Comments on: Jessica Simpson, “Remember That”

By: Linda

Linda — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 07:31:43 +0000

There’s actually emotion in her singing of this song. I never like to hear her belting because her voice sounds strained and forced when she does it, like she’s trying to do something that’s not suited for her voice. The last line is relaly touching too, like she lived it. Whether or not she actually lived it in real life, she sure sounded convincing in the song.

By: mea25

mea25 — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:31:59 +0000

There she goes again, just singing words, no feelings, no soul. Abused? she’s a constant lier. fake, fake, fake

By: Stephen

Stephen — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 01:19:36 +0000

Leeann, I never saw your response. My apologies. I was referring to an interview she did where she said she’d been abused but then refused to give any details about the relationship. I realize it could be true and it would be difficult to talk about if it is, but I find it extremely difficult to believe because of the convenience of it all.

By: dudley

dudley — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:34:38 +0000

Kevin, you really think Jessica Simpson sounds like Rachel Proctor on the chorus of this one? Because I think Rachel Proctor’s version of this song shows that she (RP) has the sweeter, fuller and more resonant upper register. To my ears, Simpson’s voice sounds strained, thin and tight during the chorus (which is something I would say marks most of the songs on her album). I don’t think it did her or the song any favors for Simpson to sing this song a half-step higher than Rachel Proctor’s version.

I also think the production on this one is rather distracting. The choices of instrumentation closely resemble those on Sarah McLachlan’s “World on Fire” (and the tempo of this song is similar, too). But then on the bridge it’s as if Brett James and/or John Shanks suddenly decided it was an Evanescence Goth rock song. Totally unnecessary.

Dan: As Rachel Proctor’s version of this song attests, the “take it from me, I’ve been there in your shoes” tag is indeed in the original composition. I agree with Kevin that it is a gratuitous insertion of first-person voice in a song whose focus should remain lifting up and inspiring others.

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:49:51 +0000

I heard the co-writer Victoria Banks perform this recently as part of Canadian Country Music Week festivities. It sounded great out of her mouth but then again Come On Over (which she also cowrote) sounded better by VB too.

Take from that what you will…

By: Aaron

Aaron — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 06:01:42 +0000

I’ve only listened to the album once…but this, I thought, was the strongest song on the album. I felt that her emotions were coming from a real place whereas other songs she didn’t sound sincere. I’m not sure if this will be a top 10 hit…more than likely I’ll say it’s AT LEAST top 20. But out of all the songs on the album, this is a good one to release as a single.

By: Matt B

Matt B — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 04:24:02 +0000

Oh boy, more Shania vs. young new starlets.

By: Razor X

Razor X — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 03:27:09 +0000

I listened to the entire album on the day it came out; it could (and perhaps still can) be streamed from her CMT artist page. All I can say, is it was a painful listening experience. As much as I disliked “Come On Over”, I came to realize that it was one of the better tracks on the album. The title track, written by Dolly was the next best track, though I really did not care for that either. The rest of it was the same old cookie-cutter kariaoke poptry that every other new female artist seems to be putting out these days. I’m amazed that anyone is taking her seriously at all.

I’ve been listening to country music all my life and I can’t remember a time when so much of the music was so bad. And I’m not just referring to Jessica.

By: vp

vp — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 02:49:54 +0000

Just had a listen and to me it actually sounds like she has some emotion, and that’s all its got going for it. I found the lyrics were very choppy and sort of just put there, there’s no real flow to them. I haven’t seen her perform this only heard it just now and it sounds like she sing with pouting lips, like how she poses for pictures, maybe that’s where the phrases get cut off strangely Dan, (the pouting lips) I think a B- is being very generous.

By: Kenny

Kenny — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 02:45:25 +0000

vp, I was talking more about her first single that uses the name of the biggest female album of alltime,Come on over, by Shania.