Addendum to Favorite Ysabella Brave Song 2008
(February 3, 2012)
Anonymous said
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This made my whole day. Thank you :)
+Ysabella Brave
• Response to DenisV-4.2B's "OH! "•
Originally Posted 1355 H PDT 02 JUL 09
In his simplistic yet elegant topic, OH!, illustrious community citizen DenisV-4.2B proposed an admirable and thoughtful question: "How we love thee, MaryAnne/Ysabella? Let us count the ways . . . 1 . . ." My response to DenisV-4.2B 's well conceived topic follows.
Greetings:
I must apologize to our esteemed and venerated family member DenisV-4.2B for my tardiness in responding to a fanblabulously well conceived topic. It is a most worthy question he has posed for us. I must also confess that at first glance I underestimated the circumspection required to properly address this seemingly uncomplicated interrogatory. It is anything but uncomplicated. I suspect this may explain why our family has been somewhat reluctant to resolve the question put forth by our Canadian brother.
I have mentioned in other compositions that Ysabella Brave has a “lovely multifaceted personality.” That has manifested itself as the fly in the ointment. It may surprise both my readers, but I do not utilize an outline when writing. I mentally note a few details upon which I wish to pontificate, then seat myself before the keyboard and type, “Greetings.” The rest just seems to fall logically into place after that.
When confronted with the question at hand, my tried and true method failed miserably. A maelstrom of adjectives, adverbs, nouns, superlatives, and verbs clouded my paltry excuse for cerebral grey matter. It became necessary to requisition the mechanical pencil and interface graphite to pulp as I endeavored to rein in those multitudinous words and emotions. It is a quaint archaic process. I currently gaze upon two pages blackened with notes. To make matters worse, I continue to compound the situation as I progress and insert additional points I initially neglected.
I have also mentioned in the past that I am at a loss to
define “that certain je ne sais quoi that rivets us all to Ysabella
Brave.” I shall not attempt to do so here, either. Perhaps that
which I am about to describe could be considered a component of it, but it
could just as well be none of it. I have resigned myself to accept that
intangible quality of hers as one of the great enigmas of
life.
So by what method does one frame to elaborate
on “how we love thee” to a girl whose extraordinary personality contains many
more facets than the Hope Diamond? The Hope Diamond itself would be
reduced to a mere lump of non-latticed carbon in Ysabella Brave’s presence —
worthless. She is far more radiant and valuable. I am severely
limited by the constraints of the English language, but I shall do that which I
am able to satisfy your curiosity, DenisV-4.2B.
This is the story of a brilliant girl who some three years ago commenced interpreting music from the Great American Songbook on YouTube. I and many of my paunchy middle aged contemporaries had long grown weary of the rock and rock 'n' roll musical formats stagnating since the mid 1970’s. Out of boredom we were rediscovering the jazz greats of the 1920’s, ’30’s, and ’40’s. Many of us stumbled upon Ysabella Brave while researching this long forgotten music on YouTube.
We found Ysabella Brave, a kid, born in 1979, belting out seventy and eighty year old classics with all her heart and soul. Most, if not all of her interpretations significantly surpass the quality of the original and subsequent recordings produced for the commercial market. No two are alike. They are bright, lively, emotional. They grab you like a famished grizzly bear. Although I have heard most of her covers hundreds of times, I still get a thrill each time I listen. They are that good. She accomplished all this with a busted desk lamp, cheesy karaoke background recordings, and a bargain basement digital camera. I love her for that.
Next we are treated to advice, morality, philosophy, and theology. ysabellabravetalk opens on YouTube. In her talk videos, Ysabella Brave discusses a myriad of subjects in a casual extemporaneous style. She has the uncanny ability to seemingly project herself into the room with her viewer, as though engaged in private conversation therewith. Her common sense approach, intuition, and wisdom on all topics far exceeds her years. It is all top-notch, meaningful, relevant, and useful. I love her for that.
Ysabella Brave then tries her hand at composing music and lyrics. Again her sheer genius dominates. As with her cover songs, no two sound alike. Each is fresh and alive. They are all written in completely different musical and lyrical styles. Some resemble nothing that has ever been produced — absolute originality. In addition, we are presented with cleverly innovative and artful cinematography. It compliments her compositions. It rivets our attention to them. I love her for that.
