Comments on: Sing something simple http://www.andreamann.com/blog/sing-something-simple Comedy writer and jazz vocalist Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:47:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Andrea http://www.andreamann.com/blog/sing-something-simple/comment-page-1#comment-337 Andrea Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:59:07 +0000 http://www.andreamann.com/?p=1504#comment-337 Steve - delighted to hear I'm not the only one with a massive soft spot for that Owen Paul song :). And I like your theory about drugs, and think you are most probably correct. I can totally see why you and Lo are drawn to 80s songs to cover... As so may were saturated in so much production, but essentially very strong melodically, presumably to strip them back and find the song underneath, as t'were, must mean you uncover many gems. I'll have to try it myself! Steve – delighted to hear I’m not the only one with a massive soft spot for that Owen Paul song :) . And I like your theory about drugs, and think you are most probably correct. I can totally see why you and Lo are drawn to 80s songs to cover… As so may were saturated in so much production, but essentially very strong melodically, presumably to strip them back and find the song underneath, as t’were, must mean you uncover many gems. I’ll have to try it myself!

]]> By: Andrea http://www.andreamann.com/blog/sing-something-simple/comment-page-1#comment-336 Andrea Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:56:08 +0000 http://www.andreamann.com/?p=1504#comment-336 Ha! :) But hopefully it wasn't 30 minutes of your life that you wish you could get back..? Ha! :) But hopefully it wasn’t 30 minutes of your life that you wish you could get back..?

]]> By: Kid In The Front Row http://www.andreamann.com/blog/sing-something-simple/comment-page-1#comment-332 Kid In The Front Row Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:58:24 +0000 http://www.andreamann.com/?p=1504#comment-332 Oh dear - I spent way too much time on these videos! Oh dear – I spent way too much time on these videos!

]]> By: Steve Lawson http://www.andreamann.com/blog/sing-something-simple/comment-page-1#comment-327 Steve Lawson Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:27:03 +0000 http://www.andreamann.com/?p=1504#comment-327 I bought the single of My Favourite Waste Of Time. :) I have a theory about drugs and music - a lot of the mid-80s stuff is Cocaine music - it's insanely fast and the production is SO sparkly. Everything is shiny and trebly and over-produced. Compare with Heroin records, which are often dark, reverb-drenched, swampy sounding records... I remember the first time I heard Aha's Hunting High And Low album after a LONG hiatus - the tunes are SO fast. It's nuts. But chock full of outstanding melodies. choonz choonz choonz. #choonz, in fact. Lo and I certainly find that we're drawn time and time again to big ole' 80s choonz when we're picking cover versions. They're SO maleable, you can really twist 'em round. Love it. I bought the single of My Favourite Waste Of Time. :)

I have a theory about drugs and music – a lot of the mid-80s stuff is Cocaine music – it’s insanely fast and the production is SO sparkly. Everything is shiny and trebly and over-produced. Compare with Heroin records, which are often dark, reverb-drenched, swampy sounding records…

I remember the first time I heard Aha’s Hunting High And Low album after a LONG hiatus – the tunes are SO fast. It’s nuts. But chock full of outstanding melodies. choonz choonz choonz. #choonz, in fact.

Lo and I certainly find that we’re drawn time and time again to big ole’ 80s choonz when we’re picking cover versions. They’re SO maleable, you can really twist ‘em round. Love it.

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