Starting with Regine Velasquez-Alcasid who just released a new single over the weekend with “Someday.” The song, of course, is the early aughts breakthrough hit single for a certain singer named Nina. Please don’t take this week’s title seriously.
Besides being one of those one-liner phrases annoying more than trying-hard funny or pa-cute, it’s grammatically redundant and would exasperate any editor worth their salt. But it does fall in nicely with this week’s theme as we see some important figures in music releasing new material after some absence from the scene. Starting with Regine Velasquez-Alcasid who just released a new single over the weekend with “Someday.
” The song, of course, is the early aughts breakthrough hit single for a certain singer named Nina. Tough song to cover for sure as Nina’s no pushover vocalist-singer-performer. But this is Ate Reg we’re talking about here.
And those familiar with her career know that she has a knack for turning songs into her own. And this time around is no different. RVA’s “Someday” still retains its inherent R&B flavor and overall ballad feel.
Arrangement-wise, “Someday” added a (faux) string section and a not-in-the-way band arrangement that lends RAV’s version a grander presence compared to Nina’s original soul-baring solo voice and piano take. And don’t look for vocal histrionics here, as RVA is all about serving the song, wherein she starts almost in whisper mode and gradually builds up. Of .
