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Title: this is madness
Review: Clay's voice is obviously very good. This is, however, the worst, most unforgivable desecration of a great song I have ever heard. The arrangement is terrible. Horn charts? Gospel choir background vocals? All of this done with this sing-song delivery and a tempo that makes the whole thing feel like a jingle. Who were these producers and musicians? Is it possible to disbar and musician? It sure as hell should be. They've turned a beautiful, melancholy classic that gives you goosebumps as it ultimately crescendos and made it sound like karaoke--albeit with a great singer with much potential. To co-opt some of Simon's melodrama, this may be the worst song I have ever heard.
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