oh, thank you Stella! The pony's name was "Patches". He ran away so many times. it was so ironic.
this recording was a real bear, I almost threw it in the trash halfway in. I really get lost in the struggle. that's part of the glorious process of DIY in the wilderness, you rarely have any perspective on what the hell you are doing. just looking for light switches in the dark, banging against the furniture...
I think the song translated to your style quite well. I'd never really paid attention to the lyrics before. They're deeper than I realized. It's interesting how a scaled back version of a song can make you sort of rediscover the meaning behind it. I had a similar experience here-
Big big thanks David. yes, that's the "big idea" behind mono no aware, you suddenly hear the song (especially the lyrics) in a very new context and gain a new appreciation for it. I feel like this is a salty answer to anyone that says "every story has been told, there is nothin new". Instead, I would offer that the telling and the choices in that telling can be very very new.
I'm a big fan of Lauren! have been for years. I think she is one of the first self-produced DIY types that showed me "it can be done".
I certainly would be selfish if I did not pour some effort into a reply for this post. I read all of them, albeit I get a few weeks behind sometimes. And sorry, I'm terrible, I read from email and don't get around to smashing the like button.
A long while ago, you and the kid (not a kid anymore) covered Massey Star's "Fade Into You". I think that's the best rendition I have ever heard of that song but I think what made it more to me than others, at the time like you I was a expat living in Russia and I had recently learned a little about your story so it was more to me than just a kid and a dad plucking some strings on YouTube. Great Job! Robert A. Zimmerman would be proud!
Hey David, nice to hear from you! I hope you are safe and well and thriving.
Yes, "context is everything" sometimes. I did those duets with my daughter as some kind of naive project to get her out of her shell. Who knew I was making a time capsule at the same time? Not me. It was all very spontaneous. And then, there was the moment when she said she didn't want to do it any more. It hurt me a lot, but teenage girls are not to be argued with. You comply.
She did not want to sing, but she did consent to being in one more video as an actress - irony, a cover of a Dylan song! Let me know if you caught this one, way back when. https://youtu.be/QTa5lwQgeSo?si=t6djXkOcpqt6k7gQ
Amazing writing, and I love your version of the song. And the picture of you on the PONY! Treasures, all.
oh, thank you Stella! The pony's name was "Patches". He ran away so many times. it was so ironic.
this recording was a real bear, I almost threw it in the trash halfway in. I really get lost in the struggle. that's part of the glorious process of DIY in the wilderness, you rarely have any perspective on what the hell you are doing. just looking for light switches in the dark, banging against the furniture...
You sing this song like you tell a story, and if I heard that story before, I like your telling better.
Thanks for that Scarlett. I sure know the dirty sidewalks of Broadway! But I never hid a dollar in my shoe....
I think the song translated to your style quite well. I'd never really paid attention to the lyrics before. They're deeper than I realized. It's interesting how a scaled back version of a song can make you sort of rediscover the meaning behind it. I had a similar experience here-
https://youtu.be/lGf8r9txI3w?si=V0vBwERlMqrbQEvc
So chalk one up for you, you made me realize a song was much better than I thought it was. Good work!
Big big thanks David. yes, that's the "big idea" behind mono no aware, you suddenly hear the song (especially the lyrics) in a very new context and gain a new appreciation for it. I feel like this is a salty answer to anyone that says "every story has been told, there is nothin new". Instead, I would offer that the telling and the choices in that telling can be very very new.
I'm a big fan of Lauren! have been for years. I think she is one of the first self-produced DIY types that showed me "it can be done".
I certainly would be selfish if I did not pour some effort into a reply for this post. I read all of them, albeit I get a few weeks behind sometimes. And sorry, I'm terrible, I read from email and don't get around to smashing the like button.
A long while ago, you and the kid (not a kid anymore) covered Massey Star's "Fade Into You". I think that's the best rendition I have ever heard of that song but I think what made it more to me than others, at the time like you I was a expat living in Russia and I had recently learned a little about your story so it was more to me than just a kid and a dad plucking some strings on YouTube. Great Job! Robert A. Zimmerman would be proud!
Hey David, nice to hear from you! I hope you are safe and well and thriving.
Yes, "context is everything" sometimes. I did those duets with my daughter as some kind of naive project to get her out of her shell. Who knew I was making a time capsule at the same time? Not me. It was all very spontaneous. And then, there was the moment when she said she didn't want to do it any more. It hurt me a lot, but teenage girls are not to be argued with. You comply.
She did not want to sing, but she did consent to being in one more video as an actress - irony, a cover of a Dylan song! Let me know if you caught this one, way back when. https://youtu.be/QTa5lwQgeSo?si=t6djXkOcpqt6k7gQ