When I first heard Sakamoto's newest single, I instantly fell in love with the song "Saved" and have since made many attempts at recording it. Singing is just a hobby for me! I'm fairly content with the outcome of this version so I thought it'd be the first cover I share on here. Please enjoy :)

Also, I want to extend a special thank you to my friend Maxi, who mixed my voice with the song's instrumental! ^_^

Cover: "Saved" by Sakamoto Maaya

I've been practicing Sakamoto Maaya's "Yubiwa" on the ocarina this past weekend and it made me want to sing it again for the hell of it. So here I sang "Yubiwa" purely for fun, in my own key at my own pace with no music. That's the main reason I call it a "cover for fun" - because I'm not trying to perfect it at all, or mix my voice with the actual song.

I'm not trying to make "CFF" a "thing." I'm trying to categorize my stuff lol. I might take this down at some point, I don't know yet. Anyway I hope you enjoy. :)

Cover For Fun [CFF]: "Yubiwa" by Sakamoto Maaya

I know I've posted a cover of "Saved" before, but I wanted to post this one because (a) it was the first time I attempted a cover without listening to Sakamoto's voice, (b) it's more in-tune than my previously posted cover, and (c) my boyfriend prefers this one. I hope to have a cover that I deem the best at some point - and if that time ever comes, I'll probably take this and the other one  down, as I don't like posting multiples. For now, it'll have to do. 

Please enjoy. ^_^

Cover: "Saved" by Sakamoto Maaya (Original)

FINALLY. I uploaded a demo of this song over two months ago, and couldn't wait for the CD to come out that month so I could do a full recording and mix it with the instrumental. Well, here it finally is. This is the first cover I've done both the main and backing vocals for, so I feel...like I've reached a new milestone, lol. It's likely not the best I can do, but I'm really happy with the finished product.

A tremendously huge thank you to Maxi (countdown65 on here) for the audio editing...my editing will always be crap compared to yours, lol. And hurray for another great song from Sakamoto Maaya!

If you want to read my thoughts on the single, you can check out my blog (linked on my profile page). Otherwise, thank you  so much for taking the time to listen. :)

~adelí

Cover: "Replica" by Sakamoto Maaya

It took a few tries to settle on a cover of this song that I was okay with, but I'm happy to finally be uploading something new! I ultimately decided to do the acoustic version because it's so catchy and light versus the original (love that one too, though). I love how different my voice is in this cover versus my CFF version, lol.

Hope you enjoy. :)

~adelí

Cover: Stereopony's "Tsukiakari No Michishirube" (Acoustic)

Well, I wrote about doing this cover a long time ago on my blog (around the time that Shiawase Ni Tsuite Watashi Ga Shitteiru 5-Tsu No Houhou came out) so I'm glad to finally have it available on here. The nature of this song, coupled with my crazy microphone, led to the volume be wonky and therefore difficult to regulate across the full track. Still, many thanks to @countdown65 for mixing it to this point ^_^. I still love this song and enjoy singing it, no matter how difficult it may be some days. 

Please enjoy and thank you for stopping by. :)

~adelí

Cover: "Shikisai" by Sakamoto Maaya

Sakamoto Maaya's 20th anniversary album, Request, came out a few weeks ago and I was actually inspired to try singing "Ame Ga Furu" after hearing TRUSTRICK's cover. My cover of course is simply a vocal cover, and it's mixed with the instrumental from Sakamoto's original single, but I'm so happy with the results. This song was always hard to sing - I'm not sure what changed that I managed to finally get it right, lol! This was also my first go at mixing with Audition. I know there are some volume-balancing issues but..I'm still happy with how it turned out. 

Please enjoy! Oh, and if you also felt inspired by Request to do a cover of one of the featured songs, feel free to link me to your cover in the comments. ^_^

~adelí

Cover: "Ame Ga Furu" by Sakamoto Maaya

So this is the second track I mixed myself and I think I've improved somewhat lol. Anyway, I really like this song and I used to have trouble singing it but I think this came out okay. Never seen the anime as usual, hah! I tried doing the backing vocals but that failed so this is all I could get. Hope you enjoy :)

~adelí

Cover: Tommy Heavenly6's  "Paper Moon"

So, this is something I literally just recorded. Like my other CFF tracks, I haven't added any music or effects or even listened to the song while singing it. I just sang it however was best to me at the moment. My voice is far from perfect, as I've been recovering from a cough and was a bit too close to the mic at times, but the feeling is there.

