Today, she’s followed that LP with her versions of “Making Memories Of Us” and “All Apologies.” Last year, Torres released her excellent album Thirstier. That’s what Mackenzie Scott, the New York-based indie rocker who records as Torres, has just done. From his musically adventurous Ripcord album, this sparse ballad was a departure for the singer in many ways, but the result was a hit that needed no press release, pomp, or circumstance - and, for his part, Urban delivered a vocal that was one of his best.There is something beautifully ballsy about covering a canonical Nirvana classic and then making that cover the B-side to your version of a damn Keith Urban song.
That can’t be said about the most recent Keith Urban song to top the charts. Record companies tend to send out press releases every time a song takes a three-notch jump on the charts these days, making you wonder when a song is really a hit - or just a mere result of a relationship between a promotion staff and radio. In doing so, the singer turned in a vocal that was among the most tormented and guilt-ridden of his career.
The performance works because the singer realized that the break-up of the relationship lay at his feet. In preparing these lists, every now and then you run across a song that never seemed to - as radio likes to put it - “burn.” But, in spite of this topping the country charts for six weeks, crossing over to the Top 30 on the Hot 100, and a video (featuring his girlfriend at the time, Niki Taylor), it hasn’t happened yet for this song - 15 years later.Īs the story goes, Urban was influenced to record the song by his wife, Nicole Kidman, who thought the song had potential. Even watching the clip close to a decade later still brings still is an emotional experience. Sometimes, a video doesn’t really add much to the overall picture of the song, but you can’t say that about this one. The singer co-wrote this track with Monty Powell, and the description of a boardwalk in the wintertime as being akin to his broken heart was ripe with perhaps the most haunting feel of any song of Keith Urban’s career. It proved to be one of his most heartbreaking vocals, and the performance also netted the singer one of his first cross-over hits, peaking at No. However, the singer re-recorded it for his Greatest Hits package, and the song ran to the top.Įverything about this 2004 Keith Urban song bled with emotional anguish and honesty. Keith Urban – “You Look Good In My Shirt”Ībout the pure joy - and passion - of an unexpected reunion with someone from the past, this had been a favorite of many Urban fans since it was originally released on Golden Road. At the same time, Urban recorded this one for his Be Here disc, and the result was one of the more moving and romantic songs of his career, finding the top of the charts in quick order.Ħ. Tracy Byrd has that distinction - having cut it in 2003, while writer Rodney Crowell did so with his band The Notorious Cherry Bombs the next year. Oddly enough, Urban wasn’t the first artist to record this song.
Would love to see him re-visit the irresistible groove of this song, which was country - and rock - at the same time. He recorded a fine one in this vein on his 1999 debut album from the pen of Steve Wariner. Keith Urban – “Where The Blacktop Ends”Įven early in his career, Urban had a a penchant for the up-tempo rocker. Somehow, we think that with her move to Capitol Nashville, you just might see this pairing again. At least we hope so!Ĩ. Urban goes the musical distance to prove his love and devotion to his significant other, while Underwood’s vocal was as dreamy as anything she had ever recorded. Even so, the combination of these two turned out to be one of the most pleasurable singles on country radio as of late. General consensus says that if you put the talents of Grand Ole Opry stars Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood together, the odds are pretty strong that you would have a hit.
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