Frosty the Snowman

@porwest (93299)
United States
December 22, 2024 9:07am CST
I guess it could be considered to be a good habit or a terrible habit, but then that would depend on one's perspective, that when I do covers of songs, a lot of the time I like to put my own twist or take on them. To me it's just more fun like that. Incidentally, I tend to be the same way in the kitchen most of the time. I like looking at recipes as guides, but not something to copy entirely, depending on the dish of course. When I did my Boulevard of Broken Dreams cover, I mostly stuck to the actual song, but that's rare I do that. But with Frosty the Snowman, which I rewrote the music to and recorded in 2016, I took a few liberties with it—some said it was funky. Others said it was jazzy. I guess no matter what it is, my family has enjoyed this one and that's all that matters. For your pleasure or disdain, I present you with my version of this classic Christmas song. And here's an early Merry Christmas to my fellow myLot buds.
https://soundcloud.com/porwest/jim-bauer-frosty-the-snowman-christmas-cover
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@LindaOHio (183178)
• United States
23 Dec
Very unique. Is that Dawn singing with you? Have a good week.
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@LindaOHio (183178)
• United States
24 Dec
@porwest My favorite Christmas song is Mary Did You Know.
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@porwest (93299)
• United States
23 Dec
No. I just doubled my own voice. Her and I have talked about doing an actual recording of a Christmas song together. We've done a couple just fooling around, but never an actual recording—she did do Nights in White Satin though. I did the drum, bass and guitar parts and she sang it.
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@porwest (93299)
• United States
1 Jan
@LindaOHio We did that one a while back. Not a full on cover, but just us being silly.
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@Beestring (14722)
• Hong Kong
23 Dec
It's different. I like it.
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@porwest (93299)
• United States
1 Jan
Thank you. Glad you liked it.
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@RasmaSandra (81194)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
22 Dec
Well that was different, I guess I'd say funky that is in a good way. I could picture Frosty parading around with his broom to this melody,
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@porwest (93299)
• United States
23 Dec
lol. Thanks. And I could see that too.
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@JudyEv (342639)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Dec
That's different! But I like it. You've done a great job with it in my not-so-humble opinion.
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@porwest (93299)
• United States
23 Dec
Thank you. I truly do appreciate that.
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@gnatsmom (2575)
23 Dec
What inspires your arrangements? Yours is very different. How long does it take you to create a new arrangement?
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@porwest (93299)
• United States
23 Dec
Not sure what inspires me other than I want to do a song. But the process varies depending on the song and whether it's an original song or a cover. I would say it took a few hours to write the music and then play it and record the parts—I play the guitar and bass and use a drum program to write in the drum parts, or sometimes use my midi controller. This one was recorded in 2016 and my memory of doing it says I did this one in about 4 or 5 hours from start to finish. As for arrangements, it depends on the songs as well. Intro, verse, verse, chorus, verse, chorus, chorus is one I use often. Sometimes there's a bridge. Sometimes there's an outro. Sometimes no intro...it just depends. But either way, it's always fun to do. There are two original songs I did wherein the chorus has no words and is just an instrumental. It's fun to play around a bit as well and sometimes not exactly follow rules. lol