Video 18 of 30: Cover of “You’re My Best Friend” by Queen

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There are not words to describe how much I love Freddie Mercury’s voice. I am in perpetual awe of it. As such, it’s almost a little embarrassing to even attempt to cover a Queen song that was originally sung by the legend himself. But, I love this song and enjoy singing it, and isn’t that what music is about, after all? So, disclaimer: Don’t expect this to sound anything like the original. It is simply my humble take on a song that I have loved for almost fifteen years.

httpv://youtu.be/E8YXmxv7LLw

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Video 17 of 30: Cover of “Come Back To Bed” by John Mayer

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This is the first John Mayer song I ever heard. I quickly fell in love with it, and true to my obsessive nature, listened to it over and over on my iPod (blue nano, in case you were wondering). For a long time it was the only John Mayer song I listened to. I think I assumed that his other songs couldn’t possibly match up, and that I’d just be disappointed. Well, you know what they say about assumption. 😉 In any case, this song will always hold a special place in my heart. I think it’s totally beautiful.

httpv://youtu.be/Ft-zWVqGrE8

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Video 16 of 30: Cover of “Another Country” by Tift Merritt

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I’ve officially passed the halfway mark, and I feel pretty excited to have made it this far! I’ll admit, there are days when I’m tired and really don’t feel like recording another video, but once I start playing and singing that all goes away and I’m just happy and thankful for platforms like Youtube that enable me to communicate with people all over the world through music. I look forward to recording the next fourteen videos!

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Video 15 of 30: Cover of “Fix You” by Coldplay

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I’ve been wanting to cover this song for ages. It has such a pretty melody and is loads of fun to sing! Hope you like my take on this modern classic! 🙂

httpv://youtu.be/QAAi9nABw-w

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Video 14 of 30: 60 Seconds (Original Song)

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This is another song from my album, Atlases & Astronauts. I wrote it in 2008 for my then-boyfriend-now-husband. Hope you enjoy it!

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZH9_0L2_X3w&list=UU73wqt5saCvPdrOXx-fIQhQ

“60 Seconds”

Sixty seconds go quicker than the last
Years seem to fly by so fast
You wonder where all the time went to
Why the future keeps creeping up on you

You say you’re tired of trying, that it’s gotten you nowhere
Say you don’t know how to move forward now

CHORUS:
And I wish I could give you everything
Make you laugh again
But I only have words that my comfort you
I hope they’ll do
I hope they’ll do.

You’re working hard, there’s no time for play
Tomorrow will soon be yesterday
And you grab ahold, but you say it just slips through your hands
Like the finest sand

And the sky just gets higher, the more that you reach
But the clouds hang low, they don’t seem to go

CHORUS

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