Sam Hart Bids “Goodbye to You, Pikachu”

It’s no secret that Sam Hart holds a passion for video games, and his latest digitally interactive inspiration comes from the gigantic Nintendo franchise of Pokemon. Unfortunately, I’m not exactly well informed of the ways of the Pokeverse, so I couldn’t fully grasp an appreciation of this track – but I’m sure many of you will. The whole ordeal kind of reminds me of Jason Seagel’s Dracula production in Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

I had a dream about a musical based on the episode of Pokemon where Ash considers making Pikachu evolve into Raichu using the thunderstone. I woke up and wrote this song.

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The Holiday Cover Round-Up Part 7

Aaaaaand Christmas is finally upon us so we’re bringing you the latest and likely final batch of Christmas covers that have graced the ‘Tube. A few new voices this time around along with some familiar repeat artists. We at a-Tunes would like to extend a very Merry Christmas to all of our readers and hope you are having an awesome and beautiful day. God Bless!

Connie Lim x Dawen Cover “Silent Night”

Esna Yoon Covers “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”

Rooftop Pursuit Covers “All I Want For Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey

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Sam Hart Sings About “One Leg”

Melancholy Sam is back with his new original called “One Leg”. It’s moody and dark and I think some of you may dig it, others not so much. But on a more unanimous note, it appears that an album is in the works and is “almost done”. Polished recordings by Sam Hart? That’s something I’m interested in hearing. We’ll keep you updated!

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See Sam Hart Rock the Uke on “He Could Say”

Ooh, this is a bit refreshing. Sam‘s newest tune is, dare I say, a bit upbeat in tempo. He goes for a bluesy-pop type of vibe with the uke being his interesting weapon of choice on this one, titled “He Could Say”. The subject matter isn’t quite as chipper though – but I suppose it wouldn’t be a Sam Hart song otherwise (not including the Mario Kart Love song).

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Sam Hart Sings “Come Home Yesterday”

Though we haven’t heard new material from him in a while, “Come Home Yesterday” is the latest effort by Sam Hart. He steps a little outside of his bubble, going into more mid-tempo range but I’d really like to see him tackle a different genre all together. This is still an enjoyable listen though. Perhaps it’s time he laid them down proper and shared some of his music on bandcamp?

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Sam Hart Sings About “The Storm That Left Us Behind”

“The Storm That Left Us Behind” is another slow ballad by Sam Hart, featuring his trademark video set up complete with pet cat in the background. I’d honestly wouldn’t complain if he chose to switch things up more often, perhaps singing a more upbeat tune once in a while but I gotta give him credit for sticking to what his own style. In his own words the song is “about how sometimes we only remember the happy moments”.

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Just ‘Cause: Dan aka Dan/Dan Matthews at the Korean Heritage Camp

This isn’t music related in the least bit but we wanted to share this clip with you of Dan aka Dan, government name Dan Matthews, chronicling his time at the Korean Heritage Camp for adoptees in Colorado. He ran into a ton of folks there including Sam Hart, another Korean American adoptee and even introduces his own family at the end of the clip. Most may not know this but my Father is an adoptee as well, so seeing that programs like this exist to help build community and provide a connection for kids back to their  biological roots is both inspiring and touching. Check out this vlog clip below, it’s a great watch.

[New Music] Sam Hart – “Stars in Our Eyes”

Admittedly inspired by Disney’s Tangled, singer Sam Hart has crafted a new track called “Stars in Our Eyes” along the same sappy emotional lines as the tunes you’d find in their animated musicals. Personally I tend to be a bigger fan of Sam’s more positive, hopeful tunes as opposed to some of his slower, darker numbers. This is yet another example of that trend. I just wonder when the guy is gonna lay some of these tracks down in a studio and give us a proper recording to listen to.

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Showdown: Erin Paula vs Sam Hart vs New Heights

Adele is one of those rare artists that managed to achieve wide-spread critical acclaim and with her recent album, breakthrough mainstream success. So it’s understandable that we’ve seen our fair share of covers of her songs – especially of “Someone Like You” and “Rolling in the Deep”. The latter is the subject of our latest Showdown feature, and we know it’s been a long time so for those who forgot this is how it works….

We take artists that have recently covered or remixed the same song and compare them for fun’s sake just to see which one you thought did the original the most justice. Today’s Showdown pits Erin Paula (of former Rin on the Rox fame) against Sam Hart (most notable for the Mario Kart song) against a member of Seattle band New Heights. So readers, who takes home the bragging rights?

Erin Paula

Sam Hart

New Heights

Did you like Erin’s faithful cover that stuck true to the original? Or Sam’s melancholy, haunting rendition? What about New Height’s bluesy acoustic take? Vote for your favorite!

Sam Hart Sings “Broken As I Am”

It appears that Sam Hart is really starting to embrace  a country sound with his songs. For his latest, “Broken As I Am”, he sings a simplistic heartfelt tune about lasting love along and incorporates some random “romantic” visuals with various props and figurines. I thought this is one of his better recent releases, and with a little bit of studio polish this could be a decent country-ish type of song.

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