With Whitney Houston's funeral taking place in New Jersey tomorrow, and with such a sad week now nearly behind us as we bid farewell to an icon, I've done a little cover as a dedication to a fantastic voice! I'm not Whitney Houston as I point out, no one is, but I gave it my best shot...
Rest In Peace Whitney, you we're an inspiration to many, and left us far too soon
So, I hadn't heard of this young lady who goes by the name of Birdy until earlier this week when a friend heard her song 'skinny love' and suggested I do a cover...
My first thoughts when I heard the song were 'jeeez, what a haunting voice...' then I listened more closely to the lyrics and became even more depressed!! But I thought the song and her voice was fantastic, and as I had a new keyboard on order due to arrive later in the week, I thought it'd make a great first keyboard cover!
I might also like the point out the song is originally by Bon Iver, just because I know their fans get very offended when they don't get the credit they deserve... so anyway...
I bought a Yamaha NP30, I just wanted something decent but cheap, which I could learn to a better standard on (I originally had a very old keyboard my Dad bought in the 90's). I'm so impressed with it - RRP currently is around the £200-250 mark, and for that price you really cannot go wrong! The speakers aren't great on it, but I already have an amp which I can use as a speaker, and it doesn't have many voices, but I was after a grand piano 'sound-a-like' I could use to record and gig with, and for this, I cannot recommend the NP30 enough!!
I have the Lady Antebellum playing in my car at the moment and i just dont want to take it out! I absolutely love it and you can sing along to all the songs which is what i personally love from an album - im one of those annoying people who always has to sing along lol. So anyway, i loved this song in particular off the album, although it would be hard to choose a favourite. So yer, i hope you like it :) Its very gentle and soft, which is perfect for my voice so im very pleased with it :)
