MUSIC: "The Way You Look Tonight" Maroon 5 cover

So the much-hyped romantic comedy, unoriginally titled "Valentine's Day", starring pretty much everyone, opened last weekend and basically got slammed by every film critic with a means of communication*. Too bad...

At least the sound track has some shining points. Namely, the Maroon 5 cover of the 1936 Fred Astaire song "The Way You Look Tonight". Now, this song has been covered by many an artist in the last 70 some years by the likes of Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, and Tony Bennett to Olivia Newton-John, Rod Stewart, Michael Bublé with varying degrees of success. What I love about the Maroon 5 version is that it doesn't try too hard. The band stays faithful to the swinging elated vibe of the tune but don't sacrifice a thing when it comes to lead singer Adam Levine's soaring and slightly nasal tenor. A good cover should be different and interesting but recognizable and respectful; Maroon 5 succeeds on all accounts.

Buzzy

*I have not actually seen "Valentine's Day" so this is in no way an endorsement or damning of the film...I'm just here to do the tunes today!