Then and then

Which one of Elvis Presley's 31 movies does this cover remind you of?  

The never before "released" cover from ~2013, features a sweet instrumental by my fellow collaborator of Osaka, Japan, Hirotake Okazaki, who was focusing at the time on Hawaiian guitar stylings.  It includes my attempts at Elvis-style karaoki vocals.   I had to set the project aside and never got around to further refinements.  Last week-end (12/9/2023) I made just a couple tweeks.

blue hawaii

Experimenting with separation and balance of parts.  Have to give so much credit to O-kazaki who did all the instrumentals and some vocal bits,




Dancing Out In Space  (edited cover)

Bowie cover from his The Next Day album of 2013.  The same initial recording for now but edited to spread and highlight different vocal parts, especially bring out the falsetto. 

The Stars Are Out Tonight Ver Falsetto

Cowboy vers of Bowie cover, now w vocals raised in mix

TND - X   Like A Rocketman   (Edit)

A more somber Bowie cover of Bowie's sax-instilled "Dollar Days".  Already one of the saddest songs of all times, ever, from Bowie's last album, Blackstar.  Bowie trying to comfort those he knows will miss him most.  Don't know where Okazaki pulled the instrumental out of.  He does guitar, keyboard, drum-machine, and some backup vocals.

Dollar Days

Another cover of a song by the great David Bowie. from his Hours album.  Hirotake Okazaki on instrumentals, Shannon Bartel-Smith (now on SoundCloud aka LaughBritish) and I on vocals.  Our voices made fabulous by Okazaki the mix master!

HO  Pretty Things Going To Hell

vocals Merc  harmony Laugh-British  instrumental Okazaki

Seven  --Bowie-cover Collaboration

O is a parody of the Bo!  Uses DBo's own cutup techniq to create a v diff "Sons of Silent Age" cover!  ... My first time writing song lyrics.  Easier with O's pieces,  but still also borrowed David's SotSA lyrics!

Sheila-12

Earliest vocal for O's song track.  Trying on Bowie's lyrical clothes --surprisingly fluid lines.  Wacky one-liners in series.

PrihtTingsAgoinAHell early draft bo cov

Beginnerswedding

Bowie-phile since ~'73, lucky to collaborate on a scant 20 Bowie covers since ~2002-3.  Looking to put out more w more variety.

Bill J Merc