Harriet's 2022 limited-edition CD single of "Nothing Hurts Like You," backed with her cover of ABBA's "The Winner Takes It All." (Photo by Mark C. Taylor)
UK-based singer and songwriter Harriet will release a new album called The Outcome in April 2023, and I’m looking forward to hearing it. I reviewed Harriet’s 2016 debut album here, and I was quite thrilled when Harriet’s latest single “Nothing Hurts Like You” came out in November 2022. Harriet has a fantastic pop voice, a contralto that is reminiscent of Karen Carpenter. Harriet is a great fan of the pop music of the 1970’s, and in December she released a limited-edition CD single of “Nothing Hurts Like You” with her excellent cover of ABBA’s “The Winner Takes It All.”
“Nothing Hurts Like You,” is an original song, and the lyrics tell of a love affair that has ended. But memories come flooding back as Harriet sees her old flame with someone new. As Harriet sings on the chorus, “It’s not like me to be this jealous/oh, but nothing hurts like you/heart in heart with someone new.” Harriet does a great job of infusing emotion into her voice, and she’s especially good at hitting that fine line between happy and sad that the Carpenters and ABBA seemed to do so well. “Nothing Hurts Like You” is a catchy pop song that whetted my appetite for Harriet’s upcoming album.
“The Winner Takes It All,” is Harriet’s version of the classic ABBA hit. With “The Winner Takes It All,” Harriet is able to take a very familiar song and make it fit her own style. In an Instagram video, Harriet said of the song, “Given that I recorded all of my record in Stockholm, Sweden I couldn’t NOT record an ABBA song! It’s definitely the hardest I’ve ever sung.” Harriet’s voice soars on the song as she hits the high notes, but there’s also an intimacy to her vocal that communicates the sad emotion of the song.
If you like pop music with strong harmonies, catchy melodies, and terrific singing, check out Harriet’s music.
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