Steemit Open Mic Week 78 - Brandi Carlisle's "The Story" Cover by Crowbarmama
This is my entry for this Steemit Open Mic Week 78. To be honest, this is not my best performance, but it's representative of my life at this moment. Music was my life and when I became a mother, I set it aside. For the last decade, my music has consisted of lullabies and kids' folk tunes, which is fine. I enjoyed it immensely and continue to enjoy it as I know these times are fleeting and too soon I'll long for the interruptions and mayhem that make recording a two minute video darn-near impossible. (Anyone else need 30 takes to get one solid performance?)
That being said, I am going to approach this entry as I've approached all my Steemit posts, in true Crowbarmama fashion. If I waited for my posts to be perfect, they'd never be shared, at least not for another decade and I'm ready to live again right now. I mean, I've been living and my life is beautiful, truly magnificent. But, something interesting has happened lately. My oldest daughter is teaching herself ukelele and has been asking for my help with chords and strumming and getting more material to play and I have been jamming with her.
Every time I hear this original, it stops me and gives me goosebumps. It speaks to me and I never tire of it. Lullabies and kids' tunes have their place and I LOVE the peace and smiles I bring with those, but jamming on some quality tunes is what I have been missing! I feel so alive! So much so that I feel I have to share this now. As it is. Raw...
...and if I stick with weekly entries I'll get my guitar fingers back!
Thanks for stopping by.
Really great! You obviously love the song and it really comes across in the way you perform it. And well done for not letting yourself obsess over every detail before posting it. It's all about giving it your all but then moving on to the next one. I also love how you got the artistic notebook and guitar case in the background :D
Thank you! And you know there's always a backstory with my posts. In this case, I started in my husband's office, but the kids were just too loud, so I moved to the farthest corner of the house, which is the bathroom! Haha! It wasn't very pretty, so I covered a storage bin with a table cloth and threw a few things on there real quick!
Good eye, @victoria-kelly! Btw, are we going to hear any more about Sophie? I am especially curious about Adam. Lol! See what you did there?
Haha I never would have guessed that was the bathroom! Good job with the background.
I'm thinking about writing a sequel for Sophie (&Adam) but have a couple of other things to finish first. Nice to know that she has fans awaiting her return ;)
Nice performance.
Thank you for putting together such a positive experience for musicians to share their creativity! Not everyone has the means to record themselves or go out and play shows. (Such is the case for me, a former singer, now a homesteader with 4 marvelous kiddos! )
Anyway, a sincere thanks for the opportunity to share my love of music!
I love this piece.... It reminds me of so many things.
It's imperfections is what makes makes it perfect.
Thank you for taking the time to comment. That being said, I'm still learning about the platform, but many will downvote you for commenting without an upvote. You might want to take note for the future.
Noted!!