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Elton John "Your Song" (acoustic)
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Jukebox Joe |
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Joined: August 2009 Posts: 381 Location: Miami | The first song on the first album I ever owned as a kid. I had to learn it. And then I had to play it on my baby. And then I had to record it
BTW, I don't know if we're allowed to plug albums here, but since this one's 100% Ovation (Adamas to be exact), I hope it's okay. The album's called "Look Ma, No Band!". It has 6 covers (one from each decade starting with the 60s) and a couple of originals, so hopefully there's something for everyone. (I put it on all the main providers I could think of.) :-) | ||
dobro |
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Joined: January 2006 Posts: 2120 Location: Chicago | Pure and sweet, Bravo! Really nice vocal. I also like how the minimalist arrangement pays tribute to the original (guitar for piano!) | ||
Darkbar |
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Joined: January 2009 Posts: 4535 Location: Flahdaw | Very nice. Great vocal. (Is it just my imagination, or do you kinda struggle into that F#m7 chord?) | ||
Bluebird |
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Joined: May 2002 Posts: 1445 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada | Nice job! | ||
Slipkid |
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Joined: September 2003 Posts: 9301 Location: south east Michigan | I want to listen to it, but I'm afraid to listen to it. I pulled this song out of the pile a few months ago to have another swing at it. I'm afraid after hearing Joe's take it will just go back to the bottom of the pile. . And that F#m7 chord is a bitch. | ||
Jimmer |
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Joined: May 2013 Posts: 152 | Great job! Nicely sung and played. You really capture the spirit and mood of the song quite well. The first album I ever bought was Cat Stevens - Tea for the Tillerman and I'm working on the song Father and Son. Better late then never... | ||
Jukebox Joe |
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Joined: August 2009 Posts: 381 Location: Miami | LOL The trick is to play the C# in the bass (if you're talking about the F#m7). If you mean the G#M7 (depending on where you capo), then it's just a matter of getting your thumb comfortable with wrapping around (which is why I love our thin O necks)! No, I don't really feel any struggle with the part, though I do see that I make "struggle" face! LOL (One of those things had no idea until I saw myself on video! In my mind I don't make any faces! LOL) And thanks, Jimmer! I try to capture the spirit of whatever song I'm covering. I rarely try to do "my version" of covers. I try to do just emulate the song, knowing that my own style will sneak in there whether I mean it to or not. Edited by Jukebox Joe 2013-07-02 7:37 PM | ||
Old Man Arthur |
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Joined: September 2006 Posts: 10777 Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Very Nicely Done. | ||
Designzilla |
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Joined: December 2004 Posts: 2150 Location: Orlando, FL | Great job on the song! Nice video edit too, with a 2 camera shoot, pretty fancy Joe! | ||
nerdydave |
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Joined: August 2011 Posts: 887 Location: Always beautiful canyon country of Utah | Great job but I was even more impressed with your version of "Come Together" by the Beatles. Incredible singing, playing, sound effects, etc. I could only dream of doing that as well as you did. | ||
Jukebox Joe |
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Joined: August 2009 Posts: 381 Location: Miami | Thanks! "Your Song" wasn't as involved as "Come Together" due to the nature of the song. (The "drum fills" were fun thanks to the brushy sound of the T top). On this one, there was only one drum fill I didn't want to miss (that triplety one after "it's people like you that keep it turned on...", so I incorporated it into the strum (which Marc nicely caught on the video). | ||
Glen C. |
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Joined: November 2009 Posts: 152 Location: Corpus Christi, TX | Great job Joe and nice alblum. Just downloaded a copy from your site. | ||
Slipkid |
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Joined: September 2003 Posts: 9301 Location: south east Michigan | Okay... I manned up and watched it. Very, very well done Joe. You & your special guitar sound great. . I'm glad I did watch it. The key I had been playing it in is nasty. I'll start from scratch in Joe's key. . again.. well done. | ||
Jukebox Joe |
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Joined: August 2009 Posts: 381 Location: Miami | Thanks, Brad. The capo is your best friend ;-) | ||
SOBeach |
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Joined: April 2010 Posts: 823 Location: sitting at my computer | another nice one Joe!! | ||
CrimsonLake |
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Joined: August 2006 Posts: 3145 Location: Marlton, NJ | That was really good Joe! I just "liked" your page on FB and forwarded it on to others. | ||
Jukebox Joe |
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Joined: August 2009 Posts: 381 Location: Miami | Thanks, Crimson! I'm just learning what the "likes" are for. I thought they were just a "page count" statistic that displays how many FB people like something, but they're actually what FB uses to know who to send the music page's posts and events, which is different from your regular FB page. I get it now. So thanks for forwarding, since that's how to build an audience on FB :-) Edited by Jukebox Joe 2013-07-03 8:23 PM | ||
DaveKell |
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Joined: November 2011 Posts: 741 Location: Fort Worth, TX | HEY OVATION!!! Give that man a signature edition of his own. | ||
cholloway |
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Joined: March 2005 Posts: 2791 Location: Atlanta, GA. | Very nice! You make it look so easy. | ||
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