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July 26, 2008
CONTEST TIME!
CONTEST TIME!
[Updates are at the bottom of this post!]
Summer has poured out and spread over Manhattan like pancake syrup. I sit at the piano in a sublet apartment on the Upper West Side with the air conditioner blasting in vain. I am trying to write a song about a football game. I have spent the last three summers trying to write a song about a football game. I couldn’t care less about football. My mind keeps skittering away from the page, my hands slapping away reflexively at the piano keys even though I’m not paying any attention. The sun rises, the page is empty; the sun sets, the page is empty except for three lines that I’ve crossed out. Clearly I’m in need of some distraction.
And so: The First Official Summer JRB Karaoke Competition!
I was zooming through my iTunes library when I came upon a list called Songs reh tapes. Upon closer examination, I realized what these recordings were: In preparation for the concert of Songs for a New World last year at Strathmore, I recorded the piano parts for many of the songs so I could send them to the soloists in advance of our rehearsal week in New York. Besides the fact that I made a lot of mistakes while playing, the recording technology was not particularly advanced – I placed my MacBook on a chair about three feet away from my piano and used the built-in microphone, compressed the resulting file down to an mp3 and emailed it off. Certainly not audiophile quality, but good enough to practice with. When you’ve got Brian d’Arcy James and Tituss Burgess and Laura Griffith and Alice Ripley, you can trust them to do their homework.
I’ve decided to use three of those accompaniments for this bit of interactive insanity. Anyone wishing to participate in the JRB Karaoke Madness will get to choose from “I’m Not Afraid of Anything”, “She Cries”, and “King of the World.” I suppose you could go nuts and do all three, but then you’ll probably be disqualified for being a psychopath.
Here’s how the competition works: using the accompaniment tracks posted below, record yourself singing the song of your choice.Then post that recording somewhere (YouTube? Facebook? Your own server? You kids know better than I do how to do this technological stuff) and put the link in the Comments section below along with your name or your nickname and your current hometown. DON'T POST THE VIDEO OR AUDIO ITSELF IN THE COMMENTS SECTION! JUST THE LINK! If you want to post video, that’s cool; if you only want to do audio, that’s cool too. If you did video but you only want us to listen to the audio, let us know and we’ll probably ignore you.
Once you’ve posted the link, the free-for-all begins. Anyone can watch or listen just by clicking the link you’ve posted. If they like what you did, they can click right here to send me an email, and fill in your name or nickname in the subject line. After August 5, I’ll count up the votes and post the finalists. Then I’ll figure out the next part of the contest, and there’ll be a prize of some sort and maybe you can take over as Elle Woods, but I’ll tell you more about that when we get there.
Anyone can submit a song. Young, old, professional, amateur, Equity, SAG, AFTRA, it doesn’t matter. If you’re eleven years old and living in Billings, Montana, you can participate; if you’re Sara Ramirez, you can participate. If you’re doing a Broadway show every night or if you’re in the chorus of a community theater production of 70 Girls 70, it’s all good. The more submissions, the merrier. Recording quality only matters to the extent that if we can’t really hear your singing, that will obviously work against you. Some people have recording studios in their basements; some people will have to set up wax cylinders and sing into a brass horn. (Let’s face it, the recording quality on the piano tracks is pretty crappy already; no matter what you do, it’s still only going to sound so good.)
The only rules you need to follow are these: You have to use my accompaniment tracks as posted below, and you have to sing the song as written – no parody lyrics, no mashups, no medleys, just the song I wrote with the accompaniment I played. Unless, you know, it’s really funny. ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE POSTED BY MIDNIGHT ON AUGUST 4, 2008. I’ll try to get the finalists posted within a week after that, though I have no idea what "finalist" means yet. Maybe I'll do categories, like "Craziest Bedroom Decor" and "Most Interesting Interpretation Of Pitch."
It may be that none of these tracks is in a good key for you. I’m sorry about that. You’ll have to wait for the next competition, if there ever is one.
You can find the lyrics to all three of the songs posted right here on this website. I can’t post the sheet music online, but it is widely available in the Songs for a New World folio or various other collections – it’s a good idea for you to take a look at the written notes before you record anything, trust me on this. I also suggest familiarizing yourself with the amazing (and more or less definitive) performances by Ty Taylor, Brooks Ashmanskas and Andréa Burns on the original cast recording, which you can get from the iTunes Music Store. I don’t want anyone to do an imitation of those singers, and I don’t want a slavish fidelity to the written score, but there’s a lot of stylistic and dramatic information on the album and in the music that you should absorb before you take on any of these songs. For further reference, there are alternate recordings of the two male songs on this very website, and those will be useful as well.
Now, here are some helpful hints based on the thousands of performances I’ve seen and heard of these songs. These apply not just to these songs but pretty much to any theater song in the world.
1. There is a lot of anger and confusion in all three of these songs. That doesn’t mean you should be playing the anger and confusion all the time. The less you draw from that well, the more powerful it will be when you do.
2. All those rests and pauses are there for a reason, take advantage of them; don’t rush through these songs. In all three of these songs, a major emotional realization occurs in total silence. After “David loves me,” after “She opens the floodgates,” before “At least I used to be,” those are big goalposts. Don’t knock them over, trust them. (Since the pauses are already built into the accompaniments, you don’t have much choice, of course.)
3. All three of these songs unfold with a fairly clear structure: verse/chorus, verse/chorus, long bridge, final chorus. Make sure that each of those structural points has a specific and unique musical and dramatic energy. If you do the first chorus big and broad, the second chorus should be different – perhaps more legato, perhaps placed in your head voice more; make musical choices and follow through with them. And watch that transition from the bridge to the final chorus: something very important is happening to each of the characters at that point. What happened in the bridge? What did they discover or decide? You have to incorporate that information into your performance.
4. If you sang any of these songs exactly as notated, with every rhythm performed with metronomic exactitude, you’d sound ridiculous and the song would sound terrible. The point of all that written-out backphrasing is to make the lyric fall as naturally on the music as possible. These are wordy songs, phrase them as necessary to make the lyrics clear, and make music out of every line. The best singers understand that instinctively – make the song make sense to you when you sing.
All right, enough with the disclaimers and hints and rules, this is supposed to be fun. Let’s make with the singing!
LEGALESE: These piano tracks are copyright Jason Robert Brown and cannot be used, duplicated, reproduced or published in any other form without the express consent of the publisher, Semolina Farfalle Music Inc.
