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The SugarCrush

Sarah Sellers — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:51:20 +0000

For those of you who know me personally, or have read my bio , you know that my number one passion is singing. I grew up in a very musical family that carried over to me at a very young age. I started taking lessons for voice and classical piano when I was 6 years old and was singing in church most of my school years. In school I was definitely more interested in music than my studies and took part in everything from Show Choir to numerous musical productions. After I graduated High School I spent some time in Nashville, TN doing some work with Word Records. Over the last few years I’ve spent my time auditioning for American Idol, it took me four times to make it past the first round, and lending my vocals to numerous local bands.

2010 has already started out with a bang and I’m determined to get myself back on track with my music. At the beginning of the year I had the pleasure of studying under Betty Buckley. Her song interpretation class opened my eyes to the focus and dedication that is crucial to becoming a successful performer. Maddy Rose & Soulmix, I sing backgrounds and occasional lead vocals, has been busy performing around Dallas and I’m excited about getting into the studio more.

I posted an AD on backpage.com earlier in the year for studio work and came in contact with a local musician from Ft. Worth. He wrote and produced a few pop songs and was looking for a female vocalist to round out the sound. We just finished recording the tracks and will be back in the studio next month to record more! So here are the tracks from the debut group, The SugarCrush, with all female vocals contributed by yours truly and male vocals by Ben Archey!

My goal this year is to continue recording in the Studio (any Producers out there hit me up ) and keep on pushing my dream!

Click the images below to check out the songs!

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Ioana Hurjui — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:03:23 +0000

Din ciclul “de cate ori e ziua mea an angel loses his wings”. De ce? Ca asa vreau eu

Nu, nu m-am facut mai desteapta, mai inteleapta, mai frumoasa, mai buna, etc. Asa ca daca sperati ca asta se va intampla…well… ptiu, ce ghinion aveti!! Stiti cum e, speranta moare ultima, da’ moare si-aia.

Vocile mi-au urat la multi ani! Eu le cred.

George Baker – Little green bag

Din ciclul

Ioana Hurjui — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:21:35 +0000

azi e soare afara:

- betivul de la magazinul din colt imi spune “saru’mana, conita”

- muncitorii de pe strada nu au mai urlat azi dupa mine cu vesnicele “invitatii” de a-mi… well… pe asta cred ca o tin mai bine pentru mine

- vocile mi-au vorbit mai putin, dar mi-au zis sa fiu draguta

Heidi fetita muntilor se intoarce, in varianta imbunatatita, 2.0, cum ar zice unii.

Sono – Keep control

think it’s time to put an end to it
try clean my head again
start to resuscitate my engine
try to walk back where i ran

keep control, of me
try to keep the frequency
keep control, of me
try to keep the frequency

i break up all the things behind me
going on the other way
try to find myself again slowly
to move on the other day

keep control, of me
try to keep the frequency
keep control, of me
try to keep the frequency

something new has moved into my life
an essential missing part
takes control of my past addiction
and reanimates my heart

keep control, of me
try to keep the frequency
keep control, of me
try to keep the frequency

keep control..

Insanity

Ioana Hurjui — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:25:50 +0000

comes with such great responsability…

Moby – Flowers

Green sally up
Green sally down
Lift and squat
Gotta tear the ground…

For a fraction of time

Ioana Hurjui — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:22:58 +0000

M-as urca in tren. As pleca. As sta in fund pe o plaja goala, oricat de frig ar fi. Si ar fi liniste.

Mylene Farmer & Seal – Les Mots

Daca la 2 noaptea

Ioana Hurjui — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:11:50 +0000

ti se mai face dor…

de cafelele baute tarziu in noapte

de povestea unei alte vieti

de vinul rosu sec

de monopoly-ul jucat ca pensionarii pana dimineata

de muzica

de cartofii prajiti fara ketchup

de “cand ajungi?”

de tigarile cumparate la 4 dimineata de la magazinul din colt

de pisici care zgarie la usa

de “lumea de afara a disparut”

de plimbarile scurte de noaptea tarziu… sau era dimineata devreme?

de lampa de birou care ne facea ochii sa lacrimeze

de “la ce te gandesti?”

de betisoarele parfumate

atunci…. orice ieri poate sa fie maine…

Parov Stelar – Homesick

Noapte buna sau buna dimineata!

