Monthly Archives: January 2013

Burn

Posted on January 30, 2013 by reset

I’ve just discovered Ray LaMontagne and he sounds great! I was looking for covers sang by Brandi Carlile and there I found Burn: and the cover by Brandi Carlile:   Can’t decide which one sounds better

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What can I say

Posted on January 25, 2013 by reset

It was almost a serendipity discovering Brandi Carlile. It was during a holiday with my kids when the only dvd we had was Tangled. After a while, the kids learned it by heart, but still wanted to see it again … Continue reading →

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Jovano Jovanke

Posted on January 9, 2013 by reset

This is a traditional folk song from Macedonia region in SE Europe. One of the best* version of this song is by Romanian band Phoenix: * I said “one of the best” and not “the best”, because I’m sure that … Continue reading →

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Tum Balalaika

Posted on January 9, 2013 by reset

Original song is in Yiddish language and it originated in Russia. It means sound of balalaika. Balalaika is a russian triangular stringed musical instrument. Here’s the best version of it (with lyrics): And here’s another good version from an interesting … Continue reading →

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Amorphis – The Castaway

Posted on January 9, 2013 by reset

This is a wonderful song from the Tales from the Thousand Lakes album, 1993. Lyrics are inspired from the Finnish national epic, Kalevala.

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Suspicious minds

Posted on January 7, 2013 by reset

I searched for better versions, but clearly nobody can do better than Elvis on Suspicious Minds. It’s like this song is just made for him. Found some interesting performances though: Wonderful voice of Croatian singer Severina Just a matter of … Continue reading →

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Ochi chornye

Posted on January 7, 2013 by reset

I think that I listened to this song when I was a child – I do not remember, but it somehow got stocked in my mind… And some 25 years later it hit me. Didn’t know the exact lyrics, all … Continue reading →

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Zhopa

Posted on January 7, 2013 by reset

  Remember the wonderful male voice on El Tango de Roxanne – Moulin Rouge Soundtrack? The voice is of Jacek Koman  of Vulgargrad, a great mix of Russian blatnyak and punk  (and  a dash of burlesque I might add). My … Continue reading →

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