"Con te partirò" (literally meaning "With you I will leave") is an Italian pop-operatic song first sung by Andrea Bocelli and is considered his signature piece of work.
The song achieved widespread success with this featured second version sung partly in English, pairing Bocelli with soprano Sarah Brightman, released as "Time to Say Goodbye".
Since its release, the song has spawned numerous other versions and been performed by numerous other singers. Notable alternate versions include "Por ti volaré", a Spanish version with significantly modified lyrics, and "I Will Go with You", a dance remix performed by Donna Summer.
Friday, March 28, 2008
Thursday, March 27, 2008
'(Don't Fear) the Reaper" - Blue Öyster Cult (1976)
"(Don't Fear) The Reaper" is a song by rock band Blue Öyster Cult from their 1976 album, Agents of Fortune ; was written and sung by the band's lead guitarist, Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser.
The "reaper" is a reference to the Grim Reaper, a traditional personification of death in European-based folklore. Lyrics such as "Romeo and Juliet are together in eternity" have led many listeners to interpret the song to be about a murder-suicide pact, but Dharma says the song is about eternal love and death and not to be afraid of it. Video clips are featured are from SUPERNATURAL.
BONUS FEATURE: I have a fever, and the only prescription is this SNL classic ...
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
"Crazy for You" - Madonna (1985)
One of my favorite ballads, "Crazy for You" by Madonna was written for the 1985 film Vision Quest. Originally penned for a more notable talent, the movies production team felt a currently hot singer might lend to better box office receipts.
Madonna, at the time was charting with songs "Like a Virgin" and "Material Girl" but she has yet to win over the older audience thus making this project especially important for her. She hoped "Crazy for You" would be her ticket to Adult Contemporary radio as she wanted the world to know she could do other types of music.
"Crazy for You" took down the mighty "We Are the World" from Billboards top spot (4 weeks) which lets you know how hot the song and how hot the artist were.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
"Groove Is in the Heart" - Deee-Lite (1990)
Talk about sensory overload...
Deee-Lite was a House and Club/Dance group formed in New York City. Their best known single is "Groove Is in the Heart", from their 1990 debut album, World Clique was an immediate smash in nightclubs "Groove Is in the Heart" crossed over to pop radio and after going to number one on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart, it eventually hit number four on the Billboard Hot 100.
The song was accompanied by this psychedelic music video, with Deee-Lite, Rapper Q-Tip, Maceo Parker, and Bootsy Collins superimposed over a cartoonish background of various shifting shapes and colors.
Strangely I really dig the lead singer, Lady Miss Kier's moves (especially during the rap segment) and her band mates unorthodox dancing. The dude with the pony tail falls way short of being an accomplished dancer, but his maneuvers are something you just can't takes your eyes off of. FREAKY!
Monday, March 24, 2008
"Ask The Lonley" - The Four Tops (1965)
When you feel that you
Can make it all alone
Remember no one is big enough
To go at it alone
Just ask the lonely
They know the hurt & pain
Of losing a love you can never regain ...
Among a number of groups who helped define the Motown Sound of the 1960s, the Four Tops were notable for having Levi Stubbs, a baritone, as their lead singer when most groups of the time were fronted by a tenor.
Though "Ask The Lonely" wasn't as successful as later Four Tops radio standards, the arrangements of background harmonies , strings and percussion lend to craft a very powerful yet sad ballad. The final notes from Stubbs show just how distinctive the man's voice is .....a Motown classic no less.
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