How could I possibly post a happy birthday video to Ed Dale a couple of days ago and then completely forget about the one and only HarmonicBarbie? Simply put, I couldn’t. Now either there’s a new trend being set here or I’m a sucker for a Happy Birthday vid. It’s not like I love being in front of the camera or anything!
Anywho! Barb has been a faithful online companion for around three years now – basically since I did my first 30 Day Challenge and even though we’ve never met, we’ve become good friends and I have the utmost respect for Barb and I look forward to the day we finally meet. Now it was clear that I couldn’t just pick up my guitar and sing into the camera another blues tune, so aside from battling Man-Flu, (listening out for sympathy) I needed to come up with something a little different. Here’s what I did.
I sponged the video from Youtube of Barb’s Dad playing a harpsichord they had for sale and attempted to write some lyrics and come up with a melody that would fit, well almost fit, well kind of. Twas not easy as my monotonic, minor, melodic baroque was a tad rusty, but this is what I came up with none the less – enjoy.
Loved it! I’m sooo jealous of harmonicbarbie… Google and now her very own Phill original. All I got was some weird guy in London wearing a mankini and doing karioki songs
Happy Birthday Barb!!
I hope it is a great year!
@Phil, that is beyond super! I love that you got Barb’s dad to play along with you. I mean, he should get some of the honor since he has had to put up with her. No, I should have said… he’s had the joy of raising her, EH?
Nice work Phill! Brilliant. As always.
Thanks Karen, Sheryl and Richard, I thrive on your comments – it’s food for the soul
Barb said she enjoyed it and that makes it all worth while. You’re right Sheryl, Big Up to Sigurd Sabathil (Barbs Dad) for being part of this video.