"Flake" Cover (Jack Johnson)

GreedylilPig · Post by **GreedylilPig** » Wed Nov 24, 2004 6:48 pm

Hey guys - it's been a little while since I've last posted a song in this forum and I had some time to sit down and record a little something today. This is Jack Johnson's "Flake." I hope you enjoy. Please let me know your thoughts.

Link: http://plaza.ufl.edu/bbatson/Flake.mp3

Lyrics:

I know she said it's alright
But you can make it up next time
I know she knows it's not right
There ain't no use in lying
Maybe she thinks I know something
Maybe maybe she thinks its fine
Maybe she knows something I don't
I'm so, I'm so tired, I'm so tired of trying

It seems to me that maybe,
It pretty much always means no
So don't tell me you might just let it go
And oftentimes we're lazy
It seems to stand in my way
Cause no one no not no one
Likes to be let down

I know she loves the sunrise
No longer sees it with her sleeping eyes
And I know that when she said she's gonna try
Well it might not work because of other ties and
I know she usually has some other ties
And I wouldn't want to break 'em, nah, I wouldn't want to break 'em
Maybe she'll help me to untie this but
Until then well, I'm gonna have to lie to you

It seems to me that maybe
It pretty much always means no
So don't tell me you might just let it go
And oftentimes we're lazy
It seems to stand in my way
Cause no one no not no one
Likes to be let down
It seems to me that maybe
It pretty much always means no
So don't tell me you might just let it go

The harder that you try baby, the further you'll fall
Even with all your money in the whole wide world
Please please please don't pass me
Please please please don't pass me
Please please please don't pass me by

Everything you know about me now baby you gonna have to change
You're gonna call it by a brand new name
Please please please don't drag me
Please please please don't drag me
Please please please don't drag me down

Just like your tree down by the water baby I shall not move
Even after all your silly things you do
Please please please don't drag me
Please please please don't drag me
Please please please don't drag me down

YouNeverNo41 · Post by **YouNeverNo41** » Wed Nov 24, 2004 7:18 pm

nice cover...i really like this song. The guitar is nice and steady. They lyrics are nice too. Overall i enjoyed it. P.S. i love your avatar...larry david is the funniest man alive

mangold · Post by **mangold** » Thu Nov 25, 2004 10:54 am

thats great man... fandiddlytastic... post more... good voice

i-am-me · Post by **i-am-me** » Thu Nov 25, 2004 1:36 pm

I don't know man...compared to your paul simon covers and stuff, your voice sounded really strange. at some points it started to get back to normal, but i don't know what it was, not sure if you were trying to change something, or it was the song, or what.

and at the end, before the "please please please don't hurt me" the first time, i think was a little off key. good attempt at the "ooooh oooooh"

i like your switch up on the rhythm though. base-mute-higher notes.

sounded good. over all very solid.

DMBartender · Post by **DMBartender** » Fri Nov 26, 2004 12:21 am

i-am-me wrote:I don't know man...compared to your paul simon covers and stuff, your voice sounded really strange. at some points it started to get back to normal, but i don't know what it was, not sure if you were trying to change something, or it was the song, or what.

and at the end, before the "please please please don't hurt me" the first time, i think was a little off key. good attempt at the "ooooh oooooh"

i like your switch up on the rhythm though. base-mute-higher notes.

sounded good. over all very solid.

thats my only complaint. nice job.

onid41 · Post by **onid41** » Fri Nov 26, 2004 12:21 pm

hey man solid job, good guitar and you sounded good singin it, good job bro