I've owned Amy Winehouse's Back to Black since it came out but I never really got the chance to listen to the album. But, in honor of Halloween, I decided to give it a listen. Immediately, "He Can Only Hold Her" became my favorite track but when I gave it a closer listen, I found something pretty interesting.
I think the reason I like "He Can Only Hold Her" so much is because it is strikingly similar to John Legend's "Slow Dance"
Have a listen for yourself.
John Legend- Slow Dance(listen from the beginning to :27 seconds)
Amy Winehouse- He Can Only Hold Her(listen from :42 seconds- 1:03)
I have recently considered turning Muse Sickly Challenged into a blog (or shrine, if you will) devoted to Dave Barnes. But after speaking with my associates (the voices inside my head), I decided that it would be best to keep it a blog about all music. However, I must update you on my latest run in with- you guessed it- DAVE BARNES!
So, I decided to work the merch table at Dave Barnes' show last night. It seemed like a fair deal- sit at the merch table, watch the show for free- so I did it.
After Sir Barnes' set, which was wonderfully executed, he had a little meet and greet. Since there were an abundance of girls swarming my man, I took that time to purchase my "I heart Dave Barnes" t-shirt, which is very nice, I suggest buying one of your own. So then, after the line died down, I came face to face with DB for the second time and the first words out of his mouth were:
"that interview was right on time"
That's right! Dave Barnes remembered Ashley Bradley from earlier this summer. One of the better days of my life..because of that and oh yeah, because the Phillies won the WORLD SERIES!
Oh and for those of you who still haven't checked out Dave Barnes, watch this video- it sums up his latest album
For the long time supporters of Muse Sickly Challenged, you know that I love singer-songwriters. David Ryan Harris has been popping up all over the singer-songwriter world for the past couple of years, but it seems like it's still relatively unknown. I first heard of Harris through the ill-famed myspace "music networking" site. Two of my favorite singer-songwriters, Dave Barnes and John Mayer, both had David Ryan Harris on their top friends so I figured he must be pretty legit and low and behold- that he is!
As far as sound- many singer-songwriters sound alike, but there are acute details that make them appeal to different people. I guess DRH is like a fusion between John Mayer and Marvin Gaye (more of Mayer, for this song). Harris, in fact, performed with Mayer and Barnes, abroad the 2008 Mayercraft Carier.
Ra Ra Riot is a six-piece band from Syracuse New York. "Green" at heart, they have taken to attaching bikes to their tour bus, and wheeling around cities to avoid pollution and high gas prices. This video, for Dying is Fine, is a little trippy but I think it's quite cool.
I've owned Amy Winehouse's Back to Black since it came out but I never really got the chance to listen to the album. But, in honor of Halloween, I decided to give it a listen. Immediately, "He Can Only Hold Her" became my favorite track but when I gave it a closer listen, I found something pretty interesting.
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