I know it's late, but I also know that I'm still in time to participate in week 170 of the Hive Music Festival. I've had a pretty busy and complicated week due to the accounting closings at my job; it's been an intense time between calculators and Excel spreadsheets to make all the numbers add up. Finally, today I was able to take a break. To be honest, I wasn't sure if I could participate because I've had very little time to prepare a song. However, early on I decided to choose a song, practice it, and see if I could record it decently to share with the community.
I chose a Metallica song that is quite well known, although die-hard fans know that it was a song intended for MTV. In those days, appearing on that channel was synonymous with success, as it was the main platform for music videos and a window for millions of people to see you. To be honest, the album it belongs to is not my favorite, but Metallica will always be Metallica and has excellent songs. I chose this song because, being one of their most commercial (mainstream) songs, I thought many people would recognize it. Technically, it's one of the band's simplest songs—considering that they have much faster and heavier compositions—but it's still very enjoyable.
Sé que ya es tarde, pero también sé que aún estoy a tiempo de participar en la semana 170 del Hive Music Festival. He tenido una semana bastante ocupada y complicada debido a los cierres contables en mi trabajo; ha sido un tiempo intenso entre calculadoras y hojas de Excel para lograr que todos los números cuadren. Por fin hoy pude tomarme un respiro. La verdad, no estaba seguro de si podría participar porque he tenido muy poco tiempo para preparar un tema. Sin embargo, desde temprano decidí elegir una canción, practicarla y ver si podía grabarla de forma decente para compartirla con la comunidad.
Elegí un tema de Metallica que es bastante conocido, aunque los fans más acérrimos saben que fue una canción pensada para figurar en MTV. En aquellos años, aparecer en ese canal era sinónimo de éxito, pues era la plataforma principal de videos musicales y la ventana para que millones de personas te vieran. Siendo honesto, el disco al que pertenece no es mi favorito, pero Metallica siempre será Metallica y tiene temas excelentes. Escogí esta canción porque, al ser de las más comerciales (mainstream), pensé que muchos la reconocerían. Técnicamente es de las más sencillas de la banda —considerando que tienen composiciones mucho más rápidas y pesadas—, pero no deja de ser muy agradable.
Lyrics
As I was goin' over the Cork and Kerry mountains
I saw Captain Farrell and his money, he was countin'
I first produced my pistol and then produced my rapier
I said: Stand and deliver, oh, or the devil, he may take ya
I took all of his money and it was a pretty penny
I took all of his money, yeah, and I brought it home to Molly
She swore that she'd love me, no, never would she leave me
But the devil take that woman, yeah, for you know she tricked me easy
Musha ring, dum-a-doo dum-a-da
Whack for my daddy-o
Whack for my daddy-o
There's whiskey in the jar-o
Being drunk and weary, I went to Molly's chamber
Takin' money with me, but I never knew the danger
For about six, or maybe seven, in walked Captain Farrell
I jumped up, fired my pistols and I shot him with both barrels
Musha ring, dum-a-doo dum-a-da
Whack for my daddy-o
Whack for my daddy-o
There's whiskey in the jar-o
Yeah, yeah, whiskey in the jar-o
Now, some men like fishin' and some men like the fowlin'
And some men like to hear, to hear the cannon ball a-roarin'
Me, I like sleepin', especially in my Molly's chamber
But here I am, in prison, here I am with a ball and chain, yeah
Musha ring, dum-a-doo dum-a-da
Whack for my daddy-o
Whack for my daddy-o
There's whiskey in the jar-o
Musha ring, dum-a-doo dum-a-da
Musha ring, dum-a-doo dum-a-da
Musha ring, dum-a-doo dum-a-da
Musha ring, dum-a-doo dum-a-da
Although Whiskey in the Jar isn't usually on my regular playlist, it pops up from time to time to remind me of that MTV era that I lived so intensely and that helped me so much to get into the world of rock and metal. To record this bass cover I downloaded the song from the band's official Youtube channel, then, I used the Moises application to remove the original bass line, that way I could record a completely clean line. I applied a couple of effects to give prominence to the bass since it is obviously the central element in my performances, but I tried not to overdo it in modifying the original sound previously recorded. I hope my presentation this week is to everyone's liking, I really like to humbly share my bass covers with the community, best regards!
Aunque Whiskey in the Jar no suele estar en mi lista de reproducción habitual, aparece de vez en cuando para recordarme esa época de MTV que viví con tanta intensidad y que tanto me ayudó a adentrarme en el mundo del rock y el metal. Para grabar éste cover de bajo descargué la canción del canal oficial de Youtube de la banda, luego, usé la aplicación Moises para eliminar la línea de bajo original, de esa forma pude grabar una línea completamente limpia. Apliqué un par de efectos para dar protagonismo al bajo ya que evidentemente es el elemento central en mis presentaciones, pero traté de no exagerar en modificar el sonido original previamente grabado. Espero que mi presentación de ésta semana sea del agrado de todos, de verdad me gusta compartir humildemente mis covers de bajo con la comunidad. ¡Un fuerte abrazo!
-Credits/Créditos:
- Band: Metallica
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- Lyrics Source
-Used tools/Herramientas usadas:
- Video recorded with: Samsung Galaxy A32
- Video edited with: CapCut
- Translator: DeepL Translate
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