Boz Scaggs - Look What You've Done to Me (B. Scaggs, D. Foster) ~ Erwin Lazaro 054

"What do other kids think of? ..." I used to ask myself that question. I'd ask myself that question and then I'd spend hours thinking what the answers might be. I never thought of asking one of my friends. It was a rhetorical question, for me. I actually spent most of my "Wonder Years" by myself. When I enjoyed time with my friends, I had a BLAST! When I was alone, I had a BLAST! I didn't know how that worked, but it did ... for me ... me and my imagination. My imagination always created something Grand; something "Magical". I spent hours upon hours drawing within my bedroom. I created battle tanks with amazing, fantastical weaponry. I meticulously detailed space fighters with decals and antennae. I used q-tips and paper to create funny cars (drag racing car class). I also made 3-D versions of my space fighters. Even beyond these creations, I loved one subject above all: fantasy. I still do. I had drawn knights with magical weapons and armor, for as long as I can remember. And, of all of the magical creatures that had graced the text of folklore, I was enthralled by unicorns. I know. Please don't laugh. I'll accept a chuckle. Please refrain from the uncontrollable GUFFAW! I never thought about it then. My love for unicorns was natural. Something about unicorns completely consumed me. In fact, hanging from my office wall, I have framed artwork of my favorite "magical" knight, wielding his "magical" sword, riding atop my favorite "magical" unicorn. I created that timeless image when I was 16 years old. I know; a fearsome knight about to slay his foe, riding atop his unicorn!?! I DO create very muscular unicorns! They do appear as a good team! Ahem. When I did finally think about my passion for unicorns, I narrowed my love for the mythological creature down to one ideal. It was simply "purity"; muscle-bound "purity" in order to validate the softness of it all. I believe that together, I was always seeking strength tempered by purity.

I didn't realize that I could carry a tune until I was about 12 years old. My love for art was slowly being replaced by my growing passion for music. I hardly draw now, but I definitely SING! As a 12-year-old, I continued to draw for hours and I started singing for hours, as well. My "Wonder Years" were filled with art and music. Just one year later, my thoughts started to focus on people. Like many teens, I started thinking about relationships. I actually dreamed of getting married and becoming a father by the time I turned 25. I'm not sure how many teenage boys have this same dream; especially 13-year-olds. I thought, "Not many". I had always believed that I would make a fine husband and a fine father of my children. That was my goal. Some boys dreamed of becoming astronauts and baseball stars. I dreamed of becoming The Best Husband and The Best Father of my children.

In 1980, Boz Scaggs, one of my ALL-TIME favorite musicians, released "Look What You've Done to Me". That song epitomized my ideal of what I thought I'd be feeling when I would finally meet the girl of my dreams. I had no clue, at that time, that it was composed by Boz Scaggs and David Foster for the movie, Urban Cowboy. The POWER of the music swept me away. I later found out that "Look What You've Done to Me" remains as David Foster's favorite composition to date. That's what he had announced during the Hit Man: David Foster & Friends concert. Anyway, I learned to sing this passionate song as soon as it hit the airwaves! As I previously mentioned, the POWER of the music, and the lyrics, is what I had fantasized that love would be like when I would finally be within its embrace. I believed that when I had finally found the WOMAN of my dreams, I would be so in love that I would be so scared to lose her. That's what I had interpreted from the song. That was my fantastical impression about "being in love". I was so passionate in my ideal about love that I believed that the "fear of loss" was an integral part of the love between a man and a woman. Thankfully, I learned otherwise. But, as an impressionable teen, I didn't know anything about love. I sang "Look What You've Done to Me", like I knew "everything" about love. Silly me.

I had painted a fantastical impression of love, blurred by wild imaginings, developed without foundation. I thought that love shared between a man and a woman needed the "fear of loss", but that couldn't be any further from the truth. Instead, I've learned that Trust is integral for everlasting love between a man and a woman; implicit trust. The truth is "Love, Look What You've Done to Me. Because of you, with every passing moment, I AM becoming The Best Husband that I can be. I AM becoming The Best Father, for our children." I've come to understand that love is a lifelong endeavor, nurtured by attention and given every care. I will NEVER be The Best, but I will spend the rest of my life trying.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Erwin Lazaro
• Look What You've Done to Me
• Boz Scaggs
• David Foster
• Urban Cowboy
• John Travolta
• Debra Winger

[lclaughton]

I have not given up on this..I have found Boz performs this consistently in the key of Eb Your arrangement is in the key of E which indicates it is likely a karaoke track...So then it is a question of how do you get your voice mix into the track that well in your living room? That is baffling to me.. What is your mic plugged into? This sounds like it was recorded in a studio? Are you just singing it to your own performance in a studio? Please let me know..Thanks!

