This is our wedding anniversary month.  On the 9th, we will celebrate 45 years together as husband and wife. At our wedding, DH’s best friend, Tony played his guitar and sang one of our favorite songs, If by Bread (reference only). 

I was really surprised that SecondHandSongs shows more than 300 covers of this song, most are people I don’t know but there were a few big names.  I decided with my battle picks that I wanted to go with female vocalists striped down.  Not to worry, the ladies are dressed but I thought a simple rendition more appropriate with the contenders voice and a guitar.  Obviously, I’m leaning this direction for sentimental reasons since that’s the way Tony performed at our wedding.  

My choices were slim but I found two girls that came the closest to what I was looking for and now I leave it up to you to decide who gets your vote.

Up first is Shane Ericks!

 

No sooner did I hear Shane sing, I thought Karen Carpenter which is interesting because I read a her bio on her website that says, She [Shane] has been called the Karen Carpenter of the Philippines.  While her YouTube channel consists of mostly covers, I did find out in her bio that she is a recording artist. 

 

 

 

 

Haley has a lovely voice, perhaps more commercial sounding. She’s more than a cover artist, she’s also a songwriter.  

Polls close at noon (ET) on the 7th!

I’m taking a blogging break this summer but will join others participating in the Battle of the Bands fun and plan to make my rounds on Monday.  Watch for the results of this showdown to show up in my June 9th post.  There are more showdowns underway, you’ll find a list of participants in my side bar beneath the BOTB banner for you to check those out.  I’ll be back tomorrow with Monday’s Music Moves Me on Sundays. If you’re Blogosphere stop in for more music. 😉 This is CAAC signing off, have a bandtastic day!