Use Me by jmichaelw4638

jmichaelw4638 - Use Me

jmichaelw4638

May 02, 2025 06:16pm

<img src="https://singsnap-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/message-board/threads/ROVW/1c3ec26ebf_ZUNY_media.png?w=700"> Part A:  Sing any song that is available to you on SingSnap. Your song should be obscure and not widely known or popular. Maybe it is a one hit wonder from your youth, or a B-Side track that never made the airwaves! This is your chance to bring it to life! There is no song limit for Fresh recordings but the song must be dated May 2, 2025. You can submit up to one pre-record! Duets are allowed! Part B - In your song comment section, tell us what you love about this song and where you first heard it!Zach Top was born on September 26, 1997,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zach_Top#cite_note-:0-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[3]</a> and grew up on a ranch in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunnyside,_Washington" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Sunnyside, Washington</a>. He got his musical start performing as part of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluegrass_music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">bluegrass</a> band with his siblings called Top String.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zach_Top#cite_note-Zach_Top_Bio-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[4]</a> In 2015, Top relocated to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boulder,_Colorado" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Boulder, Colorado</a>, where he enrolled in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical_engineering" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">mechanical engineering</a> at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Colorado_Boulder" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">University of Colorado Boulder</a>. After one year in engineering school, Top dropped out citing a lack of interest and found work to save up money to move to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Nashville</a> to start a career in country and bluegrass music.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zach_Top#cite_note-callahan-5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[5]</a> After performing as part of various bluegrass groups throughout his teens and early twenties, Top relocated to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Nashville</a> in 2021, where he first signed a publishing deal with Major Bob Music.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zach_Top#cite_note-Zach_Top_Bio-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[4]</a> He began recording as a solo artist in 2019, releasing a string of bluegrass singles that culminated in the release of his self-titled debut <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_play" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">EP</a> with RBR Entertainment on May 13, 2022.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zach_Top#cite_note-6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[6]</a>He pivoted to recording <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">country music</a> and in September 2023, it was announced that Top was signed as the flagship artist for the newly-formed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_record_label" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">independent record label</a> Leo33.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zach_Top#cite_note-Music_Row-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[2]</a> His debut single to country radio, "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sounds_Like_the_Radio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Sounds Like the Radio</a>", was released on January 8, 2024, and was the most-added song at the format with 55 stations adding the song upon impact.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zach_Top#cite_note-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[7]</a> It has since charted in the top 20 of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Billboard</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_Airplay" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Country Airplay</a> chart. Top co-wrote "Sounds Like the Radio" with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carson_Chamberlain" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Carson Chamberlain</a> and Wyatt McCubbin, inspired by his love of 1990s-era country music and artists such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Strait" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">George Strait</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Whitley" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Keith Whitley</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Travis" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Randy Travis</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zach_Top#cite_note-:0-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[3]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zach_Top#cite_note-8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[8]</a> It served as the lead single to Top's debut studio album, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_Beer_%26_Country_Music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Cold Beer & Country Music</a>, which was released on April 5, 2024.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zach_Top#cite_note-9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[9]</a> I chose this song because it's so much fun to sing! This artist is one of my favorites, Zach Top.