Cover challenge 18 - the letter “E”

Snags · March 2022

@stratman3142 As Mr Poopot is enjoying an extended period hiding in the fridge, should we send all entries to the compositions address for the time being? I'm fairly sure Stu isn't going to be released back into the wild until the week after next.

I'm dangerously close to tipping the first entry in (which was supposed to be the one I'd do if I had time after the main one, but circumstances meant I got it done first).

stratman3142 · March 2022

Snags said:

@stratman3142 ...should we send all entries to the compositions address for the time being?

Sound like a good idea. Entries can be sent to the following email address in the interim and I'll upload them.

Compositions@theFB.co.uk

Which reminds me. I need to get a move on with my entry.

Snags · March 2022

Stu has told me that he still has access to the bits so can do it, if he's not sulking

Snags · March 2022

Right, tipped one in to the official covers address; just because he's resting doesn't mean Stu should rest, obviously, If he tells me to FRO I'll send it to Compositions

Full disclosure @flying_pie - this is the one that was going to be the "extra if I get time" because my primary target is causing me a lot of aggro. But I may land two entries so I can score the distinction of double-0

Habanero · March 2022

Is he ( @poopot ) ok?

westford · March 2022

Guess he won’t be responding to my PM any time soon then, so I’ll ask the question here. Does my cover have to be new or could I submit something I recorded last year?

Snags · March 2022

Habanero said:

Is he ( @poopot ) ok?

He's currently encarcerated with a baseball glove and a ball. I dread to think how he's using them.

Habanero · March 2022

Snags said:

Habanero said:

Is he ( @poopot ) ok?

He's currently encarcerated with a baseball glove and a ball. I dread to think how he's using them.

We can safely assume he’s not brushing up on his fingerpicking.

Snags · March 2022

I AM THE VOICE OF POOPOT. HEAR ME AND TREMBLE.

play list updated:

[Link removed because it's the wrong one]

Also, @westford you're more than welcome to submit a Blue Peter "one you prepared earlier".

TRANSMISSION ENDS. HAIL POOPOT.

Snags · March 2022

POOPOT PARITY ERROR. PIECES OF NINE

Wrong link, apparently:

[Still wrong link. FFS Stu]

Comment to @westford stands.

SLAVE OF POOPOT RELEASED

Snags · March 2022

Right, let's try again.

Playlist updated, but apparently no matter how you get the link, it just takes you to poopot's entry. So he's broken Soundcloud now and it's all his fault, especially as he has no right of reply for 10 days or so.

Hopefully this will work, although I don't think it will embed neatly:

https://soundcloud.com/thefretboard/sets/cover-challenge-19-e?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

stratman3142 · March 2022

@Snags the playlist looks OK to me.

As you've probably discovered now, when I embed the playlist, I click on the link icon in the upper toolbar and paste the link in there.

https://i.imgur.com/JWUNDPM.png

Snags · March 2022

First two posts were from the mobile app which seemed to stuff up. The one that worked didn't work in preview, but does now. God bless Vanilla.

westford · March 2022

Cheers @Snags & the omniscient @poopot ;

flying_pie · March 2022

Entry sent @stratman3142 while @poopot is a naughty boy

@Snags that's two down now... no pressure

For the first time ever I decided not to rip the piss and instead tried to do a respectful take on a song (and album and band) that had a massive impact on me growing up. It's my take on what might have happened had Alan Wilder and Flood not taken over from Martin Gore's original vision even if they were totally right to do that.

All done on a Roland A-49 only using two free instrument plugins - Soundmagic Neo Piano and Spitfire LABS Strings. I think they sound pretty amazing for free. I was very close to making it far too long with the temptation to slowly add more and more layers to the outro

Vocals recoded with a SM-58 through a Boss GT-001 and apologies for the backing vox as my perma-cold made high head voice far more unpleasant than it should usually be

stratman3142 · March 2022

flying_pie said:

Entry sent ...

It's in the playlist.

flying_pie · March 2022

stratman3142 said:

flying_pie said:

Entry sent ...

It's in the playlist.

Thanks Pete

Snags · March 2022

@flying_pie You swine!

I was listening to the "biggie" yesterday and thought "Wow, this sounds a hell of a lot better than I remembered leaving it." and then the vocal kicked in and I thought "Hang on, this is the original I'm using as a guide track. BUGGER!".

So I'm now in a huge sulk and realising I can't possibly do it justice. But will probably give it a go anyway.

flying_pie · March 2022

Snags said:

@flying_pie You swine!

I was listening to the "biggie" yesterday and thought "Wow, this sounds a hell of a lot better than I remembered leaving it." and then the vocal kicked in and I thought "Hang on, this is the original I'm using as a guide track. BUGGER!".

So I'm now in a huge sulk and realising I can't possibly do it justice. But will probably give it a go anyway.

If all else fails just go with the John Lewis Christmas advert approach. That makes it much easier.

Speaking of which, I would have had my entry in sooner had I not got distracted recording this first

Listen to You Shook Me All Night Long by TheFlyingPie on #SoundCloud

https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/U4e9a

Snags · March 2022

I may have to kill you. I loathe when people do that. But it is very good.

flying_pie · March 2022

Snags said:

I may have to kill you. I loathe when people do that

I can't really disagree with that!

westford · March 2022

It needs a video with a lovable puppet before John Lewis will go for it @flying_pie ;

flying_pie · March 2022

westford said:

It needs a video with a lovable puppet before John Lewis will go for it @flying_pie ;

Okay. I'll go and get Mr Crusty the special sock....

#shockedfaceemoji

Snap · March 2022

I'm doing Everlong, quite different to the original, but I am having trouble with the vocal at moment. As in, it sounds shit. No change there, always the worst bit to do. Good work so far chaps btw

stratman3142 · March 2022

Took the liberty of adding mine to the playlist, as I'm not sure whether @poopot is around again yet.

https://soundcloud.com/thefretboard/sets/cover-challenge-19-e?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

poopot · March 2022

stratman3142 said:

Took the liberty of adding mine to the playlist, as I'm not sure whether @poopot is around again yet.

https://soundcloud.com/thefretboard/sets/cover-challenge-19-e?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Poopots back… I’ve been told I’m not allowed to call anyone a bellend anymore tho’…

Habanero · March 2022

poopot said:

Poopots back… I’ve been told I’m not allowed to call anyone a bellend anymore tho’…

Welcome back! Were you on the naughty step as a result?

Snags · March 2022

Habanero said:

poopot said:

Poopots back… I’ve been told I’m not allowed to call anyone a bellend anymore tho’…

Welcome back! Were you on the naughty step as a result?

I've heard tell he's the absolute clapper's finale, too ...

Bezzer · March 2022

poopot said:
Poopots back… I’ve been told I’m not allowed to call anyone a bellend anymore tho’…

This is my written consent that you can call me a bellend, or worse ... I mean you do on the band chats ...

poopot · March 2022

Habanero said:

poopot said:

Poopots back… I’ve been told I’m not allowed to call anyone a bellend anymore tho’…

Welcome back! Were you on the naughty step as a result?

Yep… apparently the mods were getting stick from folk saying they were showing me favouritism… so I was made an example of!… (even tho’ I’ve prolly been coolered more than most - not really favouritism is it?)

but hey ho… there we are… take it as read that you’re all bellends till you prove otherwise

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