WSC
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.
As Time Goes By par Dooley Wilson (1942). Cette chanson est devenue célèbre grâce au film Casablanca, avec Humphrey Bogart et Ingrid Bergman. As Time Goes By était le choix de Joe pour le Défi Hebdomadaire de Chanson sur Singeo.com. J’ai utilisé la piste musicale de la reprise de Bryan Ferry.
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.
Turn the page by Bob Seger. This song was chosen by Jenn for the WSC. I didn’t know this song nor the group, so I had to learn it from scratch. What a nice surprise, I fell in love with it. Hans made a lovely video to accompany my singing. He used among others footage from Cheap Trick, Bob Seeger and The Silver Bullet Band and the famous café scene from Easy Rider.
Streets of London by Ralph McTell. This was my choice for the WSC. I’ve sung the lead voice and I’ve made a harmony in the presentation. Hans made the video with powerful images Hans he is singing along in the chorus !!!!). It’s a sad song, it’s about 50 years old, but still oh so true. Maybe even more now … The video in the background has been shot in LA, USA, but we see the same here in Paris and in a lot of big cities around the world.
You only live twice by Nancy Sinatra. Lisa (from our singing group at Singeo.com) asked us to pick our favourite “Bond-song” this week for the Weekly Song Challenge. I’ve chosen You only live twice, originally sung by Nancy Sinatra. I added my lower voice in some parts. Hans made a lovely clip, with input from the original trailer.