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leanne_stedman 12:05 pm UTC 05/27/21 |
| In reply to: | re: Wished he'd worked with... - Evan 10:59 am UTC 05/27/21 |
| Definitely agree with everything you said about Jim and Meat. I hadn't thought of that before but yes, if Meat's voice had held up they could have done so much more. > The Material Girl. I wish Jim had worked with Madonna. > What bigger name could there be? I remember the rumors of > an album together years ago. Knowing what we know now, I > wonder if Jim’s health squashed that? I remember Jim > posting about her on his Facebook and requesting that she > record one song in particular, Safe Sex. I wish she had. I > imagine it being amazing. > > Now there are a few variables here. Madonna would’ve been > old at this point. I have no idea if an audience wants to > really hear an older person singing about sex but it’s > Madonna. > > The other item is the production. I’m guessing Jim > would’ve just sent her the same production tape used on > the Pandora’s Box version. This is what supposedly killed > the deal with Whitney Houston expressing interest in > recording this song so many years ago. I would hope it > would’ve been an updated production to make it sound > somewhat current. I still think Safe Sex recorded properly > is a hit waiting to happen and it would’ve been great with > Madonna. > > The other artist I wish Jim has worked with ..... more is > Meat Loaf. It took far too long for the two of them to get > together. They both are incredible individually, however, > when together it was like capturing lighting in a bottle. > Something just clicked. They brought out the best in each > other. I sometimes wonder if Jim occasionally found > himself living vicariously through Meat. It’s certainly > understandable as well, as Meat has a larger than life > presence. I really wish they had, at the very least, done > a proper Bat III. It’s a shame. > > > So many great artists out there but would have loved Jim > > to work with Aaron Neville or Linda Ronstadt beutiful > > voices, especially Aaron who's built like a brick > > shithouse. | |
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