Released 2022

The first track of 2022! Nostalgia is not like it used to be!

Funkinova

Brian Adams - Summer of 69

I heard this recently, and the guitar riff is so strong that I thought that the song needed extending. See what you think.

The song was released as the A-side of their eleventh single in May 1966. It topped singles charts in the United Kingdom, the United States, Ireland, West Germany, Australia, New Zealand and Norway.

The Beatles - Paperback Writer

This was one of Cliffs biggest hits in the 1980s with a slightly more rocky sound in this version!

Cliff Richard - Some People

There are three well known versions of this track. the original by Cameo, the early 90's hit by Gun and also one by Korn. 

I attributed this to Gun, being the first version that I heard, even though Cameo's original had been released some time before.

Gun - Word Up

If it was good enough for The Wiggles to do a cover and have a #1 JJJ hit, it was good enough for me!!

Tame Impala - Elephant

1973 Bubblegum Pop at its finest!

Pretty much a one-hit wonder although 2 or 3 incarnations of "The Rubettes" seemed to have survived for decades after, proving that it only takes one global hit to make a living but maybe three high quailty albums to last as superstars . . . which these dudes didn't quite make.

Rubettes - Sugar Baby Love

I produced this a while ago, but heard it recently and decided it needs to be published!

A rocky version of an 80s classic that has been resamples by quite a few artists since.

Soft Cell - Tainted Love

A cover of an 1980's soundtrack tune by Giorgio Moroder from the iconic Flashdance movie.

Giogio Moroder - Love Theme From Flashdance

I made this track before listening to the original. Quite more up tempo than the original 1976 song that was a hit in Egypt and France

Dalida - Salma Ya Salama

Anggun, is an Indonesian-born French singer-songwriter and television personality. This track is the title track to her 1997 Album of the same name. The album peaked at number 34 on the French Albums Chart and sold over 150,000 copies in France and Belgium.

Anggun - Au Nom de la Lune

Although the lyrics of this song are somewhat dubious, it is one of the most soulful songs ever produced. It was # 1 in 1972 and written by Gamble and Huff who were on a roll with the Philadelphia sound.

Paul was older than many first time #1 artists having been conscripted into the army in the same regiment as Elvis Presley.

Ballads

Billy Paul - Me and Mrs Jones

A short but iconic instrumental from the 1964.

Herbie Hancock - Cantaloupe Island

Paul McCartney described this as one of the best songs ever written!

Beach Boys - God Only Knows

"One Day I'll Fly Away" is a song performed by American singer Randy Crawford, from her fourth studio album, Now We May Begin (1980). The song was a commercial success in the international market at the time, reaching number one in Belgium and Netherlands, while peaking at number two in the United Kingdom.

Randy Crawford - One Day I'll Fly Away

A classic Kate Bush Track from 1985 recently resurrected by the Netflix series 4 Stranger Things and charting again all around the world in 2022, including her first top ten in the US.

Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill

The Doobie Bros Classic Track from their 1973 album "The Captain And Me" seemingly originating as an on-stage jam.

Doobie Brothers - Long Train Runnin'

A little bit of a funky groove to kick off the weekend.

Groove Theory - Tell Me

"Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" is a song by Italian electronic music producer Spiller featuring vocals from British singer-songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor.

Spiller - Groovejet (If this ain't love)

Classic goth-rock track from Evanescence released in 2003.

Played at the right volume it has the potential to give you "gooseys" !

Evanescence - My Immortal

Tower of Power - Soul With A Capital 'S'

Hi all, so from 2016 to 2024 I assembled and produced a large collection of covers of many of my favorite tunes as my own hobby (and many during COVID lock-downs!) and I have accumulated over 2,800,000 plays across the world which is awesome!

I am much more of a producer that a musician. These first 8 years of my music was mostly based on midi cover tracks often downloaded from the Internet but heavily reproduced and re-imagined variously on my two Yamaha keyboards (Clavinova and PSR 975), but also using PC midi editing & DAW software.

Towards the end of that period, I added some of my more original electronic music which I produced over the past two decades under the name of Funkleberry in order to consolidate my Soundcloud accounts. 

But in 2024 I got into AI music generation and I am now  a freelance sonwriter and AI music producer. It's been a fun journey!

My first 4 AI Albums can also be found here:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4iZUxtVnHl09U3UJ0nbt2L OR

in Apple music (search Funkinova and/or AI Collective)

If you like anything you hear, please pass them on!