I Have Nothing - Ed Privat (cover)

Yoyo!!

As I won't be able to post this weekend or tomorrow, I thought I do a quick post today about that Whitney Houston's song I was working on.

There was 3 covers that I was working on at the moment:
I have Nothing by Whitney Houston, Headlines by Drake and Human Nature by Mickael Jackson.

Any cover that I work on always serves a purpose.
This one, it was to work on modulation (it's when a key changes).

It's such an interesting track, I Have Nothing, written by David Foster and Linda Thompson (married together), and one of the soundtracks of the movie Bodyguard.

Funny fact, it's one of the most sung song by American Idols contesters, and I can understand why, it's all about the vocal prowesses, and the emotion, it culminates with one last chorus, just so well written.

The thing is I didn't think I was ready to sing it, I need to know the lyrics by heart and I really wanted the guitar to be solid, but there was a nice weather and I won't have time to record any other day so I was like "fuck it", and I gave it a try.

My cat came to bomb the song hahaha but it's alright, maybe she just wanted to contribute a little.
Actually she was just hungry...

I could have tried another version, but I was like "naaah it will be fine", anyway it's not like it's going viral, it's just so I can keep staying sharp, playing a song every week, yadi yada!

I am not exactly happy with the result, because, and I can't believe I am saying that, but I got scared!

Yea! By this I mean that I know the song well, by heart, I've worked on it for a while now, but once I press the record button on Cubase and on the camera, I felt a little pressure to deliver.

I know, it's silly, you would think that after some times I should get used to playing in front of the camera, but I think it's because it's a difficult song, and I didn't want to mess up the lyrics...Which I did 😌

Share my life
Take me for what I am
'Cause I'll never change
All my colors for you
Take my love
I'll never ask for too much
Just all that you are
And everything that you do
I don't really need to look
Very much further
I don't wanna have to go
Where you don't follow
I will hold it back again
This passion inside
Can't run from myself
There's nowhere to hide
Don't make me close one more door
I don't wanna hurt anymore
Stay in my arms if you dare
Or must I imagine you there
Don't walk away from me
I have nothing, nothing, nothing
If I don't have you, you, you, you, you, you
You see through
Right to the heart of me
You break down my walls
With the strength of your love, mm
I never knew
Love like I've known it with you
Will a memory survive
One I can hold on to?
I don't really need to look
Very much further
I don't wanna have to go
Where you don't follow
I will hold it back again
This passion inside
I can't run from myself
There's nowhere to hide
Your love I'll remember forever
Don't make me close one more door
I don't want to hurt anymore
Stay in my arms if you dare
Or must I imagine you there
Don't walk away from me
I have nothing, nothing, nothing
Don't make me close one more door
I don't wanna hurt anymore
Stay in my arms if you dare
Or must I imagine you there
Don't walk away from me
No, don't walk away from me
Don't you dare walk away from me
I have nothing, nothing, nothing
If I don't have you, you
If I don't have you, oh, oh

So yeah that's my version of the song, for those that don't read and just scroll all the way down, may I ask you to play the song once, from beginning to end? It will help me with the algorithm, and user retention is a big factor.
You don't even have to keep the volume up, just play the song ok?

Thanks!! 🙏

Of course, if you want to give it a like, you can do that too!

And regarding my "experiment" since the 17th of November, I've deleted all social media apps on my phone just to take a month break from the rat race, and I just have a lot of time, I am surrounding myself with my wife, kids and our animals, and I'll figure something to write about next week!

So now I am staring at the page, and waiting for midnight for pressing the publish button. Are you doing OCD shit like that? (I am not talking about the curation group but the compulsive disorder :D)

I just have principles...