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Kylie Minogue “Come Into My World (Abbey Road Sessions)”

It’s become a cliché in the internet era to make slow, sad acoustic versions of pop hits for the sake of novelty. Generally speaking, I am not a fan of this, and resent the implication in many cases that the song has been rendered more powerful and substantial by remaking it with tired indie tropes. Kylie Minogue’s Abbey Road Sessions, a new collection of her old hits remade with new arrangements and live instrumentation, could easily fall into this trap but does not. Yes, some of the arrangements are softer and slower, but they don’t compromise the love and joy that is at the heart of her best songs. Instead, Minogue recasts the sentiment, dialing back some elements of what she’s expressing while highlighting others. This version of “Come Into My World” is just as intense and crushed-out as the original dance-pop recording, but she’s conveying a different sort of anticipation. It’s not as overwhelming, but the delicate sound brings out a very compelling, understated desperation in her phrasing.

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