Ioana Hurjui — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:55:46 +0000

For those who have let me back in, for the ones that were never gone, for the one that will maybe soon return “home”.

Groove Armada – My friend.

Muzica

Ioana Hurjui — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:39:01 +0000

te vindeca

te face sa zambesti

te face sa astepti

spune ce nu putem noi uneori.

India Arie – The truth

Azi nu

Ioana Hurjui — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:06:05 +0000

cu posibilitatea sa se transforme in “niciodata nu”.

Sau despre cum e sa nu vrei sa te mai certi, sa mai auzi, sa mai vorbesti, sa mai porti discutii inutile, sa te mai justifici, sa te mai certi…

Eu tin la neuronii mei, unul pe saptamana ucis pentru voi, oricare, nu mai merita de mult!

Asa ca domnul/doamna, va rog eu reveniti
Azi, faceti-va ca nu exist!
Azi nu, te rog eu nu
Maine poate facem cum zici tu
Dar azi nu, nu nu nu!

Grasu’ XXL feat. Guess Who – Azi nu

Sometimes,

Ioana Hurjui — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:50:27 +0000

the story finds the storyteller, not the other way around.

You just have to listen.

Maurice Ravel – Bolero.

Sunday mood

Ioana Hurjui — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:30:52 +0000

Asa cum era odata sunday mood-ul meu permanent: cu liniste si buna dispozitie, cu flori si cu multa muzica, cu inserari asteptand prietenii si cu zambetul care prevestea un cer senin in fiecare clipa.

It’s like the feeling of being in love every second, without even having that special someone….

Stephane Grappelli – Making Whoopee

Undeva acolo sus

Ioana Hurjui — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:24:47 +0000

cineva ma iubeste. Acelasi cineva care imi aduce aminte ca lucrurile bune vin la tine odata cu rabdarea. Acelasi cineva care mi-a adus inca o data azi aminte ca a fi puternic nu se poate uita niciodata, oricat de tulburi sunt uneori apele din jurul tau.

Parov Stelar – Happy end

Homesick

Ioana Hurjui — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:40:55 +0000

Even if my home is always in my heart. Even if sometimes “home” is in the middle of a storm.

Parov Stelar – Powder

When people say

Ioana Hurjui — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:25:16 +0000

that nothing has changed, everything has changed, in fact.

Going back is like trying to find something in an over packed luggage, the emotional luggage that we carry for the rest of our life, wherever we go. And usually, what we are trying to find is at the bottom…

We’re not allowed to say “I don’t want things to change”. And yet, hope is change and it changes things.

Stormy wheater…

Ce faci

Ioana Hurjui — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:28:01 +0000

atunci cand ti-ai dori sa misti muntii prin cuvintele tale? Cand o ureche s-a inchis atat de profund, incat trebuie sa gasesti sunetul potrivit pentru a sparge zidul de dinauntrul ei?

Cum iti acordezi sufletul, ca un pian, ca sa rezoneze cu alte “clape”?…

Mariza – Duas lagrimas de orvalho

In liniste

Ioana Hurjui — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:10:15 +0000

mi-am gasit doar uneori linistea. Ce ciudat imi suna acum, ca am vazut cuvintele astea scrise… Noi, oamenii astia turmentati, vesnic nelinistiti, cerem liniste de mii de ori pe zi. Dar nu stim ce sa facem cu ea, pe cuvant. Si ajungem sa tragem dupa noi intotdeauna alte suflete, cumva.

Si ce universali suntem, cat de “acolo” suntem, cat de previzibili suntem in toate starile alea ale noastre, de fiecare data. Oamenii care au liniste nici macar nu se gandesc la ea, stiu ca o au, fiinta lor nu e insetata dupa asa ceva, linistea aia ii echilibreaza instinctiv, primar.

Si daca ati sti in ce fel de momente si in ce fel de locuri m-am simtit, macar pentru cateva clipe, linistita… m-ati renega si mi-ati spune ca o camasa alba cu maneci lungi ar fi poate the most fashionable thing for me to wear from now on…

Eu…da, am o problema cu toata treaba asta, e ca un vis recurent, ma obsedeaza…

Radiohead – Nude

Invariabil,

Ioana Hurjui — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:20:36 +0000

aici ma voi intoarce de fiecare data.

