Another artists that I am loving at the moment is Jayme Dee....I don't know much about her (neither does google) but she seems to be a sort of YouTube rise to fame singer...and I love her voice and her bravery to take on some really tough songs and post some creative interpretations!
She is still quite young (don't know how old) but has a stunning, mature voice that she controls really well, she also backs up her musicality with a range of added instruments, etc.....
I have put her in cover week because she has hundreds of them on YouTube but she has also written some of her own stuff like one of her newish songs called- RULES. This song actually made it onto the Hunger Games soundtrack which is such a great achievement and I have no doubt that she will continue to be invited to record with great names and people.
So these are some of my favourite but really take a look yourself cause you wont be able to stop yourself when you see her cover of your favourite song...
This is Sunday Morning originally by Maroon 5
Cooler than Me originally by Mike Posner
Rolling in the deep originally by Adele
Hallelujah originally by Lenard Cohen
- Caity xx
Ok because it's a COVER VERSIONS theme, I feel like I should bring this song up again because if you weren't reading my blog earlier, you wouldn't have seen it and it is just magnificent! So here is my repeat comment on SKINNY LOVE- cover by BIRDY and original by Bon Iver....
This is truly beautiful and she was only 12 when you recorded it! Please rather just scroll down and find that review instead of me typing it again but there's song info about her and the original video and stuff so take a look....
My rating: 94%
- Caity xx
Tuesday, 5 June 2012
This is so annoying, my videos never seem to work when I check them?? Here are the links instead
I have another Glee song...I am sure you all know it...
WHAT DOESN'T KILL YOU (STRONGER) originally by Kelly Clarkson.
Glee pull this off really well and I have been listening to each version endlessly over the pass day or two and am still undecided which it better... I guess that I think the original is better because the fact that I can't decide means that the cover doesn't really add its own take on it but it doesn't matter, I love the message in the song....
Its quite pop-py again, a lot of synthesized rifts and stuff but I guess a relatively enjoyable listen. I think the reason why I actually like the song so much is because my best friend (you know one of those people who are just your other half, they always make you feel better, always say the right thing, etc yes, that's her, my amazing friend ) once told me the quote "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger" to try to cheer me up ; this was before it became a song though and I always remembered it so when a song about it came out it was really cool.
Anyways my rating for the cover is 75%...so listen and enjoy!
Cover
Original
Chat soon
- Caity xx
Monday, 4 June 2012
If you haven't heard of WALK OFF THE EARTH, you need to get on YouTube NOW! They are absolutely amazing!! They are a five person band and they really utilize every aspect of their instrument, voice and body to produce a truly enriching experience in music....really something different and to talk about.
So my first cover that they do is SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW by GOTYE...
It is so cool, all 5 players use 1 guitar!! really shows some musical techniques plus they all have incredible voices and they show how small detail adds so so much to a song...
The next cover by them that I love love love is FROM ME TO YOU originally y the Beatles. Now I do actually come from a fairly musical family and one thing I'll never forget is once when I was trying to decide on a set for a concert I was doing, I was considering Hey Jude and my dad (a great musician) advised me that one should almost never do any songs by really really huge bands because they were just so famous that for you to produce a pleasing cover that actually does any justice is unlikely just because people have become accustomed to hearing those versions and don't want to loose their memories or those songs and so any bands that EVERYONE will just know who you're talking about when you mention them, they are usually best to avoid....that is not set in stone though...
So basically what I am trying to get at is that this is a really bold move to do, also considering that it is such a different interpretation, its really beat-y, and a completely different beat pattern, they do it more on the off-beat rather than with the song which creates a really interesting version that I love. Also just check out what they're doing, each one is like using their hands to play each other's instruments, completely amazing! I absolutely love this song by the Beatles though, it is actually one of my favorites by them...so do yourself a favor and take a listen!
Oh my word, I wish I could write about every song of theirs, as you will have realized by now, I am a fan, but newly found, I mean half of their stuff I only found right now writing this post and trying to get some background info.... so I can't possibly write on all the others but I'll post their videos so you can (and have to) listen! Haha, you know what I mean , just click play.
MAGIC ORIGINALLY BY BoB
SOMEONE LIKE YOU originally by Adele
DON'T WORRY BE HAPPY originally by Bobby McFerrin
and so on, take a look at YouTube!
Also to acknowledge that these are all COVERS here are the links to the originals if you want to compare...
