Anthony

Nice atmosphere. Reminded me of something Maynard James Keenan would do.

ROCK RnB

Very nice. Although I can't help being reminded of the song Peace by Extreme every time I hear this song. (Perhaps the fact that Nuno Bettencourt is in both bands has something to do with it!)

Hi donduck12. This is a really good job of probably the most emotional rock song of all time. I did miss the high head voice "oooooh"s at the beginning and end though.

This is a massive song in the UK at the minute and you do it well! I was just getting into it when it ended so suddenly. Do you have a full version?

Thanks everyone! I'm eager to hear other takes on this. I'd never really heard a country song all the way through before this one, let alone attempt to learn one. It's not a genre that does much for me usually but the more I worked on this song the more I got into it. But then I suppose that's what this competition is all about!

Some brilliant entries so far!! MDEW - Very nice arrangement, it creates a unique angle to the lyrics. Will the finished version have percussion? I can definitely hear space for shakers and light drumming (maybe bongos). Magika - That a really professional sounding recording! Love your voice and the original french lyrics. Did you record this at a studio? Ugonna - Brilliant work. I like the variations you add 1:20 onwards. The melody you sing at "my darling" at 2:00 is so good!

The day I can sing this song even half as good as this is the day I'll be happy with my voice! Are you using twang in your head voice for those high notes in the chorus? It sounds so full and clear.

Simply beautiful. You should be immensely proud of this song.

What can I say? I suppose I gave a certain first impression with my "Review my Singing" post because I was asking about something I'm not confident with. I see that I could have come across as meek. But now you know the REAL me!!! *Evil Laugh* Elvis, I will get around to uploading the backing track! Promise!

I played in the piano through my MIDI keyboard and programmed the bass and drum parts. The arrangement I did was in Gmin.

Of course Elvis! How would I go about sending it to you? Country metal - I like it! Maybe it will take off MDEW?!

Here's my submission! This was loads of fun!! I thought I'd been pretty faithful to the original with my Autumn Leaves attempt so this one is WAY out there!! I'm not sure what the rules are on over dubbed vocal harmonies. There are a few in this song, but the main vocal track is all one live take.

Thanks to everyone for your comments!! I had a lot of fun arranging it!

No problem, I missed what you were specifically asking the first time round! I just play the sound back in the room and sing through the mic. If I played just the vocal track you would be able to hear the other instruments bleeding through the mic. It's not the best way to do things but I don't currently own a decent set of studio headphones. I just keep the mic far away from the speakers and play the track quietly as I sing. Since the vocals get played over the same track in the final mix I don't see the harm in doing it this way for now.