Here’s the re-recording of the tune I released this week, last year. This one I did in 3/4 time. Go ahead and compare it to the original by going here for a listen.
I also, as you can see, basically rewrote the whole song. There’s elements in there from the first version, but, for whatever reason, I just couldn’t simply redo the music. Had to mess around all the words too. Maybe it’s still the same idea for the song, maybe not. Probably it’s got something different in there, wouldn’t you say.
Here’s the new version of the song from this week, last year. It’s actually not a totally new version. I think I came up with this a few weeks after I recorded the original and then I played the new version out several times. But I never recorded it and I think it’s a pretty interesting rewrite of the tune.
You can compare it to the original by going here. You also get to read about where the song came from.
So, anyway, that’s that.
Also, remember that the EP album that I released and started selling CDs of is finally available for purchase online. You can buy it from CDBaby as digital files (soon you can get CDs there to, once I get them in the mail), and from itunes in the next week or so. Go check it out.
Okay, well, this isn’t a new song. Like I told ya last week, I’m not posting a new one today because I was down in Louisville since Thursday playing a few shows. So I didn’t get a chance to record a new one. I’ve got something working, though. Should have it by Wednesday this week.
This song for today is a re-recorded version of the other song I released last week last year. You can check out the original here. It’s a pretty straight forward tune. Nothing much to say about the new version, other than I used the melody from the song “Acres of Clams.” Or, I used the melody of the version I know, which is the version that Ramblin’ Jack Elliott does.
Well, here’s another talkin’ blues for this week. Was just easier to re-record this song from last year (listen to the original version here) in that style because of losing my voice earlier in the week.
I think it works, for the most part. Probably by the end of the song I finally get the repeating line the way I want it. The phrasing of the lines gets going by then too.
I had to do this in one take, though, without any practice because the more I sing this week the more likely that I won’t get my voice back.
And I gotta have it for this weekend cause I’m heading down to Louisville with the Barehand Jugband, as you know, for the National Jugband Jubilee.
Okay okay okay…here’s the updated and re-recorded version of the song “Shapes” that I first wrote and released this week, last year. You can read the whole spiel from last year here. And then go on to compare the two versions of songs.
Let me know how you think they’re different.
I can, maybe, tell you how I think they’re different….
First, last year’s version sounds like most of my songs from last year. Including the guitar parts and the voice I was using to sing. This new version for this year sounds almost exactly like how I sing and play a lot of other songs I’ve written this year.
Second, last year’s song was obviously about one thing that I wrote about in the post from last year, but then, maybe, had a few other more complex layers going on. This new 2011 version, though, is probably pretty much only about one thing, but it’s hard to nail that down cause the music to the song makes you just start to wiggle and move before you can listen to any of the words.
And, lastly, I think that’s a pretty silly explanation of both versions. I don’t know anything about either of them.
Okay, so that’s it for today.
Tonight, though, the Barehand Jugband is rollin into the Grafton for our monthly second-Thursday show. You can come out if you want. It’s free. There’ll be limited dance space available. I think there’re some sort of drink specials to get you wobbly. And there’ll be lots of people there talking about Folk Music. It’ll be so great. Check it out on facebook if you want more info.
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