Maybe This Time was originally recorded by Liza Minnelli on her 1984 album Liza! Liza! but didn’t become a standard until it was included in Liza‘s 1972 movie Cabaret. It is about having been unlucky in love but still holding hope that this time things will work out. In this wonderful rendition Brooke starts
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Landslide was originally released by Fleetwood Mac on their 1975 album Fleetwood Mac. It is about handling changes in life and love, especially when those changes are bring everything crashing around you. Brooke gives a beautiful rendition of this song, with her own individual phrasing and making the vocals fuller, giving the impression of
Baby I’m A Fool was originally released by Melody Gardot on her 2009 album My One And Only Thrill and as a single. It is a love song about treating love like a game and becoming the kind of fool who thinks it’s cool to fall in love. Brooke gives us a beautiful rendition
Memory is originally from the 1981 musical Cats. It is a nostalgic look towards the past with a determination to go on with with life despite what has happened. Brooke gives us a truly beautiful rendition of this song that suits her clear, bell-like voice, during both the powerful and the quieter sections giving
Dreams was originally released by Fleetwood Mac on their 1977 album Rumours and as a single. It is a breakup song where the singer tells their lover that it is only right they be let go but to take note of what they are giving up. It was written by Stevie Nicks during her
Beauty and the Beast (sometimes called Tale As Old As Time) was originally recorded by Angela Lansbury for the 1991 Disney movie Beauty and the Beast, and was also recorded by Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson for the closing credits of the movie; it was also sung by Emma Thompson in the 2017 remake
I don’t usually include 2 Christmas songs from the same performer (unless they are part of the 1 post) in the same year, but this is just too good to keep until next year. Carol of the Bells was originally a Ukrainian song, Shchedryk (The Generous One), based on a traditional chant, English
O Holy Night is a popular Christmas carol that was written in the mid 19th century, originally in French. It tells the story of the birth of Jesus. This is a very beautiful version, with a simple piano accompaniment to Brooke‘s amazing, expressive voice, which shows that she can sing great melodies as well
My Favorite Things was originally from the 1959 musical The Sound of Music where it was originally sang by Mary Martin and Patricia Neway on Broadway and by Julie Andrews in the 1965 movie version. It is about dealing with bad situations by remembering all the good things that you like. Brooke has based
Cry Me A River was originally recorded by Ella Fitzgerald for the 1955 movie Pete Kelly’s Blues but was not used in the film and Ella didn’t release a version until 1961, making the Julie London‘s 1955 version the first released, and it has since been recorded by many different artists. It is the