Strange

If you haven’t heard of the incomparable lizz wright yet then you need to shove that big rock you’ve been living under out of your way and clean out your ears. Unearthed for me by the music critic for CBS Sunday Morning Bill Flanagan, lizz wright is an immense talent that will more than likely never be the household name Alicia Keys or Beyonce is but she is as equally talented, if not more so.

A bonifide singer-songwriter with a voice that sounds like something out of a southern Baptist Choir, lizz’s CD “The Orchard” is an astounding collection of original material like “Speak Your Heart”, “Song For Mia”, “When I Fall” and mixed in are some pretty good remakes like “Hey Man” by Ike Turner and the amazing “Strange”.

Originally sung by Patsy Cline, “Strange” is a heartbreakingly sad song about a woman that can’t seem to let go of a man that’s broken her heart. Patsy’s version was more upbeat and almost playful (yes I listened to the original, don’t ask) but in the hands of lizz this song is simply painfully beautiful. If the lyrics don’t grab you buy the neck and pull you in, the haunting guitar will and lizz sings this song in a way only she can thanks to that voice.

There’s not much else to say about this song except to say it’s one of the best heartbreak songs I’ve ever heard. Take a listen and see if I’m right.