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The song I chose is "I wanna Love you" which is originally by Akon. The Maine did a cover of this song and changed up the tempo, pitch, and many other aspects that differ from the original version. The Maine chose to sing the exact lyrics that Akon had written. Because the original is an R&B song, at some parts of The Mains rock version, it seems very different. Through out Akon's version he uses auto tune, which makes it very "poppy" and have more of a club feel to it. Also the speed of Akon's version is much slower, which adds a more sexual theme to it, compared to The Maine’s version, which is much faster and fun. Akon sings in a much higher pitch compared to The Maine’s lead singer and also his song has a very recognizable bass sound, light instrumental, and a lot of focus on vocals. However, The Maine, use a very distort rhythm guitar and the bass line is very hard to hear. The drums in The Maine’s version are much more up beat and increase the tempo of the song.
Both versions have the same organization. The Main chose to stick to the original song set up that Akon used. Both versions have a small intro then go straight into the chorus. Then there are three verses till the chorus, after the second chorus is four more verses till the chorus is repeated twice more before the end of the song. To me the lyrics don’t make to much sense in either song. The song uses a lot of slang such as “ I’m ready to hit the catty. Right up on the patio, move the patty to the catty.” I have no idea what a catty is. I’m not sure that The Maine even understood the lyrics that Akon wrote, but at some parts of the song the lyrics were obviously not written to be sung in a rock setting, and some words seemed forced to fit The Maine’s fast pace rock version. If I have to pick a favorite I’d say I like the original version more. Akon is a much better singer than The Maine, also I think the tempo and pitch are just right in his version. I have never found a cover that I liked better than the original track. Its obvious in Akon’s version that the main focus is the vocals, but in The Maine’s version it is very cluttered, it is hard to focus on everything at once because so much noise is happening. Akon’s version was a hit and has over twenty-seven million views on YouTube, while The Maine’s cover only hit over two million. I believe certain lyrics are written to fit a certain style of music and although it is interesting to hear a rock band cover an R&B song, it is an obvious choice when it comes to which song is of better quality. The quality of Akon’s vocals and of the instrumental aspect of the song outshine that of The Maine.