Feeling Good - Michael Buble

Classic Blues Mixed With Some Jazz For a New Era

Most people know this song, or at least a version of it. The song was from the 60’s and originally written for a Broadway musical, but it has been covered by so many people, it is hard to put the song in just one category, and rightfully so. With each iteration, the song has changed emotion and power/style. This week, I’ll be looking at the different versions, and analyse about their strengths and weaknesses. I won’t be focusing on the actual song itself, but it in comparison to the other covers done, I’ll still rate it, but there will be a different category called “Cover” to describe how well the cover keeps the energy of the original while being creative and making it the artist's own (this replaces originality). Out of the huge array or artists to cover this song, Michael Buble knows he has the voice for it, and so do his producers, therefore it was almost inevitable he would cover Feelin’ Good. He has a voice that sounds straight from the 40’s and 50’s big band era. He adds emphasis and holds back on various words while spicing up the pitch going up and down a lot to create his personal stamp. This adds a lot of personality and makes it sound like a live version played for a huge audience which might be the best part of the song. The instruments and arrangement is great, it sounds like a beautiful reimagining of the version from Nina Simone with a vast variety of sounds that would only come from a full symphony. This version is passionate and strong and goes well with the other work from Michael Buble, the only problem that I have with the song, is that it isn’t very original because it is basically Nina’s cover of the song with some extra “jazz hands.” The bridge is good and brings a lot of great flavor, but that is about all that is original. A good version, but unfortunately it just doesn’t do much with the song other than re-record it with more instruments and a different singer.

Cover:6

Instruments:8

Vocals:8

Longevity:6

Red Score:7