I hate to say it, but sL-IMUS did it again. The previous time was when he featured Van MORRISON singing off of COUNTRY songs that got me sitting bolt upright in bed. This A.M. I was snoozing, when this dude was singing this anthem, "Feels Like Home" and I literally STOOD UP out of bed and STOOD upright in front of the t.v., like STANDING for the Hallelujah chorus (well... ).
I couldn't understand sL-IMUS's pronunciation of the singer's name, Raul MALO, which he pronounced, "rawl maul". Then he said it was a Randy NEWMAN song. So when I fired up President GORE's internet, it turns out it dates back to Nineteen NINETY-FOUR (1994)!!1 and has been recorded by Linda RONSTADT. So how has this not penetrated MY little world?
As for this Raul MALO dude, it turns out he's a Cuban, that he started with a Florida country group named "The Mavericks" (how original), and that this dude is compared to Roy ORBISON.
Well, Raul's voice lacks timbre to me, is brittle though not strained, but what impressed me about his performance was the CONSISTENCY, hitting the high notes exactly the same way each time. I'm going to check out Randy NEWMAN's and Linda's versions. 1994?????!!1
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http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Feels-Like-Home-lyrics-Linda-Ronstadt/D9D59F4430BCF4FB48256C7000125F98Feels Like Home
written by Randy Newman
© 1994 Randy Newman Music (ASCAP)
Something in your eyes makes me want to lose myself
Makes me want to lose myself in your arms
There's something in your voice makes my heart beat fast
Hope this feeling lasts the rest of my life
If you knew how lonely my life has been
And how long I've felt so low
If you knew how I wanted someone to come along
And change my life the way you've done
Feels like home to me
Feels like home to me
Feels like I'm all the way back where I come from
Feels like home to me
Feels like home to me
Feels like I'm all the way back where I belong
A window breaks down a long dark street
And a siren wails in the night
But I'm alright cause I have you here with me
And I can almost see through the dark there's light
If you knew how much this moment means to me
And how long I've waited for your touch
If you know how happy you are making me
I've never thought I'd love anyone so much
Feels like home to me
Feels like home to me
Feels like I'm all the way back where I come from
Feels like home to me
Feels like home to me
Feels like I'm all the way back where I belong
Feels like I'm all the way back where I belong
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