There’s no way up and no way down. There’s only swing!

Parov Stelar – Libella swing

In red blue green

Ioana Hurjui — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:57:29 +0000

Some things are beautiful, but only if you keep them where they should remain, as they should remain. And if you manage to do that, you have perfect happiness, the perfect memory that enclosures the beautiful things for always….

Radiohead – Videotape

This is one for the good days
And I have it all here
In red blue green
In red blue green

No matter what happens now
I shouldn’t be afraid
Because I know today has been the most perfect day I’ve ever seen.

MyTunes on Myspace!

Sarah Sellers — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:17:58 +0000

Alright I’ve done it again. I’m singing to meet one of my favorite artist, Norah Jones. Help me qualify by listening to my rendition of “Don’t Know Why”. It’s not painful I promise.

CLICK HERE

Just the way they are...

Ioana Hurjui — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:32:41 +0000

O camera mare cu perdele rosii unde muzica nu se opreste niciodata… unde toate noptile alea si zilele alea se pastreaza, caci n-au plecat niciodata…

Unde acel ceva al meu e doar al meu…

Patrice – Clouds

You see the world is turning on
And some things are
Just the way they are they are…

Cand nu mai stii

Ioana Hurjui — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:53:51 +0000

de care parte a oglinzii esti, aprinde-ti o tigara si taci.

Bitza – N-as fi vrut sa plec

Timpul vindeca tot, nu pot sa ma intorc
N-ai putut sa vezi, nu stiu sa ma prefac, nu cred ca pot
Nu mai pot, iar tre sa fug de tot
Zilele trec incet, incet, n-as fi vrut sa plec !

Mirrors

Ioana Hurjui — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:42:10 +0000

Traim in fiecare zi printre mii de oglinzi. Ce gandim, ce spunem, ce aratam, ce facem, cei pe care ii iubim, cei pe care ii detestam, cei pe care ii pierdem sau ii castigam… toate sunt oglinzi. Si uneori ne temem de ceea ce vedem in ele. Alteori ne place, daca avem noroc.

Eu mi-am lasat azi o singura oglinda in care ma uit. Am sters-o de praf dupa multa vreme, m-am uitat indelung in ea si am dat la o parte toate lucrurile urate, murdare si fara rost.

Multumesc, inca o data.

Dinah Washington – What a difference a day made

Another story

Ioana Hurjui — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:43:01 +0000

Vama Veche – Scrisoare catre Fat – Frumos

“Am crezut ca intr`o zi buzduganul va lovi in usa mea si am sa ies sa te imbratisez
Vroiam sa`ti revad calul alb
Mi`ai promis ca`l voi calari candva
Si acum cand in sfarsit as fi putut
Ne`ai lasat sa ratacim printre faruri de masini
Trebuia sa crestem mari si sa luptam cu toti zmeii din lume,
Nimeni nu mai vrea sa lupte, Fat-Frumos
Oamenii n`au timp sa fie viteji
Unii spun ca viata e o lupta dar foarte rar aud pe cineva care sa fie sigur ca a castigat sau a pierdut

Mi`ai promis ca o sa ma inveti ce`ai onoarea Fat-Frumos
Da` nimeni nu mai foloseste cuvantul asta
Nici in reclame nu l`am auzit, foarte rar in filme
Da` mereu apare unu care spune ca esti prost daca ai onoare
Ai plecat… si nu m`ai lamurit

In fiecare seara ajungem in acelasi loc, Fat-Frumos, niste case mici
Iar eu stiu sigur ca am fost in castelul tau
Mi`ai spus ca nu pot sa stau mult,
Venea zmeul si trebuia va luptati
Si toti oamenii fac aceleasi lucruri
Cei singuri, inta`n casa, arunca niste chei pe masa , se duc la frigider, scot o sticla, beau, si privesc in gol
Apoi se trezesc ca din vis
Se duc in alta camera, se aseaza pe canapea si dau drumul la televizor
In fiecare seara, mii de oameni fac aceleasi lucruri, in acelasi timp, in aceleasi case mici, Fat-Frumos

