Okay I’m about to delve into the world of YouTube and make a recommendation! Daria Zaritskaya (often with Ukrainian guitarist Sergey Sershen) has been causing quite a stir with a range of quite amazing rock cover tunes. From ‘I was Made for Loving You‘ – her introduction single in 2020 – she has continued to set Spotify alight with renditions of ‘Living on a Prayer‘ and “Welcome to the Jungle,” among others.
Her YouTube channel is named ‘Sershen and Zarítskaya’ and this review notes that today music is listened to very differently to how it was in the past. Today, most of us connect to music through social platforms rather than record stores. This lass may not be on the radio, but her thousands of followers attest to the fact that something is going on. You can also download the mp3 version of “Kickstart my Heart” here.
Firstly, the musician ship is absolutely first rate.
Secondly the vocal performance and harmonies bring in a new life to these songs, it is really (at times) as if you are hearing them for the first time. A personal two favourites are her versions of the classics ‘Black Velvet’ and ‘Deep Purple’s‘ ‘Soldier of Fortune.’
They do a wide range of music covers and have started with a couple of original tracks too. It has been far from easy in the Ukraine recently, for obvious reasons, but if you dip in and discover these guys you will be very pleased you did so!
By Mark C. Chambers
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Absolute gem of a find!
Your music makes me feel my real feelings. Music is melodic with harmonies a controlled setting relevant by remembering our experience and repeat your visit back in time made you feel alive with the sprit of them now old songs sung with the sprit of the young doing it in the now time new age just as it gave the same feeling as it did then but now in the future new feeling follow the old rock n roll on the new soul never get low always pass go rolling to rock of all ages. Keliiokalani Love is music hate has no face where happynes waits n sings takes place in the best space of our race.
NOAPOLOGY is loaded with talent. Not only do they do cover tunes that sound better than the original (I’m sorry). Sergey can rip the guitar with the best of them. Daria has appropriate vocals for this genre. She’s not bad to at either. “Ashes”, their first single out is terrific. There whole sound has power, energy, charisma and a overall sound that should propel them in the states.
I got the same feeling that some parts sound even better than the originals, probably because sound technology advanced a lot since last millennium. In addition woman’s voice can make high notes sound better simply because of anatomy .
Overall the band and the singer are super!
je mi 64 rad si tuto hudbu poslechnu /doufam ze to neni hudebni podvrh/
I’m 64, I’d like to listen to this music / I hope it’s not a musical spoof /
(Reply from Benny Benson, co-editor: It is not a spoof. These guys are very serious!)
Your preformance of Wham’s Last Christmas nailed it….better than the original, thnx for your beautifyl covers.
Even played it on our own radio station.
Keep up the good work….Have a good Christmas and a great New Year