Let’s start of November with Tina Arena’s cover of To Sir, With Love. This is one of those cases where the cover version is actually superior to the original version.
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Song of the Day: To Sir With Love, covered by Tina Arena
I’ve always liked this song. It’s one of the few songs that I can kind of decently sing and it describes my feelings towards a lot of people who were important to me in years past. It also describes the way I feel about certain people now. This song was originally recorded and made famous by Lulu but my favorite version is this cover by Tina Arena.
Those schoolgirl days
Of telling tales and biting nails are gone
But in my mind
I know they will still live on and on
But how do you thank someone
Who has taken you from crayons to perfume?
It isn’t easy, but I’ll try
If you wanted the sky
I would write across the sky in letters
That would soar a thousand feet high
“To sir, with love”
The time has come
For closing books and long last looks must end
And as I leave
I know that I am leaving my best friend
A friend who taught me right from wrong
And weak from strong
That’s a lot to learn
What, what can I give you in return?
If you wanted the moon
I would try to make a start
But I would rather you let me give my heart
“To sir, with love”
Songwriters: Don Black / Mark London
Music Video of the Day: Still Running by Tina Arena (2014, dir by Yannick Saillet)
Never stop running.
Enjoy!
Music Video of the Day: Church by Tina Arena (2021, dir by Matt Sharp)
Today’s music video of the day is the latest from the amazing Tina Arena.
This very atmospheric video finds Tina surrounded by desolation, singing about the sins of the past or perhaps the mistake of the present or even the hope of the future. Judging from this video, it’s time to confess and seek absolution. Or perhaps it’s not. Like all good songs and videos, it’s all open to interpretation. This video feels like it could have come from the mind of Peter Weir or Nicolas Roeg. It has an unmistakable Walkabout and Picnic at Hanging Rock vibe.
We need to start some sort of petition to demand that Tina be hired to do the next Bond theme song, I think.
Enjoy!