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love will tear us apart, by joy division b&w for a. corbijn
Posted by: tngregory
Video duration: 198 seconds
a version in black and white for anton corbijn, whose work i have admired for years. ian curtis, a pure original. i was up all night looking for a trailer for the new anton corbijn movie, "control" about ian. i wanted to pull it back to just the bare bones.
Related: alter, anton, control, corbijn, curtis, division, dvd, ian, joy, male, movie, performance, piano, release, solo, the, tony, vocal, wilson
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song to the siren, by tim buckley
Posted by: tngregory
Video duration: 369 seconds
the version recorded in 1984 by elizabeth fraser from the cocteau twins while in this mortal coil has long been a favorite of mine. in fact, it wasn't until years later that i heard tim buckley's original. i tried to bring in a bit of both.
Related: 80s, buckley, coil, george, male, michael, mortal, music, piano, solo, this, tim, vocal
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wake up in new york, by craig armstrong
Posted by: tngregory
Video duration: 206 seconds
simple, elegant imagery. a vision of night streets in your head. cab rides into darkness. streetlights reflected by rainy pavement. late night coffee talks in all night diners. all you do is call me. i will see you there.
Related: male, piano, solo, vocal
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here comes the rain again, by eurhythmics
Posted by: tngregory
Video duration: 303 seconds
there is no voice like annie lennox. the second and third eurhythmics records were two of the most influential on my musical ear. sweet dreams and touch represent the pinnacle of synth soul 80's. a perfect storm of david stewart's icy synths and drum boxes against the undeniable soul of annie lennox.
Related: 80s, annie, david, eurythmics, lennox, male, performance, piano, solo, stewart, synth, vocal
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it's a sin, by the pet shop boys
Posted by: tngregory
Video duration: 288 seconds
i had every intention of recording imogen heap's 'hide and seek'. then i started messing about with a less obvious arrangement of piano and vocoder. i would still love to see the boys perform a minimally arranged set of their best known material.
Related: acoustic, boys, live, male, performance, pet, shop, solo, vocal, vocoder
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black star, by radiohead
Posted by: tngregory
Video duration: 366 seconds
the bends just floored me when i first heard it. the layers of guitars, the lyrics, the melodic content just instantly engaging. this song in particular gets me everytime. relationships in the digital age. "i keep falling over i keep passing out when i see a face like yours."
Related: gillian, live, performance, piano, radiohead., solo, thom, welch, yorke
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lies, from "once" by glen hansard
Posted by: tngregory
Video duration: 283 seconds
not sure why i never posted this one. found it sitting on my harddrive. one of the rare opportunities i've had to record at night. this was also a test for my flip camera. which, as it turns out, does a terribly nice job. i'm going to use it this weekend to do a multi-cam shoot of a new song. it's been too long. need to get back at it. hope you enjoy.
Related: glen, hansard, once, piano, solo, vocal
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if you were to wake up, by lyle lovett
Posted by: tngregory
Video duration: 237 seconds
this afternoon after coffee, i was shocked to find i didn't have lyle lovett's, "very large band" in my iTunes library. so after quickly remedying that situation (thanks to anyone who got me an iTunes gift card for christmas), i spent the cold, rainy sunday evening singing along. thought i would pass this one along. thanks for listening and for your comments for or against.
Related: male, performance, piano, solo, vocal
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be not so fearful, as performed by jeff tweedy
Posted by: tngregory
Video duration: 248 seconds
a good friend of mine is leaving town to start a new job. everytime i see her, i want to sing her this song. but life's not a musical, is it? this is for her. good luck, kathi.
Related: jeff, performace, piano, solo, tupelo, tweedy, wilco
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grace cathedral hill, the decemberists
Posted by: tngregory
Video duration: 279 seconds
i saw colin meloy at cafe du nord solo last year and this song really stood out for me. thought it might hold up nicely on piano.
Related: cathedral, colin, decemberists, grace, gregory, hill, male, meloy, performance, piano, solo, the, timothy, vocal
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