Classical Guitar wrote:

I have been away for a few days and  catching up. We  have some amazing talent. Jandle really good and enjoyed yours and listened twice.

Thanks for the feedback; hope you can add some of your recordings to the mix (next month has been nominated to have some instrumentals, so if you did the recording of "Dueling Banjos", it's the perfect time to link to it ...)

Jandle wrote:

Thanks neo and CG for having a listen and your comments appreciate it  smile     CG so great to see you join in here as well, thanks and hope to see more of you in here smile

It's always a pleasure to listen to your tunes - hoping you drag out the electric, when time permits ...

Cheers

Richard

Songs to do with light ... eg Morning has broken (Cat Stevens), I see the light (Tod Rungderen), Light my fire (Doors), etc ...

[edit]found this list: https://www.ranker.com/list/best-songs- … nker-music

Jandle wrote:

Ok here is one of the songs I had time to do a quick cover of today Jolene   https://soundcloud.com/ukulelejan/jolene
Hoping to get some more done before the month runs out.
I had already done Elvira previously for another Chordie FSOTM   https://soundcloud.com/ukulelejan/elvira

Jolene sounds pretty good - it was a bit slower than I remember it being, but your voice suited the song well ...

I think I commented on this one before (possibly in the previous FSOTM smile ), but I still like this one, I hadn't heard it before being on Chordie ...

Jandle wrote:

Ok, I recorded another one tonight at 10.30pm, figured it is the only time before the end of this month that I am going to get a chance to do another Cover from the list above.  Gee wish I had more time as there are quite a few I would like to attempt on that list.  Anyway, outta time for me.

Yer, same here, wish there was more time ...

Jandle wrote:

So here is my attempt at Angie by the Rolling Stones, 'mistakes' and all which you will hear after my 3rd attempt as it was getting late, my hubby in bed trying to sleep and I am in here singing and strumming loudly (poor guy lol).   Anyway, kinda a funny song to sing since it is meant to be a guy singing a song about a woman and here I am singing it lol .... oh well I like the song, it was a fun song to try and cover.  Just wish I had more time to practice this one.
https://soundcloud.com/ukulelejan/angie

Sounds pretty good, I was also feeling the 'gender imbalance' when I did 'Joey', as it's a girl singing to a guy, so I just imagined it was for 'Josephine', or something like that wink

Cheers

Richard

Jandle wrote:

neo ... thanks for that re the info on Imovie  ... I will have to have a look at the program at some stage. I remember some of the other visuals you did on some of your other songs on you tube which were good too but that one really was good for that particular song I thought.   Bit the same with the echo, which on other songs you have done sounded really good so I wonder if it depend on the song choice?  Interesting anyway how it works aye smile

Yes, but it can also depend on so many other things, like the listeners mood (are they receptive to the idea?), the screen settings (does it do it justice), and the song (do I like this song, am I ready to view an interpretation of it), I've found the same thing with echo/reverb - sometimes you get that perfect speed which enhances the song, as it's on the same frequency as the original chord vibrations, othertimes it can make it sound 'muddy' ....

Cheers

Richard

Jandle wrote:

neo ... had a listen to both.  ~Rome and Juliet~  you covered and performed so well, it suited you very much vocally (probably your best yet in my opinion) and also you played it very well on the guitar.  I liked the video visually how you added the blurry screen around it (which program did you use to video record it like that?).  Excellent cover by you, the whole package.
~Joey-Concrete Blonde~ I hadn`t actually heard this song before  so after listening to your cover I went online and listened to the original version.  Maybe one comment would be a little to much echo on your recording? but then I am no expert, just how it sounded to my ear smile

Thanks for your comments - I try and keep it simple by recording the video on my iPhone (5se), then transfer that across to the Mac and use iMovie to add the reverb/echo, titles and any video effects - iMovie is a pretty basic program, and I'm sure I've hit the limits on what it can do (some time ago), but for a freebie it's pretty good. Unfortunately there is no 'granular' control over the , which gives the 'too much echo' scenario ... one day I'll get my audio interface out, record the audio into Logic on the Mac (as separate channels), which I'll then be able to tweak correctly, but then I'll probably get carried away and add drums and bass to the mix ...

