Song 3 - “Crazy” by Gnarls Barkley

[John_E]

Correct.

Terb tallies and lists each years covers but only monitors the Post Your Covers Thread.

[brik1970]

@John_E

Correct.

Terb tallies and lists each years covers but only monitors the Post Your Covers Thread.

Thank you for the clarification, should I post the first 3 of the 50 song challenge that I’ve done to the Post your Covers thread?

[John_E]

Please do if they were done this year.

[brik1970]

@John_E

Please do if they were done this year.

Ok, done.

[NoLifeKing]

[cheeze_pizza]

50 Songs Challenge Song #3: Gnarls Barkley - Crazy

Original Bass removed by Moises.ai

Signal chain info:
Fender MIM Fretless Jazz Bass > Cali 76 Compressor > Fender Rumble 40 > Volt 276 > GarageBand.

Finished with iMovie.

https://youtu.be/QKD6IHbaIqo

[Johnnyb]

Not perfect, and the audio mix is to low. But I move on. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaYsLj9MTyU&t

[JerryP]

Great job @Johnnyb !

[John_E]

Well done again @Johnnyb

[Ed]

Yay three down - only 47 to go!

Crazy - Gnarls Barkley (Bass cover)

Good song this one - hard to believe it came out nearly 20 years ago!

Did you know it was sampled from this cowboy theme?

Last Men Standing (Sampled in "Crazy")

[cheeze_pizza]

Great cover dude! Thanks for sharing some music history knowledge as well. That trumpet in the original is pretty dope.

Keep it up!

[John_E]

Well done @Ed
I hear some inconsistent plucking (nothing a compressor can’t solve for, or more exacting playing) but elsewise - great great job.

I believe someone had pointed out the sample prior somewhere around here.

[Barney]

@Ed

Did you know it was sampled from this cowboy theme?

Yes @Ed

@Barney

In an attempt to come close to the tone of the song, I started reading around about it. To find that the Bass line wasn’t played on a bass. It was sampled from a 1968 Italian spaghetti western called Preparati la bara! or Prepare the Coffin! The sample was sped up and pitch shifted then dropped into the Gnarls version. Having listened to the original it was played on a guitar and was played using a pick. So in the spirit of adventure I forced myself to use a pick and work on my palm muting (@howard would be proud!)
I’ve included the original soundtrack sample at the end of the video for those who might be interested plus there’s a bonus for the first person to name all the photo references. (Disclaimer there is no actual prize, just bragging rights). Cheers Amigos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9jxGCE8u2I

[Ed]

Thanks @cheeze_pizza @John_E !

Ooops thanks too @Barney

[JerryP]

I’m finally get caught up on the covers thread.
Great job Ed! You’re on the way to crushing the 50 songs.

[Ed]

Yey! I’m trying to burn through the first few fairly quickly @JerryP - the later ones look a fair bit tougher …

[antonio]

Hi!

Finally, I managed to edit this one in Kdenlive and got it done. I recorded it a week ago, but then the audio was off, then this didn’t work, and that …

I haven’t yet come around to using a DAW, as video editing took priority. I used OBS to make the backing track somewhat quieter. Do tell me if the bass is still too quiet or just right.

Also, I used Moises to split the tracks and mute the bass, so no overdub was used here. Hopefully, the audio is synced well enough, it would be great if you could let me know.

Gnarls Barkley Crazy Live David Letterman - 2023 11 19 19 26 14 -

03 Gnarls Barkley Crazy Live David Letterman 2023 11 19 19 26 14

Thanks for your support and feedback, I’m learning a lot doing these covers.

Cheers,
Antonio

PS: Enjoy your weekend!

[Ed]

Nice one @antonio ! Johnny Cash next?

[John_E]

This was really good @antonio !!

[cheeze_pizza]

Well done Antonio! I will have to agree with the commenters on Song 2; the volume is a bit low. I had my device maxed out to reach a decent volume. Keep up the good work man!