Romeo & Juliet on The Voice Australia

[LoveExpresso]

True words, Maaike. And more or less the same. All those forgotten "stars" finally end up in shows like Dancing with the Stars (it's called Let's Dance in Germany) or, even worse, they go to the jungle (I'm a celebrity.. get me out of here!)....

LE

[brana]

The guy is trying too hard. This song is supposed to be sung with soul and even if there are other good ways to perform this song different from Knopfler's way, this is not one of them.

I really do not understand the jury being so impressed with this.

[xxFordiexx]

It's as if they are impressed with the song itself ....... I can totally live with that

[brana]

Haha you might have a point there. 

[superval99]

R & J is still one of my favourite MK songs and it never fails to give me goosebumps when Mark performs it in front of me, but this interpretation did nothing for me.   It would have been nice if Mark had been acknowledged as the writer though - surely someone on the panel knew who wrote the song.

[Fletch]

It's as if they are impressed with the song itself ....... I can totally live with that

That certainly seems to be the vibe at the start, a testament to the song. In 'popular' music many of Marks songs are forgotten, and even celebrities are excited to hear them again.
Mark has always been huge in Australia though. I thought this dude added his pub/country experience to r&J as best as he was able.
I'll ask my wife how he progresses - she watches these silly shows

[vgonis]

Maybe he was after the Killers version of R&J.

[superval99]

Maybe he was after the Killers version of R&J.

My second favourite.   

[brana]

Didn't like The Killers version. I get the feeling like they're trying too hard too express (with singing i mean) the emotions described in the song.
But that's just my opinion, it's still a good cover but I guess I like the original too much 

[twm]

Not sure if this the right thread for this but it's interesting in itself and does contain some comments about control over the use of songs:-

http://www.theguardian.com/media/media-blog/2014/apr/30/music-streaming-revenue-pandora-spotify

[qjamesfloyd]

It's a bit pointless singing a Dire Straits song on a singing competition really, because Mark may not be the world's greatest singer, but his voice works very well for his own songs, and on The Voice etc people over sing a song like Romeo & Juliet.

[vgonis]

twm, it was really interesting! I wonder where this royalty thing will lead...

[Guitarman1972]

I'm not impressed by the way the song is delivered. It's nowhere near Mark's delivery of the song. That said, I think this peformance could mean alot of new young DS/Knopfler fans who never heard Mark's music. I am sure there are atleast a few kids who never heard Mark's music and start looking for the original of the song. And they will be blown away by the original... I was 16 when I heard Mark's music for the first time. Dropped halfway in a DS special on Veronica television in 1988. Which had to do with promotion of the compilation album Money For Nothing. After Money For Nothing and Private Investigations i was hooked!

And before you know it we can welcome loads of new fans here on Amit 

[LoveExpresso]

I remember that tv show very well... MK seated in a Hotel in London where you could see the red Buses through the window going all the time.. with some clips of Chet Atkins and friends and Hank B. Marvin at the Wembley Arena show.. most of the clips I saw for the first time, too, also being 16 or 17...
Seems we are at the same age?

LE

[Guitarman1972]

I'm from July 1972 so if you were 16 around that time like me then indeed we must be around the same age. I remember it was broadcasted somewhere around spring here in the Netherlands and is was a rainy day. If it hadn't rain that day I might have not discoverd Mark's music. I was really into Michael Jackson back then.