Okay, I liked the American Idol clip preview of Gina Glockson singing this song. It sounded vaguely familiar, and I recognized it when I looked it up and found the original version.
Used as a theme song for a CBS song about the Vietnam war called Tour of Duty (1987–1989), "Paint It Black" has also appeared in several movies as either a song or as a reference. It is an interesting song, the morose narrator's declaration of his black heart offset by a quick tempo.
The Rolling Stones influenced the development of rock music immensely; much of their music is the guitar and drums so common to classic rock. Even with the quick tempo, the tone and choice of instruments oddly suits the morose "Paint It Black." The singer's voice could have used improvement, though, and it's almost drowned out, but that could be due to the song's age. Recordings do degrade.
In "Paint It Black," the lyrics' cliché tale of a lost loved one avoid the cussing many modern songs use, but it still keeps the narrator in his melancholy. There's no hope, no action. All he does is mope; what is he going to do about it?
It's an okay song, I guess. The music/message contrast is interesting, but I don't particularly want to hear the song again. If it comes on the radio, whatever, but I won't go looking for it. I suspect the original non-degraded version sounded better.
Music: 4/5
Vocal(s): 3/5
Overall: 6/10
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