Somethin’ Stupid was originally released by Carson and Gaile on their 1966 album San Antonio Rose; but a much better known version was recorded the following year by Nancy Sinatra and Frank Sinatra as a single and was included on the 1967 Frank Sinatra album The World We Knew; and the song became a
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Mokrye Krossy [Wet Cross] was originally released by Tima Belorusskikh as a single in 2018. It is about being prepared to go though anything to be with the subject of the song while not being available for anyone else. Katya gives us an incredible version here with a greater emphasis on melody an rhythm
Ne Prekrashchay Mechtat’ [Don’t Stop Dreaming] was premiered at the Zvozdy Detskogo Golosa [Voice Kids All Stars] concert in St Petersburg on 3 May, 2018. It is about believing that anything is possible and that you should never stop dreaming. While this song doesn’t stretch Yasya‘s technique very far, she sings it with such exquisite
Inostranets [Foreigner] was originally released by Valery Meladze on his 2008 album Vopreki [Contrary To]. It is about feeling lost, like you’re a foreigner everywhere and wanting to be taken home. This is a solo performance from Mariam Jalagonia at the New Wave Junior 2018 competition on the second day of competition. Mariam has
Paganini: Caprice 24 is the final piece from Niccolò Paganini‘s 24 Caprices for Solo Violin that were written between 1802 and 1817 and consists of a theme and 11 variations on that theme, plus a finale. It is generally considered to be one of the hardest pieces for solo violin so Alisa ups the
Time for some humour. Pesenka Ikalka [Hiccup Song] is from Episode 22, Dyshite! Ne dyshite! [Hold Your Breath!]. It is about the problems with having hiccups, and how to deal with them. In the video Masha has the hiccups and Bear tries a variety of different remedies to cure them, bringing in other
Suliko is a Georgian poem written by Akaki Tsereteli in 1895 and was set to music by Verinka Tsereteli the same year, it became very popular in Soviet countries and has been performed many times. It is about looking for the grave of your sweetheart, Suliko, and asking for help from a rose and
Polovinka Moya [My Other Half] was originally released by Larisa Dolina on her 1988 album Kartochniy Domik [House of Cards]. It is about the old myth that, in the past, people thought they were the equals of Gods so, as punishment, the Gods split people in half, scattering them all over the Earth and
Highway To Hell was originally recorded by Australian rock band AC/DC as the opening track on their 1979 album of the same name and as a single. It is about living the rock lifestyle and the difficulties of life on the road. This is a good solid version of the song with Alyona blasting
. Somebody To Love was originally released by Queen on their 1976 album A Day At The Races and as a single. It is about being alone, asking God why, and begging for somebody to love. This is an excellent version sung by by Lollipops member Alice Trifonova, which she gives her own special treatment,