This was more of a tribute song than a cover but I really loved it. I remember hearing this version of Rehab a few days after the death of Amy Winehouse and I thought it was really amazing. The lyrics are haunting and heartbreaking. You can really hear the emotion of Rome from the way he sang it. It truly is a touching tribute song to a very talented but troubled artist.
Original:
Rehab by Amy Winehouse
http://youtu.be/KUmZp8pR1uc
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Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Amy Winehouse- The Girl From Ipanema
The Girl From Ipanema is an iconic song from the 60s. It's sound symbolizes the cool cat, swinger lifestyle of many people during that time while the lyrics tell a different story. The original was performed by Astrud Gilberto and Stan Getz in Portuguese and later in English. The original is slow paced with a jazz feel or also known as bossa nova. Bossa Nova was a style of music in Brazil that mixed samba and jazz and became popular in the 60s. The Girl From Ipanema definitely embodied that style back then.
Over the years, this song has been covered countless times by various artists with various musical styles. Even Ol' Blue Eyes, Frank Sinatra has covered it and I have to tell you, I almost changed this post to his cover! It was just so amazing! Don't worry though, I'll put a link to his cover at the bottom.
Now on to Amy Winehouse's version of The Girl From Ipanema. Her version sticks to original as far as instrumental. The drums are more profound and the tempo is sped up a little but other than that it stays in the regions of the original. Her voice is great as well and definitely differs from the delicate voice of Astrud Gilberto. Amy Winehouse voice is more powerful and intense which is a nice addition to the song. She even does some scatting at the end and you just can't go wrong with scatting.
Original:
The Girl From Ipanema by Astrud Gilberto & Stan Getz
http://youtu.be/8prwLMEFLx0
Frank Sinatra's cover
http://youtu.be/NldPFVKYmiw
Over the years, this song has been covered countless times by various artists with various musical styles. Even Ol' Blue Eyes, Frank Sinatra has covered it and I have to tell you, I almost changed this post to his cover! It was just so amazing! Don't worry though, I'll put a link to his cover at the bottom.
Now on to Amy Winehouse's version of The Girl From Ipanema. Her version sticks to original as far as instrumental. The drums are more profound and the tempo is sped up a little but other than that it stays in the regions of the original. Her voice is great as well and definitely differs from the delicate voice of Astrud Gilberto. Amy Winehouse voice is more powerful and intense which is a nice addition to the song. She even does some scatting at the end and you just can't go wrong with scatting.
Original:
The Girl From Ipanema by Astrud Gilberto & Stan Getz
http://youtu.be/8prwLMEFLx0
Frank Sinatra's cover
http://youtu.be/NldPFVKYmiw
Monday, March 11, 2013
Ryan Beatty - Valerie
"Valerie," the song made famous by Amy Winehouse. It was originally played by The Zutons but Amy Winehouse sang who own version of it which made "Valerie" a hit.
Ryan Beatty is best known on YouTube for posting himself singing covers of songs. Some might compare him to Justin Bieber but this kid deserves more than to just be called Justin Bieber 2.0. He has an amazing voice that far exceeds that of Justin Bieber.
"Valerie" is a difficult song to sing and because it's a soulful, bluesy song that doesn't make it any easier. People with the right type of soulful voice is hard to come by but Ryan Beatty is able to accomplish this in the cover. His voice is not, by all means as soulful as Amy Winehouse's but he manages to make this cover his own. With just an acoustic guitar and piano to accompany his voice and played at a slower tempo, the cover is given a more jazz/soul feel compared to Amy Winehouse's upbeat version. It really is an impressive cover. Enjoy!
Original:
"Valerie" by Amy Winehouse
http://youtu.be/cQVxFPxYyw0
Ryan Beatty is best known on YouTube for posting himself singing covers of songs. Some might compare him to Justin Bieber but this kid deserves more than to just be called Justin Bieber 2.0. He has an amazing voice that far exceeds that of Justin Bieber.
"Valerie" is a difficult song to sing and because it's a soulful, bluesy song that doesn't make it any easier. People with the right type of soulful voice is hard to come by but Ryan Beatty is able to accomplish this in the cover. His voice is not, by all means as soulful as Amy Winehouse's but he manages to make this cover his own. With just an acoustic guitar and piano to accompany his voice and played at a slower tempo, the cover is given a more jazz/soul feel compared to Amy Winehouse's upbeat version. It really is an impressive cover. Enjoy!
Original:
"Valerie" by Amy Winehouse
http://youtu.be/cQVxFPxYyw0
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