The same song, but much better.
Fireflies Acoustic Guitar Cover
I was just browsing youtube for about an hour looking for a spectacular video to post to the blog. However, that attempt was relatively unsuccessful… Being that YouTube is such a vast wasteland of near endless videos, searching for a worthy one was a difficult task. After a while, I gave up on searching for an exciting video and just searched something that was interesting to me. I searched ‘acoustic guitar covers,’ which is something that I actually search quite often. After the search, I found this video. It was honestly better than anything that I had been watching for the past hour or so. The relatively mainstream song that this artist selected, (which I honestly do not even enjoy the original that much) was transformed into a song with emotion and delicacy. The original was also made by a single man, Owl City (a.k.a. Adam Young,) who created the song using computer programs and other electronic items. When the song is transposed onto the acoustic guitar and without vocals, it makes the song exponentially better. It is the simple yet extremely complex nature of the cover that gets me the most. Posts such as these, are my favorite types of YouTube videos. This cover is one of the best videos I have seen in a while, which is why I posted it, hopefully you all enjoy it too.
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I loved this cover! It was beautiful. The man performing it was into the music and seemed to truly enjoy himself. As for the original, I agree: it is overproduced to the point where it’s not even enjoyable.
The cover was pretty great! I personally don’t have any solidified preference between acoustic and digital music, so I wouldn’t fully agree with your statement of how acoustically transposed music is exponentially better. Digital sound is what initially helped Owl City stand out, and for that I definitely need to appreciate their original song.
Thanks for the comment and yes, I agree with you that the sound of the music is undeniably good. Hitting specific notes in a sequence interact with our brains and release chemicals that enable us to feel emotion. But, when there are emotions that are creating emotions, the music is taken to a whole new level. Just looking at the expressions on the man’s face as he is playing the music makes the song better. Watching how much fun he is having with his guitar is enough to make me enjoy this version of the song better than the original. Of course everyone has different opinions, and that is what makes all music great. Any one person can enjoy any one selection of music, it’s honestly fascinating.