Me ruining Blackfield's gem 'Jupiter' from their album 'Blackfield IV' with a barebones cover (I could not be bothered to put together a drum track or keys or even produce this properly 'cause I'm lazy - I did this on my laptop in bed). I take absolutely no credit for this. If you actually like this - go support the band. I am obsessed with this song.

Also, this is better if you have headphones/earphones on.

Lyrics:

Once, we were young
We had it all
What simplicity of love
We used to get it
To get it all
We weren't scared to fail or fall

Now all I can do
Is to stand
And watch those new boys in the game
How they're laughing
And having fun
Making rules under the sun

I won't win her pretty eyes tonight
It's been so long since I played it right
I'll get to Jupiter and halfway back
Before she"ll even notice I'm around

You used to call me
The city Queen
But now God's playing his jokes on me
I'm all alone
Far from the scene
I've got no room, no time for dreams

I won't win her pretty eyes tonight
It's been so long since I played it right
I'll get to Jupiter and halfway back
Before she'll even notice I'm around

Once, we were young
We had no plans
What simplicity of love
We used to get it
To get it all
We had no time to fail or fall

I won't win her pretty eyes tonight
It's been so long since I played it right
I'll get to Jupiter and halfway back
Before she'll even notice I'm around

Jupiter [Acoustic] (Blackfield Cover)

Aaaaaaaaaand yet another pathetic one-shot acoustic cover of a song I really like. I wonder why I do these? I unintentionally butcher my own favourite songs.

I do not own this song. The Subways are awesome and I had to get this song out of my system.

Lyrics:

You are the sun
You are the only one
My heart is blue
My heart is blue for you

Be my, be my
Be my little Rock & Roll Queen
Be my, be my
Be my little Rock & Roll Queen

You are the sun
You are the only one
You are so cool
You are so rock and roll

Be my, be my
Be my little Rock & Roll Queen
Be my, be my
Be my little Rock & Roll Queen

Be my, be my
Be my little Rock & Roll Queen
Be my, be my
Be my little Rock & Roll Queen

You are the sun
You are the only one
You are so cool
You are so rock and roll

Be my, be my
Be my little Rock & Roll Queen
Be my, be my
Be my little Rock & Roll Queen

Be my, be my
Be my little Rock & Roll Queen
Be my, be my
Be my little Rock & Roll Queen

Rock N' Roll Queen [Acoustic]

Another one of those pathetic one-shot covers I do on my acoustic 'Markkus' when I'm bored and somehow feel like putting them up on the internet would be a good idea.

I do not own this song. The Chili Peppers are awesome and I NEEDED to get this song out of my system. 

Lyrics:

Sometimes I feel
Like I don't have a partner
Sometimes I feel
Like my only friend
Is the city I live in
The city of Angels
Lonely as I am
Together we cry

I drive on her streets
'Cause she's my companion
I walk through her hills
'Cause she knows who I am
She sees my good deeds and
She kisses me windy and
I never worry
Now that is a lie

I don't ever wanna feel
Like I did that day
Take me to the place I love
Take me all the way
I don't ever want to feel
Like I did that day
Take me to the place I love
Take me all that way (yeah yeah yeah)

It's hard to believe
That there's nobody out there
It's hard to believe
That I'm all alone
At least I have her love
The city she loves me
Lonely as I am
Together we cry

I don't ever wanna feel
Like I did that day
Take me to the place I love
Take me all the way
I don't ever want to feel
Like I did that day
Take me to the place I love
Take me all the way (yeah yeah yeah)
Ooh no (no no yeah yeah)
Love me I say yeah yeah

Under the bridge downtown
Is where I drew some blood
Under the bridge downtown
I could not get enough
Under the bridge downtown
Forgot about my love
Under the bridge downtown
I gave my life away (yeah yeah yeah)
Ooh no (no no yeah yeah)
Here I stay yeah yeah

Under The Bridge [Acoustic]

First upload in years, and my first attempt at using Ableton at a very basic level. I'm still very rough with mixing and mastering with a DAW and I have zero percussion sense so the tempo is off quite a bit. This cover was more of a test run for future projects, but I liked it enough to post.

