iTunes Shuffle 8/9/13

1. Allah-Las - "No Voodoo"
2. Arborea - "Black Is The Colour" (Trad. folk song)
3. Joshua James - "Daniel"
4. Teedra Moses ft. Lil Wayne - "You Already Know"
5. Young MC - "Know How"
6. Belle Mare - "Rehearsed Lines"
7. Sondre Lerche - "No One's Gonna Come"
8. Alex Winston - "Everlasting Light" (The Black Keys cover)
9. Pharoahe Monche - "Body Baby"
10. Michael Bublé - "Kissing A Fool" (George Michael cover)

Arborea's cover of "Black Is The Colour" is haunting. Alex Winston's cover of "Everlasting Light" is just freaking cool. Other highlights are Joshua James, Sondre Lerche and, of course, Michael Bublé, if you're into that sort of thing. Oh, and Belle Mare sounds a bit like Mazzy Star.

But I can see that you long for yourself
I can tell,
That you need to belong on a shelf
Time goes by,
As you sit here and waste in your room
I can feel
That you need someone's touch so soon

Done a lot for you...

Black is the colour of my true love's hair
His face is something wondrous, fair
The clearest eyes and the strongest hands
I love the ground whereon he stands

Tell my mother,
I'm buried down in the sand.
Tell my father,
I made it to the promised land.
Tell my brother, Daniel,
To forgive me if he can.
For claiming war, war, war,
War makes you a man.

Teedra Moses is the greatest R&B singer you've never heard of.

And Young MC is is just, well, Young MC, dammit.

No, no
Try harder
Don't run so far
Oh
I know
You're scared
It's okay you know I'm careful with the things I share.

If it's alright
I'd like to find
A suitable time
To let out all
My rehearsed lines
Hope they don't scare you.

You can just call
I will pretend not to care
You'll pretend all
And I'll pretend you called

Let me be your everlasting light
Your sun when there is none
I'm a shepherd for you
And I'll guide you through
Let me be your everlasting light

Let me be your everlasting light
Your home when there is cold
In me you can confide
When no one's by your side
Let me be your everlasting light

I've got just what you want
You've got just what I need...

You are far,
When I could have been your star
You listened to people
Who scared you to death and from my heart
Strange that you were strong enough
To even make a start
But you'll never find
Peace of mind
'Til you listen to your heart...