Shontelle and The Green Mile
Today I have some music for you by an artist that was more of a one hit wonder, but her song has taken on such an incredible life of its own. Shontelle is a singer out of Barbados and made waves through the popular music market with this single. Not only did this song become a hit in the United States, but it took off and made and incredibly huge impression on Europe. Now many people this song is actually by James Arthur. While I gladly acknowledge that the man is an incredible singer, one of the greatest I have heard to come from a show like The X Factor, this is not actually his song. But since that is the version that most people are familiar with, I wanted to take the time to talk about the original song- the song that became a worldwide sensation because of two different artists. Shontelle's original song is one that is rife with heartbreak and pain. And it is a different kind of pain that we hear in this original version than any other cover. This is a song that is meant