I added a new song to the "Under the Covers with Jeff" playlist today. Here's a little pop ditty, originally delivered by Dusty Springfield. Although I've known the song for years, it never really stood out to me until I heard it through the overhead speakers at the local A&W one day. I realized that I'd ignored the song for too long. And here's the original recording.
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I've loved Eric Taylor's "Whooping Crane" since I first heard Lyle Lovett's version on his Natural Forces album. Lyle and his band do a bang-up live version too, of course. I'm not sure if I enjoy Eric Taylor's version, but I have to admit that Lyle's perfect interpretations of songs often ruin the original versions for me. I tried to perform a little version of it a couple years ago. There are much better interpretations out there, however. I heard "Streets of Philadelphia" for the first time when I saw Springsteen perform it at the Oscars. I thought it fascinating that he could pull off such a long, repetitive intro, and to have such powerful synth pads. It's amazing that it takes next to no time to get through the lyrics, yet the recorded version breaks a full 4 minutes... and you don't even feel it happen. This was new to me. I've started posting things to my YouTube channel. In regards to music and video, right now the only thing I'm doing is a series of cover songs under the name Under the Covers with Jeff. This is mainly a way for me to try exercise my voice, memorize some songs, and keep a presence online. Under the Covers with Jeff is embedded below, and I'll try to remember to post the updates here on the weblog. |
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