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May 7

Cover version of California Dreamin'

It's been covered so many times over the years that it seems to be impossible to track down who did a particular cover version I have heard twice recently on a UK internet radio station which doesn't give any song/artist names ("Cheesy FM", which may give a clue that this is a straightforward pop version!) Some clues:

All vocalists are female. Lead singer has a standard "pop" style of voice a little similar to Belinda Carlisle; not necessarily American though (notably the "t" in winter's day is always clearly enunciated)
General 90s vibe ... if I had to put a date on it, I would say 1993–1998, but that could be well adrift
The second verse uses the ...I began to pray variant in the second version (rather than ...I pretend to pray)
The song goes straight into the first verse with no instrumental or other preamble
The instrumentation in the bridge sounds like a Spanish guitar over a "shuffling" beat

Can anybody put me out of my misery and identify the artist? — I have a horrible feeling it will be somebody really obvious, in which case I promise to feel suitably embarrassed! Mind you, the radio station does sometimes play some obscure stuff... Hassocks5489 (Floreat Hova!) 10:08, 7 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Was it the version by River City People, from 1990? It's on YouTube, but the edit filter won't let me link it. Turner Street (talk) 11:00, 7 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Yes!! That's it!! Very many thanks. A short-lived Liverpool folk rock band, apparently. Hassocks5489 (Floreat Hova!) 11:15, 7 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Links containing "youtu.be" are rejected, but https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDI2j13AOE4 works just fine. --Lambiam 12:18, 8 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]