Candyman (John Hurt cover)

[reeve21]

Originally Posted by TBman

Good job Bob!

Originally Posted by leew3

it's a complex song that sounds simple, but surely isn't! Great job and thanks for sharing it with us.

Originally Posted by buddyhu

What he said. Nicely done!

Originally Posted by islandguitar

Oh,Yeah!! Nice pickin' Bob!!!

Nice to hear from all of you folks! I really appreciate the feedback and encouragement. John Hurt makes these things these things sound exceedingly simple and laid-back but I don’t find them that way. On the bright side I’ve learned to play through my mistakes

Thanks!

[Glennwillow]

Great job on this Bob! That sounds good!

I remember hearing one particularly good player do this song at coffee houses when I was in college. I don't remember the lyrics, but then I never hear lyrics when I'm listening to a song the first time anyway!

- Glenn

[SprintBob]

Nice job there blues daddy! Happy New Year.

[chuckv97]

Love it. MIssissippi John was/is one of my favourites.

[reeve21]

Originally Posted by Glennwillow

Great job on this Bob! That sounds good!

I remember hearing one particularly good player do this song at coffee houses when I was in college. I don't remember the lyrics, but then I never hear lyrics when I'm listening to a song the first time anyway!

- Glenn

Thanks Glenn! It would be a handle to play and sing this one at John’s tempo.

Originally Posted by SprintBob

Nice job there blues daddy! Happy New Year.

Thanks Bob. Good to have you in s and t.

Originally Posted by chuckv97

Love it. MIssissippi John was/is one of my favourites.

Thanks Chuck. Me too!

[joe paul]

Originally Posted by reeve21

On the bright side I’ve learned to play through my mistakes

Well done on that version of Candyman, good work. Not as easy as it sounds, as lots of people have said.
One thing I learnt a while back was to keep playing, learn to keep things moving whether you hit the notes you want or not, especially in public! It's ok to be surprised and laugh when something goes awry if you keep the song rolling.
Seriously, good for you. When you have the rhythm and the movement through the chords holding it together, it gets much easier to focus on intention, expression and enjoying playing.

[reeve21]

Originally Posted by joe paul

Well done on that version of Candyman, good work. Not as easy as it sounds, as lots of people have said.
One thing I learnt a while back was to keep playing, learn to keep things moving whether you hit the notes you want or not, especially in public! It's ok to be surprised and laugh when something goes awry if you keep the song rolling.
Seriously, good for you. When you have the rhythm and the movement through the chords holding it together, it gets much easier to focus on intention, expression and enjoying playing.

Thanks a lot, Joe. Very nice of you to take the time to listen, and I appreciate the advice and encouragement!

[rémy64]

Good job Bob

[reeve21]

Thank you, Remy. It is always nice to hear from you on show and tell, I really enjoy your playing. Bonne Année !