Category: Singing

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To Love Somebody by Bee Gees (Cover)

In my head, this song would sound much better on piano. The problem is, I can’t play piano like I hear it in my head. 🙂

This is a cover of the classic Bee Gee’s song, “To Love Somebody”. It much slower than the original track, and probably has a few less harmony parts than it could have had.

I took a different approach to recording this one. My first attempt on piano was recorded to a click track like almost all my videos over the last few years. I also normally record each track separately, then mix and record the video afterward.

For this video, I decided to record audio and video simultaneously. Plus, I decided to use my iPhone to record the video instead of my usual Nikon DSLR. I think the iPhone did a much better job.

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Look Up by Joy Oladokun

My Apple Music year end statistics came back recently and apparently Joy Oladokun is my number one listened to artist. That was not surprising really.

I was very happy to see Joy in concert a couple of months back in Chapel Hill, NC – at Cat’s Cradle. That was an amazing night. She is a top-class human in every way.

Here’s a cover of “Look Up” that I had a lot of fun making.

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Wild Mountain Thyme

This one came together better than I expected. It’s a cover of an old Irish (with even older Scottish origins) folk song called “Wild Mountain Thyme”.

My guitar part was already tracked when I thought about trying to add something else. Then I found a D whistle hiding in a drawer. I can’t even remember why I have it, or where it came from, but I’ve held on to it for years. Maybe for this very moment. 😉

One problem though — I’d recorded the guitars in Eb.

Fortunately, D is only a half-step down, so no major impact vocally. I recorded the guitar parts again in D, one with capo and one without.

It took quite a few takes to get the whistle sounding how I liked it, but I love how it turned out, especially when I added a little bit of reverb.

I have a few more Irish songs planned now, and I hope they are all in D.

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TAKE ON ME – A-HA (ALASTAIR VANCE COVER)

This song is pure nostalgia for me. Growing up in the eighties, this is one song that never seems to grow old on me. Morten Harket’s vocal range is just phenomenal, and there’s not many who can hit those notes in the chorus of the original song.

This particular version of the song is one I first heard used in the movie, Deadpool 2. I later found out it was recorded as part of an MTV unplugged concert. If you’re an A-HA fan and haven’t checked out that album, go find it on any of the streaming platforms. Amazing.

Anyway, here’s my version of Take On Me. Enjoy!