Open Mic Week 75 - Meno - Top 5 Picks and Honorable Mentions
Closing yet another week of amazing entries, beautiful original music and mind blowing covers. As always here I'am late on a Sunday attempting to make up my mind. When I was told the job of a judge was not easy, I knew it to be true, I just did not know how hard it would be.
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I think for once I won't see the sun come up on Monday:
First Place
I absolutely loved everything about this entry, the energy, the lyrics the emotion conveyed in the voice. I can't find a thing I don't absolutely love about this song and performance. I don't know where @pedromrmourato came from but I'm so happy he gave us this musical gem this week. I can't wait to hear what other entries are to come from Pedro.
Second Place
I had my suspicion that @petrajordan was leaving her best for later and I was right. Her entry is absolutely stunning, even thought the lyrics swim in seas of emotional confusion and nostalgia I can't help but to find the arrangement, the vocal approach and the soulfulness sexy.
The piano playing and how it plays with the timing as the changes flow smoothly is something to admire being a musician, but if you are not one, you would not even recognize the difficulty of the arrangement. Absolutely brilliant Petra, please more of this.
Third Place
@kayclarity - March on - Original Song
It's almost not fair what her voice does to me. Almost without fail every time I hear @kayclarity I get goosebumps, but aside from having the voice of an angel, my favorite thing about @kayclarity is her sincere approach to her writing. It feels at times like she does not mind wearing her heart on the sleeve musically and that is something that requires both vulnerability and also strength.
Thank you for sharing this little musical gem.
Fourth Place
Not the first time Carla makes it to my top 5 list and I suspect it wont be the last neither. She has a natural talent for finding those melodies that always leave you wanting more. I don't know what it is, it's not like anyone could write a book of how to make a song that requires you to play it at least three times to feel semi satisfied.
There is a common theme in her writings, most of the songs I've really enjoyed touch up on existentialism and discovery of the self. Something of course I relate to being a main theme on the songs I've written myself.
Fifth Place
I have to confess that I had never heard this song before, turns out a famous artist (Ed Sheeran)has revived this traditional Scottish/Irish Song. I heard his version and I still like @luisferchav 's take on it just a little bit better. The simplicity of the approach, the emotional performance and the fact that it was done on a ukulele bass! What is not to love?
Honorable Mentions
In no order in particular, these are performances I really enjoyed this week.
This closes another amazing week, are we ready for week 76? I sure am... But before you leave my post my musical brother, my musical sister, please know that despite the fact that we call this a competition, even though my post says first, second, third place, that is not what matters about the open mic. In the end of the day the judges are just as human, as flawed and beautiful as everyone else on this planet. The ethos of this contest, of this community, is simply for us to have special place to share our passion for music, for us to laugh together, to cry together and explore emotions that everyday life seems to neglect in one way or another.
Every single one of you is valuable to me, so thank you for being part of my musical family...
Much love
Thank you, @meno! Such an honor to be in your Top 5!
I have to admit that in one of my takes I actually said that this song was for you since you were waiting for an original from me... but then I ended up using a different take and also didn't want to influence you or any of the other judges :) NEVERTHELESS, you totally heard me via the quantum field :)
Also, a fantastic pick for no.1 - I was swept off my feet when I heard @pedromrmourato's entry! Musicians of this caliber make me up my game every single week. That's a challenge I'm happy to undertake though ;)
Congrats to all the other @meno's top 5 and honorable mentions!
Thanks mam , you did a pretty good job yourself and yes @pedromrmourato's entry gave me goosebumps
Such a great song! You really jazz it up making it stand out from the crowd and on that you have a great voice! Really looking forward to dive in deeper in to your repertoire!
Hey!! Thanks 💜 I'm so thankful to you @meno, you are the best 😄
Some amazing performances this week. Thanks so much and I' happy you're on the team.
Hey @meno, I'm really happy to be on your top5 for the first time! I've seen your a fan of original work, and being a composer yourself that really makes sense. That's a thing I respect about the OpenMic, knowing that the judges are also artists and composers and understant what we have to go trough to get to the final piece! Thank you again and hope to keep giving you more music you can call gems!
You entry was special brother! loved every second of it!! I'm sure you will keep on impressing us!!
much love and success to you brother
Hey brother!! Great choices! I think @pedromrmourato blew us all away this week with his entry!
Thank you very much for placing me in your top 5, and thank you for your kindness!! I'm really happy you enjoyed my simplified version hehe :)
Excellent! Was just asking for a link to this over on discord @wsp-waves. Wanted to show my young daughter what real music sounds like. Great work @memo
Just seen some comments from the artists involved. Thank you for such an entertaining night! So hard to pick between you. My personal fave was the guy with the Didgeridoo, but hey, you are all sooooo talented and I could have voted for any of you and been happy. Good luck for the future and it great to see steemit giving you the recognition you all deserve.
Congrats to all, these are such beautiful selections all around.. and @Meno thank you just ever so much for the mention, truly I mean it.
Much love to you. ♥-serena
I cant believe we are in honorable mentions, thank you so much sir for the acoustic improvement suggestion and thats a great motivation indeed
Congratulations to all participants and judges, you guys do a wonderful job!
Each contestant is a wonderful choice. It must have been very difficult to judge with such strong entries!