Time in a Bottle (written by Jim Groce). For Hnzz – who gives me wings !
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.
my cover of Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen (album Various Positions, 1984), chosen by Richard for our Song Challenge on Singeo.com. Here’s a live version me playing and singing at the same time
My cover of Let It Be, with me accompanying myself on piano. It had been on my list for quite a while, but always had to make way for other projects. Richard’s choice this week on singeo was a great opportunity to finally record it. I’ve put the chords into iReal Pro as a guide for rhythm and playing – it’s a bit slower than the original.
Let it be is written by Paul McCartney in 1970. Inspired by a dream about his late mother, he turned her comforting words “let it be” into a message of hope and peace. It was the title track of the band’s final studio album, marking a bittersweet farewell to the most influential group in pop history.