In searching for the version of the Simon and Garfunkel song
Bridge Over Troubled Water that Jon and Richie did, I came across this at
Buzzfeed.com:
Quote:
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10 Great Versions Of Bridge Over Troubled Water
How can you not love this song? It’s so good, even Bon Jovi can’t ruin it!
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Actually, it's NINE versions, with the original in the leadoff position: Jon and Richie are joined by Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, Roberta Flack, Elton John, Bobby Darin, and Quincy Jones.
That is a very lofty collection of talent indeed, and I'm sure Jon and Richie wouldn't hesitate to say that they are as honored as they are humbled to be part of it. Nonetheless, the author apparently concluded that they looked SO out of place, a "logical explanation" was needed: while each of the others mastered the song in their own way, Jon and Richie were successful for the
opposite reason -- the song had mastered
them!
It's the same decades-old crap from the critics with a new shovel: If it's from Bon Jovi, it can't POSSIBLY be as good as it sounds. Here's the version that Jon and Richie did:
And Buzzfeed can rest assured that to
it is entirely possible to ruin Bridge Over Troubled Water!