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Covered Image
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4.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 13 Ratings

  • Summary: Macy Gray's first covers album includes versions of Radiohead's "Creep," Metallica's "Nothing Else Matters," Eurythmics's "Here Comes the Rain Again," and Yeah Yeah Yeah's "Maps."
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Teenagers
They're gonna ruin your looks With all the lies in the book They'll make a pill-popper out of you You've got to sleep with a gun And keep an eye on... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. Fun as it is to hear her do "Creep," "Teenagers," and "Smoke Two Joints," this is a bigger mess than it had to be.
  2. Uncut
    Jul 23, 2012
    70
    A Hal Wilner-produced collection that is witty and engaging and confirms her as one of the most singular, if erratic, R&B divas of our time. [Aug 2012, p.71]
  3. Jul 23, 2012
    70
    Fortunately, all of it's enlivened by Gray's ability to (mostly) deliver strong performances that don't sound like they've been labored over.
  4. Jul 23, 2012
    60
    Covered had the makings of something great, but ends up sounding far more uneven than it should have.
  5. 40
    Overall: must try harder. Or appear to.
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