Many of her originals reflect events in her personal life. Many illustrate her honor, respect, love, and devotion to her family. Others pay homage to God. They all demonstrate her love and devotion to her countless adoring aficionados. As I mention in my response to our honorable Uppsalaanders ' Best of 2008 (January 1, 2009) [see Favorite Ysabella Brave Song 2008, below], “. . . each and every one of them contains an irretrievable piece of her heart, her mind, her body, and her soul.” I love her for that.
Have I mentioned her sense of humor? Ysabella Brave’s keen comedic talents and wit are unbounded. The numerous dramatic caricatures portrayed in her comedy sketches parody everyone around her. She caricaturizes herself as well. Self-deprecation is one of the higher forms of humor and she excels at it. I love her for that.
Her wit can also be wielded as a broadsword. She cuts down detractors and heartless critics with four or five well chosen hilarious words. Just browse the YouTube comment fields for examples. So many hurtful comments abound there. She shrugs them off and levels the field with panache, aplomb, and levity. She consistently emerges victorious. I love her for that.
I have discussed her performance art in the past seven paragraphs for a reason. It will enable me to discuss some of her personality traits which they reveal. First and foremost is Ysabella Brave’s unfaltering and steadfast faith in the ever living and true God. His unerring hand guides her every waking moment. She is deeply spiritual and consumed with that reverential awe and adoration which she well knows is due from her to her Creator. She faithfully and lovingly accepts anything He may have in store for her. This cannot help but rub off onto everyone she touches, this writer included. I love her for that.
Because of her spirituality Ysabella Brave displays great inner peace, despite having had a somewhat difficult life. She has endured the cruelties of racism, ethnocentrism, and more recently, betrayal by the recording industry, unemployment, and the ravages of acute fibromyalgia to name a few. She possesses incredible strength and will. In spite of these obstacles she remains optimistic and perennially hopeful, never complaining. With that formidable sense of humor she even jokes about it. She is an inspiration to us all. I love her for that.
Ysabella Brave freely and willfully opens her heart and soul to us through her music, comedy, philosophy, photography, and fine art. She is the genuine article. There is no pretense in her actions or words. It would be so easy for her to succumb to temptation, take the “celebrity’s” tack, and immerse herself in egregious narcissism, as do so many when thrust into the limelight. She could have accepted the bribes from the record company and lived a life of leisure. She refused. That is not our girl’s style. Her honesty and integrity can be cut with a knife. She remains humble and modest, thoughtful and caring — an open book for all her fans to read. She exudes and projects love. I love her for that.
I have recently discussed Ysabella Brave’s extraordinary feminine pulchritude in The Portrait of a Very Pretty Girl Standing in a Doorway (May 29, 2009). To avoid redundancy I shall not delve into that subject here and thus avoid redundancy. People frequently mention her “inner and outer beauty” in posts to the YouTube comment fields. In a nutshell they are saying, “She is a cute kid with a great personality.” The last three paragraphs, above, briefly touch upon her inner beauty as I interpret it. There is actually more to it than that. I tend to describe hers as a multifaceted personality because the positive attributes this girl possesses are so numerous as to be incalculable. I have not even approached describing all of them. In the end, all this essay can hope to be is representational.
Finally, until some thirteen months ago my writing was mostly limited to business. You know the drill. “Gentlemen: Please be advised I enclose herewith the requested documents. Should you have any questions or further need of assistance, please feel free to contact me at any time. Respectfully, Mark D. Clamchucker.” As you can imagine, that quickly becomes very tired — borrrrring. I have no knowledge of the reason or method by which Ysabella Brave has inspired me to do all this writing about her. I currently stand at 350 one inch margined pages* in fourteen point Garamond Premier Pro. It fills a loose-leaf notebook. I do know this has been a wonderful exercise in creativity for me. It is exercise I never before enjoyed. I recently mentioned to her in correspondence, “I only pray you and the fans find that reading my work is one-tenth as enjoyable as the writing has been for me. I thank you for doing this to me. I just wish I could define what it is you did.”