Am fi putut fi singuri Fat-Frumos
Mi`ai promis ca n`o sa dormim doua nopti in acelasi loc Fat-Frumos
C`o sa zburam peste munti calare pe`un caii nostri albi
Si`o sa calatorim in acelasi timp cu stelele,
Si unde vom vedea o luminita cat de mica, acolo vom cobori, si vom innopta
M`am gandit ca n`o sa pot zbura Fat-Frumos
Dar eram sigur ca voi calatori
Si luminite sunt peste tot Fat-Frumos, asta ma doare
Nici macar n`ar fi trebuit sa le cautam
E mult mai simplu decat pe vremea ta , si tu nu esti aici
Spuneai sa inconjuram pamantul
Si sa raspandim binele in lume
Dar nu mi`ai spus niciodata ce inseamna binele
N`ai apucat!

De ce m`ai lasat Fat-Frumos, de ce?
M`ai lasat sa ratacesc printre faruri de masini
Nu stiu drumul spre castel
Si acasa doare
De ce m`ai tradat Fat-Frumos, de ce?
Treci incoace sa lupti,
Sa m`ajuti sa castig
Nu mai stiu sa iubesc
Fara tine mi`e frig

Stii cat se cearta oamenii pe chestia asta cu binele?
Ma enervezi Fat-Frumos ca esti iresponsabil
M`ai lasat cu ochii`n soare
Vreau sa fac tot ce faceai tu,
Si sa traiesc cum traiai tu, Fat-Frumos
Si sa`i invat si pe altii
Prietenii trebuia sa ma ajute, nu Fat-Frumos?
Trebuia sa plecam impreuna la drum
Trebuia sa stiu sa`i aleg, nu Fat-Frumos?
Ei bine, afla ca sunt singur!

De ce m`ai lasat Fat-Frumos, de ce?
M`ai lasat sa ratacesc printre faruri de masini
Nu stiu drumul spre castel
Si acasa doare

Sunt singur si tu nu esti aici
Fomila, Setila, Pasari-Lati-Lungila
Sunt inconjurat de niste idioti in costume gri
Cu care ma vad miercurea la mall
Si care canta cantece despr bere
Si nici macar nu`si mai amintesc de tine
Imi spun ca au cunoscut`o doar pe Ileana Cosanzeana
Dar ca de tine nu`si aduc aminte
Si rad Fat-Frumos, rad de tine, rad de mine
Trebuia sa fii aici, lasule, sa ne`nveti sa luptam,
Sa ne vorbesti despre onoare si prietenie
Sa ne spui despre sacrificiu
Trebuia ramai aici, sa te aperi, Fat-Frumos
Pentru ca eu n`o pot face in locul tau
Ca nu m`ai invatat Fat-Frumos

Ai plecat ca un las, Fat-Frumos
Si nu ne`ai invatat nimic
Ai fi putut macar sa`mi spui
Cum ai facut s`o iubesti doar pe ea Fat-Frumos,
Pentru ca eu stiu ca ea te`a ajutat mult
Cum ai reusit sa iubesti o singura fata ?

Te urasc Fat-Frumos,
Te urasc in numele tuturor calculatoarelor din lume
Tastez numele tau, si mii de pagini imi vorbesc despre tine
Si tu nu esti nicaieri Fat-Frumos
Si nici zmeul nu mai e printre noi
Asa as fi fost sigur ca ai existat
Ai plecat Fat-Frumos, si ai luat cu tine si binele sï rau

Te urasc, Fat-Frumos
Te urasc”

...to have to choose

Ioana Hurjui — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:50:05 +0000

Everlast – What it’s like

God forbid you ever had to walk a mile in her shoes
‘Cause then you really might know what it’s like to have to choose
Then you really might know what it’s like

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Ioana Hurjui — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:35:51 +0000

Sometimes we lose the words. We get selfish. And in the end, we let go.

Tracy Chapman – Goodbye

“For you
It’s all in a day
One day in a life
It’s all in the one word
The one word is goodbye

For me
It’s all in what you say
You’ve tried to be kind
It’s all in the words
From the lips that once touched mine with a sigh
Goodbye

For you
It’s all in your face
The laugh and worry lines
It’s all in the word
You hope will make you young again
Goodbye

It’s all in the play
Someone speaks the line
It’s all in the one word
That stops and steals the time
Goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye

For me
It’s all in a day
It’s the part in life
It’s all in the word
To fate and circumstance resigned
Goodbye”