Don’t forget to post your submission by August 5! Play nice!
1st UPDATE: Already several questions have come in, which I'll try to answer here.
1. Apparently some computers don't like the links above. (They aren't Macs, I'll bet.) My webmaster is working on it.
2. Hey Brits and other foreign types: use your native accent! I don't need to hear Fake American, unless you're competing for Worst Fake American Accent, in which case, carry on.
3. One of my commenters asked if I could work it so that there are different periods for posting and voting, so that people have time to get all their fans to vote for them. This is when I start thinking I've unleashed a monster, but for now, let's say that while submissions must be in by AUGUST 5th, you have until AUGUST 10th to vote; I won't pick finalists until after the 10th. It doesn't solve every problem, but it helps a little, right?
4. SPECIAL PROPS TO OUR FIRST CONTESTANT! Lovely Charlotte Godfrey, of the British Isles, offers her rendition of "I'm Not Afraid of Anything" here! Send love and support, people!
All right, carry on. I'm sure I'll be back with more updates.
Summer has poured out and spread over Manhattan like pancake syrup. I sit at the piano in a sublet apartment on the Upper West Side with the air conditioner blasting in vain. I am trying to write a song about a football game. I have spent the last three summers trying to write a song about a football game. I couldn’t care less about football. My mind keeps skittering away from the page, my hands slapping away reflexively at the piano keys even though I’m not paying any attention. The sun rises, the page is empty; the sun sets, the page is empty except for three lines that I’ve crossed out. Clearly I’m in need of some distraction.
And so: The First Official Summer JRB Karaoke Competition!
I was zooming through my iTunes library when I came upon a list called Songs reh tapes. Upon closer examination, I realized what these recordings were: In preparation for the concert of Songs for a New World last year at Strathmore, I recorded the piano parts for many of the songs so I could send them to the soloists in advance of our rehearsal week in New York. Besides the fact that I made a lot of mistakes while playing, the recording technology was not particularly advanced – I placed my MacBook on a chair about three feet away from my piano and used the built-in microphone, compressed the resulting file down to an mp3 and emailed it off. Certainly not audiophile quality, but good enough to practice with. When you’ve got Brian d’Arcy James and Tituss Burgess and Laura Griffith and Alice Ripley, you can trust them to do their homework.
I’ve decided to use three of those accompaniments for this bit of interactive insanity. Anyone wishing to participate in the JRB Karaoke Madness will get to choose from “I’m Not Afraid of Anything”, “She Cries”, and “King of the World.” I suppose you could go nuts and do all three, but then you’ll probably be disqualified for being a psychopath.
Here’s how the competition works: using the accompaniment tracks posted below, record yourself singing the song of your choice.Then post that recording somewhere (YouTube? Facebook? Your own server? You kids know better than I do how to do this technological stuff) and put the link in the Comments section below along with your name or your nickname and your current hometown. DON'T POST THE VIDEO OR AUDIO ITSELF IN THE COMMENTS SECTION! JUST THE LINK! If you want to post video, that’s cool; if you only want to do audio, that’s cool too. If you did video but you only want us to listen to the audio, let us know and we’ll probably ignore you.
Once you’ve posted the link, the free-for-all begins. Anyone can watch or listen just by clicking the link you’ve posted. If they like what you did, they can click right here to send me an email, and fill in your name or nickname in the subject line. After August 5, I’ll count up the votes and post the finalists. Then I’ll figure out the next part of the contest, and there’ll be a prize of some sort and maybe you can take over as Elle Woods, but I’ll tell you more about that when we get there.
Anyone can submit a song. Young, old, professional, amateur, Equity, SAG, AFTRA, it doesn’t matter. If you’re eleven years old and living in Billings, Montana, you can participate; if you’re Sara Ramirez, you can participate. If you’re doing a Broadway show every night or if you’re in the chorus of a community theater production of 70 Girls 70, it’s all good. The more submissions, the merrier. Recording quality only matters to the extent that if we can’t really hear your singing, that will obviously work against you. Some people have recording studios in their basements; some people will have to set up wax cylinders and sing into a brass horn. (Let’s face it, the recording quality on the piano tracks is pretty crappy already; no matter what you do, it’s still only going to sound so good.)
The only rules you need to follow are these: You have to use my accompaniment tracks as posted below, and you have to sing the song as written – no parody lyrics, no mashups, no medleys, just the song I wrote with the accompaniment I played. Unless, you know, it’s really funny. ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE POSTED BY MIDNIGHT ON AUGUST 4, 2008. I’ll try to get the finalists posted within a week after that, though I have no idea what "finalist" means yet. Maybe I'll do categories, like "Craziest Bedroom Decor" and "Most Interesting Interpretation Of Pitch."
It may be that none of these tracks is in a good key for you. I’m sorry about that. You’ll have to wait for the next competition, if there ever is one.
You can find the lyrics to all three of the songs posted right here on this website. I can’t post the sheet music online, but it is widely available in the Songs for a New World folio or various other collections – it’s a good idea for you to take a look at the written notes before you record anything, trust me on this. I also suggest familiarizing yourself with the amazing (and more or less definitive) performances by Ty Taylor, Brooks Ashmanskas and Andréa Burns on the original cast recording, which you can get from the iTunes Music Store. I don’t want anyone to do an imitation of those singers, and I don’t want a slavish fidelity to the written score, but there’s a lot of stylistic and dramatic information on the album and in the music that you should absorb before you take on any of these songs. For further reference, there are alternate recordings of the two male songs on this very website, and those will be useful as well.
Now, here are some helpful hints based on the thousands of performances I’ve seen and heard of these songs. These apply not just to these songs but pretty much to any theater song in the world.
1. There is a lot of anger and confusion in all three of these songs. That doesn’t mean you should be playing the anger and confusion all the time. The less you draw from that well, the more powerful it will be when you do.
2. All those rests and pauses are there for a reason, take advantage of them; don’t rush through these songs. In all three of these songs, a major emotional realization occurs in total silence. After “David loves me,” after “She opens the floodgates,” before “At least I used to be,” those are big goalposts. Don’t knock them over, trust them. (Since the pauses are already built into the accompaniments, you don’t have much choice, of course.)
