For me it makes the song and sends chills up my spine. I believe it’s her take on Irish keening, which is a type of Irish funereal wail. I’m not sure if that exact technique is typically used — none of the traditional songs I was able to find have exactly that technique — but it does have the sound of a tortuous lament/cry of grief. To me, it sounds like someone so stricken with grief they have spasms of trying to catch their breath while crying uncontrollably.
You could well be right. But it’s just fingernails on the chalkboard to my ears, I’m afraid.
De gustibus non est disputandum, and all that…
Understood. You were wondering how any producer could let them get away with it, though, so I let you know. It’s kinda part of her trademark sound, and many find it quite emotive.
Right, I didn’t phrase that very well. What I meant was, if I had been the producer, I’d have been asking rather firmly: do you REALLY want to put that particular vocal feature on this track?
Oh well, it was a hit. You can’t argue with success, I guess…
I don’t want to hear Stevie Ray Vaughn anymore, ever.
That’s a bit unkind isn’t it?
He was a competant player and singer, had a feel for blues rock.
Not the most innovative but he carried the torch well, I thought?
- Vaughan
Him neither! 
He’s probably fine as far as all that goes. But I don’t like his voice, and thus I reach for the dial.
All personal preference. I would agree that his voice was not that great (but of course the blues is not about technical vocal skill). And on guitar… he was very capable but didn’t come up with anything really new: Clapton and BB King had pretty much written the book by then.
Still, he was a very good second-rater. No Hendrix, though…
Agree, and any others of their ilk as well, and their male counterparts (IMO) such as Michael Jackson, Justin Bieber etc.
The other day on our car radio “the kiss” (or whatever it’s called) by Prince came on and I tried forcing myself to listen to it; I almost felt nauseous and had to switch channels.
Yeah, Clapton and BB King pretty much covered all the blues between the two of them.
Thank God we don’t have to listen to Robert Johnson, Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters or Elmore James. Thanks, Eric and B.B.!
Hubert Sumlin learned everything he knew from Eric!
If I had a Christmas Card list, you would be OFF!
You wouldn’t have ever made it ON!
You might like the remakes by Tom Jones, or the lesser known one by Age of Chance.
To be honest, I never understood the Clapton adulation. I find his playing, frankly, boring, and his voice even worse. But I’m not a guitar player, I suppose. All my guitar playing friends like him well enough, so I guess I’m just missing something. I find Stevie much more fun.
I also find Clapton boring, maybe a little less so in Derek and the Dominoes, but even then the best parts aren’t his.
SRV is okay, I do find “Travis Walk” to be standout/fun to try to play.
Ah, don’t take it too hard. I barely like music anymore.
Try turning it up louder.