The Juno Awards happened back in March. For those not familiar and who don't read this damn blog, that's basically the Canadian Grammys, for Canadian artists (with one award exception).
Nelly Furtado was the host of the 2024 Junos. She also hosted the 2007 ceremony.
And, with more than 45 million records sold, she is one of the most successful Canadian artists in history.
Her debut album - Whoa, Nelly! - was a huge hit - generating two top 10 singles in the US. Her first, "I'm Like A Bird", is well-known, and hit #9 on the US charts in 2001. Its follow-up, this song, written by Furtado, hit #5 and was a bigger hit in the States.
Neither song was as big a chart hit in Canada (the former did hit the top 20, and both got a fair amount of airplay), but she would continue to record hit after hit on both sides of the border, and also in other countries.
This is a song for which two official videos exist, and yes, we have them both. Same song, sparser video.
Nelly has been known as something of a musical shapeshifter, bridging pop, rock, folk, hip hop and even Latin music. In 2006, she was in her hip hop period, and this live version of the song surfaced.
It's actually pretty much the same song.
Furtado, whose parents were Portuguese immigrants to Canada, performed the song for a very small audience - the cast of Big Brother Brasil. Yes, she speaks Portuguese.
When she recorded the song in 2012 for Walmart Soundcheck... well, it was harder and slower. Still, very cool version of the song, even if it was comissioned by Walmart.
Guys, this is our last post until next week. Please stay safe this weekend.
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