Billy Idol is one of my all time favorites so I decided to give this song a try. This song is kind of challenging to sing especially toward the end of the song but I gave it my best.
Enjoy.
Kev
More on cover songs…
Ya know, when I put up these cover songs for youtube, it is just me showing you my favorite songs that I’ve loved over the years. I just wanna test myself if I’m capable enough of singing everything. If I’m vocally capable of singing just about every kind of music… I think I might start a cover band on my own. I just wanna try different things. Perform cover songs of all decades of music and try every genre. I have a long list of covers I wanna do in the future and will try to get to them all in 2014.
I’ll keep writing originals too, of course, ’cause I’ve been doing a lot of writing as well. I’ll do both in between covers and originals.
I’ve just started working on Billy Idol’s “White Wedding” which should be fun for you all to hear and Sammy Hagar’s “I Can’t Drive 55”. Soon I’ll start doing songs by The Clash ’cause I wanna do a Clash tribute as well.
Performing covers is great. I don’t know why musicians knock other musicians playing cover songs ’cause I think it’s important for a musician to do. I think I remember the first song that I learned to play on the guitar when I first started was Aerosmith’s “Dream On” and I think I’ll do that one too. I wanna do some Aerosmith stuff as well.
I like to keep my cover songs unpredictable and surprising. I just pick the songs that I like and the ones that I can do. If there’s a song that’s too hard and too challenging for me to sing, I won’t do that one. Someday I’ll do some 90’s grunge/alternative music too like Radiohead, STP, Pearl Jam, Smashing Pumpkins, etc.
You’ll never know what to expect from me.
Kev
Hear my cover of “One” by U2 here…
Here’s my cover of “One” by U2 as promised.
Two more cover songs coming this week. I’ll be doing Billy Idol’s “White Wedding” and Sammy Hagar’s “I Can’t Drive 55” next.
Kev
Think “Conspiracy Theories” don’t come true? Oh yes they can!!!
Do you think political conspiracy theories are all false and made up? Not all of them. Sometimes they actually come true. Even some of the craziest conspiracy theories turned out real over the years.
This interesting article at The Blaze posted a nice article about it and it confirms the controversial heart attack gun which is a top secret government weapon. Yes, the heart attack gun is real.
See the article, here.
The heart attack gun I think was definitely used to kill Andrew Breitbart and they possibly used it on Loretta Fuddy too.
These “conspiracy theories” that are all over the place can turn out to be the truth. So ya never know, all those “conspiracy theories” about President Obama out there can turn out to be the truth after all like him being behind Benghazi and Operation: F&F, killing innocent people with drones, lying about the death of Bin Laden, etc. They maybe “conspiracy theories” as of this point but once the truth gets out there, it’s not “conspiracy theory” anymore.
Kev
More liberal nonsense about the Duck Dynasty controversy…
As expected, liberals would have complete opposite thoughts as the right wingers. Right wingers believe that Phil Robertson didn’t deserve what he got and they believe he has freedom of speech rights while in facebook, I’m seeing that liberals are offended at the things he said and they think he deserved it. Yet, the most ridiculous thing is that a lot of them have no problem with the words that Martin Bashir said about Sarah Palin. Isn’t all of this messed up? This is just more liberal hypocrisy. Martin Bashir’s words were more offensive than Phil Robertson’s and the liberals were pretty silent on Bashir’s comments. Probably ’cause liberals hate Sarah Palin and they consider anybody a hero who trash talks her no matter how offensive the words get.
One thing that sickens me is when a famous person or a political figure says something offensive, it becomes a media frenzy yet EVERYONE ignores all the offensive things that President Obama says. President Obama says a lot of ridiculous and offensive things about everything… yet he doesn’t get much of a backlash. He says offensive stuff about everything… about our country, religion, wars, the economy, etc. He doesn’t get much of a media backlash on his lies and cover ups either. He’s in a media backlash about Obamacare, that’s about it.
I can’t stand the back and forth hypocrisy in politics. Even though I’m conservative/republican… it really shouldn’t matter who’s right/left. People need to be more realistic about stuff instead of siding with your party on everything.
If people think Phil Robertson has all his right to say what he wants… what does this make Martin Bashir look? Don’t you think it’s unfair for him that he can’t say stuff like Sarah Palin should eat shit?
My god, people. Welcome to America.
Kev
Why won’t Billy Joel release a new album already?
