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Sonny & Cher - The Beat Goes On - Cover by Nicki Bluhm featuring Steve Adams of ALO
Back in the doldrums of 2020 Nicki Bluhm and producer Jesse Noah Wilson took a stab at recording songs in the early musical catalog of Cher. “Sometimes it’s nice to take a break from baring your soul and sing someone else’s songs. Selecting those songs, the right ones, can sometimes be as hard as writing one. Interpreting someone else’s words is another nuanced layer to making a cover song resonate as your own.” Predating 1973, Bluhm and Wilson selected some of their favorites; songs penned by Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham, Albert Hammond, Mike Hazlewood and of course Sonny Bono. They enlisted old friends and new to play and help sing the duets. As an homage, the 8 digitally released singles will make up ‘The Beat Goes On, Nicki Bluhm Sings Cher’. The first single will be released June 9, 2023 with a new release every month finalizing in December.
“I’ve always been one of many admirers of Cher; her sense of fashion and boldness, the many roles she played and won me over with, her deep and sultry voice and most importantly her endless joie de vivre. We had so much fun with these songs, looking back into a history that seemed more romantic and carefree. It was a refreshing way to honor a living legend and some of those who helped her shine along the way.”
Produced by Jesse Noah Wilson
Video by Jesse Noah Wilson
Original Release 1/14/1967
Written by Sonny Bono
The beat goes on and the beat goes on
Drums keep pounding rhythm to the brain
San Francisco was once the rage uh huh
History has filled a page uh huh
The handheld world’s the current thing uh huh
Sweet sixteen’s our new born king uh huh
The beat goes on and the beat goes on
Drums keep pounding rhythm to the brain
Dress up for the super-mart uh huh
Little girls still break their hearts uh huh
And men stay in to keep us all from war
Publicly we keep our own high score
The beat goes on and the beat goes on
Drums keep pounding rhythm to the brain
Friends sit on their screens and reminisce
Boys swipe right on girls to get a kiss
The car keeps going faster all the time
Bums still cry “hey buddy have you got a dime”
The beat goes on and the beat goes on
Drums keep pounding rhythm to the brain
Video by Jesse Noah Wilson
Drums Richard Millsap
Guitars Jesse Noah Wilson
Guitars Ellen Angelico
Bass Cameron Carrus
Keys Jeff Adamczyk
Vox Steve Adams
Vox Nicki Bluhm
16 окт 2024