I love her dearly for that.
* This figure has been updated and is current
• Response to Bella Brave's "Favorite YB Song" •
Originally Posted 1628 PDT 15 JUL 08
- This was my
first post to ysabellabrave.com -
- My second post to ysabellabrave.com then follows -
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Once I committed to becoming a member of the Ysabella Brave Community I wasted little time participating. This is my first post to the Message Board, written a mere two days after joining. Member BellaBrave initiated the topic Favorite YB song, posing the question, “What’s your favorite Ysabella song?” My response became the seed which ultimately germinated into my postulate, which I paraphrase, “All of Ysabella Brave’s work is her best and my favorite.”
There were over a whopping 100 responses to this interrogatory before I arrived on the scene. Nevertheless, at that time it had been languishing for some three months. My brazen retort managed to catch Bob Robertson’s attention. The opening line of his response was, “Clamchucker: That was beautifully written!” This induced him to compose that Guest Book greeting on my profile page which initiated our friendship.
Bob’s response just happens to contain the words I needed to hear. I had made the conscious effort to “come on strong” with my answer. I was uncertain how it would be received. Based on my contributions to the Ysabella Brave Community, one might tend to conclude I am socially forthcoming and strong. This is not true. I am shy and tend to hold my tongue in social situations. This is yet another inexplicable effect Ysabella Brave has upon me. When writing about her I am passionate. At any rate, enjoy reading my brief response to BellaBrave, which follows.
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Greetings:
This is an inherently unfair question. How could any mortal possibly select a favorite from a body of work so stupendously well produced and interpreted? Computing the absolute value for Pi would probably be an easier task. I shall, nevertheless, have a go at it.
If I were
tied to the waterboard and forced to answer, I would have to select
Moon River. This is purely for nostalgic reasons. It
was during research on this piece I discovered Ysabella Brave. This has
endeared it to me. I have written at length (too much length, probably)
on this elsewhere, so suffice it to say I generally close each day with a
listen to Moon
River. It works better
than Phenobarbital in preparing me for a relaxing, good night’s
slumber.
But then there
is Let’s
Misbehave, where she sings in
dialect and is so bubbly I am inspired to run out and dance in the
streets. Likewise is Swinging on a Star. Don’t Know
Why is just soooo pretty,
and Do Do Do
so adorable . . . where do I
stop?
Regarding her original
work, All You Have to be is
You is way up there simply
because of its sheer beauty and optimistic sentiment. “. . . Look around,
there’s stars on the ground. . . .” It is enough to rip your heart
out. But The Moon was
Red is so original it is
musically unclassifiable — unique — never heard anything like it.
Nice I Guess is so catchy I wake up in the middle of the night
humming it (incidentally, the final scene in that video is unabashedly
ingenious). Baby
One rocks the house
down.
I could go on and on, and I have at times, ad
nauseam. Also, we are limited to a measly sixty-five thousand characters
here. Next time, why not ask a relatively simple question, such as, “What
is the meaning of life?” or “Please explain the mathematical derivations by
which Albert Einstein formulated ‘Energy equals Mass times the Speed of Light
Squared?’” Those are duck soup compared to this.
Your pal,
Clamchucker
• Response to Are there going to be any •
• Ysabella Brave T-Shirts, Cups, etc? . . . •
Originally Posted 2018 PDT 19 JUL 08
•
Three months prior to my arrival at ysabellabrave.com, respected community member Molamini posted the topic, Are there going to be any Ysabella Brave T-Shirts, Cups, etc? . . . The general response to Molamini ’s query was moderate yet positive. It is my understanding that preliminary efforts were initiated by Ysabella Brave to produce t-shirts and possibly coffee mugs. Apparently the project either collapsed or was abandoned. I believe she could make a modest income from such a project based on the size of her fan base. It is somewhat labor intensive, however, having to deal with production, promotion, inventory, shipping, handling, etc.
As with my first post, I took a somewhat aggressive tack when responding to this four days after joining the community. I complimented the fans for such a fine marketing concept, then admonished them for not thinking “big.” In the conclusion I used a subliminal technique to encourage participation. I “confessed” I could only develop one other possible large scale concept for merchandise marketing. That was successful only with Molamini, who responded several weeks later and suggested producing an Ysabella Brave space shuttle.
