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Clara Chung Covers Alicia Keys

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I’ve only recently come across Clara Chung’s music but I gotta say I was fairly impressed with this medly cover of two of Alicia’s most recent hits, ‘Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart’, and ‘Empire State of Mind’. It’s not that Clara had any crazy runs or got all r&b diva on us, but rather she gave a somewhat subtle, understated vocal that I really appreciated. The girl’s got a soulful voice and I’m digging that.

However, I had some mixed opinions on her quirky one handed instrumental but it doesn’t negate the fact that this baby faced girl has a voice years beyond her appearance. And lastly, if you want this song for keeps, you she’s put it up as a free DL here.

Showdown: Jessica Sanchez vs Ashley Robles

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For this edition of Showdown we got two r&b heavyweight divas ambitiously covering Alicia Keys and her contribution to Jay-Z’s ‘Empire State of Mind’. Some of you may know Jessica Sanchez as a young singer who has proven that she’s got a voice well beyond her age. In the other corner we have Ashley Robles, a veteran vocalist working to make a name for herself. So who came out on top in this showdown? You decide!

Jessica Sanchez

Ashley Robles

In my opinion, neither could quite compare with the exceptional Alica, but overall I think Ashley’s experience gave her a little more polish and control. While it’s clear Jessica has some pipes, her vocal felt a little too forced for me. Agree? Disagree? Tell us with your votes!

WTF: Passion x Reena Lynn – My Boo Cover

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Waddup a-Tunes!? It’s time for another Weekly Thursday Freebie and this time we’ve got a throwback acoustic performance from over 5 years ago. I remember seeing this years back, probably around 2004 when I was still in college. Passion and Reena Lynn do an awesome acoustic cover of the r&b hit “My Boo” by Usher & Alicia Keys.

They’ve covered it a number of times but the rendition above is my favorite one that I’ve heard or seen thus far. They definitely do the song justice with their smooth, stripped rendition.

So this week you can grab both the video and song! Neither video nor audio quality is the greatest but it isn’t terrible either. But I mean what do you expect of an audio rip from a video posted online in 2004!? Back then HD was just a dream to most. If you’re an audio/video-phile it may bug you but everyone should be able to enjoy this one =).

You know the deal, link after the jump!

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