'The Voice': Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green & Co. tackle the Stones

Though please watch the video and judge for yourself. Maybe we're just cranky because it's the end of summer. And perhaps the sanitized lead guitar and puppy-dog hiss from Levine really is just what the song needed. Or maybe the song was always crying out for a ticker-tape-like parade presentation and a diva growl.

To be fair, "The Voice" -- or "American Idol" or "The X-Factor" -- isn't where anyone turns to hear a smoldering version of any song. Increasingly, these shows exist solely to show the viewing public a nonperforming glimpse of popular artists playing the role of teacher, and the drama isn't who wins, but who judges (see the ongoing, is-he-in or is-he-gone saga of "Idol's" Randy Jackson).

Still, we are talking about some of our country's biggest stars tackling a song every music fan knows inside and out. It deserves a little more than Shelton and Aguilera spinning around in a rotating chair as if they're singing on a Tilt-a-Whirl.

Then again, who are we kidding? The Stones haven't exactly made an effort to preserve the integrity of the song, either. 

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