•
Greetings:
The t-shirts and mugs are a great idea, and there is no doubt they would sell like hotcakes. The only problem I see is that we are thinking on too small a scale here.
What we need to market is the Ysabella Brave Signature Series Limited Edition GM Suburban SUV. It would be equipped with a 3,500 catpower engine that would purr like Mun-Ha. When you kick in the supercharger, the earth would shake as per the opening notes to Baby One. It would get forty-five miles on a box of Friskies, highway, thirty-eight miles per box, city (your mileage may vary). It would have an Energetic Super Star efficiency rating.
The vehicle would have four pink-wall all terrain tires. The driver door would sport a giant Ysabella Brave lip print. The interior would be pink polka dot, with blonde hair extensions hanging from the rear view mirror, as well as the radio antenna. The windshield washer/wipers would automatically remove all bird Do Do Do.
There would be a Moon Was Red moon roof. The suspension would utilize the patented Quiet Man Ride system. The gear shift knob would be sterling silver, shaped like an human skull, etched with the words Bones of Yesterday (the initials of which are YB backwards). The steering system would be capable of automatically executing an All You Have To Be Is U turn.
It would not have a radio per se, but would use a mobile satellite up/downlink permanently online with the two YouTube channels and ysabellabrave.com. The stock rear view camera used for the dash display would be a Kodak EasyShare Z760 Digital Camera. The side view mirrors would look like cat’s ears.
The headlamps would look like four busted desk lamps. Written on the tailgate in permanent pink lipstick would be the famous YB script logo and the words Ysabella Brave Signature Series. When you sound the horn, it blares out Let’s Misbehave! audible at 200 feet.
In the glove box would be pink touch-up paint and a bottle of dark hair dye for when the driver is bored with the blonde hair extensions and looking for a change. A GPS system is unnecessary because you would already be in heaven. All in all it would be a fanblabulous Machine. Well, at any rate, Nice, I Guess. . . .
The only other “large scale” concept I can currently come up with would be a possible Ysabella Brave Signature Series Limited Edition One Hundred Thousand Ton Nimitz class Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carrier, but that would be a topic for another discussion.
Waddya think?
Your pal,
Clamchucker
Support Your Community Artist
• Favorite Ysabella Brave Song 2008 •
Originally Posted 1803 H PST 02 JAN 09
- A response to Uppsalaanders ' topic Best of 2008, Posted 01 JAN 09 -
Greetings:
On
September 11, 2007, Community member BellaBrave posted the topic, “Favorite YB song,” on the Ysabella Brave Message
Board. After lurking about the Ysabella Brave Community for several
months, I finally became a full-fledged citizen July 13, 2008. On July
15, 2008, a date that will live in infamy in your legend, I responded
to BellaBrave's topic. It was my first post to these
message boards.
In retrospect, I may have been a little overbearing on poor BellaBrave. I confess my point of view on the matter has not necessarily changed that much. But that was in July. We are now just ankle deep in the new year. I am so much wiser now, and six whole months older. So I shall address your topic, most honorable community member Uppsalaanders. This time I have learned how to tackle what still qualifies as an “inherently unfair question.” I shall limit myself to Ysabella Brave’s original work.
A word or two before I begin. Prior to the Ysabella Brave
Birthday Celebration on December 4, 2008, I had the unwitting foresight to
compile a complete Ysabella Brave discography. It includes the case
sensitive title, release date, and run time of all her work on
YouTube,
including ysabellabravetalk. I shall publish the discography to the message boards within
the next few days. Hopefully it will serve as an aid in refreshing
everyone’s memory as to which Ysabella Brave songs were released in 2008.
Unfortunately it will also serve as a reminder of all we have lost
since YouTube unceremoniously suspended its two finest
channels.
NOTE: Clicking on the thumbnail photograph will take you to the video on this site in a separate window. Clicking on the link (in blue) will take you to the YouTube site of the video and play it in a separate window.
