I hope you all had a happy Christmas. Because I’m about to wreck that “peace-and-goodwill” vibe with a historical post later today. (Wait for it...)But before I get naughty, let me share something nice: A music video from a young L.A. pop singer named Rebecca Jordan.
It’s her interpretation of “Dreams,” the Fleetwood Mac classic. Stripped down, simple, lovely.
This track originally was on Jordan’s self-released EP “The Trouble with Fiction” in 2005. (Back then she spelled her name “Rebekah.” Her new website says it’s “Rebecca.” Glad she got that sorted out.)
This video reminds me to tell you... it’s time for another round of “Black singers, white songs.” I’ve got a great new batch, and I’ll post that playlist on Sunday. Please come by and listen.
(Damn. Two teases in one post? I should be wearing tassels.)
Nice arrangement. (I ended up buying that Black Shakespeare cover you posted about a while back.)
ReplyDeleteRe: “Black singers, white songs.” Yay! Bring it.
On the lookout for the "historical post." :-)
I have her 1998 CD Remember to Breathe when she was still Rebekah. Loved it, but being a quirky black girl left her languishing...sigh.
ReplyDeleteThank you much for bringing her back around for me though! I am loving her music all over again!
QBG's rock!
Thanks, that's a nice relaxing track. Goes a little way towards turning my shitty day around.
ReplyDeletePS. Tassels = bad mental picture.
You? Wearing tassels? That would be a Random Wrongness. Funny as hell, but wrongness.
ReplyDeleteTassels! Tassels! Tassels!
ReplyDelete(I ended up buying that Black Shakespeare cover you posted about a while back.)
ReplyDeleteThat one remains one of my all-time favorite covers.
I have her 1998 CD Remember to Breathe when she was still Rebekah.
ReplyDeleteDang, she's been around that long?
Do you know anything about her ethnicity, daughterofthedream? I would guess half-Korean.
QBG's rock!
ReplyDeleteOh... and it so happens that my upcoming "Black singers, white songs" playlist has nothing but quirky black girls.
she sounds like corinne bailey rae
ReplyDeleteOn that half Korean tip, she looks like she could be the sister of half Korean O'Bryan.
ReplyDeleteUBM, I don't know specifically.
ReplyDeleteThe only thing I do know is that on her first album she had a song called Little Black Girl; and in the lyrics she self-identifies as such.
...looking forward to more QBGs!