I love Billy Joel and all. He’s been a favorite of mine for years and he’s a hero & inspiration but I also think the dude is kind of a douche and a bit greedy. Why can’t the man write a new record of pop songs for us like he’s good at? I’ve read interviews with him online and Billy says he’s not writing pop songs ’cause he’s simply tired of it. I hear him, though. Billy’s been writing pop songs since the 70’s and he is probably tired of it and wants to try different things. He says he’s done writing pop songs but not done making music completely. He says he’s been making classical music and plans on putting out a classical album at some point. He hasn’t written a new pop song in many years ’cause he simply doesn’t want to.
What I don’t get about him is he claims he’s done writing pop songs but he still tours on a regular basis and still plays all of his older songs live. What’s wrong with that picture? I think Billy is still capable of writing pop music… he’s just being a whiny baby.
Billy Joel is touring again this year. Set to return to the MGM Grand and set for several shows at Madison Square Garden. I think he still tours for the money obviously ’cause his ticket pricing sales are so high. His ticket pricing can go way up to $200. Pretty ridiculous. He’s got a make a living somehow, right?
I think he’s capable of putting out one more good pop album for all of us. I wish he would do that for the fans who still care about him. While I love Billy Joel, I can’t deny that he is greedy sometimes. He canceled out the Elton John concert in Albany (I’ll never forget it) and he canceled out his memoir book that he planned on publishing.
Want a new album by Billy Joel? Don’t expect one anytime soon. He’s planning to release re-issues of his older albums so that’s as far as you’ll get. It would be nice if he would give us an album of unreleased songs over the years — that’ll be better than nothing. I loved his last album, “River of Dreams” which was released in the early 90’s. I wish he would give us one more pop album. I’m sure a lot of his fans want him to do one more as well.
Kev
Check out Ghost B.C. here…
Who is that anonymous metal band from Sweden that I was talking about? Check out Ghost B.C. in this live performance here. Pretty cool, I would say. I’d love to see these guys live myself. They look like they put on a fun show. Their album “Infestissumam” is really good stuff. Great songwriting and great musicianship.
Will these guys tour with Slipknot someday? I can see it happening for sure.
Here’s my favorite song off that album. Enjoy!
Kev
The things I hate about online political debating… angry rant…
Just for you to be aware, this is gonna be somewhat an angry rant about online political debating so there maybe some harsh things that is going to be said in this post.
Yes, like I said before… I hate political debating online for a lot of reasons. For one, there is so much soap opera and dramatic stuff that comes out of it. What people don’t understand is that “political debating” is something that where people get into heated arguments and controversial topics. Arguing and being honest about things from both sides. Discussing your views, opinions, and being honest about the way the US government has been running our country. Discussing facts and opinions. Things like that. You get the deal.
I should be able to say whatever I want in political discussion. If I say stuff that people don’t agree with or don’t like… I get all kinds of immature attacks and insults like, “You don’t know anything”, “You just make stuff up and speculate things”, “All that stuff is right-wing conspiracy theories”, “You need to get yourself educated and learn how government works”, etc. Blah blah blah blah blah, etc. LOL Please. Here’s a big FUCK YOU to all of that.
You see in political debating. Nobody is smarter than anybody. We’re all entitled to our own opinions on both sides. I have no problem with heated and controversial political discussions but the thing that I can’t take is other people acting like they’re smarter than others.
I know my shit with politics and government. Believe me. I did so much reading over the last few years. The internet, books, and I watch a lot of political/historical documentaries as well. As I get older, I’ve become more of a political/government buff and I prefer to read a lot of that than anything else. I’ve read the U.S. Constitution. I’ve read the whole thing. I’ve been reading a lot of president biographies and a lot of history books as well. I’m starting to read books about wars and stuff. Just not too long ago I just read a thick book about World War II that was about over 1,000 pages and read the whole thing from start to finish. I’ve been doing a lot of studying in government and US history so yeah, I know my shit. I know A LOT about politics and government than you think. I do my fucking homework.
Do I go to school and college for this stuff? No. I read a lot of government and US history ’cause I enjoy. It’s a new hobby that I discovered. I don’t need to go to school for this stuff ’cause I can be self-taught in politics and US history.
It be nice if we can fucking get into political discussions without people criticizing each other’s intelligence.
It be nice if we can respect our opinions and beliefs even if you don’t like ’em or agree with them. When people do — they would get their panties in a bunch of about stuff. Removing me/blocking me from facebook, attacking me on this blog, and blah blah blah blah.
That’s why I delete comments ’cause I can’t have people on here criticizing others intelligence. I don’t criticize or bash other peoples intelligence. I treat other people’s opinions and thoughts with respect. I don’t delete comments ’cause I can’t take the truth or can’t win any arguments… knock that shit off. You’re not better than me. I’m not better than you. Nobody’s better than anybody. That’s another thing I hate about political discussion. The other guy wants to think they’re fucking better than the other all the time.
