Cover Challenge #15 - brought to you by the letter "B"

poopot · July 2021

Welcome to the 15th Fretboard Cover Challenge - brought to you by the letter B

The rules are simple - there are no rules*

We all start with the same song suggestion and record our own cover version. It's up to your imagination as to what you do with it. It could be faithful to the original or as out there as you wish.

The track to cover as chosen by the last winner @Bezzer ;;; is:

“Beauty Has Her Way” - Mummy Calls

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I92u-SJRNM4

but... there’s a twist... you can choose to cover the Mummy Calls track or you can choose to cover ANY song beginning with the letter “B”

however... if you cover the Mummy calls track you automatically get a bonus 5 points... if you cover the other you start from scratch!...

* RULES:

Entries to be sent in mp3 format to the following Email address:

covers@thefretboard.co.uk

You may wish to submit artwork to go with your entry. It brightens up the playlist and might subliminally get you more votes but it's not mandatory.

Entries close at 11.30pm on Sunday 26th September.... Ten weeks folks... get cracking

A playlist (below) of all the entries will also be posted in the voting thread. Vote for your top 3 with 5 points awarded for first place, 3 points for second place and 1 point for third place. Entrants obviously aren't allowed to vote for their own entry.

Habanero · July 2021

I can honestly say I've never heard that song before!

Bezzer · July 2021

Yeah you have! I mean otherwise you’re telling me you’ve never seen “The Lost Boys” and that’s not possible! Right? …. Oh god … right?!?!?

Habanero · July 2021

Nope, not seen that either.

Bezzer · July 2021

*And with that, the world crumbled. The last hopes for humanity extingushed like a flame that has been p***ed upon*

Snap · July 2021

Christ, I can't cover that song. Is that Bill Murray on drums?! I'll have to do something beginning with B, cos that song has just curdled my blood an made me feel a bit spewy...!

Bezzer, that's a twisted trick, picking that nastiness.....

Bezzer · July 2021

Snap said:

Christ, I can't cover that song. Is that Bill Murray on drums?! I'll have to do something beginning with B, cos that song has just curdled my blood an made me feel a bit spewy...!

Bezzer, that's a twisted trick, picking that nastiness.....

Ha ha ... it's revenge for all the "classic" rock thrown at me.

I think I let you all off lightly though, I nearly went for "Born In A Burial Gown" by Cradle of Filth.

Honestly though I really like that song and thought because it's pretty sparse, and has more than 3 chords in it, it might be one that could be easily interpretted in a lot of different ways.

Habanero · July 2021

Anyone that listens to the whole video deserves 5 points

Snap · July 2021

Bezzer said:

Snap said:

Christ, I can't cover that song. Is that Bill Murray on drums?! I'll have to do something beginning with B, cos that song has just curdled my blood an made me feel a bit spewy...!

Bezzer, that's a twisted trick, picking that nastiness.....
Ha ha ... it's revenge for all the "classic" rock thrown at me.

I think I let you all off lightly though, I nearly went for "Born In A Burial Gown" by Cradle of Filth.

Honestly though I really like that song and thought because it's pretty sparse, and has more than 3 chords in it, it might be one that could be easily interpretted in a lot of different ways.

oh mate, it's awful. It's managed to capture so much of what was naff about the 80s. I don't believe you like it. Can't be the same person who could do such a good version of AFE. Nah, you're on the wind up.

Next you'll be saying you are a big Richard Marx fan.

Bezzer · July 2021

Ha ha … it’s possible my love of it is directly linked to the Lost Boys and intrinsically that film is part of my youth.

My tastes are fucking weird mind. If the consensus is that it’s a hateful piece of shit I’ll change my choice (@poopot permitting) but I’ll warn you now … it’ll be something directly in my wheelhouse

Given the songs I've had to endure through these challenges ... you're all heathenous bastards! Ha ha

Springywheel · July 2021

I actually like that song! I used to listen to my big brother's cassettes on my old walkman, one of which was the Lost Boys soundtrack.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrMLMV6E4CM&list=PL0snmcYrGgH7Fnx94ZMguuqsgv6upm9_h

poopot · July 2021

@bezzer of course you are more than welcome to change your choice… however… folk should just man up and go with it… or… do another song beginning with “B” and forego the five bonus points!!!!!

poopot · July 2021

And contrary to what I wrote above.... My entry is in the playlist below:

https://soundcloud.com/thefretboard/sets/cover-challenge-15

(i will have a crack at the chosen track aswell tho')

Snap · July 2021

I will be doing something else beginning with B, deffo. I wouldn't know where to start with that "lovely classic" and I think it would actually drive me nuts.

