Duffy, a Welsh artist, is part of that so-called "British invasion" of soul artists in the past few years. I just listened to her cover of "Mercy" and realized she also kind of reminds me of Kristin Chenowith, both in physical features and because of the high-pitched voice. Duffy seems to have cut her teeth on the old Motown sound and old soul/R&B music. And in my opinion, her covers of old tunes like "These Arms of Mine" show her respect to the soul genre without parrot-like imitating those singers. That is a trap many singers, regardless of style, tend to fall into when covering a song.
I am concerned about this Adele-like trend of singing the saddest songs ever known. There's such pain that comes from her; I hope that her personal demons do not extinguish her voice at a premature age.
Enjoy this *BUM-BUM* "Tainted Love" cover from Duffy. And I've included "Mercy" since I couldn't find any Christmas song from her that I liked enough to post here.
Happy weekend!
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