Okay Buzzers, this is my second cover in 2001 and it’s only the 15th of January. I hope you don’t think I’m hogging this thread 
I mentioned in this thread about how I often choose the songs I want to cover based on some past event or an emotional moment. In that thread I also mentioned that I was working on a song that had a very personal meaning to me. This is it: Big Girls Don’t Cry, by Fergie.
She was touring with the Black Eyed Peas who were the opening act for U2 on their 360 Tour. I had only recently moved to Phoenix, when in the fall of 2009 a gentleman friend from Portland, Oregon, from where I had just moved, flew into Phoenix for the U2 concert with two very expensive floor tickets. He invited me to join him. How could I say no?
I was excited to see U2 and especially Adam Clayton, who I absolutely adore. I was not that familiar with Black Eyed Peas at that time, but they put on a great show and I grew to like them. The highlight of their performance (to me) was when Fergie, in her typical scantily clad fashion, sat on the edge of the stage and sang this song. I was standing only about ten feet from the stage and I felt like she was singing it to me. As much as I loved the U2 concert, this memory sticks in my head more than any other.
It’s a beautiful song with a less than memorable bass line, but I just wanted to do it so I can feel that I’m part of it. It’s hard to explain the feeling that I get when I play it, but now instead of just listening to her sing, I can feel as if I’m her bassist. Weird, huh?
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NOTE: The bass doesn’t come in until 45 seconds into the song, so be patient.
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Here it is. I hope you enjoy it.
Yamaha BB735 with D’Addario black nylon tape wound strings
Reverb set on “Hall”
Electro-Harmonix POG octaver set on full dry and full sub-octave