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Cover of Play That Song by Train

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    • July 7, 2026 at 4:34 pm #418644
      JoeD1
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        My wife asked me to cover Play That Song by Train. I decided to do it for her on our 50th Wedding Anniversary. We were married on America’s Bicentennial on July 4th, 1976.

        This was a pretty easy song to strum since it’s the same chord progression throughout the entire song. It should have been played finger style but, alas, I was unable to do that so I just strummed it. I also decided to add the bass to it. I don’t have a very good voice but I tried. 🤪

        It is based on an old classic which I included about 10 seconds of at the end.

        I hope you enjoy it.

        Joe

        The sight of a touch, or the scent of a sound,
        Or the strength of an Oak with roots deep in the ground.
        --Graeme Edge

      • July 7, 2026 at 5:08 pm #418645
        AndréM
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          Wow Joe very nice song and you did it very well.
          I wish my wife would have ask me to do a song for her for our45th wedding Anniversary on June 20th 1981.
          Happy late Anniversary to you and your wife.

          AndréM

          AndréM

        • July 7, 2026 at 9:12 pm #418653
          Glen G
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            That was just wonderful, Joe. And happy anniversary to you both. Thanks for sharing this with all of us!!

            Glen

            Glen Guldbeck
            "Strive for constant and never-ending improvement!!!"

          • July 8, 2026 at 5:08 am #418658
            charjo
            Moderator

              That was really nice, Joe, Happy Anniversary.
              John

            • July 8, 2026 at 9:39 am #418665
              Denise
              Participant

                That’s soo cool! Congrats to your 50th Wedding anniversary! Bless you two. Your wife must be very proud and happy with your performance.
                Great guitar rhythm and bass playing. I like your vocals, too.
                Super recording quality.
                I love that song. Actually I didn’t know that the Train version was a cover. Thanks for sharing.

                More Blues!

              • July 8, 2026 at 10:35 am #418667
                Michael Krailo
                Participant

                  Happy anniversary Joe. That was from the heart and you did great singing. This song would be a great one to change the key on as Pat Monahan’s voice is way up there on the original song. I tried it in several keys and for me at least, the key of C worked better. You should at least try that. That’s with capo at the 5th fret instead of 8th fret.

                  Go slow and practice correct technique, and your abilities will dramatically improve.

                • July 8, 2026 at 10:18 pm #418677
                  Garry
                  Participant

                    Happy Anniversary Joe. An amazing milestone, especially in this day and age age! 👏👏👏🌟👏👏👏 Great rendition on the song, tight rhythmic and bass playing and … I thought your vocals were fine. To me, if you’re singing in tune you’re 95% there and you nailed that for sure. All the best! 😎🎸😎
                    PS Enjoyed that last 10 seconds too, great stuff!

                  • July 10, 2026 at 10:23 am #418743
                    Geoff
                    Participant

                      Congrats on your 50th Anniversary Joe. Your vocals sounded just fine. A lot better than I could do 😉

                    • July 12, 2026 at 1:16 pm #418797
                      Dieter
                      Participant

                        Wonderful song, great performance.
                        Congratulations on your 50th wedding anniversary. You beat me to it by a few days—I got married on August 13, 1976.

                        Dieter

                      • July 12, 2026 at 3:09 pm #418815
                        John H
                        Participant

                          Hey Joe
                          Nicely done and happy anniversary!

                          John

                        • July 13, 2026 at 3:35 am #418833
                          Byron
                          Participant

                            Nice man! Cant say ive never heard the song before, but i liked it! Loved your video editing. Nice sound!

                            Byron

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