Jody Whitesides

Tag: personal connection to iconic songs

  • The Song That Defined My Love for Guitar-Driven Rock

    The Song That Defined My Love for Guitar-Driven Rock

    We never stop learning, however when I was learning to initially play guitar, I was really into guitar oriented music. One of my favorite guitarists was Zakk Wylde. Which led me to Ozzy Ozbourne and his impressive stable of guitar players over the course of his career. Today I’m looking back at a song that I really liked from a musical standpoint and a lyrical standpoint.

    No Rest For The Wicked

    The song is Hero by Ozzy Ozbourne as it comes from No Rest For The Wicked. I couldn’t find an official video, but here’s a YouTuber’s upload of it. The way the guitar defines and moves this song is so awesome that it still strikes me years later. Everything about how the melody is working on the opening instrument to the powerful punch of the guitars setting a very crunchy base for the rest of song to latch on to, it’s a song that didn’t get a lot of attention but certainly deserved it from a songwriting perspective. At least that was my love of it.

    YouTube player

    Being that I’ve written a different type of Hero song, that has a similar concept of hey – I’m not really a hero, I thought it would be a good idea to post the lyrics as well.

    Hero

    I don’t want to be a hero
    I don’t want to ever let you down
    No, I don’t want to let you down
    I could try to take you higher
    But I don’t want to wear a broken crown
    You know it brings me down

    Don’t think you’ll ever understand me
    I don’t even understand me
    Don’t have the power to annoint you
    And I don’t want to disappoint
    The fools no more
    The fools no more

    I couldn’t answer all your questions
    And if you’re lost I couldn’t find your way
    I couldn’t find your way
    You know you have to face the music
    You changed your tune and don’t know what to play
    So don’t you run away

    Everybody’s talking crazy
    Some think I am a devil maybe
    I don’t want to hear about it
    Don’t want to have to scream and shout
    At fools no more
    The fools no more

    So, I don’t want to be a hero
    Don’t want to sit upon your crippled throne
    I’ve got a life of my own
    I am not your destination
    Or a road that’s gonna lead you home
    So, baby please don’t go

    Please don’t go
    Please don’t go
    Please don’t go
    Please don’t go

    Please don’t go
    Please don’t go
    Please don’t go
    Please don’t go

    Writer: OSBOURNE, OZZY/WYLDE, ZAKK/SINCLAIR, JOHN/CASTILLO, RANDY
    Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

    I must be feeling heroic in a way as I’m calmly working towards my next step in music. Finished a trailer for spec yesterday, that I’ve already been told is really awesome. We’ll see how it turns out.

  • This “Umbrella” Cover Will Make You Forget the Original

    This “Umbrella” Cover Will Make You Forget the Original

    Umbrella

    A couple of years back I used to be vigilant with a blog called Single of the Day. One day I featured an artist by the name of Jennings who did a cover of the infamous song by Rihanna and Jay-Z called Umbrella. Right here I’m posting one of the two videos I could find on YouTube by Mary Jennings, both of which are live performances and not the album recorded version I have in my collection. Either way it’s still a great rendition that I prefer over any other version I’ve heard.

    Mary Jennings Umbrella

    Lyrics:

    You had my heart, and we’ll never be worlds apart
    Maybe in magazines, but you’ll still be my star
    Baby ’cause in the dark, you can’t see shiny cars
    And that’s when you need me there
    With you, I’ll always share

    Because when the sun shines, we’ll shine together
    Told you I’ll be here forever
    Said I’ll always be your friend
    Took an oath, I’ma stick it out to the end

    Now that it’s raining more than ever
    Know that we’ll still have each other
    You can stand under my umbrella
    You can stand under my umbrella

    (Ella ella, ay ay ay)
    Under my umbrella
    (Ella ella, ay ay ay)
    Under my umbrella
    (Ella ella, ay ay ay)
    Under my umbrella
    (Ella ella, ay ay ay ay, ay ay)

    These fancy things will never come in between
    You’re part of my entity, here for infinity
    When the war has took its part
    When the world has dealt its cards
    If the hand is hard, together we’ll mend your heart

    Because when the sun shines, we’ll shine together
    Told you I’ll be here forever
    [- From: http://www.elyrics.net -]
    Said I’ll always be your friend
    Took an oath, I’ma stick it out to the end

    Now that it’s raining more than ever
    Know that we’ll still have each other
    You can stand under my umbrella
    You can stand under my umbrella

    (Ella ella, ay ay ay)
    Under my umbrella
    (Ella ella, ay ay ay)
    Under my umbrella
    (Ella ella, ay ay ay)
    Under my umbrella
    (Ella ella, ay ay ay ay, ay ay)

    You can run into my arms
    It’s okay, don’t be alarmed, come in to me
    There’s no distance in between our love
    So go on and let the rain pour
    I’ll be all you need and more

    Because when the sun shines, we’ll shine together
    Told you I’ll be here forever
    Said I’ll always be your friend
    Took an oath, I’ma stick it out to the end

    Now that it’s raining more than ever
    Know that we’ll still have each other
    You can stand under my umbrella
    You can stand under my umbrella

    (Ella ella, ay ay ay)
    Under my umbrella
    (Ella ella, ay ay ay)
    Under my umbrella
    (Ella ella, ay ay ay)
    Under my umbrella
    (Ella ella, ay ay ay ay, ay ay)

    It’s raining, raining
    Ooh baby, it’s raining, raining
    Baby, come in to me
    Come in to me

    It’s raining, raining
    Ooh baby, it’s raining, raining
    You can always come here to me
    Come in to me

    It’s pouring rain, it’s pouring rain
    Come in to me, come in to me
    It’s pouring rain, it’s pouring rain
    Come in to me, come in to me

    Songwriter(s):Terius Nash, Shawn Carter

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