3. All three of these songs unfold with a fairly clear structure: verse/chorus, verse/chorus, long bridge, final chorus. Make sure that each of those structural points has a specific and unique musical and dramatic energy. If you do the first chorus big and broad, the second chorus should be different – perhaps more legato, perhaps placed in your head voice more; make musical choices and follow through with them. And watch that transition from the bridge to the final chorus: something very important is happening to each of the characters at that point. What happened in the bridge? What did they discover or decide? You have to incorporate that information into your performance.
4. If you sang any of these songs exactly as notated, with every rhythm performed with metronomic exactitude, you’d sound ridiculous and the song would sound terrible. The point of all that written-out backphrasing is to make the lyric fall as naturally on the music as possible. These are wordy songs, phrase them as necessary to make the lyrics clear, and make music out of every line. The best singers understand that instinctively – make the song make sense to you when you sing.
All right, enough with the disclaimers and hints and rules, this is supposed to be fun. Let’s make with the singing!
"I'm Not Afraid Of Anything (Piano accompaniment: A Major)"
from Songs for a New World (1995)
Music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
JRB: piano, foot
"King Of The World (Piano accompaniment: C Major)"
from Songs for a New World (1995)
Music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
JRB: piano, foot
"She Cries (Piano accompaniment: F Major)"
from Songs for a New World (1995)
Music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
JRB: piano, foot
from Songs for a New World (1995)
Music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
JRB: piano, foot
"King Of The World (Piano accompaniment: C Major)"
from Songs for a New World (1995)
Music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
JRB: piano, foot
"She Cries (Piano accompaniment: F Major)"
from Songs for a New World (1995)
Music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
JRB: piano, foot
LEGALESE: These piano tracks are copyright Jason Robert Brown and cannot be used, duplicated, reproduced or published in any other form without the express consent of the publisher, Semolina Farfalle Music Inc.
Don’t forget to post your submission by August 5! Play nice!
1st UPDATE: Already several questions have come in, which I'll try to answer here.
1. Apparently some computers don't like the links above. (They aren't Macs, I'll bet.) My webmaster is working on it.
2. Hey Brits and other foreign types: use your native accent! I don't need to hear Fake American, unless you're competing for Worst Fake American Accent, in which case, carry on.
3. One of my commenters asked if I could work it so that there are different periods for posting and voting, so that people have time to get all their fans to vote for them. This is when I start thinking I've unleashed a monster, but for now, let's say that while submissions must be in by AUGUST 5th, you have until AUGUST 10th to vote; I won't pick finalists until after the 10th. It doesn't solve every problem, but it helps a little, right?
4. SPECIAL PROPS TO OUR FIRST CONTESTANT! Lovely Charlotte Godfrey, of the British Isles, offers her rendition of "I'm Not Afraid of Anything" here! Send love and support, people!
All right, carry on. I'm sure I'll be back with more updates.
Sheer brilliance! What a keen idea.
So. Just wondering how I can get in touch with "Semolina Farfalle Music Inc."
:) This contest sounds amazing.
[FROM JRB: Hey Chelsea! Looking forward to your submission, nyah ha ha ha! Seriously, though, if anyone needs to get in touch with my publisher, they can email me through this website and my assistant will get it to the right person.]
What's the ruling on engineering the original piano track? Like, modifying EQ, noise reduction, etc? Not that there's a whole lot that CAN be done with it, but I wouldn't mind trying to blend it a little with the vocal sound.
[FROM JRB: Well, don't drive yourself crazy, almost nobody cares but you – but sure, if you want to clean up the track a little, I won't stop you. But cleaning up my mistakes is just missing the point!]
Hey, it wont let me open the link... So how can i use those versions of it without the link...?
This link is not working for my computer. Is anyone else having the same problem? So excited for this contest, by the way!
Any chance there can be different periods for posting and voting? That way everyone has the same amount of exposure to collect fans.
Other than that, terrific idea.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HudeWWgj7uk
Oh dear, first one to post :(
My lovely shrill voice singing 'I'm not afraid'!
loves
xoxox
Jason, if you have that much free time, you could just come to Marie's Crisis any night of the week to hear your songs murdered.
Hey Mr. Brown! When you say prize like "the next Elle Woods," would that have anything to do with 13 The Musical? Wow!... These are the questions that haunt me!
[FROM JRB: No! Don't start those kinds of rumors! I'll be killed!]
Hullo, again. Sorry to bother. I just wanted to make sure that I wasn't infringing upon any of your copyright thingees by using the accompaniment you provided. I get confused easily, and I am a stickler for such things, because I respect intellectual property-- most especially when it comes from geniuses such as yourself. Thanks again!
[FROM JRB: No, no, of course you have to use my accompaniment. The copyright notice means you can't, say, put it on your album or sell it on your website or claim it's you playing. That's all!]
Jason, I can't wait to get recording on this. One quick question, Is there anyway to legitimize the voting system by using a keyword or something in the e-mail? I am just a little concerned someone with a giant social networking connection starts spamming for votes from people who neither visit your blog or even listen to their submission. Is there anything we can do to prevent this?
[FROM JRB: Ack. Well, again, at the risk of not taking this too seriously, let's see what happens. If it looks like a shitload of spam is coming in, then we'll legitimize the process in some other way. Once I pick the finalists, the next round of voting will definitely be more "official," but I'll try to keep my eye on this round.]
Hope you all enjoy "King Of The World..."
http://www.reverbnation.com/ericmatthewruiz
Thanks for your time in listening, and don't forget to vote!
-Eric
Hi JRB,
just out of curiosity, are the recordings of the piano part of these songs in the same keys as the tracks on the CD?? -thanks!
and ps: i think this contest is brilliant. =]
[FROM JRB: Yes, ma'am! Same keys as the original cast recording.]
Hi Jason!
Competition sounds great! Will have my 'She Cries' up soon!
It's off the subject, I know, but any chance you could try to come to the UK and do a concert or 2 with the Rhythm Kings? Would love to see you live.
Thanks
Jack
This one
or
this one!
Same exact recording of the song, just posted in both places. Thanks, Jason! Much love!
Amber Marie
This is fabulous! I'm looking forward to getting my recording on here (once I figure out all that tech stuff!)
Question - can we vote for multiple entries the first time around?
(You must be thinking - what did I get myself into!?)
[FROM JRB: Sure, vote for whatever you want this first round! Vote for everyone if you want!]
