Battle of the Bands: Summer Wind

 From Gypsy Jazz to jazz standards as May has faded into June. The song Summer Wind was penned by Heinz Meier and Hans Bradtke. The lyrics were German, so Johnny Mercer added English lyrics and Wayne Newton recorded the first English version.

Let's make this fun with the contenders!

Contender One: Frank Sinatra

Contender Two: Willie Nelson

So Frank versus Willie, tell me who you like!

Monday's Music Moves Me: Valentine Edition

Monday is here! Valentine's Day is coming up.



I'm participating in this week's Monday's Music Moves Me blog hop. You can get details here.



Are you ready? Are you in the mood? I'll try to make my picks with something for everybody.

Let me start with Frank Sinatra..."My Funny Valentine"

David Bowie singing "Valentine's Day"...

Paul McCartney "My Valentine"...

To those who aren't a fan of Valentine's Day, well "Love Stinks"

Thank you J. Geils Band for providing the last song. Well I hope you have a great Monday and a wonderful Valentine's Day. 

Battle of the Bands 14: My Funny Valentine

Since December my Battle of the Bands post have been pretty thematic. That continues this month as Valentine's Day strikes in the center of the month,  My selection this time around is Rodgers and Hart's "My Funny Valentine." The song is originally from the musical "Babes in Arms."

Before I get to the music let me explain what is going on and who else has battles!

Regular rules, listen to the song clips in the blog post. In the comment section vote for the one you like the best. Feel free to explain why you voted the way you did. The battles take place on the first and 15th and winners will be announced on the 7th and 21st. I will normally post the winner in the comments. Of course have fun and enjoy!

The below list is edited to welcome some new battles and unfortunately some battles have taken a break. If you are still looking for more musical fun after you vote, you can check out these sites for more battles:

DC Relief

Your Daily Dose

Tossing It Out

STMcC Presents "Battle of the Bands"

A Writer's Life in Progress

Curious as a Cathy

The Sound of One Hand Typing

Alex J. Cavanaugh

Far Away Series

I am changing it around this month, I am not posting the original song. Just two very different covers.

CHALLENGER ONE: FRANK SINATRA

CHALLENGER TWO: ELLA FITZGERALD

A battle of the sexes if you a like. A battle between two legends if you like. A great song covered by two great voices enjoy. 

Enjoy! Vote in the comments and I will see you soon!