ZMiles requested a song by one of my all-time favourite bands. Not sure why ze picked this particular one, but mine is not to ask why; mine is to sing for my supper.
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Category: SSA week
4 Blogathon songathon: Comfort Eagle
1 Blogathon songathon: Hard Believer
My apologies to those who were expecting a blog post today. For some reason I had a difficult time locating my mojo last night. Fear not though, I did spend some time working through some of the backlog from my SSA Blogathon requests.
This one comes courtesy of InkRose, who gave me a few options. This one was my favourite.
Compare this to the original here.
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3 Blogathon songathon: Glory Hallelujah
I’m afraid that I’m going to have to tap out at this point, Cromrades. The combination of 2 back-to-back shows with the band followed by 6 hours of learning and recording has completely flayed the fingertips of my left hand, and the remnants of my voice to boot. If I haven’t done your request, fear not: SSA Week is not over. I will keep adding videos as the week progresses. To be completely honest, I did not expect this kind of response, so I have to thank all of you for digging into your pockets the way you did.
I will leave you with this fantastic secular anthem, requested by Danny White:
Compare this to the original here.
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1 Blogathon songathon: The Pedestrian
Nicole requested this excellent tune by Foxboro Hot Tubs.
Compare this to the original here.
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3 Blogathon songathon: The Last Unicorn
I’m not entirely sure how Momo Elektra knew about my disastrous first date with a woman who believes in unicorns, but there you have it. Anyway, ze wanted to hear this song, and here it is:
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2 Blogathon songathon: Helter Skelter
Loren Price requested this classic Beatles tune. I had to pull the punches on my voice a bit – both to preserve it, and because while I’m sure my neighbours are Beatles fans, I doubt they want to hear me screaming “Helter Skelter” at the top of my lungs in the middle of a Sunday afternoon.
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2 Blogathon songathon – Haw
David Hart wanted to hear something by 16 Horsepower, so here’s my attempt to oblige him:
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2 Blogathon songathon: You’re Not the Boss of Me
Cunning Pam wanted to hear some They Might Be Giants, and I don’t know how to play the accordion, so I couldn’t do Particle Man. What I could do, however, is this one:
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3 Blogathon songathon: Thanks, Bastards!
This request comes from John Horstman, who asks for Mischief Brew’s Thanks, Bastards!
0 Blogathon songathon: Somebody Will
This next request comes from reader Julia (who is on Twitter at @djhaplo) who asked me to play a song originally performed by her group Sassafrass. It’s a rather moving ballad about how we are all, in our own way, contributing to humanity’s ascension to something greater. This one was a particular challenge for me, simply because I was totally unfamiliar with the work beforehand and didn’t have a studio version to work from. Still, I think I managed to pull it off (with thanks to Julia for sending me the sheet music).
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