Thanks so much for holding this contest: it was fun! Hope you like my rendition:
http://www.karimorris.com/Media.html
Best wishes,
Kari Morris :)
Mmm, this is an exciting contest. :) Here's my version of "I'm Not Afraid." Thanks for listening guys.
here!
I picked King Of the World. Hope you enjoy!
Jason Prefontaine
http://www.reverbnation.com/jasonprefontaine
Why is a foot better than a drummer?
Because it keeps better time and won't ask to borrow money.
HEY I'LL BE HERE ALL WEEK
I've never been good at following rules so I'm breaking this one:
"You have to use my accompaniment tracks as posted below"
The second track on my MySpace page is my 9 piece orchestration and production of "She Cries" with vox by Adam Tacket. Also, that's me playing drums.
http://www.myspace.com/davidvincola
Remember it's the second track!
[FROM JRB: Hey David, thanks for posting. Since you're not using the JRB track, I won't consider this one a valid entry, but everyone should go take a listen, it's really cool!]
Well, I wanted to be an early poster, so it's pretty obvious in the video that I'm reading the lyrics because I don't know them. I may make a better recording once I learn it a little better, but for now...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ckDa2ltiM2w
I may post an outtakes real too, because I resorted to profanity a few times for lack of lyrics, which I find to be far too amusing.
Barry DeBois
Woohoo for the mic that comes with Rock Band for the Wii! Although I hope there are no points off for mic technique...or lack thereof.
And god bless you all for listening to 157 versions of "I'm Not Afraid."
Check it out below:
KristinWH
Hello again! Thanks for posting my song. Just to let you know, though...somehow, you have a "Rebekha" listed as the poster of my link/song, while my name "Kari Morris" has been attached to the following post, which is not mine.
Would you mind making the correction? Thanks! :)
[FROM JRB: Well, I understand your confusion, but it is accurate; the name of the poster is BELOW the entry. Nonetheless, I'll keep an eye out in case anybody's posting seems unclear.]
I will be posting "I'm Not Afraid of Anything" soon.
Also Macs are obviously far better than PCs. :D
"I'm Not Afraid of Anything"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TsFURctnQg
enjoy! :)
I'm from Gallup, New Mexico. Sometimes the accent gets in there as I'm singing, but I hope you like it.
She Cries
I'm Brian. Vote for me.
Brian again, with King of the World sung a bit lower than usual.
Hi, I was just wondering if we can take part from over the waters in the UK?
[FROM JRB: But of course!]
I'm Brian, a psychopath who's Not Afraid of Anything (except spiders.)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/o49c5v
Me singing She Cries. Enjoy all!
Ben, vote for me
Hey Mr. Brown. I can't for the life of me sing the Ab in She Cries. Is it worth me entering if i just falsetto it?
Cheers,
Adam
[FROM JRB: Well, I can't advise you on that, but I would say that if you're going to flame out, at least flame out spectacularly.]
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=408qcoP5ZEU
*gulp* :)
Bethany Taylor
For those of us who aren't extremely tech savvy, could someone give me ideas on how I can record a track using my computer mic? Do I need fancy schmancy software? Please enlighten! (God, do I feel like I need a recording studio!)
Hey, if people started voting for me before my first comment with the link appeared here, would those votes still count? Thanks :)
[FROM JRB: I won't tell anyone.]
So... you get two for the price of one here! The only place I could get to accept the files was my MySpace page.
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=53870952
The first 2 tracks in the player are
1) Me (VERITY QUADE) singing I'm Not Afraid of Anything
2) ROB ARCHIBALD singing She Cries.
And may I say how privileged we both were to get the chance to sing with you for the first time (albeit by default!) ;-)
To Jennifer Page:
Try using Audacity
http://audacity.sourceforge.net
It's free software, and there are good guides as to how to set up to record, though it should be a pretty simple process.
Hope this helped!
I recorded 'She Cries,' but someone on Broadwayworld said you hated that song (which I hope is not true because it's great!) So I decided to record 'King of the World,' too, in case it was true ;). So here's both:
She Cries: http://media.putfile.com/She-Cries
King of the World: http://media.putfile.com/King-of-the-World-43
Awesome Contest!
Erik
[FROM JRB: Why would I hate that song? I do it at every concert! People say the most fucked-up dumb bullshit.]
I was going to make it all sneaky, but I gave up. Here's a (rather crappy) recording of I'm Not Afraid (shocker).. though I would have rather been able to do "She Cries".. next time.
http://www.reverbnation.com/katrinarose#
It's the 5th track on the page. Make sure your pop up blockers aren't enabled.
Hi JRB, and anyone else who's reading this. Hope you like my little version of "She Cries" at this link all the way from the United Kingdom:
http://www.myspace.com/olirowe
It's the first song that come's up, so should play straight away. There's some other stuff on there too, so feel free to have a listen and let me know what y'all think.
I'm loving this idea by the way for all us board people out there - and it's like a really geeky and cool way of singing with you playing - especially as you're counting me in!
PLEASE VOTE FOR ME!!! (only if you like it, of course - if you think it's naff then no worries!)
Hope this works - terrible recording, I'm afraid, good old cell phone! But had fun!
http://www.sendspace.com/file/mi0lge
Jodie Michaels
Hi everyone,
My names Adam Rowley and I'm 16 from the UK =]
This is She Cries.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jKcMA0-LI0
Please vote!!
http://media.putfile.com/Pamela---Im-Not-Afraid-of-Anything
great idea for a contest! :)
Pamela Wong
Hi! I just found out about this contest and I know it is getting near the deadline, but I was a little confused on how the voting works. Do people just comment on your video on Youtube and that counts as a vote? Thank you very much! This is a very fun contest!
[FROM JRB: Dude, just read the entry, it tells you how to vote!]
Alright, here I am, for your scrutinizing pleasure!
I'm Not Afraid of Anything:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4DcL0bXMC0
Amanda Achen
I figured I'd give this a go even though I've never sung any of these songs before in my life. I've just listened to the cast recording like crazy...hopefully that's not terribly obvious.
Anyway, "I'm Not Afraid Of Anything":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAeCayz8WE0
Enjoy! I hope.
Michelle N.
(P.S. Are you really going to listen to all of the submissions, JRB?)
Here is a recording of me singing I'M NOT AFRAID OF ANYTHING...
SORRY FOR IT BEING REALLY LOUD...put the volume low... ahh the luxury of recording in your bedroom...hahaha. ENJOY!!! VOTE FOR ME!!!
http://www.reverbnation.com/ginanaomibaez
Gina Naomi Baez
Here's my King of the World.
