Thumped Cover Challenge No.4 - Elvis Costello (1 Viewer)

[Jill Hives]

Wow, Groom are on fire this month.

 

[Moods For Mallards]

That's way more lo-fi than Lindbergh, Baby! could ever hope to be.
I love it.

 

[Wilbert]

ok well here goes nothing: http://www.mediafire.com/?enjmzwjkday 'i can't stand up for falling down'

here's the 'nerd' stuff:

i got the chords and lyrics from here
i learned the piano chords here
whenever i got stuck i looked at this picture for inspiration
it was all recorded on a Tascam portastudio 424mk2
i learned how to use the portastudio here
i don't own a mic so i used an old pair of headphones to record most of the parts.
i used a tama rhythm watch to record the click track
then i piled the following on top of it (in order):

autoharp
2nd autoharp (put thru a marshall mini stack on overdrive)
nord lead 2 digital analog synth
large rack tom
tamborine
broken sabian 'el sabor' cymbal
hand claps (inaudible)
3 glasses of water being hit with a pen (mostly inaudible)
tin whistle (twice)
and finally 2 really bad sets of vocals.

it was recorded last night and today
it was a lot of fun to do
it's very noisy but you might need to turn it up

That hurt my brain. In a good way!

 

[crumb]

Fuck - Costello songs are so hard to do !!!this is my second attempt at recording a song, and probably my fourth or fifth choice of song, but i went with the big pop hit that everybody knows !, - Olivers Army ( in the style of Billy Bragg ! ) in 1993 i was unpolitely told to "MOVE ALONG!" by a cop in the Shetland Islands for busking this song, so we got history, me and Ollie

http://www.mediafire.com/?wzfjmgnlxyg

 

[crumb]

Geeky shit -
Vocal - sm58
Guitar - Burns Steer
Straight stereo, one take , too much 'verb on the vocals

 

[Wilbert]

Fuck - Costello songs are so hard to do !!!this is my second attempt at recording a song, and probably my fourth or fifth choice of song, but i went with the big pop hit that everybody knows !, - Olivers Army ( in the style of Billy Bragg ! ) in 1993 i was unpolitely told to "MOVE ALONG!" by a cop in the Shetland Islands for busking this song, so we got history, me and Ollie

http://www.mediafire.com/?wzfjmgnlxyg

I hadn't realised his songs would be so hard to do either.

So far Dutchy is the only one to go beyond the one voice+one instrument approach.

This is great, Derrick. Vocals are really good.

 

[Pantone247]

dutchy you've offically blown my mind.... amazing!

more vocals though!!!!

 

[Wilbert]

Here's another one.

Well, I am a teacher on 3 months holidays! Got to do something to fill the time!

Again, all done on Garageband. Vocals and guitar done on my nice new usb mic.

http://www.mediafire.com/?jto5namm1le

 

[Jill Hives]

Okay, we might need to start working on this tonight. Down loading the two new ones now.

 

[Moods For Mallards]

Lindbergh, Baby! present New Amsterdam.
https://www.yousendit.com/download/Q01GckhaMHdtMEpjR0E9PQ

Recorded with a few guitar tracks, eh, plugged into an amp and mic'ed, plus vocals, and a keyboard through the guitar amp too. Bit of reverb & EQ on some things. Oh, tremelo on 2 guitar tracks, little bit of delay on another.
Producer's instruction to Hayworth when recording her vocals: "I want sweet, not sultry. Read the people a children's story, not an erotic novella." Like a true pro, she worked it like Marian on Bosco.

 

[Jill Hives]

Oof. No wonder you posted it before I heard it. I should have only done the chorus.

 

[Wilbert]

This is so sweet! Well done, Lindberghers!

 

[Jill Hives]

Thanks, Wilbert. Someone say 1969 for one of these, please. Pretty please.

 

[Wilbert]

Thanks, Wilbert. Someone say 1969 for one of these, please. Pretty please.

I think I get to choose the next one so please forward any bribes my way and I'll see what I can do.

I was thinking of running a poll for a day to choose between a few ideas for next month.

 

[Beanstalk]

Here's another one.

Well, I am a teacher on 3 months holidays! Got to do something to fill the time!

http://www.mediafire.com/?jto5namm1le

Really liking this, and the 'Favourite Hour' tune...a good month's work Wilbert..|..|


I'll never get round to doing mine at this rate.

 

[pissypants]

I was thinking of running a poll for a day to choose between a few ideas for next month.

A poll would be great.

 

[Wilbert]

Really liking this, and the 'Favourite Hour' tune...a good month's work Wilbert..|..|


I'll never get round to doing mine at this rate.

Cheers Beanstalk! Got to fill the three months somehow!

 

[Milker]

Fuck - Costello songs are so hard to do !!!this is my second attempt at recording a song, and probably my fourth or fifth choice of song, but i went with the big pop hit that everybody knows !, - Olivers Army ( in the style of Billy Bragg ! ) in 1993 i was unpolitely told to "MOVE ALONG!" by a cop in the Shetland Islands for busking this song, so we got history, me and Ollie

http://www.mediafire.com/?wzfjmgnlxyg

Hey respect Crumb old boy...i started Olivers too (after trying Tokyo Storm Warning and spiritually failed) but before seeing you'd posted yours..hope i'm not breaking any club rules by heaping another version of Olivers Army on the pile.

https://www.yousendit.com/transfer....626757&email=2682f6a12a8e043a6981c14643009903

had fun tho

 

[Milker]

well that was a runaway success..whose august, dawg?

 

[Wilbert]

That would be me, I think. I was first to post.

I'm thinking of running a poll so people could choose between Tom Waits, Motown, 1969 (for Hayworth), David Bowie and Britpop.

So, that's what I'll do!