Saturday, August 1, 2015

Sam Smith - Lay Me Down Best Covers

Recently I was hooked with the song by Sam Smith called Lay Me Down. It was when I heard Charice (Pempengco) sang it at Asia's Got Talent Grand Final result that I knew this song. Most people will know Sam Smith's Stay With Me, but for me I think Lay Me Down is the better song.
Without further due here I list some of the best covers in my opinion, without specific rankings.

This is the cover that introduced me to the song. It was perhaps one of the most passionate cover that I've heard from Charice. Maybe because the song was sang by Sam Smith, who have - how should I put it - the same alignment as Charice. But nevertheless, it was actually quite good that Charice didn't overdo the song with her over-the-top killer voice.


Our next cover is by Kurt Hugo featuring Diamond White, who finished fifth in The X Factor. At first I didn't know it's her until I saw the comments. Her cover in my opinion has the most powerful voice among others. Good audio setup, some clever play with notes, perfect singing and of course all the high notes were hit spotlessly.


Next one is actually my favourite, coming from Sorah Yang. I've never heard of her until this Lay Me Down cover. Set up at 1906 Studios in Los Angeles, this cover is simple with just guitar but the voice of Sorah Yang is the main focus here. The black and white video just adds to the alluring pull of the cover. Oh if you see Sorah Yang's other videos, she's a super good dancer too!


The next cover is not really 'cover' per se, because Sam Smith was in it, but it also features John Legend, and the video is so touching. This was the official single of Red Nose Day, a charity day that is held every two years for the purpose to help raise awareness and funds for Comic Relief, a British-based charity organization. Should I say, this is the 'charity' cover of Lay Me Down.

Edit 07-Sep-2015
There's quite a lot of 'overdone it' cover, thus this next entry from the Philippines draws me. The duo are quite sincere in their voice, deserving a list in my best covers. Good synchronization and a bit of that unique Philippines vibe :) Just that the camera maybe make someone dizzy as it keeps spinning and spinning LOL.

More videos will be added to the list once I manage to find out more good covers of Lay Me Down. If you have suggestion do leave a comment and maybe I'll add that into to this list.

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