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So, I'm feeling a lack of creative outlet lately and seeing as I've got this here web-cam and this here mic and I've got a moderately decent singing voice I figure I'll record myself singing and put it up on YouTube.

I've spent the better part of the day singing already (you can get a lot of fans by playing through all the songs on you've beaten on guitar on Vocal in RockBand2, and I sang in church this morning (this week we had a lame drummer and the guitarist decided to play acoustic and the keyboardist had the thing set on lullaby or something... hence why I felt the need to spend the afternoon and evening rocking out.

So, I'm looking for requests of songs you would like to hear me try to sing (and potentially butcher) for your entertainment. Since my wife and kid are out of town and I have no immediate neighbors (at least one road width separates me from all residences), this is an ideal time for some late night Karaoke.

SO:
Songs that you can provide me lyrics and work well A Capella
Songs that you can provide me lyrics and accompaniment for (aka Karaoke or Your own composition/recording)
Songs that are included in RockBand 1 or 2

Now, there's really no guarantee that I will acctually sing any of the songs that are requested... let alone be able to sing them... but let's get this thread rollin and trollin.

(My Vocal Range is basically tenor but I can hit base by holding the mic close and I have a nice strong falsetto. I can sing nice calm stuff and I can scream... I tend to try to match my voice to the artist in my favorite rendition of a song... after I sing to much I lose my "good voice" which sometimes unlocks a cool "been smoking for 30 years" voice (I've never smoked but you get the picture I'm sure))

Perfect for your church acapella group:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ftld7Ohojg [Carol of the old ones]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4gBzUwo6Iw
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The General, by Dispatch I'm currently frustrating myself trying to learn the guitar line, one day in the far distant future I may hope to sing and play it at the same time, not exactly likely tho ^^

Beherith wrote:Perfect for your church acapella group:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ftld7Ohojg [Carol of the old ones]

Carol of the Bells doesn't work well with one voice... see what I can do.

Regret wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4gBzUwo6Iw
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Have to sign up for a new YouTube account that my mother doesn't know about for that one... also, didn't really like the song.

pintle wrote:The General, by Dispatch I'm currently frustrating myself trying to learn the guitar line, one day in the far distant future I may hope to sing and play it at the same time, not exactly likely tho ^^

Like the song, but without a Music-Only track to sing to it's too hard...



This isn't working out so well, I can't say I'm terribly surprised mind you.

SinbadEV wrote:Have to sign up for a new YouTube account that my mother doesn't know about for that one... also, didn't really like the song.

:D

SinbadEV wrote:This isn't working out so well, I can't say I'm terribly surprised mind you.

Just do a song you like and have tracks for.

Regret wrote:

SinbadEV wrote:Have to sign up for a new YouTube account that my mother doesn't know about for that one... also, didn't really like the song.

:D

SinbadEV wrote:This isn't working out so well, I can't say I'm terribly surprised mind you.

Just do a song you like and have tracks for.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQqdXsLwM1k

Can you play piano as well? Either way, this is a great song:
Fred Jones - Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzvgVjRJ9IM

Or pretty much anything by Ben Folds. It will stretch your range a bit too.

Then a ballad by one of my favourite bands :

Autumn - Haste the Day

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjwnu2rYEiE

Rat's by Rasputina! It's a fun song, but it might be a little bit difficult.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nqWECQz-GY

Lyrics
Very many years ago, the Bolivians were starving so,
They had rats as big as ponies there. They asked the Pope
To declare them fish.

Chorus:
We thank the Pope for granting us this wish.
When Friday comes, we'll all call rats fish.
We catch them with a net, kill with the gun.
We'll call it all forgotten when we're done.

They didn't look like rats at all, but like some horrendous horse doll.
Still they had to eat this thing.
In gratitude, the Pope-they kissed his ring.

Chorus

We'll call it all forgotten when we're done.


Taking the hobbits to Isengard

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE-1RPDqJAY

clumsy_culhane wrote:Can you play piano as well? Either way, this is a great song:
Fred Jones - Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzvgVjRJ9IM

Or pretty much anything by Ben Folds. It will stretch your range a bit too.

Then a ballad by one of my favourite bands :

Autumn - Haste the Day

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjwnu2rYEiE

Ben Folds Five is like the band that every single lonely, starved for attention douche plays... so obviously the reason I'm not doing it is because I couldn't find a decent accompaniment... you know what, scrap that... I can play one instrument...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOzwe_CQd_Q


Haste the Day looks cool, but sadly... I can't play guitar and I don't think I can handle another attempt on Nose Flute...

Alright, and now for One Step Closer, this is another one from Rock Band 2...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVEZHh65U7k

And for those who just couldn't get enough Nose Flute, here's a random, just-nose-flute video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLvKb6DoYis

You should get a mouth harp too.

It's really weird, I posted 4 videos on Facebook (same you see here) and I have 198 "Friends"... But not one of them commented and facebook's trending software indicates none of my hits are from the Facebook link... apparently you people are my real friends... I was gonna post another video tonight but I got side-tracked by Dollhouse.