[cglazaro100]

@lclaughton You're absolutely correct. I'm using a karaoke track. I use karaoke for all of my covers. I can tell you that my family room is like a tunnel. The acoustics through this volume is well suited for directing the sound towards my kitchen. I'm very lucky to have a good sound system built-in to my home. I use a Shure PGX2 wireless mic. I use THX certified Logitech speakers for the karaoke tracks. The sound that you hear is recorded directly from my old JVC mini-DV video camera. That's it!

[cglazaro100]

@lclaughton Lastly, after checking out more of my vids, when time allows, and if you're interested, I'd be very happy if you keep checking on me and being baffled by my videos! I'd really appreciate you subscribing to my channel and have my videos automatically posted on your page! I'd be happy to sub your channel with great appreciation. You've given me Faith again in responding to potentially adversarial comments. Thank you for that. I'll be nice, until I meet someone whose not as nice as you!

[lclaughton]

You sound like a swell guy. I might even buy you a drink down at the local Karaoke bar myself...But lets face it, you could not produce a vocal track of that quality from your living room. The vocal track is directly off the original recording. What we have here is a good job of lip sic! It is possible you might be adding something vocally to it, but it ends at that. This is a recording of the original artist.. Many people have fooled audiences doing this..You are pretty convincing!

[cglazaro100]

@lclaughton Whew! I was very worried about your response. It seems that you have good manners. =) Thank you very much. I've tried to be kind to some other people and I've ended up regretting my effort. It really does adversely affect me. Thank you for being kind.

Now, about you having a difficult time believing that I'm not singing "live". You're boosting my ego! Really! I'm singing! Now that I know you're a nice person, I invite you to enjoy my other vids and also enjoy with disbelief! =)

[lclaughton]

DUDE!!!!! YOU ARE YOU TRYING FOOL???? You are singing along with the original recording...NO WAY ARE YOU SINGING THIS!!! TAKING CREDIT FOR SINGING THIS IS FRAUD!!! YOU ARE NOT THE BOZ!! .If you want recognition for you singing, . Go out and sing this at the local KARAOKE BAR AND STOP PRETENDING HERE ON YOU TUBE..

[cglazaro100]

@lclaughton Sorry, one last thing. No one can ever sound like Boz Scaggs. His voice is TRULY unique. Every inflection of his voice is characteristic of ONLY the Great Boz! Bottom line: no one sounds like the Boz. I would love to meet him. I'm told that he's a very good guy.

[olyguy2000]

I've always loved this song, heard it and sung it hundreds of times, and that's not a Boz Scaggs vocal. I am surprised, though, that you can get such power from your lungs while you're sitting down like that. Professional singers usually stand, to use their diaphragm.

[UnTyed]

Beautiful!



[zeenasworld]

@cglazaro100 u are very unique and my loveed ones and i love it. sing on.

[SusanRandt]

One of my favorite songs, beautifully done Erwin!!



[skinengine]

I have a trained voice and ear, and the proof is in the pudding. If the critics are so talented at spotting a fake, I guess none noticed your voice went out a semitone towards the end. That would not have been acceptable by a producer or record compahy. So, naysayers, this is the real deal. You have such a great voice and range, and voice control.

[lurch321]

Boz would be proud!

[davbau0814]

I think that you are great! Wonderful, just wonderful! Thats all I can say!

[kissklassics]

@lclaughton dude...when god was handing out brains you thought he said trains and you said no thanks, I don't need one

[kenitobaby75]

@cglazaro100 Keep singing! I think people may be fooled because of how natural your reverb sounds within the song! It's you singing, and that's great!

[Pr0jectBeunh44s]

i think you should keep your eyes open more often because thats your contact point with the audience