Birdy - People Help The People, Shelter, Skinny Love
Birdy - People Help The People, Shelter, Skinny Love
Her voice is so pure and innocent, she’s very young though, but that’s still talented. These are all covers (PHTP: Cherry Ghost, S: The XX, SL: Bon Iver), but I think the magic of her is that she makes them more mainstream and accessible but still retains the genuine, raw goodness, wonderful.
genre: folk
rating: PHTP: 4/5 stars, S: 4/5 stars, SL: 4/5 stars
Donkeyboy / Joe McElderry - Ambitions
Favourite pop tune of the moment? It must be song “Ambitions”!!! Let’s break it into 2 parts…
This is the original. It’s a late discovery I have to say ‘cos it was released last year, however, it still sounds so fresh even at this moment. Like a ray of morning light with some funny elements flying inside? Wow, that’s the feel the song gives me and that’s wierd yet it feels so good. I don’t know, it’s soooooo inspiring for me, so fresh. so refreshing. so fulfilling. so satisfying. so good. so great…… ahh… it definitely has to be one of my songs of the year!!!!!!- period. (:
genre: indie pop, pop, alternative rock
rating: 4.5/5 stars
So Joe did a cover of this song as his debut single. At first, I thought it was very similar to the original, but then, after a while, I started to think, yes, Joe did make it his own, by just a few twists: the major difference is the original is more rock/pop orientated and this one’s more dance-pop, but what’s more interesting to me is the slight change of the chorus which makes it more mainstream which is understanded, and charming in it’s own way. I love both versions, but then, this is clever, which deserve some applause. I think this cover is great - though I have to say my preference is still on the original. A good effort anyway and a good start, congratulations!
genre: dance-pop
rating: 4/5 stars
