![]() In early 2013, the song earned Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. Pop-music fans might recognize Kimbra’s powerful voice from the 2011 multi-platinum smash single “Somebody That I Used to Know” by Gotye. You will notice her use of two microphones, one for the conventional audio and a second that connects to the device. ![]() She actually creates the effects on the fly while performing live. The video at the bottom of this post demonstrates Kimbra’s masterful use of this new technology. The New Zealand-born singer/songwriter/guitarist is an early adopter of an electronic device called the VoiceLive Touch 2 by TC-Helicon that allows her to loop her own voice and add special effects, such as three-part harmonies and pitch correction. She sings, “Plain gold ring had a story to tell / It was one that I knew too well / And in my heart it will never be spring / Long as he wears that plain gold ring.” In this classic song about unrequited love, Kimbra tells the story of a gal devastated by the fact that the man of her dreams belongs to someone else. Today, the 25-year-old Kimbra Lee Johnson (better known as Kimbra) channels the great Nina Simone as she performs a spellbinding jazz-inspired electropop rendition of “Plain Gold Ring” - a song Simone made famous in 1958. Welcome to Music Friday, when we bring you terrific tunes with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics.
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