Archive for the ‘Covers’ Category

Rolling In the Deep by Adele (Cover)

Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

I’ve been dieing to cover an Adele song for a while now and yesterday I finally turned on the camera and did it. Adele’s powerful lyrics and amazing voice have made her the biggest selling artist of the year and will no doubt lead to a pile of Grammys in 2012.

Beyond that, what makes me admire Adele the most is that her songs are not overproduced like most of today’s music. It allows the music to compliment her voice instead of overpowering it.

I am very proud of this cover, it’s the first time I’ve really been able to push myself and I’m feeling a lot more comfortable singing in front of the camera. I think the video showcases how far I’ve come this year with regards to confidence.

I hope you enjoy it, and let me know what you think and what I can do to improve.

Sunday Morning Cover

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

In a fit of inspiration I decided to cover Maroon 5’s hit Sunday Morning. I wish I could say there was more to it than that, but sometimes when you like a song – you’ve just got to sing it.

Marc Williams

Hallelujah Cover

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah is one of the most famous songs in History. It was brought to the minds of our generation through Shrek and more recently Justin Timberlake and Matt Morri’s cover for the Hope for Haiti concert.

After hearing the Haiti cover, Msizi become obsessed with the song and insisted we cover it. Below you will find our cover of the song.

Thanks to our amazing church, and the ever capable Mandy, we were able to experiment with fun colours on a cool stage for this song. What do you think?

Marc Williams

Live High – Jason Mraz Cover

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

It’s easy to create beats, play with someone’s voice and make them seem talented. This is the reason we started off by creating raw music videos. Uncut, unedited, pure.

For Msizi’s video, we filmed at Durban, South Africa’s sunny beach front. The turbulent waves and beautiful clear sky enhance the message of Jason Mraz’s Live High.

Lyrics as sung in the video

“Live High” Jason Mraz

I try to picture a girl
Through a looking glass
See her as a carbon atom
See her eyes and stare back at them
See that girl
As her own new world
Though a home is on the surface, she is still a universe

Glory God, oh God is peeking through the blinds
Are we all here standing naked
Taking guesses at the actual date and time
Oh my, justifying reasons why
Is an absolutely insane resolution to live by

Live high
Live mighty
Live righteously
Taking it easy
Live high, live mighty
Live righteously

Taking it easy

Try to picture the man
To always have an open hand
See him as a giving tree
See him as matter
Matter fact he’s not a beast
No not the devil either
Always a good deed doer
And it’s laughter that we’re making after all

The call of the wild is still an ordination why
And the order of the primates
All our politics are too late
Oh my, the congregation in my mind
Is this assembly singing gratitude
Practicing their loving for you

Live high
Live mighty
Live righteously
Taking it easy
Live high, live mighty
Live righteously

Taking it easy
Live high