Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2021 22:10:13 -0400
From: Chris Mathis <cmathis@brothersgibb.com>
Subject: Re: Vince Melouney
Hmmm, full url did not go through... Try this:
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About 6 songs in... 5 songs total???
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From: Chris Mathis <cmathis@brothersgibb.com>
Subject: Re: Vince Melouney
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On July 11, 2021 10:10:22 PM Chris Mathis wrote:
> Hmmm, full url did not go through... Try this:
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> http://alturl.com/ffxy6
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> About 6 songs in... 5 songs total???
>
>
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Back to topDate: Sun, 11 Jul 2021 23:46:27 -0400
From: <cmathis@brothersgibb.com>
Subject: Listen to Alex Cameron cover 'Islands In The Stream' and 'Midsummer Nights'
http://alturl.com/pdu6h
Islands In The Stream
https://youtu.be/EtrSHAzm_2M
Midsummer Nights
https://youtu.be/KHmBjIKqMdw
Sydney-born and raised musician Alex Cameron has covered two classic '80s
tracks, 'Islands In The Stream' and 'Midsummer Nights'.
He shared his renditions of the songs last Friday (July 9), both of which
were originally co-written by the Bee Gees' Barry Gibb and performed by
Kenny Rogers.
Cameron's first cover, 'Islands In The Stream', was made in collaboration
with American indie duo Roan Yellowthorn, and stays true to the much-loved
original sung by Rogers and Dolly Parton.
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For the second, 'Midsummer Nights', Cameron enlisted the help of Californian
musician Jonathan Rado, of the band Foxygen. Both tracks also feature his
saxophonist, Roy Molloy.
Speaking of his decision to cover the tracks, Cameron professed his
admiration for Barry Gibb.
"I've almost lost friends over Barry Gibb's songs," he said. "They're so
important to me, whenever anyone else covers his songs, or even expresses a
love for them - I become possessed by some pubescent demon."
"These songs speak to you and you alone, it tells me. Hell, I even play a
Guild Songbird on stage, Barry Gibb's guitar of choice - against the pleas
of sound techs in venues the world over.
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"Of course the demon is wrong, and it's time I let those possessive feelings
go. This single is an attempt to rid myself of that jealous spirit. The one
that says this music is mine, and only I understand it."
He went on to describe his initial hesitation to taking on the classics,
saying he "considered 'Islands In The Stream' untouchable".
"A big part of me thinks it still is," he added. "I'm lucky Roan Yellowthorn
agreed to sing it with me. She carries the recording, and gave me license to
sing on it with her.
"The B-side - 'Midsummer Nights', as a song - is perhaps the closest thing
to perfection in the world of pop music. Jonathan Rado did all the music on
the recording. You can hear that he understands how important that tune is
to me, and to all of us. And so here it is, the music that is no longer just
for me, from our crew to yours."
Last year, Cameron released a four-track EP titled 'Miami Memories'. It
featured sparse demos from his 2019 LP 'Miami Memory', before they were
reworked into the final album versions.
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