SUMMARY: RUNNING TIME: 4:08 Min.
In 2015, American Idol contestant Adanna Duru covered Joan Jett’s 1988 rock hit, “I Hate Myself for Loving You.” Duru’s rendition was subsequently released as a single and as a track for the season’s Top 11 album.
Note: Duru finished in 10th/11th place in American Idol’s fourteenth season.
REVIEW:
Despite Idol’s instrumentals reasonably mimicking Joan Jett and the Blackhearts’ hard rock melody, Adanna Duru’s vocals are initially bubblegum tame. Hence, one is left anticipating a weak rendition of Jett’s tune directed at Disney+ programming. Yet, once she gets comfortably warmed up, Duru’s second half of the song comes alive. Duru doesn’t echo Jett so much as she finally pushes her vocal efforts to fit the lyrics, not to mention the song’s energetic vibe.
Even if her cover doesn’t justify a solo download, Duru’s take on Joan Jett is still fairly solid.
BRIAN’S ODD MOON RATING: 6 Stars
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