Hold it against me

Sorry for not writing much over the past week. I am still really sick and have been devoid of energy and have been stuck in bed for many of the days. I'm so sick of being sick and can't wait to get better. Anyway, I wasn't sure what song to write about today, but last night I had a dream that had Sam Tsui in it. Sam Tsui is a youtuber who does covers of songs, who I have been a fan of for quite a few years. I still remember the first time I heard his voice: my friend had just discovered him and in class when we should have been doing research for a project, she showed me some videos of him singing. And I remember I actually teared up because his voice was just so beautiful. He is able to turn songs that I wasn't a massive fan of, into something so moving and angelic. The prime example of that is his cover of the Britney Spears song 'Hold it against me.' I have never liked Britney Spears. Never. I never liked her voice, or the music because it just sounded completely fake and I just didn't like her when I was a kid and don't like her now. However, Sam Tsui turned 'Hold it against me' into a song of absolute beauty. The original, in my opinion (which is a really harsh one- I'm sorry if I offend anyone who is a Britney Spears fan), sounds trashy, to be honest, but this cover is far from it.

My favourite song that Sam Tsui covers is 'Jar of Hearts,' which was also the first song I heard him sing.  I also love his cover of 'If I die young.' Those two are definitely the top favourites out of the huge selection that he does. And I just have to say, I love all his covers because MAN!!! this guy has an epic voice that I am completely and utterly in love with. But for today, here is 'Hold it against me' sung by Sam Tsui who is also on the piano and accompanied by Kurt Schneider. Hope you fall in love with his work as much as I have: