Playing for a change
No matter where you are, what you are doing, what you were thinking, this video would bring a tear to your eyes and makes you smile for the rest of the day!
Watch it from beginning to end—you won't regret it.
Had seen this some time ago, and wanted to share it with you all!
Some piece of informaiton I dug up:
This cover of Stand By Me by Roger was recorded by completely unknown artists in a street virtual studio all around the world. It all started with a base track—vocals and guitar—recorded on the streets of Santa Monica in California, by this street musician called Roger Ridley. The base track was then taken to New Orleans, Louisiana, where Grandpa Elliott—a blind singer from the French Quarter—added vocals and harmonica while listening to Ridley's base track on headphones. In the same city, Washboard Chaz's added some metal percussion to it.
The producers took the resulting mix all through Europe, Africa, and South America, adding new tracks with multiple instruments and vocals that were assembled in the final version you are seeing in this video. All done with a simple laptop and some microphones.
Right form there, its been rocking n reeling everyone.. including moi!
Dunno about you, but its blown me away since I heard it and it grows on me more n more!
Best version of Ben E. King's classic I've ever heard n I've probably heard quite loadsa them - Ben E King's to Lennon's toall loads!
and am sure you'd love this as well: Playingforchange
Share it across! :)
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