(We must be tapping in to similar energy; "I Am Woman" popped into my mind last night for the first time in decades. I can't add anything to what you've written here, though.)
Wow, it's been a while since I've listened to "I Am Woman" and it really is a perfect performance. She's serious, but with a light touch, and a good emotional dynamic range, which has baseline of being fairly gentle and from there hits nots of both forceful determination and rueful weariness.
I used to be more attracted to songs which wore their feelings on their sleeve but, as I get older, I appreciate the skill in that emotional modulation.
What a great tribute to Reddy.
(We must be tapping in to similar energy; "I Am Woman" popped into my mind last night for the first time in decades. I can't add anything to what you've written here, though.)
It seems a lot of the time we're on the same wavelength!
Wow, it's been a while since I've listened to "I Am Woman" and it really is a perfect performance. She's serious, but with a light touch, and a good emotional dynamic range, which has baseline of being fairly gentle and from there hits nots of both forceful determination and rueful weariness.
I used to be more attracted to songs which wore their feelings on their sleeve but, as I get older, I appreciate the skill in that emotional modulation.
Side note: I really like the Sinead O Connor performance of "I don't know how to love him" -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kPgo3lPxSQ
I really think she's been forgotten in the wake of the other classic women's voices of the 70s but she was a really talented vocalist.
There's so many great covers of I Don't Know How to Love Him and I have never heard Sinead's version before. Lovely. Thanks for sharing!