Tag: kelly-clarkson

  • day 243: Since U Been Gone

    Since U Been Gone, by Kelly Clarkson.

    I probably never watched an entire episode of American Idol, but this song was always fun to belt out with the car radio. Not that I ever learned the words (other than the first line and the chorus, natch), or that I have any idea how the bridge is supposed to go. (Or the verses, now that I listen to it again.)

    Sometimes I try and cover something like this and slow it down, make it a sensitive Ryan Adams dude thing a la the Taylor Swift cover album, but it just doesn’t work out, because, in this case, I get excited about the changes in the chorus, which raises the question of a more pop-punk version, but I don’t have the chops or patience for that today. Honestly, the original is pretty close to that.