Sunday, June 10, 2012

My Cover choices for David Archuleta's "Begin"


David Archuleta has a beautiful voice of pure sincerity that reaches straight to heaven.

His music helps people get to a special place bringing them hope and inspiration. Positive messages simply can’t be ignored and in celebrating the spirit of self-reliance it reminds each of us we are morally responsible to help the less fortunate among us.  Music is God’s perfect form of communication because what comes from the heart, soul and spirit touches and reaches everyone.

Life is the sum of individual experiences and on his mission he will be searching for new experiences from which to draw inspiration for his music, songs that motivate us and trigger us into action.  Songs that remind us the beauty of life and lifts us up when we’re down and remind us who we are.

David’s new album “Begin” is to be released August 7, 2012 which will consist of covers of songs we all know and have enjoyed.  Cover songs cover all the bases.  Some artists obliterate the original but David has always managed to put a new sheen on any song while remaining faithful to the original arrangements.  He inventively revives every original and “Begin” should be no exception.
  
Hearing a cover song done right can be goose bump-inducing, heart rate-spiking and soul feeding. With hundreds and thousands of great songs out there, it is challenging to narrow down the list.

David voice doesn’t only express expertise and style but also reflects the soul; it’s a sounding board for thoughts and feelings.  He sings the perfect sound, his inner voice singing our hearts desires.

When you start listening to him one of the most important things is he keeps you relaxed his voice has this kind of quality to it, it’s like some kind of magic spell is being cast.

I have compiled a few personal choices of covers that might fit in with David’s intension for his new album. My hope is that one day I will be fortunate enough to hear him sing one of these lovely choices.

August 7th can you please hurry?











 Reach - Gloria Estefan




Music of My Heart - N'Sync & Gloria Estefan




I Believe I Can Fly - R. Kelly
A New Day Has Come - Celine Dion
The Prayer - Celine Dion & Josh Groban
I'm Alive - Celine Dion

6 comments:

  1. Thank you Pam for your great thoughts as always.
    I know we all have our favorite...inspiring songs...that we would love to hear David sing. Gosh there are so many aren't there? You have selected some great ones.

    Whatever choices he has made for his new album "BEGIN." will be unbelievable. This gift David is giving to people all over the world....will be given and accepted with so much mutual love and admiration.

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  2. Ever since David sang "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" from The Sound of Music, I would like to hear his rendition of another inspirational show tune composed by Rodgers and Hammerstein called "You'll Never Walk Alone" (from Carousel). Here are the lyrics:

    "When you walk through a storm
    Hold your head up high
    And don't be afraid of the dark

    At the end of the storm
    Is a golden sky
    And the sweet silver song of the lark

    Walk on through the wind
    Walk on through the rain
    Though your dreams be tossed and blown

    Walk on walk on with hope in your heart
    And you'll never walk alone
    You'll never walk alone"

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  3. Welcome To My World By Jim Reeves. This would be nice for Begin

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  4. Love your cover choices for David. I would love to hear David sing "Wind Beneath My Wings." My favorites for David to sing also include "Maybe I'm Amazed" and "Man in the Mirror," of which we have heard David sing snippets. ♥

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  5. Thanks everyone all such great choices! Would love to hear him sing each and everyone of them!

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  6. It's so hard to pick any one song that showcases David's spectacular vocals! Whatever genre of music I may be listening to, I will hear a song and say that would sound so good with David singing it!
    Thanks Pam! Any one of your suggested songs would sound beautiful with David singing them!
    Come on August!

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