In their videos, or in their art, a combination standing out against the contrasts, tones and words used by these female singers. From Aretha Franklin’s jaunt passing through Lana Del Rey’s and Robyn’s partnerships with Jaguar and Volvo as well as the famous journeys of Nina Persson and Alanis Morrissette to M.I.A’s acrobatics. Aretha
4 Non Blondes – What’s Up (Bigger, Better, Faster, More, 1992) The La’s – There She Goes (The La’s, 1990) The Knack – My Sharona (Get the Knack, 1979) Crash Test Dummies – Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm (God Shuffled His Feet, 1993) Scott McKenzie – San Francisco (San Francisco, 1974) Edie Brickell & New
There’s always been a strong link between music and soccer, think about chorus chants. Here are ten songs that, in one way or another, have to do with soccer. From Un’Estate Italiana, the official song of World Cup Italia ’90, to Seven Nation Army by the White Stripes (Italy’s victory emblem of World Cup Deutschland in 2006), from Mas
The documentary Virunga by Orlando von Einsiedel tells the story of a group of people who risk their lives every day in order to build a better future in an area of the African continent often forgotten, and to save one of the world’s most important natural habitats. A movie that shows the hard reality within
Bob Dylan – Like A Rolling Stone ( Highway 61 Revisited, 1965) Ben Harper – Burn One Down (Fight Your Mind, 1995) Santana – Black Magic Woman (Abraxas, 1970) The Verve – Bittersweet Symphony (Urban Hymns, 1997) The Doors – When The Music’s Over (Strange Days, 1967) Miles Davis – Blue
Creating Italian versions of British/American songs was quite common among the Italian singers of the ’50’s and ’60s. But there are many other examples in which foreign performers came to grips with Italian lyrics. Here are a few of them. Astrud Gilberto – Una Donna Che Ti Ama (Ennio Morricone) Mike Patton/Mondo Cane
Emiliana Torrini Jungle Drums – Me and Armini (2008) http://emilianatorrini.com Ásgeir King and Cross – In the Silence (2014) http://asgeirmusic.com Olafur Arnalds Hands, Be Still – For Now I Am Winter (2013) http://olafurarnalds.com Of Monsters And Men Silhouettes – The Hunger Games: catching fire Soundtrack (2013) http://www.ofmonstersandmen.com Samaris Góða Tungl –
Scarlett Johansson – Anywhere I lay my head William Shatner – The Transformed Man Steven Seagal – Songs from the Crystal Cave Maculay Culkin (with The Pizza Underground) – Anchovy Warhol Violante Placido/Viola – Sheepwolf Russel Crowe & 30 Odd Foot of Grunts – Other Ways Of Speaking Eddie Murphy – Love’s Alright Juliette Lewis/Juliette Lewis & The
We’ve intentionally omitted very well-known covers such as Nirvana’s version of David Bowie’s The Man Who Sold The World, the Fiona Apple’s heartbreaking cover of Across The Universe by the Beatles, unforgettable covers including Johnny Cash’s Hurt by Nine Inch Nails, Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah, better performed by Jeff Buckley or the irreverent version of My Way by Sid
We are only at the beginning of the year and here is our verdict.
