Absence of Fear by Jewel, a cover by fragileheart
So I’ve mentioned before that I like to sing, so much so that it takes my breath away. When I first mentioned it, many of you said you wanted to hear me sing. I was reluctant because I have been out of practice for a long time. But I’ve been doing a little practising in the car lately1. And I felt a little ready….
So… I grabbed the microphone that I bought a few months2 and just went for it. I got a few people to preview this recording before I decided to post it on the blog but I got some very good feedback so I bit the bullet and uploaded. Some of you have already heard this song after I tweeted it, but I hope you won’t mind listening to it again:
The song is Absence of Fear by Jewel, it is one of my favourite songs by her3. I have a great memory of singing this song at a Team Of Leaders camp that I attended in high school. And like most performances I do outside of Karaoke, it was a capella just like this one. I ask that you bear with my rusty breathing and slightly off-tone in some parts of the song. Its been a long time since I’ve sung and I was actually nervous! To be honest, I thought I could’ve done better… but I didn’t want to put this off any longer either.
I hope you enjoyed this because I’d like to do more covers for the blog. Any feedback on any aspect of this post4 would be greatly appreciated.
Do you like to sing?
February 22nd, 2009 at 20:31
Way to go. I only sing in the shower so that I can’t scare anyone.
February 22nd, 2009 at 16:28
Wow, that’s great! I second that request suggestion box!
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February 22nd, 2009 at 11:22
I’m not a fan of this song, but I really liked your interpretation. You have such a warm voice!
And it was exactly the way I like to hear music, acoustic version – not the usual effect enchilada.
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February 22nd, 2009 at 06:13
I’m glad you decided to post it, I hope to hear more in the future
Singing is such a great gift. I love singing even though I would never sing in front of anyone. It just cheers me up!
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February 21st, 2009 at 22:39
OT: Hey, I see you finally left EC!
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February 21st, 2009 at 22:38
nice. you can hold a tune! haha.
I love to sing. Its one of my favorite things to do!
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February 21st, 2009 at 20:21
as i already tweeted, you have a lovely voice
i was happy to hear that you plan on posting more! i used to listen to jewel a long time ago (saw her in concert once at college) but i had not heard this song before.
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February 21st, 2009 at 14:15
@Ken: Great idea. I’ll have to think up the best way to do this. I’m doing a bit of other work on the blog at the mo.
@Lyndi: Thanks
I’m happy to have finally shared it with you guys.
February 21st, 2009 at 14:01
Wow, very nice. You are very talented. Thanks for this, I am looking forward to more of the same.
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February 21st, 2009 at 13:55
Song more. (That’s the feedback)
How about a requests slot?
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