PERFECT LIFE

LEVINA

SONGWRITERS: LINDY ROBBINS; DAVE BASSETT & LINDSEY RAY

COUNTRY: GERMANY

ALBUM: UNEXPECTED

LABEL: UNSER SONG

GENRE: POP

YEAR: 2017

 

       Isabella Levina Lueen(born 1 May 1991), better known mononymously as Levina(German pronunciation:[lɛˈviːna]) or Izza after a rebranding in 2020, is a German singer-songwriter. She represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kyiv with the song "Perfect Life" and finished in 25th place with 6 points in the final, thus becoming the first German entrant in two years not to have placed last.

     Levina was born in Bonn, and was raised in Chemnitz. She attended the Dr.-Wilhelm-André-Gymnasium, and graduated with na International Baccalaureate degree from the Impington Village College in Cambridge(UK) in 2009. She then moved to London where she earned her bachelor's degree from King's College London. She splits her time between Berlin and London, where she studies music management at the London College of Music.

         Unexpected is the debut studio album by German recording artist Levina. It was released on 28 April 2017 by Unser Song Records in association with RCA Records and Sony Music.

       "Perfect Life" was released as the lead single from the album on 10 February 2017. The song peaked at number 28 on the German Singles Chart. In January 2017, Levina was confirmed to be one of the five finalists competing in Unser Song 2017, Germany's national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. On 9 February 2017, the night of the final, she advanced to the final round with the songs "Wildfire" and "Perfect Life". The German public then chose "Perfect Life" as the winning song. As Germany is a member of the "Big Five", she will automatically advance to the final, held on 13 May 2017 in Kyiv, Ukraine. 

I come alive inside the light of the unexpected

Maybe I thrive outside the comfort zone

What is a prize without a fight? Yeah, I got addicted

To what I thought I wanted, and all along...

 

I've been walking asleep, dreaming awake

Finding I bend but I don't break

I'm almost a sinner, nearly a saint

Finding with every breath I take

I'm not afraid of making mistakes

Sometimes it's wrong before it's right

That's what you call a perfect life

 

Gathering thorns from the stems of a thousand roses

Weathering storms on the long way home

I look for the sweet in every bitter moment tasted

In every last mistake I see the other side

 

I've been walking asleep, dreaming awake

Finding I bend but I don't break

I'm almost a sinner, nearly a saint

Finding with every breath I take

I'm not afraid of making mistakes

Sometimes it's wrong before it's right

That's what you call a perfect

And that's what you call a perfect

And that's what you call a perfect life

 

I've been walking asleep, dreaming awake

Finding I bend but I don't break

I'm almost a sinner, nearly a saint

Finding with every breath I take

I'm not afraid of making mistakes

Sometimes it's wrong before it's right

And that's what you call a perfect

That's what you call a perfect

That's what you call a perfect life.

EVERY TURN OF THE WORLD

CHRISTOFER CROSS

SONGWRITERS: BETTIS JOHN & CROSS CHRISTOPHER

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: EVERY TURN OF THE WORLD

LABEL: WARNER RECORDS

GENRE: POP ROCK

YEAR: 1985

 

       Christopher Cross(born Christopher Charles Geppert; May 3, 1951) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and composer from San Antonio, Texas. Cross won five Grammy Awards for his eponymous debut album released in 1979. The singles "Sailing" (1980), and "Arthur's Theme(Best That You Can Do)" (from the 1981 film Arthur) peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. "Sailing" earned three Grammys in 1981, while "Arthur's Theme" won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 1981 (with co-composers Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, and Peter Allen).

        Every Turn of the World is the third studio album by Christopher Cross, recorded and released in 1985. The album is notable for its harder rocking sound and often lacking the pop ballads that dominated the sound of previous albums. Though the album itself peaked at Nº 127 on the Billboard 200, the only single from the album to chart, "Charm the Snake", peaked only at Nº 68 on the Billboard Hot 100. The other two singles from the album, the title track and "Love Is Love (In Any Language)", failed to chart.

We think about the loves we lost

Will it come again?

We think of all the things we want

Will we ever win?

