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Emily Linge – A Day In The Life

An evening pause: A magnificent solo arrangement of one of the most complex studio-recorded Beatles song.

Hat tip Dan Morris.

Genesis cover

On Christmas Eve 1968 three Americans became the first humans to visit another world. What they did to celebrate was unexpected and profound, and will be remembered throughout all human history. Genesis: the Story of Apollo 8, Robert Zimmerman's classic history of humanity's first journey to another world, tells that story, and it is now available as both an ebook and an audiobook, both with a foreword by Valerie Anders and a new introduction by Robert Zimmerman.

 
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"Not simply about one mission, [Genesis] is also the history of America's quest for the moon... Zimmerman has done a masterful job of tying disparate events together into a solid account of one of America's greatest human triumphs."--San Antonio Express-News

7 comments

  • Bob Wilson

    too depressing for me. He was a lot more cheerful although very simple tune. here comes the sun https://vimeo.com/362976002

  • Bob Wilson: I just watched this again, closely. Unlike the Beatles original, this version — because of its simplicity — forces you to hear the words. It is a remarkable surreal poem about the absurdity of life.

  • Favorite ‘Beatles’ moment: in the mid-80’s I overheard some tweens talking about Sir Paul McCartney:

    “Wasn’t he in Wings?”

  • George C

    I love it when her voice, being so well supported, and not close mic, resonates in the piano, and modulates with the pedal. With no headset she can hear it as we do.

  • sippin_bourbon

    To say that she has talent would be such an incredible understatement.

    Her voice and pitch control are spot on, her range is extensive, and her timbre is rich.

    She is quite young. I wish her all success as she grows.

  • Concerned

    Nice performance, talented aspiring artist. But it was obviously a voiceover. If you’re going to show just yourself singing with an instrument, capture the live sound as best you can, but don’t record separate, time-separated tracks and try to make us believe you have the talent to make it sound that good. It is extremely difficult to sing at peak capacity and simultaneously play an instrument with equal aplomb. The few artists that can, really stand out, and maybe this girl will get there with more practice. She obviously has a really good voice (if the voice track is in fact hers!), so she should have skipped the piano for this video and made a much more authentic live performance. There is just so much fakery out there with digital production tools that the truly talented artists must fight that much harder to get noticed.

  • Concerned: I strongly disagree. If this is lip synced it is the best lip sync I have ever seen.

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