Rihanna – “Redemption Song (Bob Marley Cover For Haiti Relief)” (New Music)
20th January 2010
|In Music
Rihanna covers the Bob Marley classic for Haiti relief.
LISTEN HERE
[audio:http://soulculture.co.uk/Rihanna-Redemption_Song_(For_Haiti_Relief).mp3]
Rihanna will be performing the Bob Marley cover on The Oprah Show for the Haiti special.
“You have seen it all over the news but not like this, Haitian-born singer Wyclef Jean is here with exclusive eyewitness footage from Haiti. Plus CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks about his experience there and Rihanna and Maxwell perform live on our stage. Don’t miss an all new Oprah!”
Check out the trailer below
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I would completely agree with Nayomi’s analysis except I wouldn’t be as charitable. It’s not absolutely terrible but Rihanna has neither the vocal prowess or requisite quality to her voice to evoke the proper emotion. Given the gravity of the cause and the reputation of the song she is completely the wrong choice for it. It’s a populist decision and is almost sacrilegious considering. Bob’s corpse might even be spinning somewhere. A shame.
Shalom, Miss T x
Hmmm… I thought the Rihanna cover was going to be horrible but its actually not that bad. And for me that really saying something because I think she is one of the worst commercial singers (vocally wise). I actually thought she was gonna ruin a Bob Marley classic for me but it seems like she kinda got better, I have to admit. Still won’t be buying it though.