Comments on: Single Review: David Nail, “Someone Like You”

By: Gator

Gator — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 15:03:42 +0000

I can’t say this is better than Adele’s original, but I must say I love the changes he did to the vocal, they work marvelously.

By: Chad

Chad — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:59:29 +0000

I was surprised how much I didn’t mind this cover (only because I hold the original up to such a high standard). Andrew is right, it is a great match for his voice…and it is interesting to hear a man interpret the lyrics.

This may seem trivial, but the American flag on the wall behind him in the video seemed a bit gratuitous…minimally, it was distracting.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:40:07 +0000

This is a really good match of singer and song. If Adele hadn’t already had a huge hit with this, you might think it was written for Nail’s voice. I don’t know that there’s anyone else in contemporary country you could say that about. Great cover.

By: bob

bob — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 11:49:10 +0000

You say that Nail’s “cover doesn’t elevate the song or bring any new discoveries to the surface, but neither is necessary to justify it being covered. A great song sung well is good enough for me.” I absolutely agree. About 5 years ago I made up a cd of country covers of “great songs sung well” to play in the car since radio is so bad.

Before I started reading the various country blogs about 3 years ago, I never heard anyone knock a cover for failing to bring anything new or elevate the song. There are quite a few times when I read about and then listen to a new song and find the singer’s vocals to be awful but the lyrics and melody are good. I wish a good singer would cover it. The original version is not always the best.