14 February 2010 1 Comment

365 Songs: Everything I do – Bryan Adams

365 Songs: Everything I do – Bryan Adams

I promised cheesy romantic slush today, and here it is, in the form of the song Everything I do (I do it for you) from the film Robin Hood Prince of Thieves. Why this song today? Well, this was the film Catriona and I went to see on our first date…  eighteen and a half [...]

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11 February 2010 0 Comments

365 Songs: All I ask of you – Phantom of the Opera

365 Songs: All I ask of you – Phantom of the Opera

Keeping the romantic songs for Valentine’s week, today I’ve recorded the love duet All I ask of you from Phantom. In the song which comes at the end of the first act of the musical, Raoul promises to protect Christine, unaware that the Phantom is listening in.

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5 February 2010 1 Comment

365 Songs: When I fall in love – Nat King Cole

365 Songs: When I fall in love – Nat King Cole

Bit late today – sorry! Today’s song is the classic When I fall in love. I’ve always associated this song with Nat King Cole, but it turns out that his was not the original. Doris Day recorded it in 1952 and Nat King Cole’s recording dates from 1956. I hope you enjoy it, even if [...]

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22 January 2010 0 Comments

365 Songs – Imagine – John Lennon

365 Songs – Imagine – John Lennon

Today’s song is the John Lennon classic Imagine. First released in 1971 on the album of the same name, it soon found its way into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 Songs Which Shaped Rock and Roll. My version is fairly true to the original, although I couldn’t resist a modulation into D [...]

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12 January 2010 1 Comment

365 Songs – Against All Odds – Phil Collins

365 Songs – Against All Odds – Phil Collins

Today’s song was requested by Helen Myers. I’ve had the pleasure of working with Helen on several occasions and she wrote a lovely comment last week on Guldet Blev till Sand. I’ll hopefully catch up with Helen later this week at BETT. I hope you enjoy this, Helen!

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5 January 2010 7 Comments

365 Songs: Guldet Blev till Sand – Kristina från Duvemåla

365 Songs: Guldet Blev till Sand – Kristina från Duvemåla

Sticking with the musicals theme from yesterday, Guldet Blev till Sand is one of many beautiful songs from the Swedish musical Kristina från Duvemåla, written by (my musical hero) Benny Andersson and with lyrics by Björn Ulvæus. The musical is based on the novels of Swedish author Vilhelm Moberg which tell of a Swedish family’s [...]

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