Hello, everyone! I sure hope it's warmer where you are than it is here in the normally comfortably warm desert. I've given up hope that we'll make it to 50 degrees today and will probably wear a jacket till bedtime. On a brighter note, I know we aren't the only region experiencing winter temperatures, and for once, I can relate. It is, after all, Winter in America. Be safe out there, folks.
Of course, I probably brought this icicle weather on myself, bringing up the Snowbird like I did. But how about that battle? Didn't you just love the contenders? Here's how the ice chips shivered out:
Song: SNOWBIRD Votes:
Artist Anne Murray 6 + 1 = 7
Artist Burl Ives 1
Artist Elvis Presley 1
Thank you, one and all - once again - for coming around to cast your vote! Don't forget to see how the other battles turned out (top right of this page). That's where I'm headed next. Sharing a little sunshine below. See you all soon!
The Battle of The Bands (BOTB) is your basic Which-do-you-like-best
contest where the one that gets the most votes wins. All you have to do is show
up (the 1st and/or 15th of every month) give a listen and
cast your vote in the comment section. Votes will be tallied and the winner
revealed on or about 8 days later.
I sure hope everyone had a
pleasant Christmas ;-) Mine was so crazy busy I plumb forgot to come back with
the results of my “Special Edition” Christmas battle - despite replaying
“Driving home” nearly every day…
Which brings us to results
I may have inadvertently insisted on with my enthusiasm for a certain contender
– ha! You guys are so sweet. While Bryan Adams couldn’t quite pull it off, he
got a few well-deserved cheers. The Ronettes dusted off a couple of memory
banks (2 votes), and Chris Rea, drove home for the win (4 votes)! Thank you all
for voting ;-)
As for today’s Battle of
the Bands, it may have been the surprisingly cold and rainy weather we had here
over the holiday that made it easy it choose a song and contenders for another
installment of my on-going “For the Birds” theme ;-)
Written and originally
performed by Gene MacLellan
in 1969, “Snowbird” was well received and covered by a wide variety of artists
(including his own daughter), some famous, some not so much, over the years.
For instance our first
contender, Anne Murray; whose cover became the
first gold record ever recorded by a Canadian solo female artist. *This was an
inaugural song inductee of the Canadian Songwriter’s Hall of Fame in 2003
Next up, this recording of
the song by a guy (Burl Ives) whose name was tossed
around quite a bit last month…
And I’m sure that
somewhere there’s a code I’d be breaking if I didn’t share this version by
Elvis Presley.
There you
have it, folks! Which do you like best? And how come? Let me know in the
comment section below. Oh! And, before you go, hop around and see the rest of
today’s battles (participating sites are located in the top right sidebar of
this page)