I've never entered a contest like this before. Thanks for the oppurtunity.
http://media.putfile.com/King-of-the-World-59
Jonathan Shade
Hope you enjoy!
http://www.reverbnation.com/jmjoyce
Jenny Joyce
Jason,
This contest has been a huge distraction and form of stress relief for my wedding on Saturday. Fortunately my fiancée agreed to be the recording engineer on this track. We had fun, and would just like to say it is a pleasure.
She Cries
http://drop.io/vallier_shecries
-Tim
All right, after taking two hours or so to teach myself the song, here it is: "I'm Not Afraid of Anything"
http://www.reverbnation.com/cynthiavansittart
Everyone else seemed to be using that site, so I thought I would keep things consistent. I'm 18 and from Aspen, Colorado. I deeply respect all of your work, Mr. Brown and I can't wait to hear the rest of the music from 13!
Thanks for your consideration!
Cynthia
Mr Brown, are you picking the finalists solely on the number of votes they recieve?
[FROM JRB: Yes and no. I'm obviously getting all the votes coming into the Yahoo.com address, but additionally, I have several friends who are empowered as super-judges (myself included) to make sure that no one sensational gets thrown under the bus just because they didn't tell all their friends to vote for them. So the final vote tally will be a combination of the Yahoo votes and the super-judges' votes.]
The first time I did this, I destroyed the words and it was quite blurry - I don't quite have the high tech equipment here – so this is actually my second submission! I am 34 from Ohio and my day job is as an attorney but singing/musical theater is my release. Hope you like it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C42cGUtL3bc
MELISSA DAY
I decided to sing "I'm Not Afraid of Anything".
http://www.sendspace.com/file/mxlq8d
I'm 17 years old and I'm from Stowe, VT. I hope you enjoy it!
~Anna Harissis
What fun, Jason! Here's my link:
http://www.reverbnation.com/juliestevens
Julie
Hi Jason!
This was a blast! Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LjkeOtXCDU
Kim Mesiti, NJ
Thanks JRB!
Love your music! Great contest!
PLEASE LISTEN AND VOTE ****
http://youtube.com/watch?v=wnHJJlqXYfQ
MEGAN MEYER
:)
What a fun challenge! I just wish I had better equipment. :)
I'm Not Afraid
http://amandapilmer.com/imnotafraid.mp3
~Amanda Pilmer
Hey Jason! My name is Brynn Mosello, I'm 15 years old and from Morganville, NJ. So, here's another, I'm Not Afraid...(BTW, I saw you in concert at Turtle Bay Music School...I LOVED IT!!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCy_j0cqRO4
Just wondering if there's any way that you might think of extending the contest by a week, or ten days?
I am on holidays in the mountains and just found out about this contest when I borrowed somebody's ipod touch for an internet fix.
Please!
[FROM JRB: Probably not, but based on the response, I suspect this will be only the first in a series of Karaoke Competitions; so fear not, Malcolm, your time will come!]
My turn, I suppose.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=U3LruSECZu8
Yay!
Kristin Jann-Fischer
Ok, so here is my "I'm not Afraid". Normally I would "Be Afraid", very afraid and re-record it over and over until I'm happy with it (which of course I never would be) so here it is, in all its one take glory (good or bad, lol)!
www.myspace.com/jeananngarrish
Thanks for listening!
Continued success to all and special thanks to JRB for this contest (as well as his music)!!
-Jean Ann
"I'm Not Afraid" for your listening pleasure...
http://www.reverbnation.com/loriwolter
You Rock!
Lori
http://www.sendspace.com/file/vryfcc
Cheers
Megan Shorey
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA
Hey Jason! Here is my version of "I'm Not Afraid of Anything".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9S3aj-bOOU
Thank you so much for an opportunity like this! I absolutely love your music, and hope that you enjoy the video.
-Olivia Murphy
In case you ever wondered what singing into a telemarketer headset sounds like ... http://www.reverbnation.com/julesforfun
JULIA
Ya know what? I always like the boy songs better so here is my second entry. I won't throw in the third song 'cause I'm not a psychopath.. just a bored New Yorker.
She Cries
"Sweet Tea" or katrina rose
Hi Jason!!
Our camera is a piece of crap but our recording equipment rocks. :)
I'm Not Afraid of Anything
Thanks!
ALISA LEDYARD
Okay, so here's my lovely little video of "I'm Not Afraid of Anything"...Vote for ME!!!
Thanks so much for doing this JRB! You're amazing!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi8aWVOV3RE
Best,
Sam
=o)
Hey there!
The deadline is rapidly approaching, and I have been a bit under the weather, so I'm posting this as a start.
Here is my version of "I'm Not Afraid of Anything"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZprCnl1Ewg
If there is a miraculous healing, I will post She Cries soon and even give a go at King of the World :)
Thanks Mr. Brown for the competition, I've enjoyed watching/listening to people. :)
Live your life and love it!
~D. Shines 8-}
Now everyone go vote for Daniel Hines! :)
Andy Planck
New York City by way of Fort Wayne, IN
SHE CRIES
www.myspace.com/andyplanck
Thanks!!!
Andy
Okie dokie,
I just don't think it's going to get much better than this in the next 48 hours, so here is my submission of "She Cries."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzMgMZr7Rew
Yeah okay, I know it's a little rough, but I think you can get the general idea.
Enjoy!
And e-mail JRB voting for ME! Daniel Hines! :-D
~D. Shines 8-}
Our mutual friend David Simon asked if anyone was crazy enough to do this on the nj theater forum and I enthusiastically said "I am!" He did not contest that statement...he knows what a wackjob I really am.
Anyway, here's my cut of I'm Not Afraid of Anything. Hope you like it.
http://www.myspace.com/mandyfeilermusic
While you are there check out my originals too.
Thanks for listening!
xo Mandy ox
Hi everyone! Check me out singing "I'm Not Afraid Of Anything" at www.myspace.com/leighnfrancis
Thanks!
Leigh
Quick question. Can you sumbit the same song twice? I am a girl with contralto range, so I can sing "I'm Not Afraid of Anything" in two octaves (The standard octave and one below). Thanks!
[FROM JRB: You can do whatever, but the lower one sounds like much more fun!]
