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Carrie Underwood Covers the Heck Out of “Don’t Stop Believin'”

Carrie Underwood brought down the house over the weekend in Honolulu! She’s getting a lot of attention for her cover of the massive Journey hit “Don’t Stop Believin'”, which is incredibly hard to pull off, because, well, Steve Perry. He’s easily one of the best vocalists to ever vocal.  Carrie and her golden pipes did one heck of a job, though! Enjoy:

Damnnnnn…

I’ll be completely honest, I don’t love all of Carrie’s music that she puts out- I firmly believe that her ealry releases were her best- but when it comes to pure vocal talent, well, it’s hard to beat those pipes.

The mark of true talent is how they perform live. Carrie effortlessly knocks out those high notes without any trouble at ALL.

I used to sing in an 80’s Cover Band, and had the blind ambition to sing “Don’t Stop Believin'”.

It was maybe OK at best. My talent level is just a tiny portion of what Carrie’s is. Which is why she does what she does, and why I talk about it.

BUT… I can do splits while singing “Pour Some Sugar On Me” and not miss a beat.

Carrie, can you do that?

@meganontheradio #tbt to when I was in a band and I got to sing at bars and act like a middle-aged Coyote Ugly chick. Good times. #rock #defleppard #dance #splits ♬ original sound – Megan Vaughan

I’m such a class act.

Anyhow, for some more REAL talent, how about the OG “Don’t Stop Believing”?

There is a reason that it is the “Most Popular Song in History” according to Forbes:

Miley Cyrus “Faithfully” Live at Chateau Marmont

 

A few weeks ago, I shared a clip of Mikey Cyrus singing a stellar version of Journey’s “Faithfully” at her birthday celebration at Chateau Marmont, and I know a lot of you really enjoyed it.

You know what you’ll enjoy even more?

The FULL version with actually good audio that Miley herself just shared!


So damn good.

Miley has such a unique voice and delivery style, and I’m really hoping she does a covers album soon. She’s got some great versions of classic songs, so why not?

Maybe that’s what she is hinting at?

Either way, Miley has really grown so much as an artist, and my respect and admiration for her has grown for her in these past few years.

I can’t wait to see what she has in store for us in 2024!

Exit Eden “Separate Ways”

One of my friends – what up Tony Page Jr.!- alerted me to the recent existence of this cover of one of my favorite Joureny songs “Separate Ways”. It’s by an all-female supergroup called “Exit Eden” who specialize in stellar covers, and I was pretty damn impressed.

It’s like a a mash-up of “The Craft” and “Celtic Women”. That’s the vibe I’m getting.

The group is composed of Marina La Torraca, Clementine Delauney, and Anna Brunner, and will release their new album “Femme Fatales” on January 14th.

I’m honestly excited to hear more. These are some hella talented women, and I can’t wait to hear what else they cover!

Get nore info at https://exit-eden.com/

Are These Journey’s Best Songs?

Billboard just released their list of the Top 10 Journey songs ever.

It goes as follows:

9  “Escape” (Escape, 1981)

8  “Of a Lifetime” (Journey, 1975)

7  “Faithfully” (Frontiers, 1983)

6  “Ask the Lonely” (single, 1983)

5  “Who’s Crying Now” (Escape, 1981)

4  “Feeling That Way” (Infinity, 1978)

3  “Just the Same Way” (Evolution, 1979)

2  “Don’t Stop Believin'” (Escape, 1981)

1  “Stone in Love” (Escape, 1981)

Full article here: 

I’m a big Journey fan, and being so, I must disagree.

Where’s “Separate Ways”? Or “Lights”? “Wheel in the Sky”?  “Lovin, Touchin’, Squeezin'”?  Or their biggest seller “Open Arms”?

Billboard, put down the crack pipe and add those babies in!

 

Here’s my Top Ten:

10: “Feeling That Way”

9:  “Wheel in the Sky”

8: “Open Arms”

7: “Lovin’, Touchin’ Squeezin'”

6: “Anyway You Want It”

5: “Lights”

4: “Separate Ways”

3: “Stone in Love”

2: “Don’t Stop Believing”

1: “Faithfully”

Of course, these are just my personal choices, as I’m sure the Billboard article is based on the same thing.

What are your Top 10 Journey songs?