Birth of the Blues

Accidentally leaving my mp3 player at my mom's place this past Sunday, she decided it would only make perfect since to listen to it while she goes on her regular Tuesday evening walks. Somehow she figured out how to turn it on and even navigate through its controls to where she found a folder titled "Test Songs." This folder consists of incomplete ideas for songs, whether they just be vocals or riffs, or instrumentals, to completed songs but not volume balanced yet. She calls me that night after listening to a song I recorded that weekend. It shouldn't had been on there as it was because when I recorded it, my mic cable started going bad. It made the copy/send to anyway simply because I like it. My vocals, after redoing it over and over and over again (thinking it was my vocals instead of a cable) were dead for the next day. The song came out extremely rough, my vocals aren't even from beginning to end, and you can hear my metronome to help me keep the guitar rhythm. Nothing you want in a completed track. However, somehow, with all of this, it adds to the rough and dirty sound I've been having such an enjoyable time experimenting with. So, I decided instead of redoing the song, to keep it as is.

Anyway, this was the conversation after she said she found the mp3 player and listened to them. Enjoy.

Mom: I enjoyed that... what was it... Eric Benet? He sounds nice.
Me: Oh yeah? Well good. Eric's pretty good. I like the whole soul thing he is doing.
Mom: He sure does cry a lot for a man.
Me: Hahah. That's soul, baby! It's not real if you don't feel it!
Mom: Well. I also heard you're songs. I like 'Wade in the Water.'
Me: Great! I'm glad. You actually heard the old version though. I've changed up the instruments and remember Bill? I put him on lead vocals. It's awesome! He even has a semi-bluesy sound on it that I'm shooting for.
Mom: Well. I didn't think much of that 'Birth of the Blues' junk.
Me: hahah. Whaaat?! What are you talking about?! That song rocks!
Mom: I think you were on crack when you wrote it and more when you sing it. That's not even singing. I don't know why you're doing all these bluesy things lately. You have such a pretty voice. You need to stick with that.
Me: haha. Are you serious? I'm having a blast with it! I sing ballads all the friggin' time! I want to play around a bit but with something I love! That's why I'm trying these hymns out! It's fun!!
Mom: I think you're on crack. You're voice is so rough and low..
Me: That's the blues, baby!

So for you're enjoyment, here's the song that I sang while on crack. Birth of the Blues.

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