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So Long, London – Taylor Swift cover (#36 – 101 Things in 1001 Days)

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Lyrics rewritten, and strongly inspired by a real life story.

I saw a sign back there on the side of the road
There’s only 21 kilometres to go!

I rented a car
It was as big as a whale
I was heading on down to the love shack with my baby

It was the kind of Chrysler
That could’ve seated 20 or more
If you don’t mind the lack of seatbelts,
And you’re ok on the floor

Oh the love shack was an airbnb
that was going pretty cheap

We thought “stay away fools”,
‘cause love rules, at the love shack
That’s why it’s called that, The Love Shack
But the pictures didn’t look like that…
Oh god, is that a rat?
I’ll get my money back

Oh the love shack was an airbnb
that was going pretty cheap, admittedly.

Instead of huggin’ and a-kissin’
and a-dancin’ and a-lovin’
We are wearing next to nothin’
‘cause it’s hotter than an oven
The aircon’s kind of shitty,
it was bought in 1960
by an overseas investor
who has not maintained the property

The whole shack shimmies,
The tin roof’s rusted,
the doorbell’s busted,
So bang, bang, bang on the door baby
or we can’t hear you

Glitter on the mattress
Black mould on the ceiling
The next door neighbour’s dealing

Folks lining up
Folks lining up outside
Folks lining up outside (is that a balaclava?)
Bang bang bang on the door

Folks lining up
Folks lining up outside
Folks lining up
Bang bang bang on the door

Oh the love shack was an airbnb
that was going pretty cheap

Zak and Sara – Ben Folds cover (#36 – 101 Things in 1001 Days)

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The thing about Ben Folds is that he always manages to make his piano sound like an entire band, one with as many members as The Polyphonic Spree.  It’s ridiculous and he makes it seem so effortless.

Anyway, here’s a video of me making my piano sound like a descant recorder in the hands of a caffeinated 8-year-old 🙃

Thing #36 in my 101 Things in 1001 Days project – Record 25 covers on piano

Wendy Matthews – The Day You Went Away (101 Things: #036)

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It’s nearly the end of January, and my first month of my 101 Things in 1001 Days project.  You wouldn’t know it by looking at this place, but there’s been a whole lot of work happening behind the scenes and a number of my goals are progressing nicely.  Here in Australia we have a long weekend (for highly problematic reasons) and I’m planning to spend some of it getting this website up to date.

Here’s an easy one to start – the first of 25 piano cover songs recorded for Thing #036.

You’re never going to find a polished, finished product here, and that’s kind of the point of all this.  Decades of perfectionism resulted in next to zero output, so instead we’re doing the opposite of that: single, rough-as-guts takes.  A couple of weeks ago I asked the group chat for some inspo for a cover song and this video was the result.

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One down, and only 24 to go!