Carl Johnson · @cjonthehudson
325 followers · 2102 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.orgThis week's #SundaySong is a very low-fi, low-tech rendering of The Velvet Underground's "After Hours." One take, with mistakes, recorded directly with an iPhone, 'cause I'm on vacation and this was what I could do. I started out doing this as a bass-only song, which works pretty well, but the uke chords are pretty nice, too, so that's what you get this time around.
#ukulele #kalaukulele #velvetunderground #coversong #coversongs #coversongsinger
#sundaysong #ukulele #kalaukulele #velvetunderground #coversong #coversongs #coversongsinger
Carl Johnson · @cjonthehudson
317 followers · 1994 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.orgFeeling very low energy today, so pulled up something I'd already recorded and tried to shape it up. The result is this week's #SundaySong, an old one from the '90s called "Superman's Song" by Crash Test Dummies.
Vox and keys live, with some #KalaUBass and an echo-ey Steinway sample added in #AbletonLive
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Carl Johnson · @cjonthehudson
311 followers · 1914 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.org
For this week's #SundaySong, I was suddenly taken with Fanny's "Conversation With A Cop," written in 1970 and no less relevant today. Just me, my #uke and a little bass.
#FannyBand was ignored and forgotten until just a few years ago. Look up "Fanny Beat Club" on YouTube for some incredible rocking performances by the first successful all-female (and largely lesbian) rock band.
#CoverSong #CoversongSinger #musician #singer #ukulele #AbletonLive
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Carl Johnson · @cjonthehudson
307 followers · 1871 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.orgSunday, so #SundaySong time! Suddenly rediscovered Gin Blossoms because they're so fun to play bass to, and decided to try singing a couple of their songs. So here's "Mrs. Rita," drenched in amateur #AbletonLive production and with some video synching issues I could explain, but won't. Thanks to everyone who listens.
Keys and pad are #midi, vocals are multiply overlain, only the #KalaUBass is real.
#sundaysong #abletonlive #midi #kalaubass #music #musician #coversong #coversongsinger #coversongs
Carl Johnson · @cjonthehudson
300 followers · 1831 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.org
I've done this #SundaySong before, I'll probably do it again, because it never comes out the way I want it to. Here's Goffin-Goldberg's "Audience For My Pain," which I learned from The Swanky Modes, being Sam Moore and Junior Walker.
Featuring my newly rubber-stringed #KalaUBass, live Yamaha #piano, some synth nonsense, a good reverb soaking, and who knows what else I did in #abletonlive
#music #musician #CoverSong #CoverSongSinger
https://youtu.be/Y938bt5XEEY
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Carl Johnson · @cjonthehudson
297 followers · 1768 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.orgI've always wanted to sing this odd little #ElvisCostello song, but always found it daunting. This week I seemed to finally relax into it (after trying it for years), and I think it came out just fine. Vocals and MIDI #piano recorded live together.
This is "The Other End of the Telescope."
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#elviscostello #piano #sundaysong #sundaysongs #coversong #coversongs #coversongsinger #abletonlive #singer #musician
Carl Johnson · @cjonthehudson
295 followers · 1741 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.orgLow on energy today so this #SundaySong is just as recorded. It's a delightful little ditty by Dar Williams: "I Won't Be Your Yoko Ono."
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Carl Johnson · @cjonthehudson
288 followers · 1689 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.org
This week's #SundaySong is a doleful cover of "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood." Neither Nina Simone nor The Animals, admittedly. Every time I pick this song back up, I do a little less, and it gets a little better.
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Carl Johnson · @cjonthehudson
283 followers · 1656 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.org
This week's #SundaySong is John K. Samson's doleful, sweet "17th Street Treatment Centre" – for anyone in #recovery, and anyone who wants to be. You're not alone.
#singer #CoverSong #CoverSongs #CoverSongSinger #piano #musician #JohnKSamson #Addiction #AddictionRecovery #Sobriety #SundaySongs
#sundaysong #recovery #singer #coversong #coversongs #coversongsinger #piano #musician #johnksamson #addiction #addictionrecovery #sobriety #sundaysongs
Carl Johnson · @cjonthehudson
271 followers · 1581 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.orgTook last Sunday off from social media, but now I'm back with a bit of a novelty #SundaySong that no one remembers by Don McLean. This is "Everybody Loves Me, Baby," with a couple of minor lyric changes. Recorded #keys and #vocals live as shown, added some #KalaUBass in #AbletonLive.
#song #singer #CoverSongs #CoverSongSinger #DonMcLean #piano #music #musician
#sundaysong #keys #vocals #kalaubass #abletonlive #song #singer #coversongs #coversongsinger #donmclean #piano #music #musician
Carl Johnson · @cjonthehudson
278 followers · 1524 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.orgThis week's #SundaySong is a #LeonRussell tune I've done since I started singing just a few years ago – hard to believe this was once a *real* stretch for my voice. Annoying how you have to practice to get better at things.
