For Songs
A podcast for and about songs and songwriting
Displaying all 3 Episode of For Songs with the tag “cubanband”.
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Episode 71: For Songs Singles! Tales of Never-ending Rage and a Beautiful Disaster, Sweet Lizzy Project
October 28th, 2024 | Season 1 | 29 mins 54 secs
beatles, cuba, cubanband, halloween, halloweenmusic, haunted, indierock, lissetdiaz, queen, slp
Happy Halloween! Here’s a special edition of For Songs Singles! This time we bring back old friend Lisset Diaz, singer/songwriter for the Havana-by-Nashville-based Sweet Lizzy Project. Lisset joins me to talk about the band’s latest single, Tales of Never-Ending Rage and a Beautiful Disaster, released just in time for Halloween. The only thing better than the music is the backstory behind the song, so buckle up, put on your costume and welcome Lisset back to the show!
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Episode 61: For Songs Singles! Somebody Wake Me When Its Over, Sweet Lizzy Project
November 4th, 2023 | Season 1 | 25 mins 26 secs
alanis, cranberries, cubanband, guitar, indierock, rockmusic, womeininrock, womenwhorock
If you’ve ever felt like there’s just not enough time in the day, that the world is crashing down and you’re feeling more pressure than you can handle, have I got the song for you. In this episode of For Songs Singles, I welcome back Lisset Diaz of the Havana-by-way-of-Nashville-based Sweet Lizzy Project. Lisset discusses the band’s dynamite new single, Somebody Wake Me When It’s Over. The song is a musical tour-de-force, a blistering rock opera that jumps out of your speakers right into your heart. You'll hear some Alanis, you'll hear some Cranberries, but most of all, you'll hear one of the most dynamic songs of the year. So buckle up as Lisset Diaz returns to For Songs.
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Episode 38: For Songs Singles! Dreaming of a Revolution, by the Sweet Lizzy Project
December 17th, 2021 | Season 1 | 24 mins 54 secs
cubalibre, cubanband, dreamingofarevolution, protestsongs, slp, soscuba, sweetlizzyproject, womeninrock
In this episode of For Songs-Singles, we bring back Lisset Diaz of the Sweet Lizzy Project to discuss her band’s latest single, Dreaming of a Revolution/Otra Revolucion. The song is inspired by the protesters in Cuba, who are putting their lives on the line to protest against the existing regime. we talk about the English and Spanish versions of the song, along with the special editions featuring legendary Cuban singers Carlos Varela and Raul Malo. Listen in as Lisset details the emotional ride that led to this song and the difficulties in getting the translations just right. Ready to be inspired? Listen in!