"I'm Not Afraid of Anything"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqSH0hoRS1o
Enjoy!
ant
Here's an attempt to fix my link...
http://www.myspace.com/andyplanck
Thanks for voting everyone!
Andy
Feel free to check out my personal website too--
www.andyplanck.com
Hi guys! Here's mine!
http://www.reverbnation.com/jenmalenke
Yay!
Jen Malenke
Hello hello!
I know this is a far from perfect rendition but I decided to do it just for kicks. :)
"She Cries"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KR_JqdfEvvA
Thank you!!!
-Karl Bernardo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpaWnrWJ7u0
Let's have some fun everyone!
Lisa Donahey
I just posted this, so it may take 24 hours before the song is online. Just keep trying!! Thanks!
http://www.myspace.com/jillwoodhouse
Jill Woodhouse
Broomfield, CO
Hey Jason! Awesome idea. =]
Here's "I'm Not Afraid of Anything."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LWk-O0unE0
(I JUST posted it, so it'll take a bit to process, if you're looking at it right away.)
Please vote! =]
Check out my version of "She Cries."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPDS0LdL2j8
Hope you all like it.
And if you do, be da-bomb-dot-com and VOTE FOR ME! :)
George E. Salazar - She Cries
Hey! Thanks so much for having this contest. I appreciate everyone stopping by to listen, hope you enjoy!
http://www.reverbnation.com/monicaq
Monica Qiu
Here is my version of "I'm Not Afraid of Anything."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B97EunHx_7w
Hope you enjoy it!
Thanks so much,
Jessica Taige
Milwaukee, WI
Jodi Leis
Columbus, Ohio
http://www.reverbnation.com/jodil
Thanks!
Here's my submission....
http://www.reverbnation.com/jmslp
I am not a big karaoke person but I'm a sucker for on-line Broadway karaoke!!! And i get bored easily so i like recording in my makeshift "studio".... lol :)
Thanks for putting this together!
Enjoy!
Thanks so much for this awesome opportunity :)
I adore Songs for a New World, so this is really exciting!!!
-Amanda Glickman
Long Island, NY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CypNkvGya7U
Here goes nothing!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLgVpndYgug
Sabrina Hart
Palmdale, CA
Carmelle Hayes
Topeka, KS
I'm Not Afraid of Anything
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmSLyYMbAJg
**Please, please listen to my song from begining to end and don't cut out part way through!
Thanks,
Carmelle
This was such a fun summer idea! And who DOESNT want to be Elle Woods on Broadway? =P
Here's my rendition of "I'm Not Afraid of Anything,"
my name is Melissa Haley and I'm from Florida.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=894052106585391514&hl=en
She Cries
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m59SqjWnCYQ
Thanks!
Anthony Johnson
Astoria, NY
I just found out about this contest. I would LOVE to take part, but I'm in "Fiddler On The Roof" tomorrow and I don't know the song very well. I'm leaving for a mission trip tomorrow at 5 a.m. I hope I can still take part, but if not, I hope there will be new contests in the future :) Great idea!
Hey,
I'll give it a shot... Here's my version for She Cries:
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=118822374
(First song)
Michael
Tel Aviv
Hey Jason!
Fabu idea! Thanks so much for holding this contest! There's already so much talent signed up :)
My video:
"I'm Not Afraid of Anything"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAS4s1hPucg
I'm Not Afraid Of Anything
http://www.sendspace.com/file/g8z4r3
Thank you!
Conner Wayne Milam
Birmingham, AL
I love Songs from a New World, so I had to join in on the karaoke fun.
I'm Not Afraid of Anything - Enjoy!
http://www.sendspace.com/file/6ajxvo
JEN R.
I figured I'd give it a try!
Here's my version of "I'm Not Afraid of Anything":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usZO_BNGEts
SIOBHAN STEVENSON
This contest is amazing for those of us who've always loved your music and would give anything to work with/for you, Jason! Thanks for this opportunity!
Sincerely, Shelly Bort
"King of the World"
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=sbort
"She Cries"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi_Lj8Fp1so
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=eiCgwiXxSEc
Thank you!
Kenji
Honolulu, HI
This is me singing "I'm Not Afraid of Anything". Thanks!
Carly Loddengaard
Palos Verdes Estates, California
Here is mine!!
I hope I did it justice...I LOVE this song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9e_L15ysfMY
~Suzie Juul
MN
Also! Here's the link to my youtube video, in case someone doesn't realize that you click on my name to see it. Thanks again!
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=lm10cFQ-JT0
Carly Loddengaard
Palos Verdes Estates, California
So, I finally felt well enough to bust this one out... I think it's actually pretty okay!
Dearest Mr. Brown,
You wrote a BEAST of a song, but I LOVE it!
~grateful admirer
King of the World
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wx2Wt4PZZPI
There's the link! Enjoy -
and go vote for Daniel Hines! :-D
This was so much fun and what a great idea!!!
Here are two links to "I'M NOT AFRAID OF ANYTHING" (...and I'm not afraid of anything...um...except maybe "Elle Woods"...I think I'm a little afraid of her...OH and I'm definitely afraid of TV shows that cast her...)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkydamArnKU
www.tonilynhornung.com
Thanks so much!
Tonilyn
Hey, here's the corrected link for my version of She Cries:
http://www.myspace.com/michaelemusic
It's the first song, Enjoy and please vote! :)
Michael
I have a question. I am a girl, but my favorite song is King of The World. Could I still sing it or, do I have to do "I'm Not Afraid Of Anything"?
[FROM JRB: Just look at the list, there's lots of cross-gendering! Sing it, Rashida!]
I figured I would change things up and do an male interpretation of "I'm Not Afraid of Anything."
ENJOY!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Es3WE_TmWMo
ERIC MATHEW COLTON
Here is my entry! Thank you so much for the opportunity, Jason. This is just....FANTASTIC!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVVA71iD9Hc
Natalie Hawkins
Only one vote per person?
[FROM JRB: Hey, Ashley. In truth, without logging IP addresses and having passwords or whatever, there's no way to guarantee one vote per person. So my rule is basically, don't be an asshole. When my Website Weasels see 200 emails from the same address all voting for the same person, someone's being an asshole. When someone's mother votes from her home email and her work email, it's still not kosher, but who's gonna blame a mother? So. Don't be an asshole.]
Okay.
