Once again, recording on my phone with some musical typing embellishment. I believe I will need to start doing this with more frequency to get better. It’s a start though.

Superman’s Song, orig. Crash Test Dummies
Guitar, strings synth
Recorded on my iPhone, with post in GarageBand

It’s been a while since I uploaded something I recorded. This time I have a totally fake saxophone!

Spooky, orig. Classics IV
Guitar, Sax synth
Recorded on my iPhone, with post in GarageBand

I would like to note that I’ve never heard this song before. I googled it and found a Louis Armstrong song that wasn’t it at all, so I made up a melody to go with the chords. It’s not perfect, but it works, and it let me push my singing range a little.

2:19 Blues, trad. (I’m assuming. I have no idea.)
Banjo-uke
Recorded in Garage Band with my Rock Band mic

Yes, the solo is one note. Yes, it’s like that in the original too. Hooray for the 90s!

Real World, orig. Matchbox 20
Banjo-ukulele (I <3 my banjuke)
Recorded in Garageband with my Rock Band mic

I am in favour of coming home and banging a song out right away. Putting the song out is more important than fussing over it and making it perfect.

This post is a bit wordier for two reasons:

1. The rhythm I’m playing is the Subway Shuffle, and if you want to learn it, go talk to Patrick.
2. My uncle is Jim Crowe.

Jump Jim Crow, orig. Michelle Shocked
Guitar
Recorded in GarageBand with my Rock Band mic

This is a song about a bear that most people know.

The House At Pooh Corner, orig. Kenny Loggins
Guitar
Recorded in GarageBand with my Rock Band mic

By my count, I’m behind by several songs. Let’s fix that.

Science Fiction Double Feature, orig. Richard O’Brien
Guitar, plus overdubbed vocals
Recorded in GarageBand with my Rock Band mic

Seriously people you have no idea. I think I’ve spent like 3 or 4 days trying to get a take of this song that sounded good. It should not be this difficult, it’s two patterns that alternate and neither one is hard! What is wrong with my fingers!?

Oh well. Got a version that’s good enough for the filthy, filthy internets. Also, the longer it takes, the better I feel afterwards, so there’s that.

King Kong Kitchie Kitchie Ki-Me-O, trad.
Guitar
Recorded in Audacity with my Rock Band mic

I have discovered a remarkable ease in producing songs that are less than a minute long. Short and silly, and apparently also featured on the Muppet Show once upon a time. Go figure.

Five Foot Two, orig. Ray Henderson
Guitar, plus banjo-ukulele, plus overdubbed vocals
Recorded with Audacity with my Rock Band mic

Perhaps a bit rushed in the production, since I was originally going to do a different song, but still good.

St. James Infirmary Blues, trad.
Guitar
Recorded in Audacity with my Rock Band mic