*TV Guide’s popular Cheers & Jeers section gave pop star Jason Derulo a big ol’ “Jeer” for his performance of “Georgia on My Mind” this week on “Dancing With the Stars.”
He’s no Ray Charles, but TV Guide’s Bruce Fretts expected a better take on the classic than what Derulo delivered. He wrote in Thursday’s column:
The 21-year-old pop footnote behind such instantly forgettable trifles as “Whatcha Say” and “In My Head” had the gall to cover “Georgia on My Mind” on Dancing With the Stars: The Results. The classic tune, cowritten by Hoagy Carmichael and memorably recorded by Ray Charles and Willie Nelson, among others, was way out of his limited range, as he proved by attempting to hit several “notes” that only dogs could hear. (That sound you heard, by the way, was Ray Charles shaking a tailfeather in his grave.)
DWTS didn’t help matters by having a pair of random, anonymous hoofers do a cornball, faux-balletic routine to the song — guess none of the show’s pros wanted to be associated with such a travesty. The result was the most horrifying scene featuring somebody named Jason since the last Friday the 13th flick.
You be the judge…
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I agree. Jason butchered that Ray Charles classic. Another proof that SOME! of the pop/r&b so called artists out right now are nothing more than studio singers.
Your right, he was horrible. The problem is a lot of young artists don’t know the definition of the work “Classic”.
correction: work should be “word”
I thought that his rendition was pretty good. He wasn’t overly singing, he didn’t change the arrangement and honestly, I don’t think most people were paying attention to him; they were into the dancers. So, I don’t know where TV Guide is going in on him for his performance.
I don’t either. This is the first time I’ve heard the clip and was expecting it to be at least somewhat close to what is being reported.
He wasn’t phenomenal..but quite far from bad. I would even say he did a decent job.
He had no business singing that song.
These pop stars today really think they are elite musicians. Their output cannot compare to the classics. He embarassed himself by trying to do this classic song. Even Michael Bolton sang it better.
I was watching it and I actually yelled out in my living room.
I guess it’s all subject to what you like.
I watched the show and saw his performance. I liked his rendition of the classic. Lets face it people, NO ONE will ever live up to Ray’s version.
I was really wanted to hate it but, it really was pretty good. He could rock it in a lower key.