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My cover of Hello, Hello, I’m back again! for the Weekly Song Challenge on Singeo. Joe asked us to choose a song with “Hello” in the title. It’s a song by Gary Glitter from the seventies. After Hans heard my recording, he asked if I knew that Gary Glitter is in prison for Prince Andrew–like behavior. oops… I didn’t know.
I decided to stick with it anyway because I find the title quite fitting after my period of absence from my online singing group. It was fun to sing, really over the top, but quite challenging actually, because of the up-tempo pace and the fact that there’s no pause in it. (more…)
U are so beautiful – originally sung by Joe Cocker. Derek asked us for an interpretation of a well-known chosen song for the Weekly Song Challenge on Singeo.
U are so beautiful – à l’origine par Joe Cocker. Derek nous a demandé une interprétation d’une chanson connue de notre choix pour le défi hebdomadaire de chanson sur Singeo.
My version of Nothing can change this love, originally sung by Sam Cooke. This was Jenn’s choice for the Weekly Song Challenge on Singeo.
As Time Goes By by Dooley Wilson (1942). This song became famous through the film Casablanca starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. As Time Goes By was Joe’s choice for the Weekly Song Challenge on Singeo.com. I’ve used the music track of Brian Ferry’s cover.
Time in a bottle by Jim Groce (1972). This was my choice for the Weekly Song Challenge this week. Time in a Bottle is an interesting song because the verses are in a minor key, while the chorus shifts to major (D). Writing a harmony for this song took me some time, but once again, it was a great learning experience. Hans and I decided to use selfies from over the years for the video clip, as the lyrics really resonate with us.
Cette semaine, j’ai choisi une chanson qui figure sur ma liste de souhaits depuis un moment : Time in a Bottle de Jim Croce (de 1972).
Time in a Bottle est une chanson intéressante, car les couplets sont en mineur tandis que le refrain passe en majeur. Il m’a fallu pas mal de temps pour écrire une harmonie (2ème voix) pour cette chanson, mais j’en ai encore beaucoup appris. Nous avons choisi d’utiliser des selfies pris au fil des années pour le clip, car les paroles nous correspondent vraiment.
The Scientist by Coldplay. This was Jenn’s choice for the Weekly Song Challenge. I didn’t know the song, but as it is not so difficult to learn, I thought I might give it a go.
I played the chords on my piano with an extramidi-track which is used with Arctic swells by Spitfire audio combined with their choir and the bass trombones by the BBC orchestra. I’ve made the base and drums in iRealpro. To spice things up I added a lower and higher harmony. The images are from the fields around our house in summer. Thanks to Jenn, for introducing me to the Scientist. I really enjoyed to sing and play this song.
The Scientist de Coldplay. C’était la choix de Jenn pour the Weekly Song Challenge.
Je ne connaissais pas la chanson, mais comme elle n’est pas si difficile à apprendre, j’ai pensé que je pourrais essayer.
J’ai joué les accords sur mon piano avec une piste midi supplémentaire qui est utilisée avec Arctic swells de Spitfire audio combiné avec leur chœur et les trombones basses de l’orchestre de la BBC. J’ai fait la basse et la batterie dans iRealpro.
Pour pimenter les choses, j’ai ajouté une harmonie plus basse et plus haute.
Les images proviennent des champs autour de notre maison en été.
Merci à Jenn, de m’avoir fait découvrir The Scientist. J’ai vraiment aimé chanter et jouer cette chanson.