After a week of songs about particular places in the northeastern US, we end the week with a short post about a song whose only place is in the heart. “More Hearts than Mine” is by Michigan born singer-songwriter Ingrid Andress, and because I really like his cover, we’ll have a bonus track today from honey-voiced Elliot Duke who’s web presence doesn’t make it immediately clear where he hails from.
I think he definitely deserves much more attention, though. Dang, here’s a link to his single out last year called “Movin’ On.” Check it out. Give him views and listens. Buy something from the guy if you can and keep his music going. Let’s make this guy famous.
For her part, Andress has been nominated for four Grammy awards so far and has put out two albums. Today’s single was released in 2019 for her 2020 album Lady Like. Her second album, Good Person came out in 2022, and her single “Wishful Drinking” hit number five on the Billboard Country Airplay Chart. And I don’t often say this, but she’s got a really cool website.
To show how one song can hit beautifully in different ways, here’s Duke’s moving acoustic cover followed by the original video from 2019 that tells the story so gorgeously in its own right. Sorry for ending the week on a tear jerker, but it’s such a good cry and worth every second. Here’s “More Hearts than Mine.”
And the original story version . . .
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