My cover of Budapest (by George Ezra, album Wanted on Voyage, 2013). It is a charming, slightly ironic love song about being willing to give up everything—real or imagined—for someone you care about. It was de song choice of Christoph at the Fortnight Song Challenge on Singeo.com Here’s my only singing version
Here’s my version of Any Major Dude Will Tell You (by Steely Dan Album Katy lied, 1973) with piano. I transposed it to the key of G, which is more comfortable for me. There are a lot of chord changes, and I wrote something for the piano solos, especially toward the end, where I used a progression to bring me back to the right note so I could start singing again. That’s why the endings of the two solos are slightly different. I just couldn’t find that note for “I can tell you all I know,” and this helped. All in all, it’s not easy to play and sing at the same time. But I learned so much from it. Here’s my only singing version.
Here’s my cover of Any Major Dude Will Tell You by Steely Dan (Album Katy lied, 1973). My fellow vocal student Barbara picked the song this time. I didn’t know it before, but quickly came to appreciate. It’s beautifully crafted, with subtle harmonic richness and a laid-back groove that hides quite tricky phrasing. Getting the vocal flow right was a real challenge in itself. For my cover, I added some harmony in the chorus to try to give it the warmth and reassurance that the song carries. (more…)