This battle was another double booked post that I had originally set to share last September. Oh my wacky crazy mind! There’s no use in wasting a good showdown so I decided to present it today. I found inspiration for today’s battle song from my Procreate recreation of my pinup girl, Pose. I based my drawing on an old photograph. I thought why not use ‘photograph’ as my song choice, except use different songs with the same title and to make it interesting cover artists recordings instead of the original. You don’t have to know the tunes or singers, if you love mewsic then that’s all you need. Listen and tell me in comments who’s your favorite.
First up is the most recent Photograph song title written and recorded by Ed Sheeran in 2014. This song has the most covers of any of the seven songs sharing the same title. Rolling my eyes over the 41 artists, I knew who I wanted to use without listening to a single other and that is the version recorded by legendary, Engelbert Humperdinck.
Ella Fitzgerald recorded Photograph in 1981 the English version of Fotografia (first recorded by Silvia Telles in 1959) written by Antonio Carlos Jombim and Ray Gilbert.
Def Leppard wrote and recorded Photograph in 1983 which might be my favorite of the originals. That’s weird considering they’re a metal group but anyhow, their song generated interest from 16 other artists. Surprisingly, I found a few covers I really liked but when I spotted the next act, I knew I didn’t need to look any further. Let’s give it for Santana featuring Chris Daughtry
You’ll find more awesome battles underway at some of these blog listed below and if you’d like to be included in the fun, then contact Stephen requesting to be added to the list.
- ailovemusic (Amy) — 1st only
- Cherdo on the Flipside —- retired blog
- 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) — planning but not totally committed to 1st & 15th
- Tossing It Out (Lee) — planning but not totally committed to 1st & 15th
Polls close noon (EST) on Feb. 21st
Who gets your vote Humpredinck, Fitzgerald, or Santana ft. Daughtry?
Next week, I’ll be back to announce the winner in this round, probably in my 4M post for simplicity, so mark your calendar to see if your favorite artist wins in this showdown. Don’t cut away now, folks. The mewsic continues with the best cyberblock dance party right after this with Monday’s Music Moves Me! X💋X💋, Cathy
