Hey Guys
Today I took a shot at learning Valerie by Amy Winehouse.
Im on a mission to put together a set of around 10 songs which are really popular and well known so I can play them when Im out busking.
This one is alot of fun to sing. :)
"Valerie"
Well sometimes I go out by myself
And I look across the water
And I think of all the things, what you're doing
And in my head I paint a picture
'Cause since I've come on home
Well my body's been a mess
And I've missed your ginger hair
And the way you like to dress
Won't you come on over
Stop making a fool out of me
Why don't you come on over, Valerie?
Valerie
Valerie
Why don't you come on over, Valerie?
Did you have to go to jail
Put your house on up for sale, did you get a good lawyer?
I hope you didn't catch a tan
I hope you'll find the right man who'll fix it for ya
Are you shopping anywhere
Changed the color of your hair, are you busy?
And did you have to pay that fine
That you were dodging all the time, are you still dizzy?
Since I've come on home
Well my body's been a mess
And I've missed your ginger hair
And the way you like to dress
Won't you come on over?
Stop making a fool out of me
Why don't you come on over, Valerie?
Valerie
Valerie
Why don't you come on over, Valerie?
Well sometimes I go out by myself
And I look across the water
And I think of all the things, what you're doing
And in my head I paint a picture
Since I've come on home
Well my body's been a mess
And I've missed your ginger hair
And the way you like to dress
Won't you come on over?
Stop making a fool out of me
Why don't you come on over, Valerie?
Valerie
Valerie
Valerie
Valerie
Why don't you come on over, Valerie?
▶️ 3Speak
I wish busking was a thing in my country..
People will just walk buy and ask you to get a job ...lol.
But I love the feeling, mostly seen in movies. I have my hat and my guitar tho.
And a beautiful song like yours.
Its a pity you cant busk in your country.
I guess one day if you have enough money to travel you could come to the UK and travel around with your hat and guitar and busk here.
You dont need a license or anything like that , you can just travel and sing in the streets.You would probably make back the money you spend to travel here.
Yesterday I watch a couple of films about busking.
This first one is from 2007 ,its called once and its set in Dublin , Ireland ,you can find it here.
https://freemoviesfull.com/watch-movie/watch-once-13509.2511929
This song called Falling Slowly is the main song of the film.I love the melody of it ,you should try and use it for a song,its beautiful.
Here is a good tutorial for it...
The other one is a short film I found on youtube ,its called Buskers.The song the kid is signing at the start is called "Dirty Old Town" Im going to learn it today and make a video later.
Oh wow..
Lol..I do hope to soon get enough money to travel the world busking..
I ll go through these links.
I think its just not a formal tradition here, most people have commercialized music, no one does music for free like that except in churches or upcoming artiste who have to pay to get a song done.
What country are you in?
I m in Nigeria
I'm in Scotland in the UK ,I'm part of a nice little community of musicians / buskers here. If you ever come here I can help you find places to play and introduce you to other musicians.
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