Comments on: Romeo & Juliet: An Appreciation (for the song not the play) https://iwilldare.com/2012/02/romeo-juliet-an-appreciation-for-the-song-not-the-play/ A little bit of heaven & A whole lot of hell Sun, 26 Feb 2012 18:31:26 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 By: tam https://iwilldare.com/2012/02/romeo-juliet-an-appreciation-for-the-song-not-the-play/#comment-30341 Sun, 26 Feb 2012 18:31:26 +0000 https://iwilldare.com/?p=10631#comment-30341 I’ve always preferred the Indigo Girls’ version, but I haven’t listened to it in forever. My iPod decided to cough it up while I was somewhere in MA this morning, and I found myself concentrating on the performance of the song.

You nailed it, Jodi. There’s something about the way Amy Ray belts it out that makes the song mean something. That makes it the love song it was supposed to be.

]]> By: Jodi https://iwilldare.com/2012/02/romeo-juliet-an-appreciation-for-the-song-not-the-play/#comment-30296 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:07:50 +0000 https://iwilldare.com/?p=10631#comment-30296 In reply to Amy.

@Amy, I knew the Indigo Girls version first (it is those 90s college years), but after hearing the original in the movie “Empire Records” I developed a soft spot for it too.

]]> By: Amy https://iwilldare.com/2012/02/romeo-juliet-an-appreciation-for-the-song-not-the-play/#comment-30295 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:05:35 +0000 https://iwilldare.com/?p=10631#comment-30295 How much do I love this song? SO MUCH.I encountered the Indigo Girls version first because i graduated college in 1993, so there you go. And it still remains one of my favorite songs to this day despite the fact heartbreak of the romantic variety is, for now, off my radar. Amy’s voice is just so perfect here. I saw them on the tour for Nomads, Indians, Saints and it was so cool to see the crowd go WILD for this song and Amy Ray smile in a very gratified way, like she was so happy we got it. The Dire Straits version? Meh. Rarely does a cover eclipse the original, but this is an instance where I wouldn’t even recommend a listen to the source material.

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