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Husk
Feb 22, 2009 3:45:27 GMT -5
Post by bernard on Feb 22, 2009 3:45:27 GMT -5
I came across this review on seattlest.com/2009/02/21/patsy_cline.phpTo me it goes a long way to explain what it was that was and still is so special about Patsy. Seattlest is a Patsy Cline fan. The woman had range. And not just that, but husk. No matter what note she was unleashing, she never dropped the soul of the song for a second. Sure, if you watch video of her singing through "Walkin' After Midnight," you may see a smile on her face for the camera. But there's something behind that, something in her eyes and the tone of her voice as she delivers lines like "I'm always walking after midnight searching for you." You can hear the lonely despite the smile. Singing like that is harder than smiling through the pain. We can't explain why, it just is. But Patsy could do it, and she made it look effortless. It was her appeal, was what made her such an icon in her so-short-it-was-almost-non-existent career (she was killed in a plane crash at 30 years old).
There's a difference between re-imagining a great song and trying to sound just like one of the most iconic-voiced women in the history of country music. It was Patsy's nuanced Patsy-ness that made her a star,
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Husk
Feb 22, 2009 21:29:23 GMT -5
Post by Theresa on Feb 22, 2009 21:29:23 GMT -5
So well said.... Patsy had a certain nuance, a charisma that made her so special. She simply felt her songs..
There will never be another.....
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