I'm not a die-hard Kanye devotee -- to me, he's always been one of those artists that I'm willing to extend the benefit of the doubt, somebody on my Musical To-Do list who I imagine is probably talented enough to justify acquiring an appreciation for one of these days.
I had about as much exposure to the song "Heartless" as anybody else. Not such a bad song, right? It's not like I worship "Heartless" and get all giddy whenever it comes on. Just another one of the R&B singles you recognize.
Then I hear this on the radio:
WTF? Why does this exist? Who was sitting around and thought, "You know what the world needs? A shitty, smarmy, whimpy, extra-vanilla cover version of that one Kanye song." The Fray, apparently, is who. Apparently they're from Denver also, which compounds my venom with shame.
What audience out there would be glad that this exists? If you love the original, it's a disgrace. If you're indifferent to the original, it's irrelevant. If you hate the original, it's completely unneccesary.
Venom on you, The Fray. Maximum venom.
