I’m taking the day off from Blogosphere since it’s a holiday to spend with DH. I imagine most of y’all are just taking it easy today either recovering from a late night doing whatever you do to bring in a new year anyhow. In my first battle of this brand new year, I’m using ‘Brand New Day‘ by Van Morrison. This was a new song discovery. Wiki shares Morrison’s inspiration behind the words.
“Brand New Day” expressed a lot of hope. I was in Boston and having a hard job getting myself up spiritually…Then one day this song came on the FM station and it had this particular feeling and this particular groove and it was totally fresh. It seemed to me like things were making sense….I didn’t know who the hell the artist was. It turned out to be The Band. I looked up at the sky and the sun started to shine and all of a sudden the song just came through my head. I started to write it down, right from “When all the dark clouds roll away”….
Now moving on to my cover artist contenders. Honestly, there weren’t too many to choose from but of those I listened to, I found these two new-to-me artists to suit my mewsical preference best. Allow me to introduce the first contestant to you, Frank Shiner. I enjoyed reading a bit about Frank in this article. It’s beautiful learning of the struggles of others in reaching dreams swept under the rug. His vocals were an instant magnet to my ears and hopefully, you’ll find his mewsic style pleasing as well. Please give a listen to Shiner!
Next up is contestant number two, an Italian rock singer/songwriter, Graziano Romani and unlike artist #1, Romani has a less than polished sound which works quite well not only with Morrison’s song but to my ear. Might I ask you to give your attention to Graziano!
Who gets your vote, Frank or Graziano?
BoTB 3-step system:
- You VOTE. Leave your FAVORITE pick in comments. Everyone is welcome to vote. There is no wrong vote, except if you DON’T vote.
- Be interactive. Tell me why you like your favorite pick. (optional)
- Make me happy. Tell a friend, share the below tweet. (optional)
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You’ll find more awesome battles underway at some of these blog listed below (not everyone is doing the bi-monthly showdowns now) and if you’d like to be included in the fun, then contact Stephen requesting to be added to the list.
Angels Bark (Michele), Cherdo on the Flipside, The Doglady’s Den (Debbie), Jingle Jangle Jungle (Mary), Mike’s Ramblings, STMcC Presents BoTB (Stephen, BoTB Manager), The Sound of One Hand Typing (John), & Tossing It Out (Lee).
Polls close at noon (EST) on Monday, January 7th!
You can find out how I voted in this round and to see if your favorite artist is named winner next week this time.
DID YOU VOTE? No! Okay, but if you leave WITHOUT voting, I won’t be held responsible for what happens to your computer. Just saying is all. 😂
X💋X💋, Cathy
