ADI: Some notes on the new songs we've been working on recently. We’d originally rehearsed Amy Winehouse’s Back to Black with a more laid back funky feel. In the meantime, as part of her solo singer project, Jules was performing the song at open mics using a backing track based on the original recording. So when the band came to perform the same song with a different feel Jules struggled with the vocal delivery. Jules realised she wasn't comfortable singing to anything else so it made sense for the band to play the song in keeping with the original. Todd Rundgren’s I Saw the Light was new to me but not Jules and Dave, who were both familiar with it. I fell in love with the song straight away, and it proved very natural and easy to play. Our interpretation has a more overall rock feel than the original, which has several different grooves from section to section. A nice opportunity for doo wop-style backing vocals, Hey Little Rich Girl is based on the Amy Winehouse recording. The main difference, apart from a more stripped back sound, is that Jules sings all the lead vocal parts. These were originally split between Winehouse and her spirited backing singers. Brown Eyed Girl (now Boy) is a good example of a song title and lyric that needed to be changed to suit a woman singer. Turns out, after performing it a couple of times, there was an equally necessary key change needed too. Apart from that, it's like the record - similar to the approach we took with I Saw (Him) Standing There by The Beatles. We love choosing and working on new songs. You'll notice we have a deep seated affection for the late Amy Winehouse too. #jadirehearsals are a joy, fuelled by cookies! There are so many different ways to interpret a track, from a straight copy of the original to something more radical. It all depends on the song. #jadicookieaddiction #jadicookies #cookiesduringjadirehearsals #rehearsingnewsongs #newsongs #amywinehouse #Electroacoustic #Fenderstratocaster #funk #Guitar #guitaramp #Jadi #Jadiband #Jadielectroacoustic #Jadigig #Jadiloversrock #Jadiloves #Jadilovesfunk #Jadilovesmusic #Jadilovesska #Jadilovessoul #Jadilovesreggae #Loversrock #Ludwigdrums #reggae #Sabian (at Leicester, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnkeEi0gcDc/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=pogq99603xkj
