Ever since "Ue wo Muite Aruko" in 1961 by Kyu Sakamoto, the tune has touched the hearts of many people around the world. In 2020, the song has inspired hope…
Christian-Rock Artist Jodi Essex is at it again, she just recently released another single. Inspired by the current events around the world, Essex decided to do her own take on…
Boyz II Men updated the song to a modern R&B vibe for their 2004 cover album Throwback, Vol. 1. I have to admit, I do really enjoy Boyz II Men's cover of the song, more than the original. Maybe it is because I grew up with the 2000s R&B sound. Or maybe, because I also adore Boyz II Men, who are super talented with their musicality and vocals (and also have wonderful songs).
It’s finally April! I am done with the play that I was involved with. I also started another year of work this week. And, as they announced on Monday, we are going to welcome the new era of Reiwa (令和) very soon.
I am still catching up on some R&R as my weekend was spent with the play, which was fun but took a lot of energy. I was so tired and sore on Monday. I will try to recover by this weekend. I still have a lot of things to write about. I am soooo behind on my Eurovision series.
For this Battle of the Songs, I decided to do a battle centered around a song that I wanted to see enter the arena for a while. I was thinking about doing a “fools” theme as Monday was April’s Fool. But, it’s kind of too late.
Don’t be sad! This battle is so excited!
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I always wanted to talk about the covers of various songs. However, I want to try to do in a competition style: one version vs. another version. I don’t know if I am going to do this weekly or monthly yet. I have so much content that I have yet to publish. But, here is the first one!
So here is the very first “Battles of the Songs”: SHINee vs. Mohamed Ali
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGz5N0t9QKw This spring has brought out a handful of new releases as well as different takes on older hits. One such example is ATSUSHI (from EXILE)'s take on Bruno Mars'…
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Towa Tei is no stranger to the world's music industry. He first experimented with dance music when he was a teenager by creating mix tapes and sending them to various radio shows in…