Covers

Singers commonly make covers of songs they love.  Here are a couple of examples:

1. One Direction - One Way Or Another (Teenage Kicks) - One Direction covers Blondie's "One Way Or Another" and The Undertones' "Teenage Kicks" for a charity single.
2. Rufus Wainwright - Hallelujah - Rufus Wainwright covers Leonard Cohen.
3. Dixie Chicks - Landslide - The Dixie Chicks cover Fleetwood Mac.
4. Seth Avett - Operator (That's Not The Way It Feels) - Seth Avett covers Jim Croce.
5. Miley Cyrus - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Miley Cyrus covers Cyndi Lauper.
6. Glee - Shake It Out - Glee covers Florence and the Machine.
7. Linda Ronstadt - Desperado - Linda Ronstadt covers The Eagles.

My "Oldies"

I have a total of 500 songs on my iPhone.  And sometimes when I'm in the mood to listen to a classic song, it's a hassle going through my million songs to find a good classic.  So, having the amount of extra time that I do, I created a new playlist on my phone entitled, "Oldies".  Now, when I say "oldies", I mean anything before 1990.  I know to some of you that may seem not that old, but may I remind you that I was not born before 1990, so anything before that is, well, a little old.  Sorry.  I thought I would share with you SOME of the songs I placed in the playlist (I'd name them all but the list would be a little lengthy):

• American Pie - Don McLean
• Appreciation - Ann-Margret
• Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
• Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen
• The Boys of Summer - Don Henley
• Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel
• Cat's in the Cradle - Harry Chapin
• The Chain - Fleetwood Mac
• Dancing in the Dark - Bruce Springsteen
• Desperado - Eagles
• Jungleland - Bruce Springsteen
• Landslide - Fleetwood Mac
• The Living Years - Mike and the Mechanics
• Missing You - John Waite
• Mrs. Robinson - Simon and Garfunkel
• The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - The Band
• Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels) - Jim Croce
• Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly and the Crickets
• Rapid Boy (The Stock Car Boy) - Jim Croce
• Running on Empty - Jackson Browne
• Sounds of Silence - Simon and Garfunkel
• This Magic Moment - Jay and the Americans
• True Love Ways - Buddy Holly
• Vacation - The Go Go's
• Valentine - Nils Lofgren
• We Belong to the Night - Ellen Foley
• When I See You Smile - Bad English
• You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon
• You Don't Mess Around With Jim - Jim Croce

The moment you have all been waiting for

Here it is!  I have uploaded my performance of "Operator" by Jim Croce onto YouTube!  Again, a big thanks to Cameron who agreed to play the guitar for me - he made my talent show experience so much better.  Please tell your friends and families about this video, I would love for it to go viral or possibly land me a record deal!
Here is the YouTube link so you can view it and leave comments there:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqAxyb6YfqA

Thank you to everyone who has been supporting me.  This would have never been possible without all of your help! XOXO

We are not the champions

I REALLY apologize for not posting for two whole weeks!  The past two weeks have been a little insane, but my life is now going to be going back to normal.  On that note, I would like to share with you all some news.  Last Friday I participated in my school's talent show.  Even though we did not place, (I am not too happy) in my opinion, we still did very well.  I really have my friend, Cameron, to thank.  He's the reason we did as well as we did.  When I first wanted to be in the talent show, I thought about how I wanted to sing acoustically but I had no one to play the guitar for me.  When my brother's friend brought up Cameron, I jumped at the opportunity to ask him to perform with me.  When he agreed, I immediately started thinking of some song ideas.  My first song choice was "Landslide" by Stevie Nicks, although we would have covered the Dixie Chicks' version.  Our song choice ended up being one of his suggestions, "Operator" by Jim Croce.  I am going to be uploading the video of our performance onto YouTube soon, so stay tuned for the video, as I will be posting it on here.  But because you have to wait, I'll give you a sneak peak with a picture!

Happy Birthday

As you may know, I got a record player for my birthday. To go along with the record player, I got three records: Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison, John Waite's No Brakes, and Summer Fun Vol. 2. Cher Lloyd's perfume also was a gift to me. It was in fact a very musical day.

To make my birthday even better, I made the school talent show and will be singing the song "Operator" by Jim Croce. When the talent show occurs, I will be posting a video of my performance on YouTube and on my blog for those who are interested in seeing how it goes.

Could you help me place this call?

I know a lot about music, but until this past Saturday, I had never heard the song "Operator" by Jim Croce.  For those who don't know, Jim Croce was a singer from 1966 until his death in 1973.  It is a very good song and I still can't believe I had never heard it.