However, I too am a Lost Boys fan. Along with other seminal films from that period like Risky Business and The Breakfast Club. And I had a massive mullet. Curly, full of hairspray. Was my pride and joy.

Habanero · July 2021

Snap said:

I will be doing something else beginning with B, deffo. I wouldn't know where to start with that "lovely classic" and I think it would actually drive me nuts.

However, I too am a Lost Boys fan. Along with other seminal films from that period like Risky Business and The Breakfast Club. And I had a massive mullet. Curly, full of hairspray. Was my pride and joy.

This post needs a photo as proof...

Springywheel · July 2021

Snap said:

I will be doing something else beginning with B, deffo. I wouldn't know where to start with that "lovely classic" and I think it would actually drive me nuts.

However, I too am a Lost Boys fan. Along with other seminal films from that period like Risky Business and The Breakfast Club. And I had a massive mullet. Curly, full of hairspray. Was my pride and joy.

That's a shame, i thought you could have put a nice dark bent on that ... I know the video is pretty horrific with its 80s hair schtick (I can smell the hairspray through my screen), but maybe the song just needs a little time to err, grow on you?

Snap · July 2021

Habanero said:

Snap said:

I will be doing something else beginning with B, deffo. I wouldn't know where to start with that "lovely classic" and I think it would actually drive me nuts.

However, I too am a Lost Boys fan. Along with other seminal films from that period like Risky Business and The Breakfast Club. And I had a massive mullet. Curly, full of hairspray. Was my pride and joy.

This post needs a photo as proof...

oh I don't think so, it really doesn't!

Snap · July 2021

Track chosen, music more or less done, vocals yet to do. The hardest bit

Bezzer · July 2021

Nice one! I know what you mean, I dread reaching the "shit, I've got to sing this now" part ... and THEN realising I've chosen the wrong bloody key!

I've not done much at all yet, first week was manic and this week ... just been too hot to spend any time in my little studio. Hoping with the rain breaking things tonight I'll be able to get in there tomorrow.

Habanero · July 2021

I've made no progress either this week due to the heat. I almost ordered a new short scale guitar, as my finger problems were facing a challenge with this tune, but I seem to have a work around.

poopot · July 2021

The heat is bolloxing up everything… went to record some bass for a track yesterday… five string bass only playable above the goth fret on all strings… serious back bow thanks to the heat in the studio!!!!

Bezzer · July 2021

Yeah, I’ve noticed some neck issues too. Hopefully the cooler weather will reset most of it!!

Springywheel · July 2021

Got the bass track done for my chosen song, now just need to find a singer (unless I can pluck up the courage to record my own vocals) and also work up some stamina for the guitar part

stratman3142 · July 2021

I'm going with the proposed track. As a challenge I've decided to work out the track just using keyboards without touching a guitar or bass. It's part of my goal to learn keyboards in the way I learned guitar.

I'm working through the bassline and chords at the moment. It's a pretty cool bassline and the chords are interesting.

poopot · July 2021

Just gone into the studio, tool kit in hand to rescue the bass…

all is well with it!… saves me a job

Snap · July 2021

changes in temperature really affect my Ibanez SR bass, but thankfully nothing else.
Still procrastinating on the vocals. I did one take and it was proper crap. Sounded rubbish. So, time to have another do.

Springywheel · July 2021

I tried recording vocals today, but I really can’t sing for shit. Am having a friend record them in my studio this week....hope that isn’t considered cheating...

poopot · July 2021

Springywheel said:

I tried recording vocals today, but I really can’t sing for shit. Am having a friend record them in my studio this week....hope that isn’t considered cheating...

Nope… not cheating at all!…

go back and look at some of the previous comps, ive had folk singing, I’ve rapped on others (yes rapped

) we’ve had molly sing on a couple from different folk…

it’s fine dude!…

Springywheel · July 2021

Great! I don’t mind singing through vocoders as I can hide behind that robot sound and pretend I’m Georgo Moroder. But on the classic heavy metal song I’m working on that would sound hilarious haha

Habanero · July 2021

I find the hardest thing about vocals is trying to do your own backing. It normally requires a few takes to get the lead vocals done, and then when I try the backing it sounds too similar.

Bezzer · July 2021

Habanero said:

I find the hardest thing about vocals is trying to do your own backing. It normally requires a few takes to get the lead vocals done, and then when I try the backing it sounds too similar.

Little alter boy, or similar! I use the formant shifter on that to change the shape of my voice on backing vocals. Doesn’t change what I’ve sung but makes me sound sort of like a different person.

Does sound a bit shit on its own but blended with a few others it’s pretty passable. If used delicately.

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