Tuesday, June 16, 2009

She Plays Music

She Plays Music

New Music: Oksana Grigorieva “Say My Name”

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 10:40 AM PDT

Have you heard the new single of Oksana Grigorieva?  She is a new artist who is probably best known for currently being pregnant by actor Mel Gibson (the relationship was made public just about two weeks after Mel's wife, Robyn, filed for a divorce) although she was in a relationship (and had a child with) former James Bond actor, Timothy Dalton.

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Pregnancy aside, Oksana has been working on another labor of love – her upcoming album Beautiful Heartbreak.  I will admit that I have not heard any of the Russian-born singer/pianist's earlier work but I did listen to her first single "Say My Name."

Of the track, Oksana told People: "It is the first and one of the simplest songs on the album, but also one of the most intimate.  It is naked, intimate, raw emotion, little more than piano and voice as if it is a cry from the soul."  The 39-year-old beauty is from Saransk, Russia and wrote every song on the album although Mel helped pen the lyrics for "Say My Name" (she is currently signed to Mel's Icon Records label).

After listening to the song, I have to say that I'm not overly impressed.  I think that, in theory, it could be a pretty tune but I find her voice pretty annoying and whiny and unnecessarily breathy, especially during the verses. 

You can listen to the song on www.oksana.fm where you can actually download the song for free.  If you like what you hear, I encourage you to bookmark the page and check back often since there will be more free downloadable content in the coming weeks.

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