Satanic Majesties is full of sort-of experiments that don’t pan out or even sound very good. Most of Between the Buttons is simply ok – boring 50 years later. Setting aside my hatred of all covers on a primal level, there are Rolling Stones songs that could use a re-work or an update. In her hands, the song is sumptuous, palatial, an oversized cushion in a room designation for relaxation. Ciara doesn’t locate this feeling – she’s singing “Paint It, Black” as though it’s about a Lexus. “Paint It Black” is a menacing song, drawn with the eraser of nihilism. It’ definitely making me wonder why she doesn’t record an entire album like this.
#CIARA PAINT IT BLACK ALBUM COVERS MOVIE#
It’s almost enough to make me want to see whatever movie it’s promoting. It’s aiming for the biggest stadiums (or at least the biggest stadium-seating theaters), but it still knows that dropping out so Ciara can deliver a line almost a capella will give the song maximum impact.
The production strives for epic and largely achieves it, overblown yet restrained - the way backing vocals are held back until the outro gives them all the more impact when they finally land. Her range goes from a throaty growl over the tense opening chords to a full wail by the final apocalyptic ones, and she never seems less than commanding. Ciara’s done “Paint It, Black” as a Bond theme, certainly a better one than the trash we recently got. This is for a soundtrack, but not the right one.
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