![Such a Quiet Man [On Site]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/9HA6bri22Tk/default.jpg)
On May 13,
2007, after releasing some eighty videos covering music, comedy skits, and
advice, Ysabella Brave treated her fans to her first independent musical
composition, Such a Quiet Man (original
song!). A
respectful homage to her father, it is an haunting tune where finger cymbals,
drums, and minor chords lend a Middle-Eastern air. To accentuate that
haunting aura, the video portion is cleverly run in reverse. This is one
of Ysabella Brave’s best works.
![James [On Site]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZQSHT2DcHoU/default.jpg)
James (new original song! ) (July 5, 2007), is notable for its seeming lack of instrumentation. With a brief introduction by the string section, most of the instrumentation is percussion. It is Ysabella Brave’s voice that fully conveys and delivers the melody and harmony throughout the song. The lyrics tell of the fears and insecurities of childhood. They extol the value of close siblings who lovingly support one another during those tumultuous, seemingly treacherous times. It is a beautiful expression of the love and familial bond Ysabella Brave shares with her brother, James, as only a loving little sister could. It ranks among her best work.
![Baby One [On Site]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/QKJ7eaDWsAk/default.jpg)
A landmark video, Baby One (new original song by Ysabella Brave) (August 26, 2007), introduces earth-shaking bass and percussion with a driving rock rhythm. Add artistic cinematography and editing to the fray and you have a video that rivets the viewer’s attention from the thunderous opening notes to the multi-layered split screen ending. As an heartfelt tribute to her parents, there is no question this composition easily qualifies as one of Ysabella Brave’s best.
![Machine [On Site]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/pc5qbh23MNY/default.jpg)
As a response to less than ethical business practices in the American recording industry, Machine (new original song by Ysabella Brave!) (November 3, 2007), minces no words or emotions. It is a clear message tastefully delivered in music, lyrics, and images. Vibrant rhythm and complex orchestrations help drive home the theme that art is the triumph of the individual, rather than industry. Machine is arguably one of Ysabella Brave’s best efforts.
![Pater Noster [On Site]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/fxKEU_2Oc_g/default.jpg)
Pater Noster by Ysabella Brave (November 7, 2007), is a reverential expression of the awe and adoration Ysabella Brave holds for her Creator. It radiates through every note. A beautiful score is delivered in stunning simplicity and perfection by a true angel. It is three minutes, seven seconds of heaven. There can be no denying that Ysabella Brave is in top form here. It has to be one of her best.
![I'm a Cat! [On Site]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/_wwJuevNuRg/default.jpg)
I’m A Cat! - new original silly song by Ysabella Brave (November 15, 2007), marks an Ysabella Brave foray into jazz. It is quite pleasingly successful! The catchy little tune is the type that could have jazz trios and quartets trading eights ’til the cows come home. A sassy feline vocal delivery adds to the fun. Ysabella Brave labels the song, “Silly,” but it is so cleverly and masterfully executed it clearly stands as one of her best productions.
Please note that the last three original Ysabella Brave compositions listed above were consecutively released over a twelve day period. Are we spoiled or what? I was relatively new to her music when this happened. My impression at the time was I had died and gone to heaven. With Pater Noster I was almost certain I had.
![All You Have To Be Is You [On Site]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/WbyUCzBJVe4/default.jpg)
One of the prettiest songs ever written . . . anywhere . . . anytime. . . . All You Have To Be Is You (December 11, 2007), brings out some of the sweetest qualities of Ysabella Brave’s dynamic voice. The optimistic lyrics encourage individuality and self-assuredness, coaxing the listener to rise to the level of the innate potential bestowed within all of us. This masterpiece is, hands down, one of the best songs she has written.
This closes out Ysabella Brave’s original work for 2007. Now I am well aware, Uppsalaanders, you specified her 2008 work in your topic. My defense? It is akin to the parable of the three blind men and the elephant — if you are unable to observe the entire pachyderm, you have missed the boat. That mixed metaphor should have the pundits scratching their heads for decades. In the meantime, and as originally instructed, I shall advance to 2008.
