It had to happen, My two favourite interpreters of song coming together on this list. Yea i know i know, Ones a great song writer the other a voice. But what a voice. I have seen celine 3 times over the past 8 years in concert. She is electric and a great interpreter of song, given the right songs to sing. Unfortunately celines downfall has been her americanisation, that sanitized, anti feeling emotionalism that abounds in most of her songs. Her popularity has come from the fact that she is so accessable. Nothing to dislike, a great voice, safe subject matter...But then there is the other celine, the french speaking, the celine that sings the songs of brel and goldman, Plamondon and Cocciante. It is so similar to friends that hate joni because they' ve only heard her sing 'Both sides now'. A high pitched squeal with a folky guitar...yeuk. That is not joni and so Titanic is not celine. If you want to get a sense of Celine listen to her in her own language, the language she learnt from birth. Listen to Vole or J'attendais, listen to Le blues du businessman or Quand on ne que L'amour. In time Celine will be seen for the great interpreter of song that she is and will I am sure be up there with Piaf, Fitzgerald and dare i say it billie. Oh laugh as much as you want. Suffering doesn't give one exclusive rights on the ability to feel. What it does do is fuck you up and send you to a possible early grave on account of all the drugs you imbibe. Celine ain't wasting her life, I for one would rather have a lot of her talent than too little and yes....I hope her son grows up to be gay just like Barbras' Jason. xxxxxlove to you all Clive
