![]() But that wasn’t as bad for two reasons: 1) There was more Carmelo than Luther. It’s not the first time we’ve ever seen non-basketball clips in “OSM” though, as Luther Vandross appeared briefly in the 2003 version. Then CBS pulled Teddy Pendergrass (1994-1999) and Luther Vandross. I watched each One Shining Moment in chronological order, so hearing the silky voice of Teddy Pendergrass greeting me was a joy (absolutely zero offense to Barrett, but who doesn’t love. Composer David Barrett, who wrote the song, sang it from 1987 through 1993. And CBS would have felt compelled to use her in that way because she’s a big star - even though I’d debate that distinction because other than copying an old performance in “Dreamgirls” and getting kicked off “American Idol”, what has Hudson really done? (She wasn’t so big that CBS didn’t think it couldn’t get her to sing a song about basketball and she’s not so famous that she didn’t turn it down, you know?) Four artists have sung One Shining Moment. This was almost definitely done because it was a stipulation in Hudson’s contract that she appear on camera. ![]() “OSM” doesn’t need to be a comprehensive recap of the 63 games, but there’s no reason to show Hudson over basketball. Even CBS acknowledged the backlash, publishing a story about the criticism on its news Web site. Many took to Twitter and Facebok to complain. Viewers were angered about both the cuts to Hudson in the studio and the song itself. ![]() But seven shots of Jennifer Hudson? “One Shining Moment” had those. Nor did huge, near-buzzer beaters by Jordan Crawford or Ishmael Smith. One Shining Moment-Teddy Pendergrass Vocal Version with Golden Street Prelude. The two top players in college basketball didn’t make a single appearance in the montage. Play & Download One Shining Moment-Luther Vandross Version MP3 Song for. Vocal criticism aside, the montage was too much Hudson, not enough John Wall and Evan Turner. She has the pipes, of course, but is yelling the same thing of singing? It was the musical equivalent of a guy with a Harley loudly revving his engine just because he can. Listening to her rendition of “One Shining Moment” has me doubting that. I wrote last month and spoke on NPR this weekend about how Hudson was a weird choice, but at least she can sing. First off, I’ve changed my mind about Hudson.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |