:39am
"Is her CD worth downloading?"
If you like pop/rock music, definitely. It's not musical theatre at all, but a lot of it is really good.
Updated On: 7/1/09 at 02:39 AM
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#8re: Orfeh Sings Beyonce's 'Irreplaceable' at Rosie Benefit
Posted: 7/1/09 at 12:19pm
I love how she coyly introduces the song by saying only some people might know it. As if anyone at a Rosie O'Donnell benefit isn't intimately familiar with the music of Beyonce.
I didn't care for her recent CD. Fantastic voice, but the songs weren't great. Hopefully she can get some better material next time.
#9re: Orfeh Sings Beyonce's 'Irreplaceable' at Rosie Benefit
Posted: 7/1/09 at 12:58pm
I love Orfeh and I did not care for her CD at all. It was almost as if she recorded it expecting singles to be released off of it. It alienated me, who was introduced to her through theatre.
Also, I didn't like her singing Beyonce's song. I think the power of that song is that B sings most of it softly and slowly amps it up. Orfeh just starts it out too hard. Plus, is it just my ears or was she not hitting the high notes, but getting pitchy and kind of losing them....She overdid it IMO.
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#10re: Orfeh Sings Beyonce's 'Irreplaceable' at Rosie Benefit
Posted: 7/1/09 at 2:14pm
"I love Orfeh and I did not care for her CD at all. It was almost as if she recorded it expecting singles to be released off of it. It alienated me, who was introduced to her through theatre. "
You love Orfeh and yet you expected her to release a cd full of showtunes? Or even remotely theatre-oriented? I mean, she's made it very clear that she wants to be a recording artist and release contemporary pop/R&B-infused music. I can understand why her cd might have been disappointing for you if you were expecting ballads written by Scott Alan and EVITA covers, but really you can't be that huge of a fan if that's what you were thinking it was gonna be.
#11re: Orfeh Sings Beyonce's 'Irreplaceable' at Rosie Benefit
Posted: 7/1/09 at 2:35pm
I am a fan, I guess what I meant to say is that she made a pop record that did not have a home and never found a niche. She is not a pop star and has little to no name recognition. I think she needed a vehicle that bridged her a little better between the two worlds. I wasn't expecting showtunes, but not fabricated cookie-cutter r&b/synth pop. A lot of the tracks sounded like stuff Brooke Hogan does.
For the record, someone can be a huge fan and be disappointed in the choices an artist makes. The two concepts are not mutually exclusive.
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Updated On: 7/1/09 at 02:35 PM
#12re: Orfeh Sings Beyonce's 'Irreplaceable' at Rosie Benefit
Posted: 7/1/09 at 6:01pmDouble post ugh. Updated On: 7/1/09 at 06:01 PM
#12re: Orfeh Sings Beyonce's 'Irreplaceable' at Rosie Benefit
Posted: 7/1/09 at 6:01pm
"I am a fan, I guess what I meant to say is that she made a pop record that did not have a home and never found a niche. She is not a pop star and has little to no name recognition. I think she needed a vehicle that bridged her a little better between the two worlds. I wasn't expecting showtunes, but not fabricated cookie-cutter r&b/synth pop. A lot of the tracks sounded like stuff Brooke Hogan does."
You do know she was a platinum-selling popstar in the early 90s, right? And that she released a pop album that went to the top of the billboard charts? I don't think she needs to bridge herself between theatre and pop music at all, my impression was that her intention was to release a pop album that COULD be played on the radio today if the exposure came along. If you've heard any of her demos (which used to be pretty easily available online) or her previous singles and albums (which are all available on ebay), I think maybe you'd have a clearer idea of what her musical point of view is.
And for the record, I think most of the problems (for other people) with her album lie in the instrumentation and the mixing, rather than the songs themselves. I think they could've sounded a little less thin and dated with a different mixer/producer. I personally enjoyed the album a lot, but I really love synth-pop, so, it was more up my alley.
"For the record, someone can be a huge fan and be disappointed in the choices an artist makes. The two concepts are not mutually exclusive."
Oh, I completely agree with you there. I just was under the impression you were expecting some kind of theatre/showtunes album. If any choice beyond that one would have disappointed you, then I don't think there's a scenario where you'd have been pleased. :) Being disappointed is totally okay, I just wasn't sure what exactly you expected.
Updated On: 7/1/09 at 06:01 PM
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