Singers favorite cocktails

From the italian De André to Lady Gaga, from Zucchero to Croockers, there are many singers who in their discographies have dedicated at least one verse or a whole song to one of the most known cocktails in the world.

And yes, because good drinking, as good music, is a common language and a Margarita is a Margarita both for people in Rio and for those in Tokyo, here is why songs dedicated to cocktails has such a strong effect on us, as they are close to our everyday life.

Gin is one of the main protagonists of local and international music: from the Rolling Stones “I met a gin soaked, bar-room queen in Memphis”, to Katy Perry, many artists have not been able to resist him.

If typing Negroni on search engines, the first song that comes out is by a certain Eleonora Crupi (italian), which also sing about the cocktail Bloody Mary. The same cocktail has been the hero in one song of the pop queen Lady Gaga.

To Brandy Alexander, John Lennon’s favourite cocktail, the band The River 68’s dedicated an entire piece with the same name, while for the whisky – the absolute protagonist of many pieces – we can have many examples of songs like Whiskey River from Willie Nelson to Whiskey Girl from Toby Keith and Cheap Whiskey from Martina McBride.

This means that many singers all over the world drink cocktails, from the most classic to the most sought-after, without forgetting the bitters (very common in Italy) such as Ramazzotti 1815 or “Del Capo”, up to the classic vodka or rum.

In most cases the combination of singer and cocktail is very strong, and that’s why many of them have dedicated at least one of their songs to a drink.

You drink for fun, to be in company, to drown the sorrows, to forget a love, to stop thinking, to stop the monotony, for a rebellious evening, to disobey the schemes or parents remember to drink only good things and responsibly.

How to organize a Gig if you’re broke

Planning a gig, but on a really tight budget? No need to panic, since you won’t be the first and you certainly won’t be the last to do it. Fortunately, there are plenty of things you can do to save money without having it affect the end result. Here are five different steps you should take to end up with a gig everyone will enjoy!

Everyone’s crazy about Anitta’s Downtown

It’s becoming a viral phenomenon: the new single of Brazilian pop star Anitta is taking the web by storm and just landed on the top 2 of Spotify viral playlist. Here’s how Downtown look and sound like

There are lots of covers of Downtown, of course, but what caught our eyes is that also international singers are starting to cover this tune, sometimes challenging the language limits and hazarding some funny sounding spanish words. Here’s an acoustic cover of Anitta’s dowtown by Anthony Lazaro. And it’s only a drop in the ocean 🙂

Unofficial Soundtrack, best for 2017

It is said that to watch a movie the soundtrack is fundamental. Indeed, the importance of the soundtrack is so much in every type of film: in a horror film it creates the right suspense, in a sentimental film creates the right feelings for spectators, and so on.

In this article we are listing the best unofficial soundtracks not to be missed. Are you ready for the top of the top?

 

IT

From Stephen King’s masterpiece book, the new version of IT is a spectacle of streaks, plot and soundtrack. For those who love the American author, or the horror movies (or both) or simply appreciated the first version of the film, this second version is not to be missed.

Very interesting is this IT soundtrack (unofficial), sung with master by Anthony Lazaro and very well made from the point of view of video editing.

Top 100 cover songs on YouTube

YouTube is “the” video sharing website, the one where anyone who want to reach great audiences with their videos, publish and share. The Google platform is a fantastic opportunity for anyone, including singers and groups, even if already well known or not.

This is the definitive Top 100 chart of the most popular cover songs on Youtube.

100. Charlie Puth – Attention ( cover by J.Fla ) by JFlaMusic
99. Clean Bandit – Symphony ft. Zara Larsson (Jason Chen x Samantha Harvey) by Samantha Harvey
98. Ed Sheeran – Galway Girl, Cover by Samantha Harvey
97. Drake – Passionfruit (Cover by Leroy Sanchez & Will Gittens) by Leroy Sanchez
96.Scared To Be Lonely – Martin Garrix & Dua Lipa (Boyce Avenue acoustic cover)
95.Shape of You by Ed Sheeran and Mercy by Shawn Mendes | Alex Aiono Cover
94.Clean Bandit – Rockabye ft. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie by Leroy Sanchez
93.Born to be me – Sam Tsui, Macy Kate, Khs Cover by Kurt Hugo Schneider
92.Rockabye – Clean Bandit | Shirley Setia & Khs Cover ì
91.Drake | The Weeknd Beatbox
90.Enrique Iglesias – Subeme la Radio ft. Descemer Bueno, Zion & Lennox by Conor Maynard
89.Something Just Like This – Chainsmokers & Coldplay | Sam Tsui & Khs Cover by Kurt Hugo Schneider
88.Maroon – Cold ft. Future by Conor Maynard

Best Cover songs of 2017

In the terminology in the popular music (mostly pop and rock), a cover is the reinterpretation of a piece of music, different from others interpreted and published previously, made by someone who is not the original interpreter.

Nowadays the term cover is used to indicate the reinterpretation of relatively recent songs and is often used to intend a singer or an entire band who is engaged in the reinterpretation itself.

For other musical genres (such as classical music) performing the same composition by different interpreters is the rule, so there is no corresponding term. For the jazz genre (and only for it) the term cover is used to define the theme of a well-known song and is used by musicians as a basis for variations and improvisations.

New cover songs for 2017

5. Attention – J.Fla

Good cover of Attention by Charlie Puth, nice voice and good interpretation.

Best Acoustic Covers on YouTube

Choosing the best acoustic covers on Youtube is not easy as there are lots of songs and even more singers. In this chart we have chosen 10 of the best Youtube acoustic covers of popular songs, ideal for those who already like the originals and would like to hear some new – but always appealing – version.
Here is our acoustic cover songs list.

10. Everybody Hurts – R.E.M. (Cover By Jasmine Thompson)

Great voice the one of Jasmine Thompson. Is not that easy to sing a song live Everybody Hurts being able to keep the same feeling and emotions of the original. Jasmine did it!

YouTube Cover Singers to Watch 

Some of the best YouTube covers are embarrassing, others are impressive and memorable. But a cover is not only how well you perform the music; it’s mainly how well you present it. Here are the best Youtube cover singers that have a bit of everything.

James Dalby

Song: “Ignition (Remix)”
Original Artist: R. Kelly

James Dalby version of “Ignition (Remix)” is an enjoyable attempt. Thanks to his acoustic guitar, James gave the song some British flavour. This song is the one that gave the singer great success, consecrating him like one of the best Youtube cover artists.

Songs and cover in different styles

5. Walk This Way – Aerosmith

Covered by Run-D.M.C., although those songs sung in different genres, both of the songs are quite similar. This cover made Run-D.M.C. became popular and gave the rap group a significant exposure.

The top 10 most famous cover songs

10. Despacito – Maxi Espíndola ft. Agustín Bernasconi

More than 1,5 million views for this Despacito cover made by Maxi Espíndola and Agustín Bernasconi. Two singers, one guitar, perfect final result!