The first thing that popped into my mind was the original work on Youtube that I'd come across. It was pretty difficult choosing which song I wanted share, because there's so much good stuff that people come up with!!!
In the beginning I was going to talk about a medley that I found by Sam Tsui and Kurt Schneider (found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoNdr0AbttI They've got a few others you should check out too.) of some of Lady Gaga's big hits. (For those who don't know, a medley is pretty much just a mix up of songs -- yes, I have talked to people about this who didn't know what it was.) But then I remembered a girl I found a while back and how much I loved the messages and simplicity of her songs.
I might be my love for really good acoustic guitar playing, her voice or lyrics with meaning and creative and clever wording, but this song really stuck out to me when I first heard it. The song is called "Common, Simple, Beautiful Ways" by Jennifer Chung. You can easily tell it was written and sung beautifully from her heart.
I read a little about her on her website. She grew up in the bay area in Korea and was raised by a single mother, a Korean dancer, who took care of her and her brother. Because of her situation, she was really close to her mom who still a big influence in her life. This song pretty much tells her story and expresses how much her home and her roots mean to her.
I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. :)
Here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eg3l79KR4U&feature=related
It was pretty good (though just a tad bit repetitive).
ReplyDeleteAnd as for Temper Trap, you should listen to the rest of their album. :D They'll grow on you.
It was supeeer good :)
ReplyDeleteIt sounded very sincere and coming from her actual personality, not some fake song someone wrote for fun. I reaaally liked it :)