because while D'angelo can play the Keys and Program a few things, his voice is what most people associate with him and in truth his covers don't differ much at all and he doesn't take a cover song to a different level.

i've followed his career and back when he was on Showtime at the appollo covering Johnny Gill's "rub you the right way" which he won him that night and he has covered the commodores, earth,wind and fire amongest others, however his covers just don't take his range or tone into any other area.

its a special type of talent to cover other peoples work and i mean that.

can't everybody do legit covers. for instance as talented as Prince is, his covers on record stank IMO.

and he just sounds like himself when he covers others.

that is the same thing with D'angelo and believe me if you can cover somebody else's song and make it good or even Great then that only adds to your legacy,but if not, well then its not a good look for you.

Whitney flipped your stuff and made it her own.