I have a friend whose birthday is today. It's a friend that is very dear to me. A friend that is far away. It's not in my power to keep in touch with this person, so no matter how much I may care about him, I can never know how he is doing or have the comfort of his company, of his words.

He will never see this and I may never have the chance to speak with him again, but singing a song like this as a gift to him gives me some peace. Another friend of mine, Maxi, told me how "Dive" was a song of unrequited love. I think that's something me and this person shared at one point. I think I'll always care for him.

In that perfect world that doesn't exist...this is for you. Happy birthday.  

Cover For Fun [CFF]: "Dive" by Sakamoto Maaya (A Gift)

So a while ago I did a short demo of this song, where I had to be a bit quieter with my singing. Truthfully speaking, this full-length version was done not too long after, on 02/13/15. My voice has been screwed up because of some weird, persistent cough that I've had for three or so weeks so I can't record anything new...but I didn't want to be inactive on here either, so I thought I'd share this. I kind of like how it sounds anyway. 

Thank you so much for listening and I hope you enjoy it if only a little. :)

~adelí

Demo: "Kimi No Suki Na Hito" [Full] (Sakamoto Maaya)

Hi everyone :) I know it has been a while and that's why I made myself record this song today. x] The project I'm currently working on - "Sore Ga Ai Deshou" by Shimokawa Mikuni - is one that I'm trying to finish in a more 'complete' manner (with harmonies), so it's taking some time. I thought I'd do an easier 'demo' track for now to hold off until my main project is done. "Adesso E Fortuna" is a beautiful song - I highly recommend that you check out the original on YouTube as the music is as stunning as the vocals. I'm okay with how this came out, considering I just did it today, and I hope you can enjoy listening to it as well. :)

Thank you for stopping by! Hope this little message finds you well. ^_^

~adelí

Demo: Akino Arai's "Adesso E Fortuna"

Halloween is my favorite holiday, and The Nightmare Before Christmas is one of my favorite Halloween movies, so I thought I'd combine the two and do a cover of one of the saddest/most beautiful songs from it, "Sally's Song." I have a CFF version as well...if I had done this properly I would've published that a few weeks ago, and then shared this one today. I didn't get to recording either of them until yesterday though,so I guess it'll be published after lol.

Anyway, please enjoy. :) HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!

"It's never to become, for I am not the one."

Cover: Sally's Song (The Nightmare Before Christmas)

Sakamoto Maaya's most recent album, Follow Me Up, is one whose layout and new songs received mixed reviews. For me personally, however, I enjoyed many of these new songs, including "That Is To Say." It's so peaceful and soothing. It's too bad there is no instrumental available, as I love singing it, but I thought I'd share a short vocal-only recording that I've done anyway. 

I hope you enjoy and thank you for listening. :)

~adelí

Demo: That Is To Say [Short] (Sakamoto Maaya)

Hi all :) I remember a long time ago, when MySpace was popular, one of the first and few covers I ever shared was of this song, back when my only way to record was using the recording setting on my camera. I revisited this song a couple of times since then with this "CFF" being the most recent. It's the last recording done in New York as I've finally managed to relocate to California. I have one more cover I'll be sharing done in NY as well, but I'm trying to space these apart since I don't know just yet what my recording situation will be where I'm currently staying. 

Anyway, please enjoy! I'm actually not a big fan of this song, and it's pretty hard to sing, but I'm happy with how this came out regardless. xD Thank you for your time!

~adelí

P.S.: I forgot to mention - this was recorded on my phone. My apologies if the quality is meh lol.

Cover For Fun [CFF]: "My Song And..." by Younha

Hi! My name is Adelí and ever since I can remember, I've loved to sing. Does that mean I'm good at it? Nope! But I hold high standards for myself and I always strive to do my best, even in my singing. It's been a long (18+ year!) journey, but I've learned to understand and appreciate my voice, and I look forward to this continued process over the rest of my life. 

With that being said, I hope you enjoy the covers I share on here, and thanks for taking the time to listen. 

AdelieDragon

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