Dedicated to my boyfriend Val for encouraging me to keep pushing with it.

LYRICS:

I didn't want to be the one to forget
I thought of everything I'd never regret
A little time with you is all that I get
That's all we need because it's all we can take

One thing I never see the same when you're 'round
I don't believe in him, his lips on the ground
I wanna take you to that place in the "Roche"
But no one gives us any time anymore

He asks me once if I'd look in on his dog
You made an offer for it, then you ran off
I got this picture of us kids in my head
And all I hear is the last thing that you said

"I listened to your problems
Now listen to mine"
I didn't want to anymore, oh, oh, oh

And we will never be alone again
'Cause it doesn't happen every day
Kinda counted on you being a friend
Can I give it up or give it away?

Now I thought about what I wanna say
But I never really know where to go
So I chained myself to a friend
'Cause I know it unlocks like a door

And we will never be alone again
'Cause it doesn't happen every day
Kinda counted on you being a friend
Can I give it up or give it away?

Now I thought about what I wanna say
But I never really know where to go
So I chained myself to a friend

Some more again

It didn't matter what they wanted to see
He thought he saw someone that looked just like me
The summer memory that just never dies
We worked too long and hard to give it no time

He sees right through me, it's so easy with lies
Cracks in the road that I would try and disguise
He runs his scissors at the seam in the wall
He cannot break it down or else he would fall

One thousand lonely stars hiding in the cold
Take it, I don't wanna sing anymore

"I listened to your problems
Now listen to mine"
I didn't want to anymore, oh, oh, oh

And we will never be alone again
'Cause it doesn't happen every day
Kinda counted on you being a friend
Can I give it up or give it away?

Now I thought about what I wanna say
But I never really know where to go
So I chained myself to a friend
'Cause I know it unlocks like a door

And we will never be alone again
'Cause it doesn't happen every day
Kinda counted on you being a friend
Can I give it up or give it away?

Now I thought about what I wanna say
But I never really know where to go
So I chained myself to a friend
'Cause I know it unlocks like a

I don't understand, don't get upset
I'm not with you
We're swimming around
It's all I do when I'm with you

And we will never be alone again
'Cause it doesn't happen every day
Kinda counted on you being a friend
Can I give it up or give it away?

Now I thought about what I wanna say
But I never really know where to go
So I chained myself to a friend
'Cause I know it unlocks like a door

And we will never be alone again
'Cause it doesn't happen every day
Kinda counted on you being a friend
Can I give it up or give it away?

Now I thought about what I wanna say
But I never really know where to go
So I chained myself to a friend
'Cause I know it unlocks like a door

Instant Crush [Daft Punk cover]

A really sloppy cover of one of my favourite theme songs from any movie ever. 

'The Godfather' Theme [Acoustic] (Speak Softly Love)

Naff cover but I love playing it. The theme of the Shire and that one bit that always gets you going. Probably my favourite theme song of all time (...maybe after Star Wars).

'The Lord of the Rings' Theme [Acoustic] (The Shire & The cool bit)

Note: Whoever listens to this song at least once on a daily basis - wherever you are and whoever you are, I thank you. It warms my heart knowing that its reaching someone out there.

This song.

I have been trying to cover this song ever since I learned how to play the guitar. A very simple song. But I couldn't do it. I just couldn't...

Until last night which was probably one of the worst nights ever - It was my fourth sleepless night in a row and I was feeling horribly sick. At around 5 or 6am I decided I wanted to cover this song and I went for it. Took me a whole 3 hours to get the vocal layers right and another hour to do the guitar bit, but it worked (sort of).

This is my humble attempt at Tonight by FM Static (and also possibly my worst attempt at any song ever - as you'll find out about halfway through the song).

