“Fuck You / Till You’re Gone” — Gabe Dixon

I just discovered Mr. Gabe Dixon via an episode of Parks and Recreation, and I gotta say, I wish I could improvise and play like him.  To me, he’s the blues version of Jamie Cullum, but a bit less crazy/eccentric.  If I had the choice to either learn how to improvise or play Classical music, I’d pick improvising.  It’s just so much freer and way more impressive to me.  I’ve been trying to improvise more, and it’s really difficult sometimes.  I will probably never be able to play so free and fearlessly as Gabe Dixon or Jamie Cullum, but alas.  It’s times like these when I think my ARCT Diploma in Piano Performance means shit.  Which it basically does anyway.

“Not While I’m Around” — Jamie Cullum

Once again, one of those songs I just kinda feel.  Originally from the musical “Sweeney Todd”, one of my favourite and awesomest musicians of all time, Jamie Cullum covers this song.  What I like about his version is that he makes it almost a pop ballad love song, contrary to the musical where the little kid sings it to Mrs. Lovett (I remember her name but I don’t remember the kid’s… oh well).

Here’s a live version of Jamie playing the song.  I haven’t had the chance to see him live before because tickets always seem to be sold out whenever he comes to Vancouver but one day!  One day…