Cover Song of the Week (06-12-10) I Want You Back

COVER SONG Cover Song of the Week (06 12 10) I Want You Back

Cover Song Of The Week

I love musical creativity (hence this blog), and I really feel like one interesting way of being musically creative is to take a song that already exists and turn it into your own.  I know it’s not technically “songwriting”, but not all musical creativity is centered around songwriting.

My plan is to share some of my favorite song covers from around the web every weekend.

This week I want to show you KT Tunstall’s cover of the Jackson 5′s “I Want You Back”.

Not only is this a great example of making a cover song your own, but it’s a good example of creative musicianship as well.  KT does a great job at making herself sound full and interesting by making good use of a loop pedal.

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Creative Musicianship: 1 guitar, 2 players

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I love it when people find unusual ways to do “usual” things.  Sometimes that means writing an odd song, playing a rare instrument, or designing your own instrument.

Sometimes it’s taking a very common instrument, and looking at it differently.

Being a guitar player, I love it when people think outside the box when it comes to how to play a guitar.  In the past I’ve looked at creative guitar players such as Erik Mongrain, KT Tunstall, or Andy McKee.   But today I’m going to look at a different idea.

A guitar is obviously typically a one person instrument, made to be played with two hands.

But is that a rule of thumb that can be broken?

Apparently!  Check out this video:

I like when people think differently about things and aren’t limited to the conventional use of a particular instrument.

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Creative Musicianship: KT Tunstall – Black Horse and a Cherry Tree

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KT Tunstall

Watching KT Tunstall play her song “Black Horse and a Cherry Tree” turned me into a fan of hers instantly. I had heard some songs from her before and liked them, but when I saw how she performed this song live, I was amazed.

This is a great example of creativity in live performance.

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