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The Throwback Covers Youtube Round-Up
Hello again. Today we have batch of throwback covers for your listening/viewing enjoyment courtesy of our artists and their Youtube accounts. Now, when we say throwback we mean songs that have to be well over a decade old. So anything pre-2000 goes, definitely nothing newer. Now, it’s be expected that some will appreciate some songs more than others, with the term classic meaning different things to different people. The biggest caveat, however, is that most of these covers can’t compare to the originals… but regardless, peruse through the bunch and check out your favorites below!
Lily Bee Covers the Muppet Show Theme Song
Dia Frampton Covers “American Girl” by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (twice!)
Lily Bee Sings About “Home”
This is a quick performance clip of Lily Bee’s “Home” from her 2010 Daydream at Midnight album. It’s signature Lily with a soothing guitar and her trademark warm but raspy vocals. If you’re in the Southwest and interested in seeing the artist live then you’re in luck because she’ll be touring in your area this month. Check her website for more details.
Lily Bee Shares a Demo of “Stardust”
Lilian Bui, better known to most of you as Lily Bee, is gearing up to record and release a new album – and as part of the process, she’s put together a few demos to help set the foundation for the new project. The first audible glimpse is in the form of a song called “Stardust”, a rather sleepy, calming song that serves as a perfect fit for the singer’s jazzy vocals. Keep in mind, it’s a demo version, so the quality isn’t super polished, but it gives you a good idea of where things are headed. You can DL the demo from her soundcloud.
The Stringed-Instruments Youtube Round-Up – 1/12/12
OK, you may want to get some popcorn because this round-up is gigantic. How does a baker’s dozen worth of cover videos, all featuring a stringed instrument, sound? The vast majority of these videos are guitar driven but we have a couple surprises in there including a violin and a mandolin. Yea… we went there. So get your fill of the unplugged variety because the next round-up is going to be a little more Hippity Hoppity related.
Kaile Goh Covers “Perfect” by Pink
Jason Yang Covers the theme from Skyrim
Dia Frampton Covers “We’re Going to Be Friends” by White Stripes
David So Covers “Ordinary People” by John Legend
The Holiday Cover Round-Up Part 5
Less than a week left til Christmas… bring on the covers! It’s our 5th Holiday round-up with appearances by Lily Bee, Jayesslee, Kat Badar, TNB, Erin Kim, Megan Lee, and Verseatile. Get your egg nog ready and munch on some candy canes cause there’s a good amount of music here. Enjoy!
Lily Bee Covers “A Snow Globe Christmas” by Pink Martini
Jayesslee Covers “The Christmas Song”
Check Out Lily Bee’s “Honeymoon”
Artist Lily Bee rounds out her performance video series with another original, this one’s called “Honeymoon”. This one is a relatively newer piece, written within the past year. In fact, this is something of a debut! The setting for the visual is in sunny Long Beach, California. And… no, Snoop does not make a cameo =P. Kickback, relax, and take a listen/viewing – complete with ambient ocean sounds.
The Ladies’ Youtube Cover Round-Up – 11/13/11
Oof, today’s round-up is a doozy! We have a dozen covers for you, all sung by the darlings of a-Tunes. There isn’t a single male vocal to be found in this collection but you will find some videos courtesy of Inch Chua, Jayesslee, Nessa Rica, Kristine Sa, Dia Frampton, Esther Lee, Lily Bee, Connie Lim, Lydia Paek, Cate Song, Lindsey Yung, and Marie Digby. Inch’s cover in particular got my attention… it’s hauntingly heartfelt. Check em all out below.
Inch Chua Covers “Amazing Grace” by Chris Tomlin
Jayesslee Covers “Dare You to Move” by Switchfoot
Lily Bee Performs “Senior Letter”
This is another song from Lily Bee‘s album Daydream at Midnight released just a little over a year ago. It’s called “Senior Letter” and resulted from a Sr Year assignment from her time in High School. True to her style, it’s a simple and charming watch of a simple and charming song. Check out the explanation in full below:
Filmed at Oxford Academy, my old high school. Class of 2005! (It feels like ages ago.)
Back in my senior year of high school, our English teacher Ms. Lutz had us write letters to ourselves, to be opened in 5 years. “I’ll mail it to you in five years,” she told us. I dismissed it as busy work, finished the assignment, and never thought about it again
Lo and behold, five years later (last year) when I was living in Maryland, the letter somehow found its way to me. I have no idea how.
Reading over my own words from 5 years back put me in a very reflective mood, which inspired this song. Here’s to growing up, living, learning, and staying true to yourself.
**The album version of the song says, “The view is clearer now from 22,” in the second verse because that’s how old I was when it was recorded.**
Check Out a Performance of “Where the Meanings Are” By Lily Bee
Take a quick listen/viewing of this performance of “Where the Meanings Are”, a song from Lily Bee’s album Daydream at Midnight. Simple, cute, and somehow comforting… that pretty much sums up Lily Bee’s music in a nutshell. You should make it a point to catch her on her Northwest tour if you’re in the area!
This is an original song that I wrote in Poolesville, Maryland, in the middle of a large field during late August. I thought this setting would be an appropriate west-coast twin to re-inspire the feeling I got when I first wrote the song.
Clara C, Aziatix, Lily Bee All Announce New Tours
We don’t always get around to sharing news about upcoming tours featuring our artists, and that’s primarily because there are just so many going on at any given moment that it’d be difficult to keep track of. But when several artists announce a tour within days of each others, it makes our job a little easier! Check out the following tour announcements by Clara Chung in Asia, Aziatix all over the US and Lily Bee in the Northwest. Most of you should be near at least one of these shows, don’t miss out!
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