Bethany Taulbee Music

New demo! I’ve been wanting to do a song with my sister, Julie, and this one just kind of popped out - maybe in the near future there will be a version of this with the two of us? ;)

Nothing especially crazy or deep; just wanted to write a little tune in 3/4 about lost love (with fun harmonies) and this is the result! 

Hope you like it!

I FINALLY FINISHED A SONG. It’s been months…but this was worth it (I think.) (I hope.)

Without getting too sentimental it’s about my grandparents. Lyrics are here on the regular blog.

Enjoy?

Tomorrow morning I’ll be playing this song at my grandparents’ church with my dad and a cellist. This is one of my favorite hymns; the lyrics are just so simple and beautiful. This particular arrangement was done by my dad on the guitar.

I can’t wait!

Here is a demo recording of my newest song, which is en Francais. It’s called “Je Vous Penserai,” or “I Will Think of You.”

For a more detailed description of the lyrics and translations, go here to my other blog. Enjoy!

Finally! :)

Not too much of an exciting backstory for this one; I wrote it mid-March on/for the guitar (which was a first, I almost always write on the uke) and it was my first real experience with fingerpicking. I finally got a decent recording of it in June.

I initially wrote it without the “ooohs” at the beginning/middle/end, and every time I listened back to a recording I felt like something was missing. Once I added them in (they’re the same melody as the chorus) I knew it was as it should be.

It was inspired by true-ish events, but as always, creative liberties were taken. I hope you like it!

After writing and re-writing the lyrics and chords (and style and melody and tempo…) for four weeks I can finally say I’m done with this song! I’m really, really happy with the end result too, which is rare.

Unfortunately, my laptop’s fan kept coming on while I was recording so it’s a little distracting in places. Also, I’m not 100% cool with the vocal performance so take it with a grain of salt.

The working title is “Perfect” - also, as I do with all of my songs, I may have taken a few dramatic liberties for the sake of the song having continuity and a good story. You know how it goes.

Enjoy!

Here is a completely uncensored version of “Whiskey” - Melanie really wanted me to drop the f-bomb in the 4th verse, which I didn’t include in the first recording….so here it is. This is one of 3 times anyone has ever heard me utter that word aloud, so relish it!

The magic happens at 0:44. Those with delicate ears be warned.

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A tidbit!

This is a song that my dad has been working on tirelessly for the past few days. This is the most produced song on the EP, and I’m pretty stoked about it. This mix is still not final, but it’s pretty close to what the end result will be.

YESS

New new new! I’m on a roll, two songs in two days! This one almost wrote itself in about 30 minutes. Well, and then I went back and did some revisions, but still…someone give me a cookie.

Ok, so inspiration for this one popped into my head after listening to a song with a similar subject matter by Campbell the Band - you should listen to it, it’s nice (but listen to mine first…hah.) It’s the typical “I have a crush on a guy who might not know I exist” scenario. I seem to have a knack for songs like this, haha.

EDIT - This is the second version…I switched around some lyrics and wrote a bridge. The quality is crappy but soon I’ll be getting in the studio to make some smooth jamz.

2012 has been good to me already, I popped out a new song! Well, mostly. I wrote some of it during my layover in Charlotte last night and finished it today.

I won’t get too into the subject matter, but I know someone with cancer and I imagined the thoughts and feelings it brings up for her and her loved ones.

So….here it is.

***Note: This is my first time showcasing my newly acquired guitar skillz. They kind of suck. Be patient, that F#m is a killer.

“In My Dreams”

New song, just finished it today. This one took a while to write - I had all of the lyrics and couldn’t find a melody that I liked.

It’s kind of an ambiguous love song…it’s not really written with anyone in particular in mind but it’s pretty much about my future husband. The lyrics for the first half are kind-of what I daydream about happening, and in the second half those hopes/thoughts are the present.

Yeah, I’m sentimental. It’s a thing.

This song, “Bird On My Shoulder,” is by the Swedish singer Amanda Bergman who was in the last video I posted. This song is so simple and beautiful and I’ve probably listened to it 300 times.

I need to get a piano in this apartment somehow so I can accompany myself on something other than the uke…until then, enjoy the sound of being hit in the face with a palm tree.

“This Is My Father’s World” - a friend of the family, Mark Sprinkle, is a super talented artist and deep thinker. He put in a request for my dad to make a recording of this song for his blog, and dad put in a request for me to sing it, which I happily agreed to do.

The arrangement, which is super chill and gorgeous, was done by dad, as well as the guitar stuff. I contributed a little flute and am super stoked with the way it turned out!

Sooner or Later - the first song I ever wrote. It’s the song that made me realize that I actually am capable of putting my thoughts/feelings down on paper and making them into a song that doesn’t completely suck. I had a version on the Soundcloud for a few months but I’ve since re-written the last verse and this is a new recording.

So here you go…dramatic break-up song. We’ve all been there (..I think).

I knew when I started playing the ukulele that it was only a matter of time.

This is my newest song, entitled “I Don’t Know You.”

It’s not really written for/about anyone in particular…I’ve always been prone to harbor crushes on people I don’t know (favorite musicians, actors, that attractive friend of a friend, etc) so this is a culmination of all of those. Think of it as a less cheesy version of “Girl From Ipanema.”

ps. I swear I’m not creepy.