Mr. Brown, I learn from you every time I sing your music. I learn my strengths and weaknesses, and I learn how a song should be much more like living, breathing emotion than anything else when it is sung with passion.
Obviously, I have a ways to go, but I'm not going to give up.
I did "I'm Not Afraid of Anything," and I put two links up-- one to my myspace, one to my Facebook fan site.
http://www.new.facebook.com/pages/Roadside-Memories/8987633665
http://www.myspace.com/amateuradams
Check out my other stuff while you are there, if you so please, fellow musicians.
Off topic question, Mr. Brown. If I were to be a "composer" and a gigging pianist, what is the optimum keyboard I might want to look into? Just wondering. Thank you so much.
[FROM JRB: Hi Chelsea! This is a wiseass answer, but it's also true: the optimum keyboard is a piano. I realize that's not always practical or even wise, but there is no alternative in my mind. If you can't pull of a piano, however, I do suggest finding something not just with weighted keys but also a real cabinet, something you can really put weight into and get some resistance, as opposed to a keyboard stand which wiggles and bucks and shakes. When I have to put something in a hotel room, I go for the old school: a Yamaha Clavinova. Lately, I've enjoyed the Yamaha PF-1000. I'm sure you'll get a million different opinions.]
Thank you so much. Sorry to clutter up the board with this, but I wanted the most expert of expert opinions. I have a beautiful little Seiler grand here at my house, but I'm going to be moving to a much more condensed dorm room when I start college in Annapolis here in a few weeks. If I could, I would fill up the room with my baby grand, but I'm not sure the room mate would appreciate.
Thanks for the help, and thanks for being hip and happenin' with this contest.
Did you ever get anywhere with that song about the football game?
Hi! Here's my shot at it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmymFe_DxSU
Alexandra Heinen
NY
Jason!
Beckett watching "Happy Feet",with a cookie, and myself locked in the bedroom singing! So much fun! Enjoy!
XOXO Jessica Hendy
http://www.reverbnation.com/Jessicahendy
Leigh Francis does an excellent job singing "I'm Not Afraid of Anything". SHE IS THE BEST!
Here is my entry for the competition. I've loved doing it! Thank you!
"I'm Not Afraid of Anything"
www.myspace.com/angharadsanders
Angharad Sanders
Halifax, U.K.
Hey Jason,
Freaky idea... your weblog never gets boring. I can't help myself though. I sound and act ridiculous if I'm just singing the songs with your playbacks. I only can get into your music if I play the piano while singing (although your piano tracks are indeed fabulous... not to mention your foot-beat). Nevertheless, there are already some great entries and I'm definitely going to vote for some of them. Thanks!
Philipp
It's an honor to sing one of your songs.
My name is Roberto Araujo. Originally from Mexico City. Residing in New York City.
So...here it is: SHE CRIES
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA7w-uaREwE
She Cries
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_G-Lfl0gMA
This is a lot of fun, thanks.
RORY DUNN
Here ya go! The first of two.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-l2-kugVF98
This is an AMAZING idea, Jason. Is Jason ok? Sir? Mr. Brown?
Anyway, I'm having a ton of fun with this!
-Sheldon
Justin Miskin
Athens, Georgia
SHE CRIES
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKFNLtFeiVQ
Justin Miskin
Athens, Georgia
"King of the World"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWIVzTNfnGQ
Hey Jason --quick question. How many finalists will there be once you've tallied the votes? Will there be one male and one female winner..or? I'm just curious. Thanks a bunch..
and to everyone else, here is my version of "I'm Not Afraid of Anything."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVVA71iD9Hc
[FROM JRB: Probably six to ten finalists, and then we do another round of voting. I think...]
Singer Melanie Fernandez singing "I'm Not Afraid Of Anything".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBIucbnMU_8
Hey!
I'm Adam Parnell, from little ol' Salem Oregon. Here's "She Cries". I'm SO EXCITED for this contest!!! =)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fsbEitVXTg
Hi,
I've posted on my husband's my space page--who by the way is Zac Coe's drum teacher!
Best,
Tracey Marble
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=393013994
TRACEY MARBLE
May I just make a few suggestions for categories for finalists? How about best "kitty" in the background...or "most determined to get the video done and posted before leaving the next morning for Northwestern, despite hundreds of interruptions, i.e. the phone ringing, the camera falling off the iPod, the neighbor walking in, etc..."
Respectfully submitted by Brynn Mosello's mother...
Hi Jason
I am so excited to be able to enter this competition and here is the link to my video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqxyxahzvKk
Thankyou for the opportunity - We love your work over here !
Sasha
This is a great idea for a contest. So much talent here, it's a pleasure to listen to the entries.
Anyhow, here's my entry,
Angela Grace
I'm Not Afraid Of Anything
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rysxHSuNU5k
Here's my version of "I'm Not Afraid of Anything."
Thanks for the contest! It's a fun idea!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T9kT2XbSuw
~Isabella Moore~
This is my entry! Found out just in time!
Thanks for the opportunity,
Sara Fontaine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQA4xecKGJE
Jacinda Rose Swinehart
Green Valley, AZ
I'm Not Afraid Of Anything
http://www.reverbnation.com/jacindaroseswinehart
Thank you so much for doing this.
Here is my link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdrCFdWVJlY
DJ Hedgepath
Hi Jason!!
I recently uploaded a video entry of 'I'm Not Afraid of Anything' here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBIucbnMU_8
But I also recently uploaded a better, clearer audio recording of the song here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzdbAma9J1k
Please check it out!!
Thank you so much for giving us all the opportunity to show you what we've got. Take care and enjoy!
~Melanie Fernandez
Here's my posting for "I'm not Afraid of Anything"
Vote for Maggie Bera!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlCqvQCtopU
Well, here goes.
Andrew Sotomayor - King of the World.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mrQ7BpMqbQ
New York City
Thanks,
Andrew
CANDICE CORBIN
http://vupload.facebook.com/video/?id=18001198
New York, NY
Alright so I hope I'm doing this correctly...I've spent more time trying to post this than actually singing...
Either I'm missing it somewhere or everyone is forgetting to say their name and where they're from like it says at the top...
So, I'm Ben Zachary, 21 years old, from Galax, VA...attend Radford University...Small town, and I'm stuck here until I graduate.
I found out way too late about this contest but I wanted to be a part of it, so here's my 1 hour recording of me singing in my bathroom! Enjoy!
facebook me if you want at Benjamin Taliaferro Zachary =)
MAKE SURE you run the ActiveX control if it asks!
http://media.putfile.com/King-of-the-World--Ben-Zachary
Thanks guys!
