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Traitor!

 

Even after planning what I'd do for Drive-Thru, I couldn't decide on a song even to start on. With Oldies, I'm spoiled for choice and it would just be easier.

 

AAAAAND WE HAVE OUR WINNER!



Due Date: August 21
Release Date: August 22

Rules:
- Choose as many songs as you want to cover, but don't call out songs all willy-nilly if you aren't serious about covering each of them
- Songs must have been released BEFORE 1980
- Send finished tracks to ChorusFMComps@hotmail.com by August 21st

SONGS PICKED SO FAR:
bradsonemanband - I Can't Let Go (The Hollies)
bradsonemanband - In My Room (The Beach Boys)
bradsonemanband - When Will I Be Loved (The Everly Brothers)
RyanPm40 - While My Guitar Gently Weeps (The Beatles)
trevorshmevor - Stand By Me (Ben E. King)
trevorshmevor - I Want You Back (Jackson 5)
nothingsforeverdude - Top of the World (The Carpenters)
InfiniteArms - I Put A Spell On You (Screamin' Jay Hawkins)
InfiniteArms - Have You Ever Seen The Rain? (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
InfiniteArms - A Horse With No Name (America)
elemenohpe - Here Comes The Sun (The Beatles)
christianlavelle - Dear Prudence (The Beatles)
Pseudo! - You Ain't Going Nowhere (The Byrds)
Fucking Dustin - La Mer (Charles Trenet)
Jdaniels - Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree (Dawn feat. Tony Orlando)
Jdaniels - Leaving On A Jet Plane (John Denver)
Jesse West - Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd)
therookielot - Can't Help Falling in Love (Elvis Presley)
therookielot - Walking After Midnight (Patsy Cline)
accelerateto88 - Just the Way You Are (Billy Joel)

 

WOO

 

I think I'm gonna do these two:

"I Can't Let Go" by The Hollies
"In My Room" by The Beach Boys

But mannnnn, I really think covering "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies would be so fun! ...My songs might change, haha.

 

Hmmm... I'm going to need to think about this one a bit.

 

I'm thinking about maybe joining in on this one. One of my favorite songs of all time is an oldie, and I used to know how to play it on my ukulele, but I haven't been playing much lately. I also can't sing to save my life, and have no experience recording.

But my wife and kids will be out of town for 10 days starting next weekend, so I'll have lots of time to try and figure it out.

 

we'd love to have you!

 

If I can put something together that I like during that time (and nobody else takes the song) then I'll definitely submit it.

Any recommendations on a decent but inexpensive mic for recording an acoustic instrument and my voice?

 

this one seems decent

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DXXSJ1M/?tag=absolutepunk-20

 

Thanks, I'll check that out. I'm nervous but excited about trying my hand at this, though now that I have kids I really want to get back into playing music.

 

I don't want to be that guy who does Wish You Were Here, but it's really the only oldie I know how to play.. hmm, gonna have to do some Neil Young or Beatles digging.

Any chance I can call While My Guitar Gently Weeps for now and I'll give it up if I find I can't pull out off?

 

yup. you got it!

 

I've got a few ideas swimming around in my head for this one.

Which brave soul is going to tackle Sinatra, is what I wanna know

 

Actually I'm just gonna call a couple right now just in case. I'll let one or the other go (or both) based on how I'm feeling about them in a week.

Ben E. King - Stand By Me
Jackson 5 - I Want You Back

Aretha Franklin is also calling my name real hard. Guys, why am I so indecisive

 

Loophole: covering a cover of a 70s song. Cake - I Will Survive.

I'm kidding.

 

great song choices! dammit. we should have an unlimited number of songs we can submit... haha

 

I did a Sinatra cover on one of the comps recently, I can't remember which one, haha. I basically re-wrote the song though so I didn't have to feel ashamed for covering Frank.

 

I'm gonna try to make this one happen too:

"When Will I Be Loved" by The Everly Brothers

 

top of the world by carpenters please :~)

 

put me down for "I Put A Spell On You" by Screamin' Jay Hawkins please

I'll probably call out a second song once this one is done.

 

This is becoming a VERY tough decision to make. A lot of the songs I want to do are EPIC (Bohemian Rhapsody, Bold As Love, Kid Charlemagne, Misirlou)... don't know if I should even attempt these.

I'm going to spend the next couple of days playing around with my top choices... then I guess I'm just going to have to go all in. pick 2 and work really hard...

This'll prove to be a lot more challenging than a DTR comp would've been!

EDIT: I'm DEFINITELY going to do a cover of Here Comes The Sun (The Beatles) and when I finish that I'll pick 1 (or 2) more to do.

 

Honestly I'm sort of dreading a DTR one because I don't think I'll be able to make a decision at all. There are just so many songs that I'd want to try my hand at

 

I will call out my second song now, actually.

Have You Ever Seen The Rain? - Creedence Clearwater Revival

 

Everyone is picking great songs so far!