Cover challenge 18 - the letter “E”

poopot

Onto the next one then!…

the last cover challenge winner @imc1980 has chosen:


”Everlong” by the Foo fighters…

However, as with previous challenges you can choose any song beginning with the letter “E”

But… if you cover either the chosen track you will automatically receive a bonus 5pts as a head start…

And in a bizarre twist… if anyone does “Easy” by the commodores they start with -10 pts… so it better be bloody good!…


* RULES:

Entries to be sent in mp3 format to the following Email address:

covers@thefretboard.co.uk

You may wish to submit artwork to go with your entry. It brightens up the playlist and might subliminally get you more votes but it's not mandatory. 

Entries close at 11.30pm on Friday 1st April 2022... get cracking fools!!!!
 

A playlist (below) of all the entries will also be posted in the voting thread. Vote for your top 3 with 5 points awarded  for first place, 3 points for second place and 1 point for third place. Entrants obviously aren't allowed to vote for their own entry. 

flying_pie

Hahaha. Brilliant.


 -10 points it is then

Snap

Two good songs. Nice one.
A proto industrial version of Easy might be challenge too far, so I reckon it's Everlong, in some sort of electronic/glitch format. 
Hmm, that's got me thinking......

flying_pie

I'll pass on the NDH industrial as I don't want to do 2 in a row. It's a shame as Einfach (wie Sonntagmorgen) would have worked brilliantly with the Rammstein formula and it's not often that the German word is the same letter

But if DHL behave themselves today then I'll have a midi keyboard so might as well do something electronic without needing to write everything in the grid. Should have done that years ago!

Habanero

I've chosen something that will start me (and probably end me) on 0, but at least that's 10 points more than if I'd taken the Easy option. As for Everlong, I didn't really know it.

Snags

I'm going to try for a crack at this one (although not Everlong, so I'm expecting a 0 point entry). If I really need to hide from my wife and the new dog I might even turn in two. Or nothing. Life is complicated.

poopot

Snags said:

I'm going to try for a crack at this one (although not Everlong, so I'm expecting a 0 point entry). If I really need to hide from my wife and the new dog I might even turn in two. Or nothing. Life is complicated.

Do it… you have mancave and no excuses

flying_pie

Snags said:

I'm going to try for a crack at this one (although not Everlong, so I'm expecting a 0 point entry). If I really need to hide from my wife and the new dog I might even turn in two. Or nothing. Life is complicated.

I'll do two if you also swear to do two

You can't let me down now

Snags

poopot said:

Snags said:

I'm going to try for a crack at this one (although not Everlong, so I'm expecting a 0 point entry). If I really need to hide from my wife and the new dog I might even turn in two. Or nothing. Life is complicated.

Do it… you have mancave and no excuses

I have man cave and an unlimited supply of excuses!

flying_pie said:

Snags said:

I'm going to try for a crack at this one (although not Everlong, so I'm expecting a 0 point entry). If I really need to hide from my wife and the new dog I might even turn in two. Or nothing. Life is complicated.

I'll do two if you also swear to do two

You can't let me down now

I'll aim for two. I've identified a short list of three, and no-one will like any of them, so I reckon I'm on to a winner.

poopot

done mine... its in the list:

https://soundcloud.com/thefretboard/sets/cover-challenge-19-e?si=cb97e37d1f6843f1a1d698941a63a9a1&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Snap

I am part way through Everlong. I have managed to weave in some Peter Hook style bass so far. And synths.

flying_pie

Sent.

Cover of Easy in the style of Napalm Death - just because it had to be done. By far the hardest track I've ever tried to mix. You might just make out the I-IV-II chord structure if you listen very carefully and very quickly.

Now onto something slightly more serious.

poopot

@flying_pie in the list - Genius

https://soundcloud.com/thefretboard/sets/cover-challenge-19-e?si=5c4713f3df784e77ada208efa4a786d5&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Springywheel

PMSL 

fnpt

I've put together a few guitar tracks for Everlong over a bass and drums isolated track ripped from the original. It's sounding ok for my limited bedroom "studio" and very limited mixing skills, not to mention playing abilities. However, my singing is simple not up to the challenge. Any suggestions? I could try to play it on the guitar a la Mike Hermans:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwnydU1gzvE

flying_pie

fnpt said:

I've put together a few guitar tracks for Everlong over a bass and drums isolated track ripped from the original. It's sounding ok for my limited bedroom "studio" and very limited mixing skills, not to mention playing abilities. However, my singing is simple not up to the challenge. Any suggestions? I could try to play it on the guitar a la Mike Hermans:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwnydU1gzvE

Just bore the audience with excessive generic singalong chat like Dave Grohl does in every live number these days

Springywheel

@fnpt Try using a slide? That’s what I’m doing for my cover of a different song.

fnpt

Springywheel said:

@fnpt Try using a slide? That’s what I’m doing for my cover of different song.

That’s actually a very good idea.

flying_pie

fnpt said:

Springywheel said:

@fnpt Try using a slide? That’s what I’m doing for my cover of different song.

That’s actually a very good idea.

There's also an acoustic version where DG sings the chorus an octave lower, and in a  breathy, speaking style. That would be much easier than belting out the album version vocals

Habanero

Sent one in.

stratman3142

Habanero said:

Sent one in.

I'm not sure that @poopot is available at the moment.

You could send it to me using the email address on the Composition Challenge thread and I'll upload it.