I use Youtube for a variety of reasons. Watching music videos, catching up with the latest "Viral Internet Sensation", looking at cute videos of cute kittens, and listening to covers from talented, unsigned and up-and-coming singers. The fact that anybody can record a song in their rooms, upload and share with the world means that the window to talent is as easy to access as accessing the Internet itself (aka, easy peasy lemon squeezy). Just because an artist hasn't been scouted by Jay-Z or auditioned for the X Factor or signed to a multinational record label, it doesn't mean they don't deserve recognition. As a new Beview feature, every so often I'll be sharing my favourite Youtube covers and artists....starting now!

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 Cassandra Farrar - Radioactive (originally by Imagine Dragons)
This has been one of my favourite songs of the past few months and Cassandra's version is a beautiful cover with her own twist on the song, as Simon Cowell would say. Check out her channel of over 100 videos, featuring many enchanting original songs, some sounds vaguely reminiscent of Taylor Swift before she went all Avril Lavigne-Dub Step-Angsty Pop, and a guitar I want! Radioactive is one of her most popular covers, but there are some very underrated special gems in the collection.


 Sam Knight - That's Life (originally by Frank Sinatra)
Ok, so we see loads of indie covers and pop covers and guitar covers around, but it's so much rarer for a jazz and swing song to be covered these days. Sam Knight happens to be a friend of mine, whose smooth voice and unique style definitely makes him stand out in a sea of young artists on Youtube. That's Life (can you believe it was originally released in 1966!?) is one of several covers on his Youtube channel which is well worth checking out.

There'll be more from the wonderful world of Youtube, plus reviews of Iron Man 3 (I finally went to see it!), Doctor Who and The Apprentice coming soon on Beview.

Bev x
Ps. If you're wondering what the aforementioned "cute videos of cute kittens" refers to, look no further.