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Stand By Me | Playing For Change | Song Around The World from Concord Music Group on Vimeo.
This cover ofÃÂ Stand By Me was recorded by completely unknown artists in a streetvirtual studio all around the world. It all started with a base trackÃĸâŦâvocals and guitarÃĸâŦârecorded on the streets of Santa Monica, California, by a street musician calledÃÂ Roger Ridley. The base track was then taken to New Orleans, Louisiana, whereÃÂ Grandpa ElliottÃĸâŦâa blind singer from the French QuarterÃĸâŦâadded vocals and harmonica while listening to Ridley’s base track on headphones. In the same city, Washboard Chaz’s added some metal percussion to it.
And from there, it just gets rock ‘n’ rolling bananas: The producers took the resulting mix all through Europe, Africa, and South America, adding new tracks with multiple instruments and vocals that were assembled in the final version you are seeing in this video. All done with a simple laptop and some microphones.
