This is Studio Friday!! Woop woop!
A week ago, I started something, every monday I play a song live, nothing fancy, just me and the guitar, sometimes a chicken as guest.
Now every Friday, I am releasing a cover or original song that I produce for a few days, and record a music video on Friday.
It is of course not time consuming at all haha...Borderline insane. I am on week 2 and maybe I'll shift the format a little in the future, give myself a week of rest in between. It's still fun to do.
In case if you are interested in the inspiration, and how I changed the song, at the beginning of the week, I was sick and thought that it would be interesting to choose a song that uses my basses, and the coarseness of a sick voice.
At first, I wanted to do a bossa nova, slow down the tempo. But after doing some tryouts on Monday, the results weren't great and decided to shift the song to something more interesting rhythmically.
For the initiated, it's a 3/4 inside a 4/4 bar, which gives this weird pattern. A song that uses that shuffle rhythm is "Isn't She Lovely" by Stevie Wonder.
It's 1 lead guitar, one solo guitar, 1 vocal lead, and 3 backing vocals.
I took the opportunity to learn a bit more about Barry White, his life and legacy. It's fascinating to learn that he wasn't respected by his peers while at the peak of his career, as some considered his craft too "commercial", too easy.
I think he was a incredible songwriter, I also learn that Gene Page his arranger, was doing all the strings and horns for his album, and died like him at 58 years old.
Such a young age, Barry White was smoking approximately 150 cigarettes a day, 8 packs, and living an hedonic life. He had some times of hardship, was a part of a gang, did some time in prison, but had more than 9 children, with different wives, more than 13 albums recorded, Barry was a busy bee!
The video was supposed to be in 4k, but it's only low HD instead, because of some kerfuffle (that's a real word).
Am I still happy with the result? Yes, that's cool I guess, the feedback I'll get will help me decide if I upload it then on other social medias.
You're the First, the Last, My Everything
Ahh, the first, my last, my everything
And the answer to all my dreams
You're my sun, my moon, my guiding star
My kind of wonderful, that's what you are
I know there's only, only one like you
There's no way, they could have made two
You're all I'm living for
Your love I'll keep for evermore
You're the first, you're the last, my everything
In you, I've found so many things
A love so new only you could bring
Can't you see if you
You make me feel this way
You're like a first morning dew
On a brand new day
I see so many ways that I
Can love you, 'til the day I die
You're my reality, yet I'm lost in a dream
You're the first, the last, my everything
I know there's only, only one like you
There's no way they could have made two
Girl you're my reality
But I'm lost in a dream
You're the first, you're the last, my everything
You and me baby
Just you and me
Ya you are the first, the last
My everything
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