Key stuff, based off questions in original thread:
- Due date: 9/13 or so at the latest—the wedding is on 9/15;
- original recording in mp3 format (don't tell the RIAA);
- lyrics via IRFH right here;
- covers can be wildly interpretive, or super straight-forward, or anywhere in between;
- if you have The Perfect Idea for another ES song or a wedding related tune, I'll be receptive to a couple of those;
- I'd rather have your not-quite-perfect recording than not have your perfect one on time;
- I won't be distributing this except to him; if contributors are game, we might put up a little website for it, but we can worry about that later. (And there is, of course, Music.)
My email is in my profile; ideas/questions/submissions can be fired in that direction, naturally. Those of you who sounded even remotely committed to the idea in the previous thread will be getting a nag email, as well. posted by cortex at 9:30 AM on August 25, 2006
I'm a few months into lessons, looking at the tab and listening to it, this may be within my reach if I practice enough. dunno, I'm going to give it a try and if it is at least halfway acceptable I'll do it. It'll be a good learning experience one way or another. posted by edgeways at 11:18 AM on August 25, 2006
Go for it! posted by cortex at 12:08 PM on August 25, 2006
Currently in production, in fact my guitars been tuned down a step since the original thread! Might get it finished this weekend! posted by TwoWordReview at 1:02 PM on August 25, 2006
any idea where to see the piano part? posted by edgeways at 3:43 PM on August 25, 2006
A quick google didn't turn up anything free, but it looks like you could purchase the piano score o'er yonder. posted by cortex at 3:54 PM on August 25, 2006
Eliott Smith songs are haaaard... posted by Quartermass at 8:43 PM on August 25, 2006
Incidentally, I always thought the chorus was "I'm never gonna' know you know," rather than "know you now." I must have listened to the song a couple hundred times and always heard the words in the chorus wrong. But I like my wrong version better. posted by scottreynen at 6:42 PM on August 28, 2006
Is this still open? If so, I plan on laying down a few versions of Waltz#2 this weekend. I suppose.
And you want lots of Waltz#2, rather than lots of Elliot Smith, right? posted by erikgrande at 9:14 PM on August 31, 2006
It's still open. Go for it. And I'm looking specifically for Waltz #2, but deviations and dalliances are being ruled out entirely, so if you get any crazy ideas don't let me stop you. posted by cortex at 9:15 PM on August 31, 2006
- Due date: 9/13 or so at the latest—the wedding is on 9/15;
- original recording in mp3 format (don't tell the RIAA);
- lyrics via IRFH right here;
- covers can be wildly interpretive, or super straight-forward, or anywhere in between;
- if you have The Perfect Idea for another ES song or a wedding related tune, I'll be receptive to a couple of those;
- I'd rather have your not-quite-perfect recording than not have your perfect one on time;
- I won't be distributing this except to him; if contributors are game, we might put up a little website for it, but we can worry about that later. (And there is, of course, Music.)
My email is in my profile; ideas/questions/submissions can be fired in that direction, naturally. Those of you who sounded even remotely committed to the idea in the previous thread will be getting a nag email, as well.
posted by cortex at 9:30 AM on August 25, 2006