Sunday, March 29, 2009
Vehi Sheamda - Shwekey and Razel
I intended to post this video for a while already and now that we approach Pessach I think it's the right time.
This is one of the best songs of the past months, by a mile. Although Shwekey sings this in a duo, this song has Razel's blueprint all over it. It's a complex and touchy song, with a great arrangement and harmonies, and to me Shwekey is a little out of his "Yeshivish Song Zone" but I guess Razel knew this was the best way to make this song a hit. And he was succesful. I loved how he asks Shwekey to be silent when he sings the Niggum smoothly - that's something Shwekey just can't do and Razel knew it. That's a real musician, a real pro and I hope Razel continues to venture in the more mainstream JM.
Again, this proves to me that the non-Yeshivish artists are the ones producing some of the best music out there today. And the Yeshivish singers probably aknowldge it - Shwekey sang this one and Avraham Fried has a great hit song with an "outsider". I hope it keeps going like that!
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5 comments:
lol about the hand signal - i never noticed that. true - most of yonatans stuff is more on the unusual side, i happen to like his voice alot.
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You are ALL WRONG! Yonatan was not quieting Schwekey, he was quieting the Orchestra to start plucking their violins. Get a clue!
haha excellent post very funny I have to say, anyway thanks for video I liked that that kind of music.
thanks for sharing.
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