In my mind this (as with pretty much most songs) has a 50s jazz swing and is backed by a 21st century pop band. I’d harmonize with Ella Fitzgerald and Justin Timberlake. It all makes perfect sense.

While this isn’t a new recording, the autotune is a new addition. Sifting through files, I uncovered this snapping cover from a couple of years back. The key limiting roughs out some of the edges of the old phone recording, and it only bleeps out that one ‘have’ (in the original I didn’t quite hit it…), but the effect is so overdone that I actually kinda like it. Missing my snazzy Yeti and dreaming of non-generic sound-editing software.

In our whirlwind three-day summer juntos, we threw together this messy, uke cover of a Young the Giant favorite of mine.

James tells me that it sounds like a “Jess song.”
I have no idea what that means.

I explained the mashups list to James. I’ll listen to a song and, often inexplicably, a new song enters into my head at just the right time, wedding with the one playing aloud. Like dream journaling, unless I write down the pair immediately after this moment, I’ll lose it.

I’d like to make each mix that’s on the list (my brother and a certain burger-loving cousin of mine even introduced me to an app that serves such a purpose. But, one thing at a time; I’ve barely had time to work through my Photoshop tutorials). Until then, James and I will have to stick to our spontaneous jam sessions.

I had never heard the song in full but somehow had it on mental replay. This is my favorite part. And is me in my kitchen.

Then a day later I sat down at the piano and decided these chords made sense.

This is what’s in my head whenever I hear this song.

I can’t get this song out of my head.

And it’s secretly because it reminds me of this.

(Pardon the mistakes… I was just playin’ around)

We stayed up super late making the cover I’d dreamed of ever since at French’s cottage I’d discovered that Kiss the Girl works perfectly with the Cups song rhythm. Our plan is to make covers of Disney songs with new ‘band’ names each time. Keep a look out for the others.