Green Day Boulevard of Broken Dreams

@porwest (78759)
United States
December 23, 2018 7:08pm CST
I do a lot of cover songs, but this one has been by far one of my best based on the responses I got from it. It took a few takes and multiple tracks, writing drums in a program, but all of the bass and guitar and singing is all me. It was so much fun, and I actually did an acoustic version of it a couple of years later. I am sharing it here because why the hell not? Green Day. Boulevard of Broken Dreams. My cover. I did this back in December 2004.
Recorded this in December 2004. Love Green Day, loved this song. I did this recording in multiple tracks using acoustic and electric guitar bits, and of course, as always, wrote the drums using Fruity
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (73751)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Dec 18
Oh, I really like this one. Well done. Is it the same song that David Cassidy sang because I always enjoy listening to that version.
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Jim Bauer
@porwest (78759)
• United States
24 Dec 18
No. It's a completely different song. Glad you liked it.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (206561)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Dec 18
Sounds good to me. Green Day used to share the stage with a friend of mine (a drummer) in Berkeley CA. He said they had that "cockiness" that told him they might make it big. Did you do all the parts?
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Jim Bauer
@porwest (78759)
• United States
24 Dec 18
Yeah, they wound up making it VERY big. Great band. Would have been cool to get to meet them. Yup, I did all the parts. The only part that's not me are the drums, but technically I wrote those into what I used at the time which was FruityLoops. Writing the drums probably takes the most time.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (206561)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Dec 18
@porwest The sound better than when my music friend adds drums to his audios/videos. They sound too sterile--too much like a drum machine. I never use drums--have never tried to figure out the technology.
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Jim Bauer
@porwest (78759)
• United States
24 Dec 18
@TheHorse There IS something to be said about real, live drums to really make things pop. When I am writing my own music there are two things I wish I had help with. Drums and lyrics. But lyrics can be difficult to get help with since I prefer to write songs which are a bit dark and melancholy.
Sandeep_81
@Sandeep_81 (33)
• India
24 Dec 18
All the very best for your track!!! I liked the image that you have used for this post. I will definitely listen to ur track - Greenday cover
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Jim Bauer
@porwest (78759)
• United States
24 Dec 18
As most of these go, my LEAST performing posts are THESE posts. But I keep posting them nonetheless since some people actually enjoy them. If you listen, I hope you at least find some enjoyment.
Angie
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
24 Dec 18
I was looking for this one on youtube.
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Jim Bauer
@porwest (78759)
• United States
24 Dec 18
Oh. This one I never made a video of. I finally found your message (I am slow), sent a couple links.
Courage7
@Courage7 (19633)
• United States
24 Dec 18
Yes I love this one I wonder why lol
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Jim Bauer
@porwest (78759)
• United States
24 Dec 18
lol. Always glad when I have a "fan" or two out there. It IS a bit quiet in here. Maybe it's the fact that it's Christmas Eve. That's what I am going to go with.
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