Awesome Video: Dylan Gardner - Abbey Road in 15 Seconds




A Screen Capture from Dylan Gardner's video

Video follows commentary below -

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Hello!

I practically cut my teeth on the Beatles' Abbey Road as a young kid, and it has remained a favorite album of mine for years...if not numero uno on that short list!

IMHO it is a masterful work, that inter-weaves it's excellent music with sound effects and edits, to make it into one large piece, taking you on a sonic journey from beginning to end.


I first listened to songs from it on my sister's 45rpm records.  Then owned it on 8-track cassette, where I allowed it to click through the 4 channels over and over.  Then had a copy of it on cassette, which I left in my 1985 Chevy van where it played constantly. And I now own it on CD, where it's kept me company on trips to and from Venice Beach, and through-out California...and now in PHX and all over the southwest.

< 8-Track Image:  Public Domain:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:8track_inside.JPG

At one time I knew the entire album so well I could sing along with every track, and often enjoyed singing the harmony parts as well. 

When I was a working troubadour playing acoustic guitar and singing in bars, coffee houses and restaurants all over CA, AZ, NV, and even in OH, I played several songs from it as part of my set list.  (It often surprised me how many young kids would come up and request songs from it too)

Anywho...you can probably tell I've been a big fan.

So...perhaps all that explains in part that's why I enjoyed the following video so much....and hope you will too.

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Young and talented Dylan Gardner put together 15 second clips of himself singing songs from Abbey Road and accompanying himself with a wide variety of instruments.

Part of the fun of watching  the video, is that you can tell that Dylan is really having a lot of fun playing and singing the songs too.

Screen Captures from Dylan Gardner's video

Here's what he wrote about this video in it's YouTube description:

"In honor of the Beatles breakup on April 10, 1970, I decided to cover the entire second side of their last album Abbey Road with different instruments for 15 second intervals. Abbey Road has always stuck with me as an incredible ending note for a great career that the Beatles have put together. It's just me around the house having a blast covering my heroes!"

And at last...the video:




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Very Funny Video: John Lennon (and Bob Dylan) Audition On "The Voice"

Hi!

Unless you NEVER watch TV...you've probably heard of the talent competition on NBC called "The Voice".

Just in case you haven't:  Singers compete on the show to get the panel of all-star, celebrity judges (Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Usher and Shakira) to choose them for their "team" and a chance to stay on the show.

The "twist" is that it is a "blind" competition...and initially the judges cannot see who's singing unless they "choose" them first.

Generally the level of talent is AMAZING and you see and hear some very PHENOMENAL singers.

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I just found a hilarious video mash-up with an old clip of John Lennon singing "Imagine"...inter-cut with scenes from the show.

The video is very well done and looks like Lennon really is auditioning for the competition.

It really drives home what a different environment entertainers find themselves in today compared to the 1970's.

At the end of this video there is a humorous reference to Bob Dylan too.

Enjoy!



(All images in this post are "screen-captures" from the video above)

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