photo by Angelo Soulas
Belinda Emmett – ‘Less Than Perfect’ (mp3)
To those not familiar with the name, Belinda Emmett was an ex Home and Away soapie actress/singer who recently passed away, losing a tabloid covered battle against cancer. She was Rove McManus‘s wife, host to the popular talk show on free to air TV channel 10. Her family recently released an mp3 of a recording meant to be part of her solo album which she never finished. The Age described it as a ‘heart wrenching ballad’. While circumstance and a media love-in drew me to the song more than its musical merit, I find it interesting that her family decided to publish the song online as a free download. Did they do it to share their grief with the masses of tabloid readers and Rove fans? Do people do that nowadays, when a family member passes? Put out mp3s on the net instead of just playing sad songs in funerals? The last funeral I went to a few years back was for a friend whose band I was involved with, he also lost his fight to cancer at 25 years old. The remaining band members sang him a song in the church. They didn’t record and put out an mp3 online. Would it have made anyone better if they did?
November 18, 2006 2:49 pm
These kinds of situations put us bloggers in sticky situations dont they. Very hard to come out and throw a blog rant about how bad a song is when it is kind of a momento given to us in memory of someone.
I’ll get shot down for this but I think the song stinks, but I dont think thats the point is it. She was a true golden girl, none of that delta or kylie bullshit, Emmett was another class.
I never thought id actually feel bad for Rove about anything… ever.
November 18, 2006 4:49 pm
agreed with pix, the only thing stopping me from ripping into the track is you know, the whole recent funeral situation.
Rove, though, well he’s another story. his funnyness died a long time ago…
December 3, 2006 6:47 am
Come on guys. She’s dead. He’s in a world of pain.
December 11, 2006 4:44 pm
Emma wanted her music to be heard by everyone and i dont think she would of cared if you had of liked it or not.
December 12, 2006 8:37 am
I agree with Nadia. She wanted her music heard and its devastating that she never got to see people to enjoy her music – because even if it’s not your cup of tea for a lot of people it is.
I enjoyed the song, just as I enjoyed watching Belinda on H&A. She was just a beautiful kind person.
Enough said.
July 25, 2007 1:10 am
I think it was a beautiful gesture to share this song with people who care about her. How can one critique this negatively, I just do not understand . I did not know it was her singing at first ,it is just good, really good. Someone else could have produced it but there was not a thing wrong with the song or her voice style, lovely. I would have bought it to listen to easily. I am sad she is gone what a sweet young woman who has left a void in her place that her family can’t fill. The songs is again very good.