NEWS
Week 2 - The Beatles. I knew I wanted to cover The Beatles but I didn't know which song till I started listening to all of their albums all over again. When I heard And Your Bird Can Sing, I knew I found the one. How cool would it be to do dual solo with guitar and trumpet?! So here it is. This was so much fun and I hope you have fun watching it!
Here we go, week 1 of 52 covers in 52 weeks! Tired of not having time to write new song (I'm a new mom), I came up with this idea to keep me creative and motivated.
Week 1 - Sukiyaki. The only Japanese song ever to reach the top of the Billboard charts. The original title is "Ue o muite arukou" - it was retitled "Sukiyaki" only because it was an easy Japanese word that was familiar to English speakers. Sukiyaki actually is a Japanese hot pot dish which became popular when Americans first came to Japan sometime in the mid 1800's. Up until then Japanese people didn't eat much meet especially beef. But that's a side note. It's a beautiful song and I've always loved it. I'm including my translation of the lyrics. Hope you enjoy!
Sukiyaki
I look up at the sky when I go for a walk so tears won't fall
Thinking of that day in spring, all alone one evening
I look up at the sky when I go for a walk, and count the blurry stars
Thinking of that day in summer, all alone one evening
Happiness is up above the clouds
Happiness is up above the sky
I look up at the sky when I go for a walk so tears won't fall
Walking and crying, all alone one evening
Thinking of that day in the autumn, all alone one evening
Sadness is in the shadow of the stars
Sadness is in the shadow of the moon
I look up at the sky when I go for a walk so tears won't fall
Walking and crying, all alone one evening
All alone one evening
Hello everyone!
Welcome to my new website! Those of you who know me, glad to see you again. Those of you who are new, glad you found me. I’m so excited to have a new website and there are some new things brewing that I can’t wait to share with you.
Starting the first week of April, I’m doing one cover a week for a whole year! What this means is, I'll be learning and recording a new cover song each week, which will be uploaded to my YouTube Page for everyone to enjoy. I’m calling it, “52 weeks, 52 covers.” Since becoming a mom, it's been hard to find time to sit down and write songs so I came up with this project to keep me motivated to learn and grow as a songwriter. This was also inspired in part by Sophie Madeline. If you haven’t listened to her music, you really should. She’s amazing.
It feels like an ambitious project and to you tell the truth, I’m a little scared but I’m going to give it my best anyway. Plus, I’m really excited to learn new songs. To keep up with it, make sure to subscribe to my YouTube page and please if you have any cover song suggestions, I’m all ears!
Also, sometime early this summer, we will be releasing our new album. It’s been in the works for the last 3 years and it’s the best sounding album yet! I’m so proud of this album and I can’t wait for you to hear it.
Meanwhile, enjoy this live recording that was done a while back at the old Living Room, now sadly closed. We had such a fun time at the Living Room and we are so glad to have a recording of this show to remember it by. I will be uploading a couple of these videos leading up to the release of my first 52 weeks, 52 cover project.
Hope you enjoy!
Glad you are here.
Yours always,
Miwa
