I still remember my face when, as a child, I found out who was behind that voice. At that time I was expecting a big man, close to his forties, with many life experiences behind him, a person to rely on, etc. ...It's funny to think about it now! :)

I recently heard this song on the radio again and thought it was a good idea to cover it.
It needed just a bit of a revamp after more or less 20 years, so I created these two simple solos that I believe go along with the flow of the song, tweaked the rhythms and added some details here and there following my style.
However, it's still a cover after all...
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Guitars used:
Epiphone Les Paul Custom 2009 - Seymour Duncan Alnico 2 pro 
Gibson Les Paul Traditional 2014 120th anniversary - Stock pick ups 

Gear:
Amplitube 4
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Youtube link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSNbWN4rFZM
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And thank you for watching! If you have any suggestion feel free to leave a comment down below, I will appreciate it.

Wherever You Will Go - The Calling

Of all the things I've believed in
I just want to get it over with
Tears from behind my eyes, but I do not cry
Counting the days pass me by

I've been searchin' deep down in my soul
Words that I'm hearin' are starting to get old
It feels like I'm startin' all over again
The last three years were just pretend
And I said

Goodbye to you
Goodbye to everything that I knew
You were the one I loved
The one thing that I tried to hold on to

I still get lost in your eyes
And it seems that I can't live a day without you
Closin' my eyes, and you chase my thoughts away
To a place where I am blinded by the light
But it's not right

Goodbye to you
Goodbye to everything that I knew
You were the one I loved
The one thing that I tried to hold on to

And it hurts to want everything
And nothin' at the same time
I want what's yours, and I want what's mine
I want you, but I'm not givin' in this time

Goodbye to you
Goodbye to everything that I knew
You were the one I loved
The one thing that I tried to hold on to
The one thing that I tried to hold on to

Goodbye to you
Goodbye to everything I thought I knew
You were the one I loved
The one thing that I tried to hold on to

And when the stars fall, I will lie awake
You're my shooting star



Michelle Branch  Goodbye To You Radio Remix

September (Daughtry cover)

Superman (It's Not Easy)

100 Years

After the Promise is a quiet, acoustic indie folk album about what remains when love ends without drama.

These songs live in the aftermath. The mornings after the vows stopped echoing. The long drives, the empty rooms, the honest self-reckoning that follows a relationship that didn’t explode, but simply expired.

Stripped-down guitars, husky vocals, and minimal arrangements carry stories of commitment, endurance, memory, and acceptance. There’s no villain here. No rewritten past. Just truth, reflection, and the slow work of learning how to carry what was yours and set down what wasn’t.

This album isn’t about heartbreak as spectacle.
It’s about dignity, accountability, and moving forward without bitterness.

Headphones recommended. Late nights encouraged.

Polite Goodbyes Hurt Worse

Collide-Howie Day

Daughtry - home

I Don't Want To Wait - Paula Cole

Jason Mraz - You and i both

Edwin McCain-I Could Not Ask For More(lyrics)

Never has the phrase “he shoots, he scores” been more applicable than when mentioning rabid hockey fan and chart-topping singer/songwriter John Ondrasik. The Los Angeles native, who goes by Five for Fighting (a five-minute penalty for on-the-ice fist-a-cuffs), burst on the scene some 15 years ago with his Grammy Award-nominated hit “Superman (It’s Not Easy),” and has been a mainstay on mainstream radio ever since. While he doesn’t wear tights and fight crime as his breakthrough track “Superman” suggests, his songs could bring any maniacal villain to their knees (and tears) with his poignantly sharp songs that cut deeper than a Ginsu knife.

Ondrasik signed his first deal in 1997 with "Message For Albert,” but it was his follow-up “American Town” that really took flight for Fighting.  The aforementioned “Superman (It’s Not Easy)” went Platinum (as did the album), was #1 on Adult Top 40, #2 on Hot AC, and in the Top 40 Top 10.  The song actually hit the airwaves, and reached #1 the same week his daughter Olivia was born. Not too shabby as Adam Sandler once said. Adding more fuel to the emotional fire, the mega-hit served as sort of an unofficial anthem following the 9.11 attacks on American soil. Naturally, he performed it at The Concert For New York City.

In his career, Ondrasik has sold over 2.5 million albums including 2004's “Battle for Everything,” which spawned the 2X platinum “100 Years,” which continues to melt hearts, provide all ages with an instant case of nostalgia.  Other hits have included “The Riddle,” "World," "Chances" and "What If." His music has been featured in 350 films, TV shows and advertisements ranging from the The Blind Side to Hawaii Five-O. He has also written tunes for everyone from Josh Groban to The Backstreet Boys. 

When not writing killer tunes, Ondrasik is putting pen to paper for his other passion: sports. The avid Stanley Cup Champion Los Angeles Kings fan has been a sports commentator for SI.com,  the Kings, and a guest on everything from Jim Rome to ESPN SportsCenter, the latter of which he became the first “band” to appear and perform.
“I recognize the immature shallowness of the adult sports fan obsession, but I've always had it. Lakers as a kid, UCLA, Kings etc...Many folks use music as their escape, I imagine sports as mine. Writing is a kick as I've always had a fantasy to be a sports reporter/writer,” he says gleefully.

As he explores the possibility of a Broadway show featuring his tunes, he’s currently on the road (not literally) performing songs as a quartet (Five for Fighting literally) and with symphonies around the country.  "The symphony and quartet shows have been fantastic,” he said. “I've had the honor of working with some world class arrangers in my career.  To present the more ambitious songs, as well as the popular tunes, in this format has refueled my passion for performing.”

...And making new music. Ondrasik's "What If" hit the Hot AC charts and was chosen by Richard Branson (sorry, Sir Richard Branson) as the soundtrack for his non-profit Virgin Unite.  And his most recent song "All for One" was penned for the 100th episode of Hawaii Five-O.  Ondrasik is currently working on the follow-up to his sixth album, Bookmarks.

Looking ahead while looking back, the one-man Fighting army, said, “I have been blessed to have loving and supportive parents, an amazing wife and partner, and two great kids. Family is crucial to any career, keeps the ups and downs, down and up.” 


Superman (It's Not Easy)

Five For Fighting