Upwards Over The Mountain
9 03 2008It’s very rare that I stumble upon a song that really moves me. That’s not to say that I’m not deeply in love with a lot of the music that I listen to — I rarely listen to music that I’m not infatuated with. There are some songs, however, that just resonate in my ears at a level that’s just so different than any other. Whenever I find a song like this, I have to learn how to sing it and I have to learn how to play it. My most recent obsession has been a cover of Upwards Over the Mountain by Jesse Lacey — originally performed by Iron & Wine.
I am making it a point to create my own versions of these discoveries from now on. I usually do it in the privacy of my own home but I’m going a little more public with it. I will post them here for everyone as I make them. I’ll start them off with my cover of Upwards Over The Mountain:
The others are covered so frequently that I’m not incredibly motivated to make my own versions.
Anyone have any suggestions?
Responses:
Joshua, Joshua, Joshua…That was astounding. I will find an open mic night for us to frequent, I should rather like to hear more.
Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuude,
This is so two weeks ago.
So record me something new, b’okay?
-Lee
That sounds pretty awesome. We should definitely go to some open mic nights. I can play a pretty mean tambourine and/or cowbell. Or I can just be a groupie, whatever.
Great stuff Josh. If you ever want to try your hand at an irish folk song, I’m sure I’d have some recommendations.
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