Welcome to round 11 of Battle of the Bands! In 1971, the seventh James Bond movie released with Sean Connery’s return in Diamonds Are Forever as the sophisticated, International spy 007. Shirley Bassey amazing vocals opens the big screen production with the self-titled theme song. No one can come close to Shirley’s amazing voice. I will ask you in this showdown to try to not listen for a Bassey sing-alike but instead to give the two artists I picked a chance to earn your vote based solely on their styles. Are you ready? Let’s get started!
Artist #1, Charlotte Rosse <–YouTube Channel] described as a “heart-on sleeve style vocalist” by FMS article writer hails from across the pond lives in the UK. Kindly listen to Charlotte’s cover.
Artist #2 Alyona Yarushina immigrated to the U.S. in 2020 from Moscow Russia and is working on her recording her first album. Alyona uses a broader range of musical styles.
I enjoyed both of these ladies cover songd. Now, it’s up to you to decided who gets your vote. Will it be Charlotte or Alyona? The choice is up to you. Remember there’s no wrong vote, except a no vote. You know what to do, leave the name of your favorite pick in comments. It’s that easy! 😉
I invite you to visit BoTBers with showdowns going on today.
- ailovemusic (Amy) — 1st only
- The Doglady’s Den (Debbie) — retired member, active voter
- Jingle Jangle Jungle (Mary) — 1st only
- Mike’s Ramblings — 1st & 15th
- STMcC Presents BoTB (Stephen, BoTB Manager) — retired member, active voter
- The Sound of One Hand Typing (John) — 1st & 15th
- Tossing It Out (Lee) — 1st & 15th
Polls close June 6 at noon (EST)
I am starting my summer blogging routine. Instead of composing two BoTB each month, I am only taking part in the first one of each month, even this is subject to change especially if participation in this battle is skimpy. Internet traffic is slow as it should be this time of the year and I don’t fault anyone for wanting to spend time doing other things than staying glued to their computer, so don’t worry about it. I get it. I’ll announce the winner in this round in my June 7th Monday’s Music Moves Me post, so be sure to mark your calendar to see if your favorite artist wins in this showdown and have a funtastic summer! X💋X💋, Cathy