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The Flying Pickets' Only You (piano vocal cover, originally Yazoo)
BeetrootChessElf
14,264 views
I've attributed this to the Flying Pickets in the video title as that is the version I'm most familiar with, but this song was originally a Yazoo hit. The song was written ...
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Make Me a Channel of Your Peace
BeetrootChessElf
4,747 views
This is my own spontaneous arrangement of the popular hymn adaptation of the "Prayer of St Francis of Assisi". The actual origin of the prayer can only be traced back to th...
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Tiffany's I Think We're Alone Now (piano vocal cover)
BeetrootChessElf
2,584 views
With rare exceptions, almost all of my recordings are spur of the moment decisions. I suppose I say that by way of an excuse. Next thing you know I'll be recording Rick Ast...
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Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons' December 1963 (Oh What A Night) (piano vocal cover)
BeetrootChessElf
33,724 views
A dancefloor favourite from my youth, I was reminded of this song by a friend whose husband took her to see "Jersey Boys" - a broadway documentary-musical about The Four Se...
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The Everly Brothers' All I Have To Do Is Dream
BeetrootChessElf
692 views
A classic song. Like many of the Everly Brothers' hits (think Wake Up Little Susie, Bye Bye Love...), this was written by Boudleaux and Felice Bryant - a married couple. Th...
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The Beatles' Eight Days A Week (piano vocal cover, John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
BeetrootChessElf
6,270 views
A fairly simple song, but mostly built around variations on an uncommon chord sequence (D, E, G, D). My cover has turned out to have a much different feel and sound to it t...
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Beth Orton's I Wish I Never Saw The Sunshine (piano vocal cover, originally by The Ronettes)
BeetrootChessElf
1,964 views
A sensational songwriting masterpiece, but don't take my word for it - check out Beth Orton's phenomenal cover version on her seminal Trailer Park album.
My cover is lit...
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The Housemartins' Caravan of Love (piano vocal cover, originally Isley Jasper Isley)
BeetrootChessElf
16,902 views
This song was originally a hit for Isley Jasper Isley (effectively the Isley Brothers), but the Housemartins' a cappella version (a Christmas number one in 1986) is probabl...
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The Smiths' Panic ("Hang the DJ", piano vocal cover)
BeetrootChessElf
8,246 views
There's something about this song that makes it more than a little intimidating to cover on piano. The Smiths' original version has a brilliant (yet relatively simple) guit...
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I am the Music Man (piano vocal cover)
BeetrootChessElf
3,016 views
Lacking inspiration, I asked on Facebook for any song cover suggestions. The impetus for this one was:
"A beautifully haunting piano version of 'I Am The Music Man' woul...
About Having fun.
Signed up to YouTube to post some of my own stuff. I hoped that the feedback and exposure would force me to work on my songs to get them beyond one verse and a chorus. I also need to hear myself to improve my vocal strength and feel more comfortable putting myself out there. I want to be a more confident performer.
Well. It hasn't quite worked out how I planned. I discovered the Oasis competition soon after signing up and that seemed too good an opportunity to miss. Sorry to all the Oasis fans that my efforts aren't very rock'n'roll! I might pick up a guitar yet...
01/10/08
Well. I've got out a couple of guitars now, but I'm still more easy-listening than rock!
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Signed up to YouTube to post some of my own stuff. I hoped that the feedback and exposure would force me to work on my songs to get them beyond one verse and a chorus. I also need to hear myself to improve my vocal strength and feel more comfortab...
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