Learning The Game - DETOURS

Learning The Game - The Official Detours Single Promo Video. Available now, click to download: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/learning-the-game-single/id302063000 Song written by Buddy Holly, published by Peer International Corp. Performed by Detours, taken from the forthcoming album 'Memory Lane The Boxset Treasury'. Sound and vision recording © copyright Detours Music 2008. Video directed, produced and edited by Ez Jon Erikson. Video footage taken from several Detours concerts 2003-2008. Thank you to Dave Cross, Stuart Hurst and John McIntyre of Oneday Media http://www.onedaymedia.com for filming the recent Detours Playhouse 2 Theatre concert with Kristyna Myles, Oct 4th 2008. Thanks also to cameramen Jonny Johnson, Lyndon Watkin, Richard Perrins, Jason Ballard and Andrew Buckley, and cameragirl Nikita Johnson. Detours CDs are available from Detours.Info and DetoursMusic.co.uk and their digital releases are available from iTunes and Tunetribe.

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• detours
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• holly
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• jon
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• sam
• johnson
• indie
• rock
• pop
• acoustic
• learning
• game

[guiding123]

Oh my Lord I have NEVER heard nor seen such a beautiful cover. Thank you, for sharing your many talents on You tube

Take care Coreen

[DetoursMusic]

Hi Coreen,

Thank you very much for your lovely comment. It really does mean a lot to us to know that our recording of 'Learning The Game' is being appreciated and enjoyed. Thank you again.

Our best wishes,

Detours

[myshkyn]

Thank you for this - it's easily the best version outside of Buddy's original demo. Can't abide the overdubbed versions. I look forward to a version of 'What To Do'.

Long may you run.

[DetoursMusic]

Thank you for that very positive comment. Considering some of the covers of Learning The Game this is high praise indeeed and we do appreciate it.

Very best wishes,

Detours

[musicmaker1999]

i keep coming back time n time again you have buddys spirit running right through you

[DetoursMusic]

That is one heck of a compliment, thank you so much. You may be interested to learn that our version of Learning The Game is available at iTunes.

Look after yourself,

Detours

[billyshed1]

Theres a heck of an acapella version by Black Tie with Billy Swan on vocals

[fireinnlads]

@4711rock Obviously you have more than a minor grasp of the song, and I can feel your love for it. But....while I agree with you on the trumpet, I think the mando is a perfect fill. The vocal and arrangement are terrific. Great analysis, though.

[Scottie1152]

@ jaccisboy

Better than that? Leo Kottke :-)

[jaccisboy]

One of my all-time favorite songs.  One of the best covers I have heard on U-Tube. What could be better than that?!

[4711rock]

An audacious cover of Holly's most delicate song. It's very easy to break, as is happening where trumpet & mandolin join in, and because it's a digital recording inferior to Holly's own miked recording on Ampex RTR. Yet, where there's acoustic guitar & vocals only the music is intact. Playing slow and with two instead of one didn't break it. The vocal crescendo didn't break it either. So you guys please keep going and drive carefully rather than fly to your gigs.

[Smokygod1]

Beautiful, Beautiful cover version ... You done Buddy proud!!

Cesar

[truchaspeak]

Can't really add much to what's been said. It's simply beautiful and I'm so happy I found this. Thank you very much Detours.

Mitch

[PorchDogPondering]

Tthis is the best cover of the song on Youtube.

[CADMANtheCODmaster]

You are a legend Sam, buddy is before my time but I love this song and all the others you and your excellent band have made. Keep it going guys.

Miss you Sam...best friend

Andy.

[davmccorm]

Just found this version. Bloody hell the best version after Buddy I have heard!!!