More Music - Karen Souza

If you watch ITV over her you can't have failed to notice the fairytale-themed Summer of Soaps trailer promotes Coronation Street and Emmerdale under the tagline “Once Upon A Weatherfield… Happily Emmerdale After”. It features the song tainted love being sung by , a slower version of the famous cover of the song by Soft Cell which was composed by Ed Cobb, formerly of The Four Preps back in the 1960's.

 

The Hannah Peel version of the song was also used as the trailer for "American Horror Story" on US television. It is amazing about this cover of the song is the musical accompaniment is provided by a mechanical music box with the music being feed into the machine on a large paper tape and the music box being turned by hand. It is the primitive nature of the music box that makes the track seem so haunting.It is well worth looking up on by following this link to YouTube.

This all lead me to a search of YouTube of the music of Karen Souza after I found here name linked to the Hannah Peel version of the song and this version of the song. Which is part of a longer set done with the Cooltrane Quartet for Sunday Night Live. Karen Souza is a is an Argentine JAaz singer who was a strong fan base in South America but deserve, in my opinion a break in Europe. I would love to see her being accompanied by the Jools Holland Band on "Later... with Jools Holland". It would be an ideal showcase to show off her talent.

Over the years I have grown to love lots of different types of music and I would love to see her sing in a club in London while enjoying a quite drink and a lovely meal. It would just be a perfect way to spend a relaxing evening. If you get a chance on a warm evening, turn the lights low and follow a few of the links and have a listen for yourself.