We listen to the voice of children

Will they find their way

Keep an open heart

The answer to it all's a wish away

 

Never let the tears you're cryin' blind you

To the dream that's waitin' to find you

'Cause there's one more chance

With every turn of the world

Is it gold or glory a taste of freedom

Or the strong warm touch of a body

There are all these things

With every turn of the world

 

Human kindness diamond of the heart

Tearing down the old walls

As long as we can share

Desire's not a sin, after all

When you find yourself alone

Missing tender magic touching you

Keep an open heart

Everything you dream can still be true

 

Never let the tears you're cryin' blind you

To the dream that's waitin' to find you

'Cause there's one more chance

With every turn of the world

Is it gold or glory a taste of freedom

Or the strong warm touch of a body

There are all these things

With every turn of the world

 

Never let the tears you're cryin' blind you

To the dream that's waitin' to find you

'Cause there's one more chance

With every turn of the world

We all want a world we can live in

We all want a world full of love

It's never too late, it's never too soon

Whatever you can do is enough

 

Never let the tears you're cryin' blind you

To the dream that's waitin' to find you

'Cause there's one more chance

With every turn of the world

Is it gold or glory a taste of freedom

Or the strong warm touch of a body

There are all these things

With every turn of the world

 

Never let the tears you're cryin' blind you

To the dream that's waitin' to find you

'Cause there's one more chance

With every turn of the world

 

Is it gold or glory a taste of freedom

Or the strong warm touch of a body

There are all these things

With every turn of the world.

I'LL PLAY THE BLUES FOR YOU

JOE BONAMASSA OFFICIAL

SONGWRITER: JERRY MARLON BEACH

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: LIVE AT THE GREEK THEATRE

LABEL: PROVOGUE RECORDS

GENRE: BLUES

YEAR: 2016

 

        Joseph Leonard Bonamassa (/ˌbɑːnəˈmɑːsə/BAH-nə-MAH-sə; born May 8, 1977) is an American blues rock guitarist, singer and songwriter. He started his career at age 12, when he opened for B.B. King. Since 2000, Bonamassa has put out 15 solo albums through his independent record label J&R Adventures, of which 11 have reached number 1 on the Billboard Blues chart.

       Bonamassa has played alongside many notable blues and rock artists, and has earned three Grammy Awards nominations. Among guitarists, he is known for his extensive collection of vintage guitars and amplifiers.

         Live at the Greek Theatre is the fourteenth live album by American blues rock musician Joe Bonamassa. The album was recorded on August 29, 2015 at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles and released by J&R Adventures on Blu-ray, DVD and CD on September 23, 2016.

     This album is a tribute to the "three Kings": Freddie King(songs 1 to 6 of CD 1 and 8 of CD 2), Albert King(songs 7 to 11 of CD 1 and 1 and 9 of CD 2) and especially BB King(Songs 1 to 7 and 10 and 11 of CD 2), who was a mentor for young Bonamassa.

      The Live at the Greek Theater album art was done by rock artist Jim Evans a.k.a. TAZ, who collaborated with Producer Kevin Shirley. It peaked at number one on the Billboard Top Blues Albums.

If you're down and out and you feel real hurt

Come on over to the place where I live

And all your loneliness I'll try to soothe

I'll play the blues for you

 

Don't be afraid come on in

You might run across some of your old friends

All your loneliness I gotta soothe

I'll play the blues for you

 

I got no big name and I ain't no big star

I play the blues for you on my guitar

All your loneliness I'll try to soothe

I 'll play the blues for you.

EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE

KAREN SOUZA

SONGWRITER: GORDON SUMMER

COUNTRY: ARGENTINA

ALBUM: ESSENTIALS

LABEL: MUSIC BROKERS

GENRE: JAZZ

YEAR: 2011

 

    Karen Souza(born January 10, 1984) is an Argentinian jazz and bossa nova singer, songwriter, and producer.

           Souza began her career by providing vocals for producers of electronic music. Under pseudonyms she sang versions of hits songs from the 70s, 80s, and 90s, such as "Creep" by Radiohead and "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" by Culture Club. Her version of "Creep" was used in the film The Zero Theorem(2013). In 2010, she performed at Blue Note Tokyo and signed a contract with JVC Victor in Japan. She has toured in Venezuela, Brazil, Mexico, China, Korea, Spain, and Italy.

Every breath you take

Every move you make

Every bond you break, every step you take

I'll be watching you

 

Every single day

Every word you say

Every game you play, every night you stay

I'll be watching you

 

Oh, can't you see

You belong to me

How my poor heartaches

With every step you take

 

Every move you make

Every vow you break

Every smile you fake, every claim you stake

I'll be watching you

 

Since you've gone I've been lost without a trace

I dream at night I can only see your face

I look around but it's you, I can't replace

I feel so cold and I long for your embrace

I keep crying baby, baby, please

 

Oh, can't you see

You belong to me

How my poor heartaches

With every step you take

 

Every move you make

Every vow you break

Every smile you fake, every claim you stake

I'll be watching you

 

Every smile you fake, every claim you stake

I'll be watching you

Every smile you fake, every claim you stake

I'll be watching you

Every smile you fake, every claim you stake

I'll be watching you

Every smile you fake, every claim you stake

I'll be watching you...