Written by Jill Barber/Ron Sexsmith 
Produced by Les Cooper
From the 2009 album Chances and 2012 Mischievous Moon (US Only)
Recently heard in the Netflix Original Series "Orange Is The New Black"

Jill Barber - Chances

Bobby Darin was a genius in my books.
This is my version dedicated to him.

Bobby Darin - Things

Rain – an experiment with AI support using my original lyrics. Here are 18 different versions in different genres of the same song, some in different languages. I chose Ukrainian, Vietnamese, German, Dutch and Russian as well as English because on Soundcloud they are the countries which seem to have the most plays. I hope that the translations are ok!

The song lyrics are about the normal person trying to be in, or save, a relationship. Everyone should have a chance. And what can go wrong if you make your move too soon….I suppose a similar theme to “Something Stupid” by Frank and Nancy Sinatra.

This was an interesting project which shows how one set of lyrics can be used in such different ways. Part of the motivation is also to see how people respond to the different versions on SoundCloud where my music has a lot of plays, and see which versions and which languages are the most popular.

Rain 1 – blues rock
Rain 2 – alternative, new age, Icelandic sounding
Rain 3 – Dutch version, techno, dance
Rain 4 – britpop
Rain 5 – classical female, musical/film
Rain 6 – dance synthpop version in Vietnamese
Rain 7 – big band, swing, male crooner
Rain 8 – ska, reggae
Rain 9 – smooth jazz, female vocals
Rain 10 – chilled Ukrainian new age female
Rain 11- nu-metal
Rain 12 – operatic tenor version, duet
Rain 13 – synthpop version in German
Rain 14 – soul 
Rain 15 – dance, Russian
Rain 16 – slow RnB 
Rain 17 – jazz-rock 
Rain 18 – singer-songwriter

7. Rain - big band crooner

You must remember this
A kiss is just a kiss, a sigh is just a sigh
The fundamental things apply
As time goes by
And when two lovers woo
They still say, "I love you"
On that you can rely
No matter what the future brings
As time goes by
Moonlight and love songs
Never out of date
Hearts full of passion
Jealousy and hate
Woman needs man
And man must have his mate
That no one can deny
it's still the same old story
A fight for love and glory
A case of do or die
The world will always welcome lovers
As time goes by
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Moonlight and love songs
Never out of date
Hearts full of passion
Jealousy and hate
Woman needs man
And man must have his mate
That no one can deny
it's still the same old story
A fight for love and glory
A case of do or die
The world will always welcome lovers
As time goes by

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - Cheek to Cheek

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