![the Truth [On Site]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/7sB0yvjSwpw/default.jpg)
Man’s inhumanity to man comes under Ysabella Brave’s scrutiny as she pleads for world peace in the Truth (January 27, 2008). Lilting harp solos accentuate her noble wish that we enhance our deportment by practicing and living by the Golden Rule. Likewise, we are admonished not to be hypocritical in our thoughts and actions. All in all it is a most benevolent theme, and undoubtedly one of her best songs.
![Daxalusshiliik [Go Aheas & Run] [On Site]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/r1-SA0rztYc/default.jpg)
Who could ask for a nicer Valentines Day present than Daxalusshiliik [Go Ahead & Run] (February 14, 2008)? Ysabella Brave has performed in English, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish, and with this a sensational performance, in her ancestral indigenous American Apsáalooke/Crow. Beautifully adorned in traditional garb for the performance, she presents us with a musical tour de force and a deeply spiritual theme. There is no doubt in what is left of my feeble mind: This is one of her best compositions and performances.
![Nice I Guess [On Site]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/2yHSehcQSwI/default.jpg)
Nice I Guess (New Original Song By Ysabella Brave) (March 29, 2008) is highly infectious. As I have reported in the past, I often awaken in the middle of the night humming this tune. It is unbelievably catchy. For all you Dick Clark fans, it has a good beat and it is easy to dance to. . . . I would be remiss if I did not mention this is also one of the best of Ysabella Brave’s songs.
![Princesa Inocente [On Site]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/O_MP_6ldeB4/default.jpg)
Eleven days after Nice I Guess, we are treated to a masterful treatise on aesthetics with the release of Princesa Inocente (new original song by Ysabella Brave) (April 9, 2008). Written to honor her grandfather, Ysabella Brave romps from cloud to cloud, through the heavens, in a daydream. This to the accompaniment of complex yet soothing percussion and a sweet, ethereal background chorus. Every frame of this production is an individual work of art. I nominate Princesa Inocente as one of her best.
![The Moon Was Red [On Site]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/vjoQQD5XtKA/default.jpg)
We now arrive at The Moon Was Red (an Original Ysabella Brave!) (June 16, 2008) — yet another historic landmark. I have been trying for the past six months to classify this song. It is my sad duty to report I have failed. It is not rock, nor is it classical, jazz, new wave, old wave, surfer music, a march, baroque, impressionist, romantic, folk, klezmer . . . there is no pigeon hole for this one, let alone a pigeon. Ysabella Brave tore up and threw away the book this time. There has never been anything like this, period. It is an undeniably innovative composition that sets a new standard in music. The best categorical statement I can make regarding the piece is it represents some of her best work.
![Goodbye [On Site]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/ffFqnaK4FCo/default.jpg)
Goodbye (new Ysabella Brave Orig) (August 14, 2008), is a neo-disco treat. Let me put it this way. If you are not out on the floor dancing after listening to ten bars of this music, send for the defibrillator paddles because you must be clinically dead. It just grabs you and makes you start to sway. The rest is as easy as falling off a log: Dance until you drop! This gem must be included as one of Ysabella Brave’s best.
![Undercover [On Site]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/x8WiZZikJNk/default.jpg)
Undercover (new Ysabella Brave song!) (September 11, 2008), withstands the same visual scrutiny as Princesa Inocente. Every frame is a viable, free standing artistic composition. I see this occurring more frequently as Ysabella Brave refines her craft. What strikes me about this is how rarely we get to see such high quality work today. Usually, to attain that type of artistic control and finesse, a director needs a surname such as Fellini, Bergman, Kubrick, Cocteau, or Lang. Our girl makes everything work with a Kodak Easyshare Z760 Zoom Digital Camera (MSRP: $ 299.95!). Wow! Take the challenge. Watch Undercover and freeze-frame at will. If you find any bad images, please notify me. I have been trying without success. I could go on for quite a while regarding this piece. I have not even touched upon the musical end. Do you have an hour or two? Simply put, Undercover is one of the best videos Ysabella Brave has produced.
![Keep Me On Your Mind [On Site]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/oTngvEAcvbo/default.jpg)
As of this writing, the last song composed and produced by Ysabella Brave is Keep Me On Your Mind (October 13, 2008). It is an acknowledgement of the omnipotence of the Deity, and a soulful plea for loving guidance. She is in top form here as she demonstrates some of the most extraordinary qualities of her voice. It is a powerful devotional testament of Ysabella Brave’s faith in God. It goes without saying, this is incontrovertibly one of her best works.
