Meanwhile in Japan, after breaking away from the group she belonged to, Namie Amuro went on to see massive success as a solo artist. A pioneer of ‘90s fashion trends, she was the darling of Japanese TV.
However, on both sides of the Pacific, these musicians would face tragedy. Amuro’s mother was murdered in 1999, and TLC lost member Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes in a car accident in 2002. Now, TLC are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their hit song “Waterfalls” by rerecording it with Namie Amuro filling in for Left Eye. The only problem was they forgot to tell the Lopes family.
According to TMZ, Left Eye Lopes’ sister Reigndrop Lopes expressed her and her mother’s discontent with the move saying that they would have appreciated being told ahead of time.
However, Reigndrop added that if the song was only sold in Japan, she’d be okay with it. It seems as though that’s the plan so far with the single being available only on Amazon Japan and iTunes Japan for 250 yen.
After giving the reworking of “Waterfall” a listen, the addition of Amuro is great in doses but should have been arranged differently. Her singing is very nice and all but the rap parts come across kind of stiff compared to Left Eye’s own. It seems like it would have been better to just use Lopes’ original recorded contribution and added an extra/original verse from Amuro.
Sources: Naver Matome, MSN Topics
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