Cheers

Richard

Zurf wrote:

Here's Crocodile Rock. The name that's in the lyrics is "Susie."  https://soundcloud.com/user-35218982/cr … ock-cfsotm

Zurf, that was excellent!!!

Cheers

Richard

Joey (Concrete Blonde): https://youtu.be/O93NMyy7vEE

Romeo and Juliet (Dire Straits): https://youtu.be/OvUH0sQn2A0

Jandle wrote:

Neo ..... yep does seem very quiet in here with only you and Roger entering anything this month.

Yes, hearing the crickets chirping in the background ... and no Buddy Holly ... !!

Jandle wrote:

I have just got back on Monday from yet another trip way up north (once again) to yet another family funeral (3 since Christmas) hence not being onto any recordings myself.  So hoping now I am back, to be able to get onto it.

Sorry for your loss, always makes it a tough time ... sad

Jandle wrote:

Thanks to you and Roger and Neo, wow you have once again earned the the title ~The Human Jukebox~ with all your contributions smile  I had a listen to your songs last night.  There were some in there I hadn't heard of before  so always good to hear new songs.  As for Julia Dream and Roxanne you made them interesting with the reverb or delay on? the effects definately added to the songs smile  Mrs Brown you`ve got a lovely daughter, was foot tapping material and the voices at the end made it interesting smile  Angie (a song I have always liked) you covered well and I found myself singing along with you.  Also congratulations on your original song Margaret`s Eulogy, anyone who writes an original deserves a medal.

Thanks for all your kind words ... I've got a few more which I've recorded but haven't edited and put onto YouTube yet ... still a few more days ...

Cheers

Richard

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Never did get into Michael Jackson much - I remember one band I was in, they were surprised when I hadn't heard of him; that was back when "Thriller" was released, and the drummer had his poster up in the room ... he played some tunes and I was like "meh ..." ....

But your story reminds me of another story I have - I used to listen to my records and casettes back in the day, and always like The Cure, before they became big (or, as I think, sold out), anyway my step-sister bought me this poster of them, and I'd never seen them before. Hieronymus Bosch was the only poster I had in my room ... I was surprised when I saw what they looked like - that poster never went up ...

Cheers

Richard

Margaret's Eulogy (Richard Mortimer): https://youtu.be/grl0FBIK93k

Feeling kinda lonely in here ...

Angie (Rolling Stones): https://youtu.be/rDI6U2y23vE

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Welcome aboard!!

Sweet Caroline (Neil Diamond): https://youtu.be/CRnIO7TCmL4

Mrs Brown, you've got a lovely daughter (Herman's Hermits): https://youtu.be/t9uU-gHpCso

Vincent (Don McLean): https://youtu.be/PrO5NsgmdqE

Evil Ruby (The beasts of Bourbon): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUlF6sCTmGc

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Looking forward to some pics ... !!

cheers

Richard

Roxanne (The Police): https://youtu.be/FPZmq45hiA4

Julia Dream (Pink Floyd): https://youtu.be/Ypx3bH1Lrho

Roger Guppy wrote:

OK I have not been here for a while so I am going to start March off with a cover of Jeff Gilpin song, although I have adapted the original to personalise for my Baby Girl, Donna:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K51ZDk5Wylg

Roger

That was really good ... I enjoyed it!!

Cheers

Richard

Dreamboat Annie (Heart): https://youtu.be/P8CycDJArFc

Lalena (Deep Purple): https://youtu.be/nLyq2QD2eqg

Found a copy of the original (or second in the series) pic:

http://neophytte.mine.nu/forum/simpleforum_files/attachments/Richard-Promo_shot_1986_or_so.jpg

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Tenement Funster wrote:
joeyjoeyjoey wrote:

This is where I have to Quote Shakespeare in Hamlet.  As Hamlet said.  TUBEY or not TUBEY.  I had to do that.

Dang!!! That's the corniest pun I've ever read ... wish I'd thought of it! lol

+1!