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0 Justin Timberlake – Cry Me a River

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Back in undergraduate, I had a major chip on my shoulder when it came to trendy and popular things. My reasoning was that if it’s popular, it can’t possibly be any good. I’ve mellowed (a bit) since then, but I’m still very distrustful of mega-popular things, partially because I often find myself out of step with pop culture and partially because I try to avoid herd mentality whenever possible.

That being said, there is some stuff that is both popular and good, and my attitude often precludes me from enjoying it until it’s too late in the game. A friend recommended FutureSex/LoveSounds to me, and I decided that I trusted her enough to give it a try. I wasn’t really into the album so much, but I was impressed with the depth and breath of music on the album. It, along with his guest spots on Saturday Night Live turned me around on Justin Timberlake.

While this song is from a different album, it’s still a good tune, and gets people jammin’ when I play it. I hope you enjoy it!

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0 Simon and Garkunkel – The Boxer

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My mother was a huge Paul Simon fan. For a while, I used to listen to “Graceland” every night as I went to sleep. I think I could probably sing the whole album, karaoke style, from memory. In fact, Simon’s proclivity for blending different styles of music, as he does on the “Graceland” album, was a huge influence on my own musical preferences and tastes.

This song, which is a regular feature in my live show, is probably one of his best (and that’s a high bar to clear). I tried my best to do it justice.

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2 Snow Patrol – Chasing Cars (a cover)

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I’m sure at least some of you are wondering what I’ve been doing to keep myself busy since I stopped blogging. A lot of that time has being re-invested into becoming better at my job, but what about after hours? Well, as I said in my perhaps-too-brief post when I left FTB, I’m focusing my efforts on my music career now. With that in mind, here’s an early version of a cover of a Snow Patrol song that sort of showcases the project I’ve been working on.

The trick is, of course, reproducing that sound live, which I am able to do thanks to some very fancy new hardware I’ve been playing with for the past few months. I just recently picked up something that allows me to record it to my computer, so hopefully there will be some more similar stuff coming your way soon.

If you like it, please check out my Facebook page, or my ReverbNation page if you’re not a Facebook person, and let me know what you think. There’s photos, links to YouTube videos, and a downloadable version of this song. If you subscribe, you’ll get notifications when I put new stuff up, or you can just periodically check back in here.

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