Lyrics:

I remember the times we spent together
All those drives, we had a million questions
All about our lives
And when we got to New York everything felt right
I wish you were here with me,
Tonight

I remember the days we spent together,
Were not enough, it used to feel like dreaming
Except we always woke up,
Never thought not having you here now
Would hurt so much

Tonight I've fallen and I can't get up
I need your loving hands to come and pick me up
And every night I miss you
I can just look up
And know the stars are 
Holding you, holding you, holding you
Tonight

I remember the time you told me
About when you were eight
And all those things you said that night
That just couldn't wait
I remember the car you were last seen in
And the games we would play 
All the times we spilled our coffees
And stayed out way too late

I remember the time you sat and told me
About your Jesus, and how not to look back
Even if no one believes us
When it hurts so bad, sometimes
Not having you here

I sing
Tonight I've fallen and I can't get up
I need your loving hands to come and pick me up
And every night I miss you
I can just look up
And know the stars are 
Holding you, holding you, holding you
Tonight

I sing
Tonight I've fallen and I can't get up
I need your loving hands to come and pick me up
And every night I miss you
I can just look up
And know the stars are 
Holding you, holding you, holding you
Tonight

Tonight [Acoustic] (FM Static Cover)

A little sample from a future upload. 
Still need to adjust the levels and fix the layers (maybe add/remove a few).

Update: Adjusted the levels, added a few parts to the song.


Ghost Of Days Gone By [Acoustic Instrumental] (Alter Bridge cover)

Ghost of Days Gone By w/ vocals.

I'm not Myles Kennedy or Mark Tremonti so try not to compare me to them. I improvised where I couldn't figure out what to do/I couldn't pull the original parts off. Also, the entire thing was done on an acoustic guitar with an iPhone voice recorder and Garageband with the bare minimum presets. 

Update: Adjusted levels. Final upload, I s2g.

Lyrics:

The misery I know
Like a friend that won't let go
Is creeping up on me now once again

So I sing this song tonight
To the ghost that will not die
And somehow seems to haunt me till the end

Do you feel the same
For what once remained
Yesterday is gone, we can't go back again
Do you ever cry for the Ghost of Days Gone By

I remember summer days
We were young and unafraid
With innocence we'd glide beneath the stars

It seems so long ago
Beyond the life that I now know
Before the years would have their way and break my heart

Do you feel the same
For what once remained
Yesterday is gone, we can't go back again
Do you ever cry for the Ghost of Days Gone By

And I know it's drawing closer
With each day I fear the end
And I... don't wanna die
Don't wanna die, don't wanna die

I don't wanna die

Do you feel the same
For what once remained
Yesterday is gone, we can't go back again
Do you ever cry for the ghost of days gone by..


Ghost Of Days Gone By [Acoustic] (Alter Bridge cover)

My humble (read: horrible) take on Hans Zimmer's masterpiece. 

As usual: just one acoustic guitar, an iPhone mic and Garageband.

Time [Acoustic] (Hans Zimmer cover)

Bastille are awesome, but I'm no Dan Smith so don't bother comparing us. 

Lyrics:

You took me to your favourite place on Earth
to see the tree they cut down ten years from your birth.
Our fingers traced in circles round its history,
we brushed our hands right back in time through centuries.

As you held me down, you said:

"I'll see you in the future when we're older
and we are full of stories to be told. 
Cross my heart and hope to die,
I'll see you with your laughter lines."

Changes on our hands and on our faces, oh, oh
memories are mapped out by the lines we'll trace.

As you held me down, you said:

"I'll see you in the future when we're older
and we are full of stories to be told. 
Cross my heart and hope to die,
I'll see you with your laughter lines."

Ashen faces in cold breeze,
ashen faces in cold breeze,
All the stories you will leave,
all the stories you will leave.

I'll see you in the future when we're older
and we are full of stories to be told. 
Cross my heart and hope to die,
I'll see you with your laughter lines.

I'll see you in the future when we're old.
I'll see you in the future when we're old.

Laughter Lines [Acoustic] (Bastille Cover)

I found a couple of sweet sounding spots on my guitar so it turned into a backing track for a gruesome battle scene going on in my head at the time of recording this.

Coup de grâce

My attempt at the underappreciated track from the recent Arctic Monkeys album "AM" (2013). 

On a side note, this is my first cover with the latest member of my guitar family - Elbereth.

