Released: 27th May 2002
Light my Fire. Featuring Will`s version of Ain`t no Sunshine and Beyond the Sea.
Light my Fire. Featuring Will`s version of Ain`t no Sunshine and Beyond the Sea.
MusicOMH - Source
Light My Fire was the essence of this young performer distilled into a bottle. Reshaping The Doors classic into a bossa-nova cheese fest gives him a chance to stretch his naturally pliant vocal chords and fill his favourite niche.
All Music - Source
Light My Fire, a cover of the José Feliciano interpretation rather than the Doors original, is far more suited to Young's soulful vocals and indeed, it's the first time we get to hear his now trademark ad-libs.
UKMix - Source
Much better than the sickly "Evergreen", Will follows up that mega hit with a delightful, laid back rendition of The Doors' classic. As an early Summer song, this is great to listen to on a sunny day. And I have to admit, when I first heard this song I honestly thought it was The Beautiful South, Will's vocal style here sounds very Paul Heaton-esque!
Robert Reay
Last but by no means least this week is Will Young. The Pop Idol winner sold 1.8 million copies of his last single, and following that up will be a tough job. He does so by covering the Doors' classic "Light My Fire", but it isn't anything special. Face it, Will Young is a good singer, but nothing else really. The jury is most definitely still out on whether he will have a lasting career. However, for the moment, the bandwagon is still steaming along nicely, and not even the people who presented the show that made him famous will be able to stop him from topping the chart.
matthew_dixon
Light My Fire was the essence of this young performer distilled into a bottle. Reshaping The Doors classic into a bossa-nova cheese fest gives him a chance to stretch his naturally pliant vocal chords and fill his favourite niche.
All Music - Source
Light My Fire, a cover of the José Feliciano interpretation rather than the Doors original, is far more suited to Young's soulful vocals and indeed, it's the first time we get to hear his now trademark ad-libs.
UKMix - Source
Much better than the sickly "Evergreen", Will follows up that mega hit with a delightful, laid back rendition of The Doors' classic. As an early Summer song, this is great to listen to on a sunny day. And I have to admit, when I first heard this song I honestly thought it was The Beautiful South, Will's vocal style here sounds very Paul Heaton-esque!
Robert Reay
Last but by no means least this week is Will Young. The Pop Idol winner sold 1.8 million copies of his last single, and following that up will be a tough job. He does so by covering the Doors' classic "Light My Fire", but it isn't anything special. Face it, Will Young is a good singer, but nothing else really. The jury is most definitely still out on whether he will have a lasting career. However, for the moment, the bandwagon is still steaming along nicely, and not even the people who presented the show that made him famous will be able to stop him from topping the chart.
matthew_dixon