P.S. if I were gay, I might just would have a crush on Jason...fyi
Woo-hoo!
Here I am, giving it my all... singing "I'm Not Afraid". I left NY in 2001 and been working for Yahoo! for the last 7 years. This was so much fun to work on.
Vote for Jenny Mette (rhymes with Betty)!
San Francisco, CA
http://www.reverbnation.com/jennymette
Hi Jason! Hope you like my version :) I am 18 years old from Atlanta, GA. I currently live in NYC while attending NYU for musical theatre :) Love your stuff!
RYANN REDMOND
http://web.mac.com/ryann.redmond/iWeb/Site/JRB%20Contest.html
Okay, here it is. A different take on the song "I'm Not Afraid of Anything." It's the first song. I hope everyone enjoys! Thanks!
B*
http://www.myspace.com/broadwaysinger69
BROADWAY BOB*
Hey everyone,
Here's my song:
http://www.reverbnation.com/melissalyons
Thanks!
Melissa Lyons
Los Angeles
Here is my submission for the competition. Singing, "King of the World"
Thanks a lot, Jason!
Best,
Jonathan Shew
http://www.reverbnation.com/tunepak/650270
Nothing like waiting until the last minute... :) I hope you enjoy it!
To Jason - you are truly a master. It's a pleasure to sing your songs!!
Thank you for this contest - it is SO much fun!
My "I'm Not Afraid"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZvZurrFgNM
-Ericka Gasper
Could I also be up for "Craziest Bedroom Decor"?
This is such a fabulous idea! Enjoy submission #120998 of "I'm Not Afraid of Anything":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7cmxjhRbNE
Chelsea Wilson, St. George Utah
Me singing "King of the World." I hope you love it, jrb! =]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZDwobdMxYU
NIKKI FAUSEY
Jason,
SUCH A FAN!
Please check out my rendition of "She Cries" @
http://www.reverbnation.com/popsensation87
Sometimes the quality's a bit crappy...but I'm studying abroad in Australia...so I did the best I could!!
Hope you enjoy!!!
-Zak Resnick
Hey Jason -
I must admit...I couldn't resist! Here's my version of "I'm Not Afraid Of Anything."
http://jillmarieburke.homestead.com/files/I_m_Not_Afraid_Of_Anything.mp3
Hey all - vote for the "Over Thirty" peeps! Thanks SO much!
Jill Marie Burke
Los Angeles, CA
Dear JRB,
It must be a total kick to see the vast ripples your music is making in our world as evidenced by the response to your informal competition! As for me, the postings (both good and not-so-good ones) will be invaluable to share with my students at UT Austin as I coach them in their craft as actor-singers. P.S. I'm also a pianist and really enjoy performing your music.
All the best,
Lyn Koenning
Austin, TX
I thought I'd be different! And be the second guy to sing "Im Not Afraid of Anything"!
AJ Hunsucker
Birmingham, AL
Here's my link:
http://www.reverbnation.com/ajhunsucker
I'd like to reenter this with another video, sorry! I'm having a lot of fun doing this over and over ahaha.
Details at the beginning of the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tkhPalfrMU
Watching all of everyones entries is so fun - you are all so talented!!
I hope I did your beautiful song justice! I'm a triple threat (HINT, HINT!) Sorry for the poor film quality; we had SO much trouble trying to get it uploaded!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Yzxe9s_Ld8
Taylor Scorse
Dallas, TX
Here is my "She Cries."
Is it just me, or does this all seem kind of Willy-Wonka-and-the-Chocolate-Factory-esque?
Thanks!
-Ben Halstead
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVY5h_lUf20
Corey Leigh, from Wilmington, Delaware.
SHE CRIES
http://www.coreyleigh.net/shecries.mp3
So, I decided to enter this awesome contest because ....
1) JRB is one of my favorite composers
2) I've always wanted to learn this song (which I did this weekend) and...
3) this contest ROCKS!
Here's the link to my rendition of SHE CRIES...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKlvwAO396c
Hope you guys like it!!
Tom Grada
Hi!
Glenn Daniel Nilsson, Sweden
Here is my version of She Cries...
http://glanndanielnilsson.web.surftown.se/Webbplats/Tomt.html
Great contest by the way ;)
Take care!
I found out about this contest just in time to enter!
Thank you so much for doing this. It's really such a great opportunity =].
Caitlin Bower
I'm Not Afraid of Anything
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTQ3KMYyb3U
Corey Leigh, from Wilmington Delaware
King of the World:
http://www.coreyleigh.net/kingoftheworld.mp3
I posted on You Tube today (8/4) at 6PM. Sometimes it takes a couple of hours to upload.
Please Check it out!!
Thanks so much,
Bri Vitale
NJ
http://uk.youtube.com/user/greenjeanbean
Hey Jason! Fabulous idea! here you go....
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1034623023386
BROOKE MARIE PROCIDA
Hey!
Just found out about this last night...hope it sounds ok!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mIKtDyLk58
My name is Katie Cipoletti and I'm from Bloomfield, NJ and am 28 years old.
The next contest should be Last Five Years and you should include Summer in Ohio!
Here is my entry for the karaoke competition, signing 'I'm Not Afraid of Anything' - hope you enjoy!
Naomi Price
Brisbane, Australia
http://www.myspace.com/nimusic
Hey!
It's me again! I also posted my video on my myspace! Please check it out! =)
Bri Vitale
NJ
http://www.myspace.com/briii7
Here's my shot at She Cries!
Bryan Young
(and if that doesn't work, try this)
JRB, you're the best! And no one can play these like you can...
I'm about to be a senior at Northwestern University but I'm originally from Cincinnati, OH (where I'm pretty sure you visited my high school several years back...) Good luck with the competition!
I have sung 'I'm Not Afraid of Anything' for you but I can't get it to upload! I hope I can get it up here in time to be considered!
Rachel Kraftman
Surrey, UK
Sorry about the balance! *wishes she had better equipment than a Labtec mic*
http://www.reverbnation.com/evelynvirginia
:)
Evelyn Trester
Los Angeles, CA/Fairfax, VA
I am young and inexperienced, but I had to go for it! Thank you for your music, JRB!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VLgSAyoK4k
Samantha Aneson