Lyrics:
I wanna be your vacuum cleaner
Breathing in your dust
I wanna be your Ford Cortina
I will never rust
If you like your coffee hot
Let me be your coffee pot
You call the shots babe
I just wanna be yours

Secrets I have held in my heart
Are harder to hide than I thought
Maybe I just wanna be yours
I wanna be yours, I wanna be yours
Wanna be yours, wanna be yours, wanna be yours

Let me be your 'leccy meter and I'll never run out
And let me be the portable heater that you'll get cold without
I wanna be your setting lotion
Hold your hair in deep devotion
At least as deep as the Pacific Ocean
I wanna be yours

Secrets I have held in my heart
Are harder to hide than I thought
Maybe I just wanna be yours,
I wanna be yours, 
I wanna be yours
wanna be yours, 
wanna be yours, 
wanna be yours
wanna be yours, 
wanna be yours, 
wanna be yours, 
wanna be yours..

I wanna be your vacuum cleaner
Breathing in your dust
I wanna be your Ford Cortina
I will never rust
I just wanna be yours
I just wanna be yours
I just wanna be yours

I Wanna Be Yours [Acoustic] (Arctic Monkeys Cover)

An acoustic only instrumental cover of Quiet's Theme from Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.

Written by Ludvig Forssell and Akihiro Honda

Tabs: http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/m/misc_computer_games/metal_gear_solid_v_-_quiets_theme_humming_track_tab.htm


Quiet's Theme [Acoustic Instrumental] - Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

An original piece I composed a short while ago for FAWM with some ideas I had quite a while back. 

Also happens to be the only song that actually made it from all my FAWM ideas, thanks to my old laptop burning out on me and me losing all my usual presets and plugins. R.I.P. James I.

Lady Morrisson

The intro soundtrack from the TV show 'True Detective'. Love the first season, can't wait for the next one!

Original song is titled 'Far Away From Home' by The Handsome Family

Lyrics:

From the dusty May sun, 
Her looming shadow grows
Hidden in the branches 
Of the poison creosote

She twines her spines up slowly 
Towards the boiling sun,
And when I touched her skin, 
My fingers ran with blood.

In the hushing dusk, under 
A swollen silver moon,
I came walking with the wind 
To watch the cactus bloom.

And strange hands halted me; 
The looming shadows danced.
I fell down to the thorny brush 
And felt the trembling hands.

When the last light warms the rocks 
And the rattlesnakes unfold,
Mountain cats will come 
To drag away your bones.

And rise with me forever 
Across the silent sand,
And the stars will be your eyes 
And the wind will be my hands.

True Detective intro cover [Acoustic] ('Far From Any Road' by The Handsome Family)

Demo 1 of the soundtrack for a project dubbed "Project Murphy"

Work in progress.

Project Murphy - Demo 1

Pretty much what it says on the tin. However, this particular rendition of the song was done by Midge Ure for his own cover of the song (as used in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain). I arranged the cover for an acoustic guitar.

A tribute to the Greatest warrior of the 20th Century, and to one of the Greatest musicians of the 20th Century.

Rest in Peace, David Bowie.

Lyrics - 

We passed upon the stair, 
We spoke of was and when, 
Although I wasn't there, 
He said I was his friend, 
Which came as some surprise. 
I spoke into his eyes, 
I thought you died alone
A long, long time ago.

Oh no, not me, 
I never lost control. 
You're face to face 
With the man who sold the world.

I laughed and shook his hand, 
And made my way back home.
I searched for form and land, 
For years and years I roamed. 
I gazed a gazely stare 
At all the millions there: 
We must have died alone 
A long, long time ago.

Who knows? Not me, 
We never lost control. 
You're face to face 
With the man who sold the world.

Who knows? Not me, 
We never lost control. 
You're face to face 
With the man who sold the world.

The Man Who Sold The World [Acoustic Cover]

Yakuza Karaoke Cover

Bakamitai (Kab ver.)

Born in 1993 with an indomitable passion for music. I'm self taught and the music I upload is my own (except for the covers obviously). 

Please feel free to share my stuff on your blogs but don't steal because that isn't cool. If you want to use samples, just message me and we can work something out.

MisterKfishy

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