Steemit Open Mic Week 63 - Jack Johnson 'Gone'
This is my submission for this weeks Steemit Open Mic contest by @luzcypher and @pfunk.
Youtube video -
Lyrics -
Look at all those fancy clothes,
Lord knows, these could keep us warm just like those.
And what about your soul? Is it cold?
Is it straight from the mold, and ready to be sold?
And cars and phones and diamond rings,
Bling, bling, those are only removable things.
And what about your mind? Does it shine?
Are there things that concern you, more than your time?
Gone, going.
Gone, everything.
Gone, give a damn.
Gone, be the birds, when they don't wanna sing.
Gone, people, all awkward with their things,
Gone.
Look at you, out to make a deal.
You try to be appealing, but you lose your appeal.
And what about those shoes you're in today?
They'll do no good, on the bridges you burnt along the way,
Well, you're willing to sell anything?
Gone, with your herd.
Leave your footprints,
And we'll shame them with our words.
Gone, people, all careless and consumed, gone.
Thanks for listening!!
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You're pretty good... definitely would be bomb to sit around the campfire with you passing joints and the guitar back and forth ..
Thanks Dave! We'll have to do that someday. We could call it the "Steemit Stoners Campout". lol!
Oh.. I'll be coming down that way prolly next summer.. I'll be the hippy living in a bus..
Nice! Let me know when and we'll plan it all out. Not sure what kinda bus your talking about, but I'm on a 4 acre property here so I should have plenty of room for you to park your bus while your here.
Learned something new about you. You're great at this :)
Thanks @skysnap!
awesome! best of luck with the contest..
Thanks!
Love this cover, I like that it's raw and real talent. :) Keep it up brother
Thanks @zord189!
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Dude, man... which video is your entry? the 2006 "Jack Johnson" video showcased, or the other one - presumably, yours? If you want to enter open-mic - please follow the rules and just submit ONE video with your entry... https://steemit.com/openmic/@luzcypher/steemit-open-mic-week-63-record-your-performance-and-win-steem-sponsored-by-pfunk-and-luzcypher
@passion-ground I'm sorry, but i'm not sure what you mean. I only posted one video and it was recorded this morning and posted about an hour ago. Nothing here is from 2006. If I'm mistaken I would highly appreciate clarification. Thank you.
Hey, Derek... I use the Steemit Open-Mic Music Chart from steemreports to keep abreast of all new entries. When I clicked to listen to your entry, somehow or another, the original 2006 Jack Johnson clip played in lieu of your recent personal rendition thereof. It just appears misleading in that another clip other than your own is being represented in your submission. Any idea how this 2006 original Jack Johnson clip got mixed up with your entry?
http://www.steemreports.com/steemit-chart/openmic/?show=new
It appears that the fact that you linked the original video "Gone" in your post - and also that it came FIRST - prior to your own entry within the timeline of your post - is why steemreports picked it up as your "official entry" even though you did not intend for it present as such.
In the future, please refrain from posting any music video links from original artists to avoid any confusion. If you must include any other music video references other than your own - please make certain that they occur at the end of your post so that it will not be referenced as the "primary" video entered within the submission.
Your official entry video should be "the first" and preferably the only video that occurs within your post. I suspect that if you edit this post and remove the YouTube link to the original 2006 version of "Gone" - then the Open-Mic Music Charts may then represent your actual entry properly. Thanks...
OK. Got it. Will edit right now. Thank you!
Done. Should be good to go now.
I really appreciate you helping me out with that.
Cool... Thank you, Derek! :-)
Thank you @luzcypher! I really enjoy the open mic contest.
This is amazing. You are really talented.
Thanks!