For some reason I thought of this the other night and decided I should post it. It goes back a couple of years, but the real reason it is a rarity lies in the fact that I am singing with instrumental backup. I’m an a cappella freak, remember.
It’s fun singing with instruments once in a while, but I wouldn’t make a habit of it.
When I went to BMA several years ago, the place was infested with guitars so we threw together a band. I did the recording and some of the singing. I didn’t do any of the playing, although in the past I’ve been known to be an astonishing guitar player.
At any rate, I think the first song we recorded was “Jesus Signed My Pardon” to the tune of “Folsom Prison Blues.” It wasn’t premeditated, but somehow during mixdown I started playing around with the original Johnny Cash track and ended up with this: Listen to it here.
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October 2nd, 2005 at 9:11 pm
I think I still have a CD with that track on it. It’s buried somewhere here…with the old LPs, I suppose. The great musical masterpieces never die; they just fade to silence.
October 2nd, 2005 at 9:28 pm
Wow, I am just stunned by that one low note. You are the karaoke king!
…Not! ;p
October 3rd, 2005 at 8:54 am
Hilarious! “and it ended up like this…” LOL. Thomas, my dear engineering brother, isn’t digital audio so much fun?
October 3rd, 2005 at 3:10 pm
You are truly a genius. I think I might pass this song onto Kyle. It would probably go over great in prison!
-Kaitlyn