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Happy Listening: Home

By on February 7, 2011 in happy listening

This song has been a pretty big deal this past year, and if you haven’t seen or heard of it yet (whether from this adorable father and daughter duet, or those NFL ticket commercials), then I would assume you live in a cave of some sort. I actually heard this song blipped last spring on blip.fm before any of the recent media attention/use. But I’m actually happy that this loveable folk tune caught on. And if you haven’t caught on yet, get listening! I am featuring 2 versions, the original and an RAC remix. Woo hoo – more of a good thing! Enjoy.

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros - Home

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros (RAC Remix)

…and here’s a little extra treat. That father-daughter duo made a big television debut recently. Check it out.

{photo from Genevieve (aka gen_dwyer) on Flickr; take a look through Genevieve’s blog for more beautiful shots}

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Happy Listening: I Me You I’m Yours

By on August 5, 2010 in happy listening

This sunshine pop ballad by Jim Noir is a track I first heard on television in a salad dressing commercial. Basically to sum it up for you, (since it’s practically impossible to find record of past Canadian commercials online, even on Wikipedia), a guy proposes to his girlfriend by putting the ring in her salad (or something like that). Trust me, it was cute! And the song was too. So I searched for it. And here it is for your listening. Enjoy!

Jim Noir - I Me You I'm Your

(…just wish I could find that commercial somewhere.)

{image from [Jillian] has heart on Flickr}

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Happy Listening: How Can I Tell You

By on November 8, 2009 in happy listening

I’m not usually a sucker for commercials, especially not diamond commercials (too dramatic for me). But I am kind of a sucker for Cat Power. And when I heard her singing for this 2006 commercial by DeBeers titled “Morning Surprise”, my heart went all warm and fuzzy.

Morning Surprise, 2006

Ever since I have been trying to find the mp3 from that commercial. I realized it was a cover of a song called How Can I Tell You, originally sung by Cat Stevens, but apparently the Cat Power version was never released, so… it basically doesn’t exist anywhere in full.

And so for the past 3 years I have remained very sad over this, until through my dedicated searching this past week I found a version by Liz Durrett. Hooray! An updated acoustic version by another talented female vocalist. Durrett’s voice is much more haunting in comparison to Power’s, but both speak honesty and tenderness. I adore the soft xylophone in the background. It adds a lullaby-like quality to the track. Enjoy!

Liz Durrett - How Can I Tell You
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