"Sundown" - Gordon Lightfoot Cover - HIVE Open Mic 150

Hi Everyone

I figured week 150 is a huge milestone for HIVE open mic so I thought I should jump back in this week and try and come up with something worthwhile for you all.

I haven't done an open mic post in a long time mostly due to burnout and lack of inspiration.

Back in October, I helped my uncle clean a lot of stuff out of his attic, he was moving house and needed to de-clutter before the new owners moved in.

A lot of the things in his attic had been there since he moved into the house in 1986.

One of the things that was going to get thrown into the rubbish skip was this old nylon-stringed guitar.

I only got around to buying new strings for it last week, it's been more than 20 years since it was last played or restrung. The tuning heads were so rusty it took a while to get them moving again.

This is the first nylon guitar I have ever played or owned. I watched a movie at the weekend called "The Beach Bum" written and directed by Harmony Korine. There is a scene in that movie where the song "Sundown" by Gordon Lightfoot plays.

I got the song stuck in my head and started playing around with it on the nylon with the capo on the 7th fret. Since this is the first song I've played on this guitar I thought it would be a good name for her, especially fitting since she almost ended up in a dump somewhere.

I hope you guys will enjoy hearing her sing again for the first time in over 20 years.I tried adding some Spanish subtitles to the video for our non-English speakers, hopefully not to much is lost in translation.

"Sundown"
Gordon Lightfoot

I can see her lying back in her satin dress
In a room where you do what you don't confess

Sundown, you better take care
If I find you been creeping 'round my back stairs

Sundown, you better take care
If I find you been creeping 'round my back stairs

I see her looking like a queen in a sailor's dream
She don't always say what she really means

Sundown, you better take care
If I find you been creeping 'round my back stairs

Sometimes I think it's a shame
When I get feeling better, when I'm feeling no pain

I can picture every move that a man could make
Getting lost in her loving is your first mistake

Sundown, you better take care
If I find you been creeping 'round my back stairs

Sometimes I think it's a sin
When I feel like I'm winning, when I'm losing again

I can see her looking fast in her faded jeans
She's a hard-loving woman, got me feeling mean

Sundown, you better take care
If I find you been creeping 'round my back stairs

Sometimes I think it's a shame
When I get feeling better, when I'm feeling no pain

Sometimes I think it's a sin
When I feel like I'm winning, when I'm losing again

-Hola a todos

Pensé que la semana 150 es un gran hito para el micrófono abierto de HIVE, así que pensé que debería regresar esta semana e intentar encontrar algo que valga la pena para todos ustedes.

No he hecho una publicación de micrófono abierto en mucho tiempo, principalmente debido al agotamiento y la falta de inspiración.

En octubre, ayudé a mi tío a limpiar un montón de cosas de su ático, se estaba mudando de casa y necesitaba ordenar antes de que los nuevos propietarios se mudaran.

Muchas de las cosas en su ático habían estado allí desde que se mudó a la casa en 1986.

Una de las cosas que iban a tirar al basurero era esta vieja guitarra de cuerdas de nailon.

Solo compré cuerdas nuevas para él la semana pasada, han pasado más de 20 años desde la última vez que se tocó o se volvió a encordar. Los cabezales de afinación estaban tan oxidados que tomó un tiempo volver a ponerlos en movimiento.

Esta es la primera guitarra de nailon que he tocado o que he tenido. Vi una película el fin de semana llamada "The Beach Bum" escrita y dirigida por Harmony Korine. Hay una escena en esa película donde suena la canción "Sundown" de Gordon Lightfoot.

Me quedé con la canción en la cabeza y empecé a jugar con ella en el nailon con el capo en el séptimo traste. Dado que esta es la primera canción que toco con esta guitarra, pensé que sería un buen nombre para ella, especialmente porque casi termina en un vertedero en alguna parte.

Espero que disfruten escuchándola cantar nuevamente por primera vez en más de 20 años. Intenté agregar algunos subtítulos en español al video para nuestros hablantes que no hablan inglés, espero que no se pierda mucho en la traducción.