Topic: Same Song Contest 1 - You Raise Me Up

[Relyana]

Well I hope you like the idea of a "Same Song Contest".

I'll choose the first song and the winner of this edition will choose the song for the 2nd edition and so on.

So ... the song of my choice is  "You Raise Me Up"

""You Raise Me Up" is a popular song in the inspirational mould. The music was written by Secret Garden's Rolf Løvland and the lyrics by Brendan Graham. The song has now been covered more than 125 times[1].

The song was originally written as an instrumental piece and entitled "Silent Story". The melody is based on a traditional Irish tune (especially the opening phrase of its chorus), the Londonderry Air, which is best known as the usual tune to the 1910 song Danny Boy. Løvland approached Irish novelist and songwriter Brendan Graham to write the lyrics to his melody after reading Graham's novels[2]. It was originally released on the 2002 Secret Garden album "Once in a Red Moon", with the vocals sung by Irish singer Brian Kennedy, and sold well in both Ireland and Norway. The song was used for commemorations of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks[citation needed] despite not having been released in America yet. Originally, Brian Kennedy was supposed to follow Secret Garden on their Asian tour in 2002, but fell ill, and could not attend. He was replaced by Norwegian singer Jan Werner Danielsen, who also later recorded the song together with Secret Garden, but it was never released.

[Relyana]

 

The original : You Raise Me Up - Secret Garden feat. Brian Kennedy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UddLOA-QoqM

Send me the version of your choice till January 1st, 2008. Votes .. ESC style of course. 

[ijm123]

Sent my favourite version.  You already know who sings it

[Relyana]

Thanks Ian ... so fast ! 

I'm gonna be the last one to choose a version of the song. If someone else sent your version I'll only tell you to choose another version, but I will not reveal who sent what till the day the results will be posted, with one exception to the rule : I will send my votes to the first voter 

This way we will vote the songs not the players. 

[mongol-boy]

I'm in as well

[Relyana]

IN:

  Relyana
  - songs received from : ijm123, Niko, mongol-boy, kopy kat
- waiting for the songs from : YOU 

[Relyana]

I got 5 cover versions of "You Raise Me Up".
I'll open the contest next weekend so you still have time to submit your cover.

[Relyana]

Hello World ! 

Listen to the cover versions of "You Raise Me Up" and send me your votes via PM (12, 10, 08 and 06 points). I'll post the results as soon as I'll get all of your votes.
Anyone can vote no matter if he / she sent in a song or not.

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=8DD4FCFF2E6403FD

Here are the performers :

• Lena Park - Inori (Japanese)
• Josh Groban with the African Children's Choir
• Sanna Nielsen
• Selah
• Westlife

[Relyana]

 Ta da

[ijm123]

[Relyana]

  Now pick a song for the next edition of SSC. 

[ijm123]

Now pick a song for the next edition of SSC. 

Hmm - a song that's been covered a lot.  Gimme a little time and I'll come up with something

[ijm123]

OK - how about

Unchained Melody

Information on the song can be found here

I often wondered how the song got it's name - now I know it's a MELODY from the film UNCHAINED - simple eh?

[Relyana]

Open a new thread Ian 

[ijm123]

OK will do

[mongol-boy]

Last place...
Oh well, it's just a game, there's always next time, right?

Congratulations, Ian

[Niko]

Congratulations Ian  , the best and most touching cover won.