Made famous by The Andrews Sisters in 1949, here I use a beautifully understated jazz guitar version by
Pizzarelli and Vignola as backing. It's been a long while since I recorded something to post, so I hope you enjoy it!
posted by StrikeTheViol
on Jan 8, 2012 -
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I wrote this after attending a concert late last year. Just finished (?) the recording. It's kind of a tribute to the musician I saw -- maybe you can guess who it is? Either way, it's a track that features guitars, pianos, fretless bass, vibes, drums, vocals and a lap steel part in the chorus that I'm really satisfied with.
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posted by edlundart
on Feb 25, 2010 -
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No, seriously. Just for fun, I decided to do this cover song to test out some drum stuff. Thought I'd share this while I work on some new songs...
posted by edlundart
on Aug 17, 2009 -
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This track switches between three time signatures, and features an intro with a style of singing I guess one could call very vaguely eastern. It's a slow and gentle affair with softly distorted ebowed guitar, piano, and xylophone. It also includes a guitar solo in which a single note is played repeatedly. And lyrics that are pretty silly.
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posted by edlundart
on Jul 28, 2009 -
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Layers of soft guitar distortion with pseudo-indian instruments thrown in, under a falsetto vocal over a deeper background vocal going through a guitar amp. I'm kind of proud of the lyrics, which are about staying true.
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posted by edlundart
on Mar 11, 2009 -
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A cover some friends and I will be performing at a cabaret here in New York in a couple weeks.
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posted by ocherdraco
on Mar 2, 2009 -
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Spur-of-the-moment lo-fi live cover of the Radiohead song off
Hail to the Thief, to which I added a couple of equally rough overdubs and some reverb. The guitar is out of tune and poorly played, but the vocal melody tweaks are kind of fun.
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posted by edlundart
on Nov 12, 2008 -
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Yes, it's Disney, with some nice jazzy guitar as background courtesy of Adrian Holovaty...I tried to add a few touches of my own, I hope you enjoy.
posted by StrikeTheViol
on Nov 11, 2008 -
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I was walking around in the garment district at night on valentine's day years ago, and spotted a beautiful woman walking alone across the street. Despite being glamorously dressed up, she looked like she had lost all faith in men. She was carrying a heart-shaped balloon and huge flowers. This song is sort of about that.
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posted by edlundart
on Jul 9, 2008 -
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This is about one of those times when you know you really shouldn't, but you just can't help yourself...;)
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posted by freya_lamb
on Feb 29, 2008 -
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An atheist's song about the nature of politics and religion in the U.S.
posted by edlundart
on Jan 30, 2008 -
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Guitar-based melancholy song with vocals. I've had this around for several years, and keep thinking I'll continue to dabble with the outro. I think it's time to just let it out. I wrote this after the breakup of a 7 year relationship. I like the lyrics, and the little solo, and many other things about it. The long fade-out ending is over-indulgent and a bit off-key, but imperfect as the song may be, it has heart.
posted by edlundart
on Jan 10, 2008 -
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A simple cover of a song from Animal Collective's newest album, which MetaFilter
greeted with a great deal of enthusiasm.
I was kind of reluctant to upload this one, because there are some things about the singing that I don't like (mostly timing and range), but I'm curious to hear what you guys think of it.
posted by revfitz
on Sep 26, 2007 -
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This is a lazy pseudo-live cover of the Bruce Springsteen song, recorded on a whim a couple of years ago.
posted by edlundart
on Aug 29, 2007 -
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late night meeting with a street musician, near saint anne, in Montpellier. Lots of things to say, many songs in his bag, mostly sharing the same chords (!?). Nice feeling.
posted by nicolin
on Jun 20, 2007 -
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This downtempo "weirdo-falsetto" number is a track by
Clearspeaks featuring edlundart. The music was written and produced by Clearspeaks while I wrote the lyrics and vocal melody. I also performed the vocal and created the vocal snippets used in the background, similar to what I did on "elevate."
posted by edlundart
on Nov 21, 2006 -
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A calm and smooth falsetto song with lyrics lifted from an emergency first aid poster (with some additions turning it into a love song). Features guitar, bass, piano, and electronica-style rhythmic vocal snippets.
posted by edlundart
on Sep 25, 2006 -
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A slow and sad song I wrote and recorded after a breakup/separation a few years ago. Features a falsetto chorus and acoustic guitar, including an e-bow undercurrent.
posted by edlundart
on Jul 9, 2006 -
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