Recorded vocals and keys live as shown, and added my #YamahaBass in #AbletonLive (headphones or real speakers sound best).
This is "Stranger In A Strange Land."
#sundaysong #leonrussell #yamahabass #abletonlive #musician #singer #coversongs #coversongsinger
dact toots 🌐 · @dact
160 followers · 61 posts · Server social.vivaldi.netThis Face Glowing like the Moon
Yeh Chand Sa Roshan Chehra
Song - Kashmir Ki Kali
Singer - Mohammed Rafi
Sharmila Tagore, Shammi Kapoor
#urdu #hindi #hindisongs #nature #boats #sundaysong
dact toots 🌐 · @dact
160 followers · 61 posts · Server social.vivaldi.netThis Face Glowing like the Moon
Yeh Chand Sa Roshan Chehra
Song - Kashmir Ki Kali
Singer - Mohammed Rafi
Sharmila Tagore, Shammi Kapoor
#urdu #hindi #hindisongs #nature #boats #sundaysong
Carl Johnson · @cjonthehudson
277 followers · 1503 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.orgThis week's #SundaySong is one of the very few that I can sing while playing bass – which I did at two open mics this week just for fun. But when it came time to record, I tracked vocals and bass separately, so I could optimize them separately. Then I added a little B3 drone, because. This is Fleetwood Mac's version of a Little Willie John song, "Need Your Love So Bad."
Happy Sunday!
https://youtu.be/EA5qgUZ5FAE
#CoverSongs #CoverSong #CoverSongSinger #Blues #BassPlayer #YamahaBass
#sundaysong #coversongs #coversong #coversongsinger #blues #bassplayer #yamahabass
dact toots 🌐 · @dact
155 followers · 59 posts · Server social.vivaldi.netThis Face Glowing like the Moon
Yeh Chand Sa Roshan Chehra
Song - Kashmir Ki Kali
Singer - Mohammed Rafi
Sharmila Tagore, Shammi Kapoor
#urdu #hindi #hindisongs #nature #boats #sundaysong
dact toots 🌐 · @dact
155 followers · 59 posts · Server social.vivaldi.netThis Face Glowing like the Moon
Yeh Chand Sa Roshan Chehra
Song - Kashmir Ki Kali
Singer - Mohammed Rafi
Sharmila Tagore, Shammi Kapoor
#hindi #hindisongs #nature #boats #sundaysong
dact toots 🌐 · @dact
155 followers · 59 posts · Server social.vivaldi.netThis Face Glowing like the Moon
Yeh Chand Sa Roshan Chehra
Song - Kashmir Ki Kali
Singer - Mohammed Rafi
Sharmila Tagore, Shammi Kapoor
#hindi #hindisongs #nature #boats #sundaysong
Carl Johnson · @cjonthehudson
275 followers · 1471 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.org
This week's #SundaySong is a spooky little piece by Cracker, "Dr. Bernice." I don't know why, I just love singing this one.
I recorded the vocals and #uke live, then added #KalaUBass and a little synthesizer B3 in #AbletonLive.
#CoverSongs #CoverSong #CoverSongSinger #musician #singer #CrackerBand
#sundaysong #uke #kalaubass #abletonlive #coversongs #coversong #coversongsinger #musician #singer #crackerband
Carl Johnson · @cjonthehudson
270 followers · 1438 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.orgThis week's #SundaySong is Reina del Cid's "What I'm Losing," a song about life on the road and priorities. I usually do this on piano but have been quite taken with it on #ukulele lately. Added in some #KalaUBass because that's what I do.
#SundaySongs #musician #singer #CoverSongs #CoverSong #CoverSongSinger #ReinaDelCid #uke #ElectricUke #ElectricUkulele
#sundaysong #ukulele #kalaubass #sundaysongs #musician #singer #coversongs #coversong #coversongsinger #reinadelcid #uke #electricuke #electricukulele
Carl Johnson · @cjonthehudson
268 followers · 1390 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.org
This week's #SundaySong is one you'll probably recognize, eventually. It's from the demo version of one of the most famous songs of the rock era; the verses are completely different, and then that old familiar chorus kicks in. I went to the effort to add #KalaUBass to the mix, but you'll only hear it with headphones or good speakers.
I had a real *moment* singing this at #OpenMicNight this week. Never was more surprised.
#CoverSong #CoverSongSinger #musician #singer
https://youtu.be/wtLby_eJR00
#sundaysong #kalaubass #openmicnight #coversong #coversongsinger #musician #singer