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Landon Pigg - Falling In Love at a Coffee Shop
{photo from thealphafemale on Flickr}
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Happy Listening: L.O.V.E
Since Nat King Cole’s original version, there have been so many, so many covers for this song. But this one by young Singaporean artist, Olivia Ong, is my personal favourite :)
Olivia Ong - L.O.V.E
Olivia’s voice is innocent and soothing. This interpretation is accompanied with very simple music, which is what makes it suitable and sweet to play at a wedding.
Happy Listening: Sea of Love
Remember how I mentioned that I’m a Cat Power fan? Well that got me thinking that one of her songs deserves a post. And since her full-length version of How Can I Tell You wasn’t available, I decided to mention another cover: Sea of Love.
Cat Power - Sea of LoveYou may recognize it from the 2007 comedy/drama film Juno. It’s the scene where… wait, I’d rather not spoil the ending for those of you who haven’t seen it. If you haven’t seen it, get on it. And if you haven’t heard this song yet, you’d better get on that too. Let’s just say as soon as this song chimed in during that scene, my cheeks were soaked with tears. (It only lasted a minute though, I swear).
{photo from OregonLive.com}
Happy Listening: How Can I Tell You
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.
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 YouHappy Listening: Come Away With Me
This song is just flat-out dreamy. Norah’s smooth, lulling vocals get me every time.
Norah Jones - Come Away With Me
{photo from sara*teresa on Flickr.}
Happy Listening: At Last
Music is a major source of inspiration for me. It puts me in the mood to accomplish many things. Without it… well, I can’t bare the thought. So I figured, whether these tracks act as your motivational playlist while you do your planning, or end up on the playlist for your actual wedding, I couldn’t do a inspirational blog without sharing some music. Let’s start off with a classic from 1961.
Etta James - At Last
{photo from fashion-era.com}
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