{"id":573885201,"date":"2013-08-23T22:37:56","date_gmt":"2013-08-24T03:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/?p=573885201"},"modified":"2013-08-26T03:06:38","modified_gmt":"2013-08-26T08:06:38","slug":"the-return-of-youtube-cover-theater-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/blog\/2013\/08\/23\/the-return-of-youtube-cover-theater-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The return of YouTube Cover Theater"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I had a musical epiphany tonight. It would be proper, and great fun, to convince someone this semester that Hard to Handle is the perfect rock &#8216;n&#8217; roll song: <\/p>\n<p><object width=\"720\" height=\"540\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/09WlrVnramo?hl=en_US&amp;version=3&amp;rel=0\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/09WlrVnramo?hl=en_US&amp;version=3&amp;rel=0\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>And then I&#8217;m going to explain that it is really an Otis Redding tune:<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"720\" height=\"540\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/1ZxN9iQM7OY?hl=en_US&amp;version=3&amp;rel=0\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/1ZxN9iQM7OY?hl=en_US&amp;version=3&amp;rel=0\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Heard the Crowes&#8217; version before dinner. The song on the radio immediately before it was by Ice Cube. Somehow, I think Hard to Handle would go over slightly better. <\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s that you say? You miss YouTube Cover Theater?  Well, I found some Black Crowes covers. <\/p>\n<p>This is simply a demonstration of the talent of normal people sitting in their living rooms and bedrooms and showing off their musical abilities because they have a camera and a place to put the footage.<\/p>\n<p>Dan Allen has only had this viewed 5,771 times, and that is a shame. <\/p>\n<p><object width=\"720\" height=\"540\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/R0CJXDK-t1E?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/R0CJXDK-t1E?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Nathan Hanna has had a bigger audience with his version of Remedy, which is a good one. Also, the song is older than he is. Now we&#8217;re all old.<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"720\" height=\"540\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/CeOFzZjK2OE?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/CeOFzZjK2OE?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>He admits this is rough, but my favorite thing about Will Minning&#8217;s version of Jealous Again is that less than 200 people have heard it so far. No matter. He&#8217;s giving his all:<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"720\" height=\"540\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/PgnCRneuJBo?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/PgnCRneuJBo?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>And I didn&#8217;t even have to use She Talks to Angels!<\/p>\n<p>There are a lot of covers of specific instruments in Crowes songs. Here&#8217;s the guitar from Soul Singing: <\/p>\n<p><object width=\"720\" height=\"405\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/PKg--X6Hr0Q?hl=en_US&amp;version=3&amp;rel=0\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/PKg--X6Hr0Q?hl=en_US&amp;version=3&amp;rel=0\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>People are very talented, aren&#8217;t they?<\/p>\n<p>Have a great weekend!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had a musical epiphany tonight. It would be proper, and great fun, to convince someone this semester that Hard to Handle is the perfect rock &#8216;n&#8217; roll song: And then I&#8217;m going to explain that it is really an Otis Redding tune: Heard the Crowes&#8217; version before dinner. 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