read all about it, pt.III – emeli sandÉ
Read All About It pt.III was released in 2012 as the 14th track in the album ‘Our Version of Events’. The track was a continuation of Professor Green’s original ‘Read All About It’ in which Sandé featured on in 2011. Wanting to create her own version of the song, she was thinking about how she could make it personal to her, which was one thing she loved about it (SongFacts, No Date).
The album soon became the top selling album of the year, and because of this Sandé was able to perform ‘Read All About It’ as part of the 2012 Olympics closing ceremony. Taking lyrics from the song to use within the set piece (newspaper prints) whilst on a moving truck. (SongFacts, No Date)
Sandé’s interpretation of the song has a bpm of 98 (SongBPM, No Date), similar to Professor Green’s 101 bpm track (Musicstax, No date). This shows the similarities between each story and emotion. The original track is written from an angry perspective, whereas Sandé’s version is conveying a feeling of disappointment. Yet they both share ideas of wanting to speak the truth.
Is That alright? Lady Gaga
Is That Alright was released within the soundtrack of film ‘A Star Is Born’ in 2018. The track was played during the final credits of the film, highlighting the key areas of its storyline.
The song conveys similar power and emotion as others within the soundtrack, some which aren’t usually shown within Gaga’s solo work.
We don’t have to take our clothes off – Ella eyre
This track was originally released by Jermaine Stewart in 1986, with much more instrumentation than Eyre’s version, and a completely different style and tempo overall. The song is focused on straying away from societies standards, giving light to a positive message about having fun without feeling the pressure of negative situations (Garvin, 2018).
By slowing the bpm to 97 (SongBPM, No Date) instead of its original 123 (SongBPM, No Date), Ella Eyre remade the song into the style of a ballad, replacing the emotions with ones more broken hearted.