I think it becomes very apparent in these two videos how much more difficult it is to sing and play the piano at the same time (at least for me). Although granted trying to imitate Bruno Mars' singing is sufficient of a challenge in of itself.
The Lazy Song
When I Was Your Man
(the lesson learned from this song especially: I need to play through my mistakes and not stop)
The Beatles were popular for a multitude of reasons. However, a standout factor was their aspiration for innovation, rebellion through ingenious song writing, new sounds, you name it. They broke free of the genteel, refined ways of their society and simply let loose. They rewrote the definition of entertainment, obliterating its previously mellow connotation, vivifying music into a carefree, rampant paradise.
The comedy showcasing their songs only augmented their predisposed ability to provoke a perpetually dedicated fan base into manic episodes. The movie's humor is in part outdated at this modern time but one can still catch glimpses of time-withstanding comic such as a soldier dressing his fake wound with ketchup in the background, the blatant disregard of authority by The Beatles or the "clean old man".
Historically, I do believe it is important to know a little bit about where our music comes from as The Beatles influenced a plethora of other bands. They also encouraged my mother to sing inappropriately loud when at home so everything has its pros and cons.
So while taking a study break... we honored Marvin Gaye. There's something so honestly passionate in his soulful voice that makes "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" irresistible! Enjoy!
Sort of a cover, although I only did a little rearranging of the sheet music I found. I also realized in retrospect that the singing is pretty mild and definitely off-pitch at points. The importance of this attempt is to be able to expand on the volume (almost non-existential), annunciation and general quality of my voice while playing the piano. The most positive take in this instance is recognizing a lot of room for improvement. The piano playing was rather solid and the mistakes that occurred were fairly well covered. The computer also has problems doing the sound of piano justice.
Listening to The Beatles movie was obnoxious today and before berating me with opinions let me explain why. I enjoy The Beatles, I'm not a Beatles maniac, but I enjoy The Beatles. I do not, however, enjoy listening to an hour of girls screaming their lungs off. It is absurd and possibly unhealthy. My ears may be permanently scarred from the auditory atrocities committed by the ladies in the movie.
When the Beatles song "Twist n Shout" came on, my mood changed drastically. It's an incredibly upbeat song and reminds me of Feris Buellers performance, which I think may be even more entertaining. Once again, maybe not a popular opinion.
I have to admit that I realized today (three days after the good stuff up there), that the Feris Bueller version of The Beatles is just a higher quality recording of the other youtube video I found. I'm slightly embarrassed.
I have a strong dislike of music that I hear too much about. When Justin Bieber came on the scene, I contracted the Bieber fever. I contracted the Bieber fever in the sense that I wanted to regurgitate last night's traditional German delight everytime he became a topic of conversation or his song was played on the radio (immediately followed by switching the station). One Direction was no better, although my girlfriend Marisa, props to her, pointed showed me one of their songs which doesn't follow their stereotypical noise.
I found this style of music extremely similar to Ed Sheeran. In fact, I believed it was so similar that I had my best friend attempt to guess who performs "Little Things". First guess, and an educated one at that, Ed Sheeran. As Mr. A mentioned in class, Ed Sheeran was definitely a bandwagon artist and I didn't want to roll down the hill with everybody else... I'm just that sort of individual. This changed however when I escorted my little sister to the Taylor Swift concert. The next ten minutes are well worth watching.
I reevaluated my initial prejudice and determined that Ed Sheeran was well worth giving a shot. So I downloaded a solid assortment of his songs. "Drunk", "The A-Team", "Give Me Love", "You Need Me, I Don't Need You", "Small Bump" and "Lego House". Mr. A. you may enjoy "Cold Coffee", give it a shot?
