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Ghost Town Crooners – Song for my lost love

In Music on 2 June 2010 with no comments

Singing, lyrics and melody: Rebecca Garnett
Arrangement + all the instruments: Erwan Bézie

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‘Hallelujah’ – Ghost Town Crooners

In Artwork, Music, Oil paintings on 1 April 2010 with 3 comments

I think its impossible to beat Jeff Buckley’s version of this song, where his singing genius met with the lyrical genius of Leonard Cohen. But as it is a song which has moved me so many times ,  I really wanted to have a go at doing a  cover.

I am certainly not alone in this – records estimate that at least 200 different recording artists have done their own version, from the emotionally raw that runs fingernails down your spine to gospel fuelled X-Factor winning renditions that gets the whole audience swinging along to the ‘Hallelujah’ chorus.

Perhaps we all find ourselves in the ‘baffeled king’ or the person that ‘cut’ their partners hair as Delilah did to Samson – the humility of the song resonates to many among us.

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Valentine

In Artwork, Music, Oil paintings on 7 December 2009 with 2 comments

My Funny Valentine: Ghost Town Crooners

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Gloomy Sunday – Ghost Town Crooners

In Artwork, Music, Pencil on 24 November 2009 with no comments

Ghost Town Crooners version of the célèbre jazz standard, Gloomy Sunday. Made famous by Billie Holiday, who’s version was banned during the years of WW2.

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I’ll be seeing you – Ghost Town Crooners

In Artwork, Music, Pen on 6 November 2009 with 6 comments

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Ghost Town Crooners

In Artwork, Music, Oil paintings on 6 October 2009 with no comments

Girl in the courtyard (50cmx70cm) – For sale

Erwan and I were mucking about a bit with recording some music last Wednesday and came up with this quirky version of Chet Baker’s classic “You don’t know what love is” – a bit rough around the edges, but a fun way to spend a week night  in any case!

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