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Mendalla said:
And Pentatonix seems to be back on their game. I was kinding of losing interest but between the cover of Sound of Silence that Bette posted upthread and now this one, they are getting me excited again.

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Should you like to listen to such fine music, easily, again!

Dear goddes, @Mendalla that's lovely!
 
I just came back from one of those blandly divisive discussions, and the line, "Come down from the cross, we can use the wood". came to mind. So I had to hear it. One of the best hymns by Tom Waites...
 
Mendalla said:
"Landslide" by Fleetwood Mac is a tough song to cover, though many artists try. It is just so associated with the voice of Stevie Nicks. Still, some manage it and this new cover from Imaginary Future is a good one. Jesse's voice and arrangement are different enough from Stevie's that he manages to do something new, and good, with this classic.

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His voice is not nearly as powerful as Nicks' - a bit monotone - but still a good song, and it's way better than I can sing it.
 
And now for something completely...ok, somewhat different. A performance of Pride from Seven Deadly Sins by Brecht & Weill. Storm Large gives a good performance as does the male quartet.

 
How the bleep did I not know about this? From 1994, Kate Bush sings Gershwin. Beautifully, of course.

 
And sticking with amazing British women, here's the last of Dido's acoustic sessions. This is a classic, easily one of her best.

 
Speaking of amazing women, Faouzia got another original song out today and it may be her best, yet. And even as she continues to build her music career, this latest Winnipeg star is apparently also studying engineering. As the parent of a student engineer, I can't even picture doing both side-by-side but it's nice to see her leaving some doors open if the music career doesn't pan out. Though with a voice like this, I find it hard to picture her not succeeding.

 
BetteTheRed said:
Not incompatible. My string playing daughter also studies civil engineering.
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Oh, I think they are quite compatible topic wise, both being highly mathematical. But my son literally works on school stuff almost every waking hour and I don't see how you also fit recording and promoting an album into that. I imagine she had already written most of the songs, but recording them, shooting videos, producing (if she's producing herself, which she may not be) and so on are pretty time-consuming, too.
 
BetteTheRed said:
Not incompatible. My string playing daughter also studies civil engineering.
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Engineering is another taught protocol that doesn't accept things well out of the box ... distant OHM'rs? Eclectic ... multilined ... tech?

Some weaving may be encountered in the appearances ... as we question what's behind that appearance ...
 
Sounds like Julia Westlin continues to struggle with her health, but somehow she managed to write and record this beautiful song.

 
One of the greatest, and most unique, male voices in postwar pop music has to be Jon Anderson, best known as the lead singer of prog-rock band Yes. And, amazingly, that voice still holds up pretty well after 50 years of pretty intensive use (Yes started in 1968). His new solo album, 1000 Hands, just dropped and the first single was released 3 weeks ago but I just found it yesterday. The song is, in short, amazing. Hearkens to his early eighties work with synth wiz Vangelis in many ways, at least to my ears, though with a rather different palette of instruments.


And the second is a lively, jazzy number. Not typical Anderson, perhaps, but definitely lives up to its title.:giggle:


And he is making noises about another attempt at a Yes reunion. Well as much of one as you can have without late bassist Chris Squire.
 
Sara Bareilles gets talked about a lot in this thread for good reason. She's a brilliant singer, songwriter, and pianist. Here she teams with Katharine McPhee for a song from the musical Waitress. Sara wrote all the songs for the show and played the lead for a couple runs while McPhee has played the lead in productions on both Broadway and the London West End. The song is powerful and beautiful and ranks, for me, with Sara's best.

 
A lively, fun take on one hit wonder Video Killed the Radio Star, originally by the Buggles. This cover is by Walk Off the Earth with Sarah Silverman. Love the clips of Sarah and the band horsing around with the kids.

 
Hound + Fox and I have at least one thing in common: We're all fans of The Princess Bride. And their cover of "Storybook Love" from the original soundtrack is lovely.

 
I have no idea who Mackenzie Johnson is, but after hearing her "girl with a guitar" take on one of my favorite Bee Gees songs, I will investigate further.

 
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