A lot of people online don’t know how to do political debating. They’re horrible at it. They don’t understand it.
My thoughts on President Obama maybe dark, aggressive, and “strong” but it was meant to be. I intentionally make my Obama discussions heated and aggressive. That’s all part of political debating, man. That’s the name of the game. I debate about President Obama all the time in other political facebook sites and when I debate with those guys… all those discussions are just friendly and civil. When I rant about Obama in those political facebook sites like say The Blaze or InfoWars for examples… we don’t criticize each other’s intelligence. They have no problem with my Obama hate ’cause those comments do get some thumbs-up/likes. I wish my political discussions could be like that in my own personal facebook page and on this site but nope all people wanna do is defend President Obama and act like he’s done nothing wrong no matter the situation.
The fact of the matter is if you can’t take my heated political debates… then you don’t have what it takes for debating. Like they all say, “if you can’t take the heat, get out of the kitchen”.
I don’t care if my Obama rants are offending people. If I’m getting people pissed off, I’m doing something right. I’ll be honest that you guys are pretty lousy at political debating.
And about the government spying/wiretapping scandals, I really believe people are misinformed with the Patriot Act law. I’ve been doing a lot of reading on the Patriot Act too. Did you even read the law? I’m willing to bet you didn’t. That law doesn’t give the government the right to spy on people whenever they please. It’s only used for fighting terrorism purposes and I don’t see any of that. The judge made it clear that they weren’t doing it for fighting terrorism. On top of that, The Patriot Act law is just as unconstitutional and illegal. Their Title II surveillance law violates probable cause and the 4th Amendment as well. The Government has no right be doing what they’re doing. They’re just paranoid and ego-driven scum-bags. Spying on people who don’t agree with how the US government run the country. They could even be spying on me. I’m doing some heavy-reading on the Patriot Act law and someday I’ll make a post about how that law is wrong. Whenever the government is criticized for their spying/wiretapping there are some who mistakenly believes that Patriot Act law gives them that right. It doesn’t.
Don’t act like you’re better than others. You’re just telling your side of the truth.
This is why I keep political discussion off of my facebook page and try to close comments on political topics on here ’cause can’t stand the drama that comes out of it.
I should have every right to hate on Obama and bash him all I want to… that’s all part of political debating. People can’t understand that shit and it’s pissing me off. Liberals…
Kev
The reason I wanna do a live-stream internet acoustic show sometime in the future…
For a long time now, I have been planning a live-stream internet acoustic show. Some of you may ask why would I want to perform a show on the internet instead of a live music venue? Well, the reason is so that my supporters (notice that I try not to call them, “fans”) who are not in the area can have an opportunity to see me live. I know that I have a few supporters from other states and other cities. I even have supporters in the UK from a city called Nottingham (it’s true)!!! How did I get supporters from the UK? Well to keep a long story short, way back in 2005, I opened for the Erotics and a band from the UK called the Teenage Casket Company in Troy. That’s how people from Nottingham started supporting me and they stayed loyal to me to this day which is awesome and flattering. The Nottingham people really dig my music and this is another reason why I want to do this internet show is for those UK’ers ’cause I know they’ll be all over it.
Even though, I have a tough time trying to get noticed in the Capital Region with my music, I still am able to get loyal supporters from out of the area so I’m fine with that.
You see, my music doesn’t have to be for the Capital Region. It’s welcome for everyone to enjoy. Doesn’t matter where you’re from. It doesn’t matter if you’re from Florida, Hawaii, Alaska, the UK or anywhere in the world.
I would like to do an internet live-stream show on a regular basis like one show a month. I’ll do a mix of both originals and covers. It’ll be like a live-show. It may not be live in person but the internet is still like a live audience anyways, right? I can call it an internet gig.
Like most musicians, I would love to get heard more and get more people to enjoy my stuff as well. I understand I need to let the music speak on it’s own and that’s what I’m doing. I’m trying to write better music the best I can as you can see. I’m hoping the internet album and the live-internet show will be pretty big. I’ll be the internet musician and that’s the plan.
I’m committed to this project and will make it happen.
Kev
Keep up the good work, Mr. Snowden!!!
The US government on the spying is getting unreal. It’s no surprise to see that the White House and the US government is spying on other world leaders who we had close allies with. Countries who we had each other’s support. It was discovered that that the US government has been spying on the Israel Prime Minister. That’s gotta be a huge stab in the back for him. Obama supports other people who back him? HA!
Kev
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