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May 7
editCover version of California Dreamin'
editIt's been covered so many times over the years that it seems to be impossible to track down who did a particular cover version I have heard twice recently on a UK internet radio station which doesn't give any song/artist names ("Cheesy FM", which may give a clue that this is a straightforward pop version!) Some clues:
- All vocalists are female. Lead singer has a standard "pop" style of voice a little similar to Belinda Carlisle; not necessarily American though (notably the "t" in winter's day is always clearly enunciated)
- General 90s vibe ... if I had to put a date on it, I would say 1993–1998, but that could be well adrift
- The second verse uses the ...I began to pray variant in the second version (rather than ...I pretend to pray)
- The song goes straight into the first verse with no instrumental or other preamble
- The instrumentation in the bridge sounds like a Spanish guitar over a "shuffling" beat
Can anybody put me out of my misery and identify the artist? — I have a horrible feeling it will be somebody really obvious, in which case I promise to feel suitably embarrassed! Mind you, the radio station does sometimes play some obscure stuff... Hassocks5489 (Floreat Hova!) 10:08, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
- Was it the version by River City People, from 1990? It's on YouTube, but the edit filter won't let me link it. Turner Street (talk) 11:00, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
- Yes!! That's it!! Very many thanks. A short-lived Liverpool folk rock band, apparently. Hassocks5489 (Floreat Hova!) 11:15, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
- Links containing "youtu.be" are rejected, but https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDI2j13AOE4 works just fine. --Lambiam 12:18, 8 May 2021 (UTC)