Chapter 81: Avril's Debut Stage (5)
Simon Cowell was on the verge of collapse after an afternoon of torment by this group of artists from all over the United States. It's never been so hard to be a judge of an American idol. If I had known, I wouldn't have taken this job. Simon Cowell is furious at the thought of David Geffen. This damn gay guy actually deceived him into saying that New York is full of talent, and he grabbed a lot of super singers. David Geffen was right, except that he was talking about the CBGB Club, not the CBGB Mall stage. There are many stages in CBGB's mall, but it's just a ghost! A genius who can sing classic songs like "Every-Breath-You-Take" like a cat's meow in spring. Simon Cowell has really had enough. He really wanted to jump up and pat his ass and leave, a place full of all kinds of artists, he really couldn't stay. But there is no way, this is the work, the work that must be completed after receiving the money.
"Next!"
The voice of the staff announces the sudden death of another artist.
"Hey~ It's our turn, Ravi." Jerry said to Avril with his guitar case in his hand.
Avril exhaled two deep breaths, then tilted her neck and stretched her arms, "Let's-Rock!" ”
Uh-huh! Nice momentum.
Simon Cowell's forehead was still on the table, and he didn't have the heart to observe who the next guy on stage would be, what he would look like, where he would come from, and he didn't even have any hope for the cover singer who came over today. Clowns, all clowns jumping off beams. And he actually sat here so seriously, watching this group of clowns jump in front of him. He didn't have anything to do but listen to it. He swears, he vows, from now on, he will never come to CBGB Mall again except for the official performance stage. Listen to the covers of this group of so-called artists.
"We are J&A." It was Jerry who opened his mouth to introduce.
Of course, this sentence is mostly addressed to the other cover singers who are waiting to perform in the audience, Simon Cowell in his current state and apparently not interested in knowing who they are.
Simon Cowell's forehead was still on the table, and he didn't mean to look up at all, just raised his hand and said, "Let's start performing!" ”
Hope it doesn't get too bad!
Simon Cowell himself couldn't believe it, he actually started praying.
Jerry took the acoustic guitar out of the guitar case and handed it to Avril, and the two of them adjusted the pitch of the guitar separately. Then they glanced at each other very tacitly, after a strumming of the strings.
After the crisp string notes, another guitar note came in. The piano sound in the original song was replaced by the guitar sound, this different feeling made Simon Cowell, who was originally with his head down, raise his head, and then, he saw Avril Lavigne, who was only thirteen years old, holding the guitar and sitting directly on the ground with his legs crossed. and another Jerry with an explosive head and a black beard.
What a weird and comical combination.
Simon Cowell waved his hand, interrupting the two men, "Are you sure you're going to sing Faith Hill's It-Matters-To-Me?" I hope you think clearly. ”
"It-Matters-To-Me" is the title track from Faith Hill's second album and Faith Hill's fourth number one single. This album also created a top 10 record for Faith Hill in the top five song charts. Such a song is too classic and too familiar, and it is very unlikely that it will surpass the original song.
"Don't ruin one of my favorite songs."
Simon Cowell pointed at Avril. A face of warning.
This afternoon, he had had enough of the artists who unscrupulously turned classic covers into garbage.
"Okay, Simon." Avril nodded. Turning her head to meet Jerry, who was also sitting cross-legged next to her, the guitar sounded again.
"Tell me, baby, how did you do that?"
When Avril's slightly immature voice sounded, Simon, who had been depressed on his face, finally showed a smile. It's just that his smile didn't last long before disappearing again. Because what he heard was "It-Matters-To-Me" with the lyrics altered.
"Learned the cold war without saying a word."
"And then it came into her life again."
"It's as if nothing happened between me and you."
Although Avril's voice is a little immature, her emotional investment makes up for the voice problem very well, but Jerry can't figure it out, how can she, who is only thirteen, have such an emotional understanding?
Jerry's harmony was added at this point.
"Don't you know how I feel?"
"When you talk again!"
"When you hug again!"
"When you start to have the same ambiguity again!"
Jerry's slightly vicissitudes of life and Avril's voice were in harmony, and the two turned their heads to look at each other, and the feeling at this moment was really amazing.
"I care about all this."
A plaintive voice appeared without warning at this time.
Even Jerry was taken aback.
When did the little guy have such a voice?
Not only Jerry, but even Simon Cowell's eyes were noticeably round.
In addition to the changes in the lyrics and the instruments used to play, the adaptation of "It-Matters-To-Me" has more changes, and it is constantly adding one light guitar Solo after another, which is not difficult for Avril, and under Jerry's deep lead, the light voice seems a little lively.
Such an adaptation completely subverts a lovelorn emotion of a man and a woman into an expectation of emotions for young girls.
The emotion of falling out of love has become secondary.
Although it did not surpass the original song, this adaptation was praised by Simon Cowell.
Simon Cowell was aggrieved for an afternoon, and finally met a singer who sounded good, and he was not stingy with words, "Good voice, good breath control, good looks, OK dressing, he also plays the guitar very well, the only bad thing is that he chose the wrong song." Reintroduce yourself? ”
"We're a J&A, it's J, I'm Avril."
"How old are you?" Simon Cowell is really interested in Avril and, if possible, would like to dig straight into BMG records, where he has that power.
"Thirteen."
"Oh~thirteen, good thirteen. Like I said, I admire you, Avril, but do you have any other songs in the pipeline? I'd like to hear you sing other songs. (To be continued......)