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Zach returns! This is an excellent cover. You did a great job picking out the parts from the original, and your vocals are clean as can be. I'm looking forward to more of this!

ahhhhh!!!
excellent man! (better than the chipmunk version hehe)

I'm pretty harsh when listening to covers, but your right in the ballpark fella!
keep this stuff up, you may get a call from one of the groups!
sounds real good!

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Wow! You nailed it man, down to the handclaps. Mind you, I've yet to hear a cover by you that hasn't nailed it. ;D

As for those 14 months----whatever it takes, Zach. It's always well worth the wait. :=)

Sounding great man!

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Holy wow. Spot on- almost too much so! My only comment would be to add some personal flair too! You killed it, so add some pazazz to the song too ... if that makes sense

Sounds Great

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I feel ya-- that was totally me with Funky Pretty... I felt the arrangement was perfect but it needed some better mixing, so I took a swing.

Great job with this, seriously!

This is so close i'd have thought you sampled some of the original. Phenomenal job.

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You changed.
This is good, I wouldn't say it's big BBs favorite but I like listening to BBs covers to compare - it's fun! :3d Do you usually decide which song to do? Is it difficult & tell the reason to pick song generally. Favorite? Instruments you can play? Sth. else?

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Thanks to answer. That said

Would it be too ignorant to say  that these songs could be played by tuba? Different family, technique but you use the air in either - or is it impossible to do in this case? I ask this question as you see that when smb. covers song, they could replace the instrument(s) if they can't play it, hate it, wish to be creative, anything.

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My dude! You're talented as heck!

Went through your channel and I also really dig your cover of I Went To Sleep. Very nice.

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Yes I read it. You said you wish sth. similar to song you cover. What I meant is leave everything intact & change only single instrument (saxophone). You read here & maybe PS that fans find it very cheesy, that it could ruin good song. Therefore, you could replace it with trumpet, modify the solo a bit but the song wouldn't be different from it. As it's just slight change.

Or, when you say "There are a number of Beach Boy songs I've shied away from doing because they have saxophones on them, for example.", do you mean not the 80s songs but the 60s/ 70s works too (can't think even single example right now other than the Wrecking Crew-laden songs)?

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