Very few if any of the songs I like get played on the radio, and I don’t really listen to the radio at all anymore, but there is definitely one artist I’ve never heard on the radio, who is uber-talented and incredibly overlooked. She’s got an incredible vocal range (think Anne Murray dueting with Kate Bush and you’ll come close: I kid you not), is a gifted songwriter, a talented guitarist and keyboard player, and uncompromising when it comes to her music. I would be thrilled to hear any of her songs on the radio, but this one in particular would be really cool as you don’t hear many songs about architecture that also mention the word “underwear.”
And about her voice again? Seriously, this song focuses mainly on her lower register, but you do get a taste of her upper register toward the end, but until you’ve seen her perform live and see how effortlessly she flips back and forth between her you will probably think it’s studio tricks. Believe me, it’s not. So now, please welcome Happy Rhodes with Building the Colossus.
And for good measure, here is a live version of my all-time favorite Happy Rhodes song, Save Our Souls. It’s just beautiful.
Okay, now I can’t stop. One more, the spellbinding cover of Kate Bush’s And Dream of Sheep. It’s astounding. She’s a talent, and I miss her music.