Originally Posted by _elly001:
“You're taking the word 'own' too literally. I'm using it in the hearts and minds sense. You're using it in a purely technical sense. I've addressed that already.
Gary Lightbody might not have had a say in terms of Leona recording it, but he certainly had his say in subsequent interviews - one of which has been posted in this thread.
Like it or not, in the UK, the majority of popular music fans have been weaned on the XF. We are the XF generation. Leona's performance was seminal for the XF. Of course it's all subjective, and I have no idea why it didn't go worldwide viral, but it did pretty well worldwide, from what I can remember. The fact that you say that no performance on the XF can be considered generational again shows your bias. You don't think anything of substance can come from the XF, I get it. But that doesn't make either you or I correct. It's just opinion that people give on here, nothing more.”
It did well in the UK and Europe as far as I know. Not worldwide. Compare that with Susan Boyle's performance on BGT now that went worldwide.
You are right I don't think anything of substance can come from the XF however I would say Leona's performance of Bleeding Love if any was her best - it launched her career and sold millions around the world and created the first XF act to have real international success.
