Retro classic. Nothing more to say, really.

Crazy For You - Madonna Cover

So I'm obsessed with Beyonce's new album, and this song in particular. Thanks to jiraxys09 for the instrumental - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuGWlfl1DJo

Jealous - Beyonce Cover

Whenever I hear this song I think of the sea. I'm not sure why, but there's a sea-like quality in the songs and lyrics; the way he talks about lust and love and dreaming. Perhaps it's simply the word 'crash'. I don't know. Either way, I love it, and thought I'd give it a shot. Dave Matthews Band, thanks for the music. 

Crash Into Me - A Dave Matthews Band Cover

There's so much pain in this song; so much repressed anger, boiling under the surface of what is a deceptively simple and beautiful melody. It's one of the darkest songs I have ever heard but oddly, I find myself drawn quite strongly to it. Perhaps because I felt like this once. And every time I hear it, I remember. 

Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) - A Nancy Sinatra Cover

Beyonce still eludes me. Her songs are so terribly difficult to sing well, and I find this *really* frustrating. This one was the only one I could half manage. I've always liked it - it's got that slow jazz feel to it and she doesn't do many like this anymore. So yeah. Here it is folks :)

Gift from Virgo - A Beyonce Cover

The All Saints were never quite a 'pop' group to me. Their songs were hip but edgy - even the sillier ones - and had an intriguing darkness to them, even behind the sweetness of Melanie Blatt's vocals. Pure Shores is probably my favorite, along with their rendition of the classic Under The Bridge, but this song, Black Coffee, has the best harmonies. And again, there's that same edge: it has the lyrics of love song, but the vibe of something else - something almost sinister. 

Mmm, just my cup of coffee.

Black Coffee - An All Saints Cover

I love Sam Smith's voice, especially in this achingly simple cover of Whitney Houston's hit. I can't really muster anywhere near the feeling he does but here goes nothing. Love love love.

How Will I Know - Sam Smith and Whitney Houston Cover

It's been a while but finally getting back to my bedroom recordings! This is so often dismissed as a silly little pop song but there's a dreamy poetry to the lyrics that I love. 

"Just a boy, just an ordinary boy - but he was looking to the sky."

Ordinary Day (Vanessa Carlton Cover)

I love Mayer Hawthorne, especially his earlier albums. He manages to be slick and utterly romantic at the same time. This track is so smooth, so retro, so croony... I just couldn't resist.

I Wish It Would Rain (A Mayer Hawthorne Cover)

Wow. So this one was *hard*. Maxwell is breathtaking in falsetto, it was so difficult to do it justice. This song though - it gets me every time. It was written by Kate Bush specifically for a scene in a movie where a woman is going through a difficult birth and it's so achingly tender. Not just the lyrics, but the melody and the way you have to sort of use your whole body to sing it and mean it. Just love it.

This Woman's Work - A Maxwell Cover

Shoulder pads and disco balls, anyone?

Long live retro.

Bette Davis Eyes - A Kim Carnes Cover

An old and very, very dear favourite.


Instrumental credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcBys7MwPjE
Photo credit: https://unsplash.com/@sebamolinafotografia

My Funny Valentine

The masterpiece of Hamilton. I could write essays on it, but instead, I'll just leave you with this.

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