So there you have it.
Clamchucker’s favorite original Ysabella Brave songs. The more observant
of you may have detected an emerging pattern. If so, you are
correct. Every last one of them is my favorite. Here is why.
Ysabella Brave can only produce her music and accompanying videos in one
way. She must immerse herself in her art, then deliver the best she is
capable of delivering. The only way she is capable of doing her work is
by fervently doing the best she possibly can. No holds barred.
Mediocrity does not exist in the Ysabella Brave lexicon. Who am I to
judge one of the above better than another when each and every one of them
contains an irretrievable piece of her heart, her mind, her body, and her
soul?
There is no substitute for such creative originality. We are so fortunate to be blessed with such genius in our midst, and one who is as dedicated to us as we to her. We have so much to be thankful for. . . .
Your pal,
Clamchucker
Support Your Community Artist
• Addendum to Favorite Ysabella Brave Song 2008 •
Beautiful
(June 8, 2009) lives up to its name in both the visual and audio tracks, as
does Ysabella Brave herself. Based on the Beatitudes found
in Matthew
5:3-10 of The Holy Bible, it
features an extraordinarily haunting melody accentuated with brilliant
employment of reverb and echo effects in the vocal track. The arrangement
and choice of instrumentation, along with the enigmatic lyrics and the surprise
ending make this production one of Ysabella Brave's spine tingling best
efforts.
Opening with a complex string arrangement and orchestrating
an emotional crescendo that would cause Barry Manilow to wax
envious, Woe, Hypocrites! (July 21, 2009) stands as a powerful devotional rock
composition that fully captures the outrage and ire expressed in the cited
Biblical New
Testament scripture Matthew 23:23-29.
Ysabella Brave has, without question, truly refined and perfected her
unique compositional style with ingeniously complex overlapping vocal and
instrumental tracks. I strongly recommend listening to this multiple
times at high volume to appreciate the labor of love and devotion the piece
represents. It never sounds the same any time I listen to it. Each
time I hear it, previously unnoticed subtleties and nuances catch my ear.
The lyrics add Hebrew to the ever increasing list of languages Our Girl
has employed in her music. Without reservation this composition
epitomizes Ysabella Brave's best work.
On December 24, 2009, Ysabella Brave presented her fans with a Christmas present more valuable than any tangible gift — a spiritual gift. He Will Increase is a lesson from the New Testament of the Holy Bible. The title emphasizes the diminishment of self import in the presence of a perfect Deity. The lyrics promise love and peace for those willing to accept and embrace this. Two years in the making, this beautifully crafted composition draws on the musical and instrumental traditions of some fourteen nations. It is a moving demonstration of Ysabella Brave's innate creative talent and boundless versatility. Need I say it? Yes. He Will Increase is absolutely one of her best.
Following are some amendments to the original posted blurbs, above:
Nice I Guess: The horn arrangement for the bridge lends a distinctively Salsa flavor to this piece. The final scene in the video (featuring an emerging smile) is nothing short of divine inspiration. It is brilliantly conceived and executed by Ysabella Brave.
Goodbye: There are at least six tracks of intricately interwoven vocal layers within this video. Through the use of three musical instruments from the Chinese "Silk" style, Ysabella Brave has achieved a distinct far-eastern quality in the instrumental interludes. She has attained a complexity in the percussion track which rivals that of Princesa Inocente (new original song by Ysabella Brave) (April 9, 2008).
Undercover: To address the musical aspect of this piece, the opening bars convey tension that increases geometrically as the song progresses. The tempo and minor key, along with the choice of instruments and their employment are riveting. By the end of this song my heart is pounding and my galvanic skin response is off the charts. In discussions with other fans, I have compared the style of this masterpiece to Joni Mitchell's work, but Mitchell has never produced anything this brilliant or original. The lyrics and visuals are as enigmatic as Ysabella Brave herself. It is the stuff that just keeps us fans coming back for more.
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