WOW, it’s a brand new month already! This past week has been a wretched cold mess with a few unexpected snow days thrown in the mix, which complicates my blog writing or lack there of. While composing posts on Wednesday songspiration hit me like a great northern gust, I did say it was cold, didn’t I?
I came across this week a new-to-me song while planning my Monday musical post. Johnny Mathis recorded the original in 1957. Man, oh man is he ever smooth! The song peaked at #22 on the charts and earning Mathis a nomination for an academy award. Did I say an academy award? Apparently, Mathis recorded the track for the film with the same name, Wild is the Wind.
I won’t include Mathis in BoTB, but will take a different direction. Who will win? Well, kittens & dawgs it’s totally up to you! Let the battle begin….
In 1959, Nina Simone recorded this cover. I had not heard of her before now and I really wanted to like her mellow, bluesy tone, but her voice simply didn’t ring well with me in the end.
When my eye caught another female R&B artist who kept close to the sound of Mathis’s original cut, I instantly fell in love with Randy Crawford. Her soft, crystal-clear voice is beautiful.
Amel Larrieux adds a lovely breathy quality to this song in this video and I liked it a lot, but in other videos I heard flaws in her voice which bumped her out of the contest.
Wanting two female vocalist to compete for the title of round one of March BoTB, I pleasantly stumbled across jazz singer, Jackie Ryan. Her seamlessly, sultry cover is definitely a winner!
These women are incredible in their own right. It’s tough for me to say which one I like the most, but it’s a competition. I have to pick one. Who will you pick? It’s time to vote!
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Okay, visit STMcCP to get the 411 on how Battle of the Bands works, but those who know what to do then it’s time to play along with the other members!
- STMcC Presents ‘Battle of the Bands’
- Lee @Tossing It Out
- Robin @ Your Daily Dose
- Fae @ Far Away Series
- Book Lover
- Creative Outlet of Stratplayer
- Mike’s Ramblings
- John @ The Sound of One Hand Typing
- Dixie @ dcrelief ~ Battle of the Bands
- Alex J. Cavanaugh
- Kim @ The Belle Rocks
Like I said, it’s a close call in my opinion, but I cast my vote in favor of Ryan! Please tell us why you picked your choice before you leave. Thanks for stopping by this morning. I will be over in short order. Just a reminder, next week’s results will post in my regular slot of Sunday Sillies. I hope you’ll decided to check back to see, if your artist gets named the winner!
In my opinion, this song is best suited for a woman’s voice, but I decided to for Monday’s post to use a cover performed by an all male band. Curious? Join me tomorrow for Monday’s Music Moves Me! 😉
Until next time, have bandtastic day!
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