I’ve fallen back in love with the piano. In particular, I can’t stop playing one of my very favorite songs — “Time After Time” by the unbeatable Cahn and Styne. Holy cow could those fellows write a tune. There are incredible versions of this out there by the likes of Sinatra and Chet Baker. A personal favorite is by Alex Chilton, off Cliches (highly recommended).
I took a crack at recording a cover of this beautiful song this evening. As with pretty much all the tracks on the Virtual LP, this is a relatively short number — a smidge over 60 seconds. Just piano and vocals. I even resisted my usual urge to overtreat the voice. A fun Sunday night project. The house was warm, the way houses get when it’s snowing outside. Only, no snow…. Hope you enjoy it, and thanks for listening,
-Cecil time: 1:06 seconds; specs: 1.6M
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Very nice Cecil. I have to admit that for a moment I thought you were referring to the Cyndi Lauper song. I did think of snow drifts but we don’t have any here in DC either.
utterly delightful. the sound had a smooth warmth and intimacy — perhaps part of you truly was sitting in front of a fire while snow fell on missed shoulders.
Very nice Cecil. I have to admit that for a moment I thought you were referring to the Cyndi Lauper song. I did think of snow drifts but we don’t have any here in DC either.
lovely. i’ve got some snow you can have. and wind chill. post-holiday, going for a song.
utterly delightful. the sound had a smooth warmth and intimacy — perhaps part of you truly was sitting in front of a fire while snow fell on missed shoulders.
That was great. The vocals were a special surprise, in a way — was just expecting the piano, and you played and sang it beautifully.