50 Ways To Leave Your Lover by Paul Simon (cover)

[bickb]

Wow! That 12-strings really does it. Beautiful!

[UKPhil]

Excellent Glenn, very enjoyable

[Glennwillow]

Originally Posted by bickb

Wow! That 12-strings really does it. Beautiful!

Thank you Rick!

Yes, the 12-string was a challenge on the verses but made the choruses fun! Thanks so much for commenting!

- Glenn

[Glennwillow]

Originally Posted by UKPhil

Excellent Glenn, very enjoyable

Thank you Phil!

It's very nice of you to listen and comment! I'm very glad you thought this came out okay!

- Glenn

[B-Nads]

Bang-up job again, Glenn!

[Glennwillow]

Originally Posted by B-Nads

Bang-up job again, Glenn!

Thank you Brent!

Great to hear from you! Thanks for taking the time to listen and comment here!

- Glenn

[SoCalSurf]

This was great. I particularly enjoyed the contrast of the finger style arrangement of the verses and the strumming of the chorus. Well done.

[Glennwillow]

Originally Posted by SoCalSurf

This was great. I particularly enjoyed the contrast of the finger style arrangement of the verses and the strumming of the chorus. Well done.

Thank you SoCalSurf!

Interesting observations! And I am very glad you like this! Thanks very much for listening and commenting!

- Glenn

[Dustinfurlow]

Yes, yes, YES! Great job Glenn

[superbitterdave]

Originally Posted by Glennwillow

This my cover of Paul Simon's "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover" from 1975. Because I wanted to maintain the approach of one singer and one guitar and Paul Simon's recording relies so much on the very characteristic marching drum pattern he used for his recording, I used a modified Travis pick to play my rendition here to maintain the rhythm. I also used my Guild F512 12-string because it has so much punch on the chorus.



The 12-string does tend to somewhat muddy up the sounds of the jazz chords that Paul Simon used on the verses, but after experimenting with other guitars, I wanted the sound of that big chorus from the 12-string.



I hope you like this. [emoji4] Thanks once again for listening!



- Glenn

Wow. I am confused and surprised, yet wholly enjoyed. The verses has the expected Glenn Willow amazing guitar and signature vocals. What surprised me was that I think this song demonstrated more of Glenn’s vocal range and chops on the chorus than I could have anticipated and even knew he had. Commanding performance.

OK. Now that I’ve read the other comments, my observations aren’t original. But I stand by them!

Cheers!

Dave

[Glennwillow]

Originally Posted by Dustinfurlow

Yes, yes, YES! Great job Glenn

Thank you very much Dustin!

I'm so pleased to have your feedback and opinion here! Thanks for listening and commenting! I'm so very pleased that you like this!

- Glenn

[Glennwillow]

Originally Posted by superbitterdave

Wow. I am confused and surprised, yet wholly enjoyed. The verses has the expected Glenn Willow amazing guitar and signature vocals. What surprised me was that I think this song demonstrated more of Glenn’s vocal range and chops on the chorus than I could have anticipated and even knew he had. Commanding performance.

OK. Now that I’ve read the other comments, my observations aren’t original. But I stand by them!

Cheers!

Dave

Hi Dave!

Thanks so much for your comments! I'm so glad you thought that this came out okay!

I do agree, there is quite a contrast between verses and chorus in this song. It's not just my approach; Paul Simon in his recording of this song has quite a contrast between verses and chorus, too. I think he was poking fun at himself and at this lady who, at least in the song, was propositioning him with her careful language in the verse -- "it's not my habit to intrude, furthermore, I hope my meaning won't be lost or misconstrued" -- and yet in the chorus she makes no pretense of politeness or being careful -- "Slip out the back, Jack, make a new plan, Stan, no need to be coy, Roy, just get yourself free... hop on the bus Gus, there's no need to discuss much." It's quite comical and kind of tongue-in-cheek, I think.

In any event, Dave, I am so glad you enjoyed this and I very much appreciate your positive comments! Thanks so much!!

- Glenn

[andre.g]

This was beautiful. Enjoyed very much listening!

[Glennwillow]

Originally Posted by andre.g

This was beautiful. Enjoyed very much listening!

Thank you very much Andre!

I am so pleased that you are listening! Thanks so much for your comment here!

- Glenn

[Godfather]

Great rendition Glenn! I really enjoy your videos.
Thank you for sharing.