[EDIT] Version 2 is online. Same link, much better arrangement, I think.
Okay, my music collection reads like a stereotypical white-boy playlist: a lot of rock, some metal (for nostalgic reasons only, really), and a bunch of country and bluegrass (note to self: don't invite Ozzie friends and Rascal Flatts friends over on the same evening, again). The only thing I'm missing is Ice-T. Yeah, it's kind of sad, and I know it.
But I learned this week that the coolest Canadian band of all time (with The Hip falling in a close second place), The Philosopher Kings, have a new album. Okay, maybe not new - it's from 2006, but it's one that I didn't know about and haven't gotten yet. So, it's new. That's exciting.
They are fantastic. I've never heard anyone else mix jazz, pop, soul, and funk like they do. And those boys can play... oh, it just about makes me cry. And their music has soul just oozing out. Very, very cool. So, to celebrate, I wanted to sing with them.
Now, this isn't my usual procedure. Usually, if I decide to doctor a track and add some vocals, it's because I've listened to it and thought that something was missing. There isn't much missing on their stuff, and they use a lot of interesting chords that are so, so cool to listen to, but don't always invite a lot of additional vocals. Anyways, I decided to take a song I love - Lay My Body Down - and see what I could do with it. If you're going to buy one of their albums, I prefer this one, which is self-titled, to their second, Famous, Rich, and Beautiful, even though that's one of the best album titles of all time, as far as I'm concerned.
It's a bit different than any of the other stuff I've done... not much twang here. In fact, it's almost all falsetto. This is the first mix, and since doing it last night and listening to it on the train this morning I've already heard a couple things I'll change and a line or two I'll just take out, but I figured I'd give you the link and if you're interested you can check it out. Oh, and there were already some BGV's on the chorus, so that's not all me.
Oh, and for those of you who know him, I think my voice kind of came out sounding like Charlie Peacock. Could do worse, I guess.
Hope you like it. You can download it here.
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8 comments:
Wow, so you *really do* have impeccable taste in music - thought that was just slick marketing.
I feel a new band coming on - Canadians With Soul. (Who would by *that* though? Hmmmm . . .)
:)
ooh, them's fightin' words, Miss Dandy. That's like criticizing the beer.
*sob* she's right. Celine ruined everything for us....
haha Don't say that in front of Helen =)
But seriously the 2nd version is way cooler than the first one. You were right. Love it! Now I feel the urge to play this song with some band. Somewhere. Anywhere. Maybe I can find tabs online...
Can't wait to see what you might do with Castles In The Sand.
What happened to the Barenaked Ladies? Awful band name, awesome band.
How come *I* couldn't hear Darryl's vocal very well? I'm so gypped here.
Just listened again. Niiiiiccceeee! Love it.
very well done...loved it. Except for Celine, Canadians do tend to have impeccable taste in music (as well as everything else, of course).
see you in January!
Noah
Hey, thanks, guys! I think there may be a little too much reverb on my voice, but other than that, I'm digging it. Fun.
Hey, Noah - cool to see you here, man!
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