For the most part, "Waterfalls" should be performed by TLC. Bette Midler, however, is an exception, because the 68-year-old's cover of Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas and the late Left "Eye" Lopes' 1995 single is a fresh, soulful take on the beloved R&B hit. The song, debuted by The Advocate
Thursday, will be featured on Midler's new album It's The Girls! This album–Midler's first since 2006–is all about the celebration of girl groups. "I have loved the sound of females harmonizing since I was a kid; I always sang along. Didn't we all?" Midler told Billboard. "I think the idea that you could become part of the group was the thing that endeared me to the girl groups. You weren't just singing along, you were THERE!"
"Since this is a kind of overview of girl groups, I wanted to re-arrange some of the really popular songs and put a new spin on them," she explained. The "most extreme example" of this, Midler said, is what Billboard calls her "country-fied take" on The Supremes' "You Can't Hurry Love."It's The Girls! features Midler's take on songs from seven generations of girl groups, including The Crystals and The Chiffons (sorry, ladies, no Spice Girls). On her website, she called the album "an exquisite explosion of estrogen!"
Original version of tlc
Original version of tlc
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